THE LAST DAY I WROTE NAMES OF NOISE MAKERS IN SECONDARY SCHOOL
Our compound teacher walked into the class during free period"Why is there so much noise in this class,Monitor Zed gimme list of all the student disturbing and making noise in this class."
That was the beginning of my terrible day experience. I tore a sheet of paper and waited attentively for whoever will say a word. The class was soon quiet as no one want to fall into Mr Ejeje boat of punishment, we all took our books and read.
After few minutes i silently penned three names of my fellow students that were talking. They quickly came with sachet yoghurt and egg roll to bribe me, "zed please take this Na and pardon us,we won't talk again. I wrote beside their names offense number two FOR attempting to bride a class representative of the college.
When they realized that didn't work,they started communicating by writing (of course you know students,there will always find a way) ,a note was thrown to my desk, i ignored it and concentrated on reading my book,after few minutes they threw another note again to my desk. I still never care to read it.
Mr Ejeje dashed back into the class,he has never forgotten whatever he asked me to do. "Where is the list"? he asked,I passed it to him. "If you hear your name come out". Osita Iheme, Emmanuel Nwachuckwu, James Tatashi, . they quickly hurried out because delaying was another offense when dealing with Mr Ejeje.
Punishment for noise making was a find of fifty naira (#50) but Mr Ejeje wasn't a man of the rules,he does whatever he want but that day was a good day to the noise victims who were panicking already. He asked them to pay the money,they quickly paid and Osita said " Sir gimme my change",he said offense number two,you spoke broken English which is not allowed too in this school. No change for you, the class quickly rose in protest,"Sir he is right,Osita is right", Mr Ejeje commanded us to shut up that the correct English is "Sir can i have my balance". We were completely quiet and still like a married man caught by wife cheating. I spoke up excuse me Sir, Mr Ejeje said zed the monitor what is it? I said sir but you replied Osita "No Change too" that means broke the law too. Mr Ejeje looked at me even you just broke the law by pronouncing 'No Change'. bring your money out now, that was how i gave my money for groundnut and bread out. Mr Ejeje temperament was alreading high and he decided to flock the noise makers eight strokes each. One stroke of Mr Ejeje was five strokes of another teacher.
School was over,while arranging my books to go home,the note they had sent to me fell,I picked it up ,open it and nothing was written on it. I open the second one and saw " You will hear God trumpet today". I sighed and threw the paper,took my bag and left the school.
I met a group of boys on my way home they walked towards me and stood round me like slay queens picking okrika. "Monitor zed have you finish writing names of noise makers". One of them spoke. I quickly understood where the danger was coming from. I make a move to pass,they pushed me back, i shouted "what's wrong with you,I will beat someone here if i have eaten but count it all good and stylishly allow me to pass".I received a slapped on my face, another one again, there was darkness in my eyes and i heard angels blowing trumpets wheeeewwww in my ears, immediately I knelt and shouted forgive me o noise makers for i shall not write again. When i went home,my dad asked what happened to my face,i told him this how my face is any day i deny drinking yoghurt. My dad smile and said monitor zed may you never miss the opportunity to drink yoghurt again because your face has No Chance in my family.
MY NAME IS ZEDICUS PIRO AND YOU KNOW SAY WORDS NO BE PROBLEM
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