I look for window make I see who dey talk. I see say
na chioma dey talk. Her lip gloss just dey shine like
Christmas light. She dey smile dey look me, dey
wait for her gift.
I scratch my head, dey look her. I been don even
forget say I promise to buy her short-bread biscuit,
I just dey think wetin I go use give her excuse,
confusion just full my head. Finally, I say:
“Eerrm, it’s not like I forgot to buy the biscuit for
but the biscuit is really scarce. When I find it, I’ll
buy one for you.”
She look me kon frown her face. By then one
teacher don dey shout make all the students go
assembly ground for morning devotion. Thank God,
at least this girl go free me. She kon reply:
“Sir don’t talk to me again. I don’t need the biscuit
from you again. Thank you”
I dey smile dey look her as she dey talk d rubbish. I
kon begin to give am sweet talk:
“A fine girl like you is not supposed to be acting like
this na. Ok, I promise that…. ”
Piiaaaaa! Naso chioma begin waka comot. She no
wan even listen to wetin I wan talk, she no send. I
just sidon for my office chair dey watch as she dey
waka dey go.
Oboy!, see as her nyash just dey shake anyhow.
Wetin dey mad me more na dey pant line wey dey
show from the skirt. Chai! See the kind big nyash
wey God give this small girl. The brain wey dey my
head say make I leave the girl because she no get
respect.
How she go just waka comot when I dey talk to
her?, she dey mad?. The other brain wey dey my
prick say make I no leave her. She no get respect
but her nyash get respect. I decide to forgive her
because of her nyash.
That day I get two classes to teach so I been dey
busy dey form lesson notes and mark some
assignments. Me and two staff-room mates just dey
jist, dey do our various academic duties.
Next thing chioma enter inside our office:
“Good morning everybody, sir please borrow me
your pen, we are about to start a test and I can’t
find my pen”
Normally, I suppose tell her no to impress my staff-
room mates say I no send these girls.
But I no wan take chances at all. I give her the pen.
“Make sure you return it immediately after your
test”
“Ok sir, thank you”
As she go waka go back to her class, my two staff-
room kon begin dey tackle me with questions:
“David, so you are now the school’s pen supplier?”
I answer:
“No na, I just borrowed it to her”
Another question:
“David, so you now have a wife abi? You will really
enjoy o”
Two of them just dey laugh but me I just dey smile.
Baddest Guy ever liveth. I like Mrs venny and
nkechi die, dem follow make my service year very
lively with fun.
Na them be my two staff-room mates, Very sweet
and funny ladies. Till today, all of us still dey relate.
Friends for life.
About one hour after break time, I sidon for my
office dey eat gala and Pepsi when chioma enter my
office. My staff-room mates been don go classes to
teach. She drop my pen for table.
“Thank you. What did you want to say in the
morning?”
I kon pretend like say I no remember wetin she dey
talk.
“When? I can’t remember saying anything o”
“You were about promising me something”
“Oohh. I forgot. I was saying that I will buy the
biscuit for you tomorrow”
“No. I don’t believe you. I want the money for the
biscuit now. I will buy it myself”
Ah-ah. I confuse.
I no expect say this girl go crack this kind sense.
Maybe, As her nyash Big naso her brain big too. I
bring out my wallet give her #300. Normally, I no
fit just carry money give girl like that but if you see
this girl, you go understand.
Again, the way she dey act been dey give me
confidence say my money no be waste. Na sure
investment. But na only time fit tell.
She tell me ‘thank you’ kon waka dey go her class.
As she dey waka, she dey extra shake her nyash
wella. My prick respond sharpaly. Na wa oh. If I go
get high BP for this school naim be say I no go get
am again for my life.
School go normal dat day. As school kon close, I
greet Mrs venny (the finest woman wey God
create) and nkechi, I carry my book begin dey go
house.
Nkechi tell say make I wait for her make two of us
waka go school gate. I kon stand outside our office
dey wait make she rub her powder finish (women
and make-up sef).
As I stand outside, girls just plenty everywhere dey
waka pass like ants . Some dey greet me, some dey
come meet me to talk some one or two things.
One girl just stretch her hand give me something, I
look her face, na chioma. I grab the tin, put for
pocket sharpaly. I no be learner. She waka comot
immediately, people no even understand wetin
happen. The girl smart die.
Nkechi come out say make we dey go. As we dey
waka, we dey jist, dey laff. Meanwhile, my mind dey
for wetin chioma put for my hand. I use style put
hand inside my pocket, bring the thing out….
WATCH OUT FOR PART 23