We have established the fact that I barely escaped there-goes-a-nerdy-pervert tag(didn't have the heart to make that, a cliffhanger), now moving back to the morning exercise.
It was something I had never experienced. I saw my heart leave me and walk back to the hostel. Coupled with the fact that I was troubled about the event that took place that morning, it was just terrible.
We started with running round the upper field five times, it was like a group of people running a marathon. I tried blocking out the thoughts of being jostled and stampeded by people until I turn flat like the cartoon characters, Tom and Jerry when slammed flat by an object or something.
No wonder, they asked people if they had any health challenges coz the health challenged had their mild exercising activities going on on the farther end of the field. Before we could finish with that, the sun was already coming up, should be around 5:57am o
*Chyking* is a slang for wooing a lady??????????????After the weekend, the next thing that came up on Monday was the Orientation, where bunch of people with microphones churn out objectives, acknowledgements, dos and don'ts, blah blah blah. The upshot, it's where Boredom hugs people and signs his sleep signature as an autograph on their faces.Looking at us from the top of the school's mega auditorium where we all were sitted, we looked like an army of insects marching to conquer a cube of sugar before the owner of the house sweeps it away.The "good boys and girls" came with pen and jotter to note down things, while some boys were looking for where the pretty girls were sitting.The whole place was up in a cacophony that I could barely hear my thoughts, a very bad place to
??????????????The orientation went by as imagined, "Tourism and it's Upcoming Effect on the Nigerian Economy" and what have you. Celebrity Boredom sure did more than hugging and signing of autographs, he handed out free tickets to his slumber show.The speakers sounded so motivational like that book seller selling books on how to get rich overnight, after which he goes in to take water and hardtack bread. In plain tongue, talking the talking, while the walking was left for "Whom it may Concern".As much as I would love to sleep, I found myself sleep deprived...well that's me, I cannot sleep in public gatherings or anything be it in the class no matter how much I try.Well, what else to do than to jot down things five pages long while I enjoy the drama between Thelma and Hillary. Thelma would poke Hillary and she would turn back to see my reaction, I would just chuckle and watch Hillary whine
I slipped out of my clothes and slipped in, into another. Lying face front, facing the ceiling, I pondered on the call I just had with Temi.Why would Jenny want me to join, we don't talk that much to be regarded as friends-in fact, we barely talked. If she had wanted me to teach her, something like other girls who approach me in order for me to teach them one thing or the another, it won't certainly be during the holidays. So, of what be..."Ooohm!!", Ikem shouted, springing up like an "excited" antelope that just saw a "friendly" lion that wants to exchange pleasantries with him as he punched his bed in frustration, thus interrupting my thoughts."Wetin?", Tunde asked, looking up from the beverage he was drinking."Arsenal don tear my game...1.2 million naira game and that was my last game", he was now sitting back on his bed, going through his phone as though he wanted to check if some miracle had happened.Bouts of laughter erupted from every corner, even Akindele who was watching
So...after the "drama" that occurred on the first day of the tourist outing, I wasn't sure if Temi would still keep up with the plan, which would kinda be a good thing for me if she didn't, funny, right?. I wanted to meet Jenny and at the same time, I didn't want to.The Forest reserve was placed out of bounds except on official outings after the incident, I was pretty sure they won't be smiling and handing out candies to us, if we went here at an unregulated time.Well, the Temi I know can be stubborn, and was she, this time around?, oh...yeah, she was.It was on Saturday, during Games that Temi called me(and if you are asking, I wasn't on any social media platform yet, didn't want to open one yet--social media is a big distraction). She obviously knew I won't be on the field playing.Even in school, during breaks, I preferred staying back to rest and get my brain ready to the next lesson after break or might read a novel. Occasionally, I would go to the Junior Block which is the tall
"So, remind me, why exactly do you want to go explore some forest?", Hillary asked, posing the question to the girls, seemingly not pleased with the whole arrangement."Coz it's fun naah", Thelma replied him."You guys should have gone on your own and have fun without inviting us", Lasisi, Thelma's elder brother chipped in."You want us ladies to go into the forest alone, c'mon, thought you guys are gentlemen", Temi was the one talking this time.Jenny and I were the only ones not talking, we were just smiling to what they were saying."So what exactly would we be doing there", Hillary asked again."Exploring nii", Temi replied"Exploring, what exactly are we exploring?", Hillary asked the third time."I don't know yet, when we get there, we'll know""Are you saying you guys brought us out her...."As we a
Led like a sheep to the slaughter, and like a lamb dumb before the shearer, he opened not his mou...."Ooh, shussh, boy...shussh. This scripture ain't talking about some hormone raging teenagers skipping off to some out-of-bounds woods. You, my boy "is" a convict. If it was back in em old good days, some blood "hotted" Sheriff would have popped some holes in y'all bellies and the report would say nothing but "Six Poachers Gunned Down for Attempt to Resist Arrest and Attempt to Murder a Federal Officer". Ain't nobody gonna be sniffing around, looking for 'em evi....", Mr. Jones said, interrupting my thoughts as the soldier walked us down to a "detention camp",standing at the back to make sure no one runs away.Before I continue, lemme drop few things. First, we were so lucky that the Games was still ongoing, that way, we meet very few people along the way, and luckily, none was my classmate nor schoolmate.Se
"Whoah..whoah..whoah, who do we have here?, If it ain't the teachers' maggot of a pet""Hi..i..i", I said, trembling more than I did, when the soldier caught us."Well, well, well, what has brought the little baby lamb in the midst of wolves?", Osmosis asked, still sitting with a smirk registered on his face."I..I..I...we...we..""Oh, c'mon, I didn't tell you that I want to learn prepositions, did I?, start talking or "I" and "we" will be the last things you would ever say", Osmosis interrupted.I had to strongly resist the urge of correcting him that those are pronouns and not prepositions, as you know, survival instinct always has the best of you when you need it.I also considered shouting out for help, but that would be useless since he hasn't touched me yet."We...we were caught trespassing", I finally managed to say."What?!?, can you say that again, bro?", he said with a "devilish innocence", chuckling."We were caught trespassing", I repeated."Oh, my, how the tables have turn
The next remarkable event on the list was the night we camped outside under the open sky, that was on the Saturday of the second week.Oh, and for Osmosis, he was now one of our friends. We all(Temi, Jenny, Thelma, Hillary, Lasisi, Osmosis and I) were gang of friends. Temi found it hard to comprehend what happened to Osmosis, but she later came in terms with the change and ooh, some weird stuffs was happening too.Osmosis was crushing on Temi, Temi was crushing on Lasisi, Lasisi was crushing on Jenny, Hillary was crushing on Temi, I too was crushing on Jenny(old news, I know), Jenny was crushing on ...emm...I don't know while Thelma was crushing on me(at least, that's what Hillary keeps saying while Jenny would punch him to that effect). Really weird, huh?Well, that was how we saw things. That aside. To the story of the day, we go.It wasn't really an outdoor camping, it was an activity meant to last from