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"This is your final year. We expect every single one of you to take your books more seriously. No idling. No loitering. No chit- chatting..."

I'm not sure if this man was aware but he had been repeating the same thing for over ten minutes already. My legs were killing me jeez.
Like we get it we're in our examination year, say something else.

I was in the middle of a little exercise to reduce the pain in my legs when I felt a slight nudge followed by at least half of the assembly calling out my name.

"Miss Obi, I said you should lead us in the national anthem"came the voice of our principal, the one who had been addressing us earlier. Shit.

Is there a better way to spell awkward?

"Yes sir,yes sir"I stutter as I make my way to the podium. I was a wobbling mess by the time I got to the front of the assembly. Way to embarrass this poor child, Mr. Principal.

"Let's um..."

Cough

"Let's..."

Cough

"Let's..."

"Hurry up miss. We do not have all day"

"I'm so-sorry." Why was I even nervous my god. Get yourself together girl.

"Let's stand right for the National Anthem." Looking to my left where the school band is positioned, I give a small nod signalling they start playing.

"Thank you very much" the principal says as we conclude the anthem and pledge. "You may go back to your position."

"Yes sir" I make my way back to where I was before while the principal keeps talking.

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The first period went by real quick and now it was time for...

"Alright class, let's get settled. We're already way behind schedule, so there's no time to waste"

Yup... math, you guessed right.

Our math teacher, you don't need to know his name,was the stereotypical math teacher. Funny but extremely devilish.

"What did you get for the first question?" Samuel asks from beside me.

"I got minus-"

"Minus??" He interrupts me rather rudely

"Stephen abeg human being, what did you get for the first question." He re-directs the question to Steve who's like the math wiz.

"Minus fifteen."

Ha!! In your face fool. I throw a smirk at him while he just rolls his eyes.

Immediately the math period ends, the teacher packs his things and leaves. It was a little unusual though, since he usually enjoyed using at least half of the next period that definitely didn't belong to him.

"So you know maths" someone says next to me. It's Samuel of course.

"I just followed the example he gave us." I reply shrugging.

"Hmm." He continues staring at me and then he starts smiling. The smile turns to a grin and he releases a short hearty laugh.

"What's funny?" I ask finding myself also smiling. His laugh is kind of contagious.

"You embarrassed yourself this morning." My eyebrows are furrowed trying to get what he was saying.

"On the assembly." He explains.

My smile immediately turns to a scowl which somehow makes him laugh more. Idiot.

"You guys look here." Someone calls from the front of the class. Everybody's attention is immediately turned to her.

"Aunty go and sit down please" Philips says to the girl, Damilola, causing everybody to laugh, including me. She's one of Beatrice's friends, the annoying girl from yesterday's assembly.

"Shut up and let me talk jorh." Dami says hissing. "Oya you guys listen. On Saturday is Beatrice's birthday and she's throwing a party at her house. All of you are invited. The party is by-"

"Wait keep quiet first" Samuel interrupts from beside me making everybody laugh at the already boiling girl for the second time. "When did you turn to her mouthpiece?" he asks referring to Beatrice. "What will happen if big madam comes out to tell us by herself?" He continues taunting while the whole class laughs and agrees with him.

"What's there? I was just helping her since she's still busy with something." She tries to defend herself heading
back to her seat. No now, she should have continued standing there.

"What is going on here?. What is the ruckus about?" An all too familiar voice yells from the window. I turn to come face to face with Mrs Akinwumi, the scary woman I told you guys about.

Why did I pick the window seat again?

"What are you having now?" She asks while still yelling.

Silence

"I said what are you having now?" She asks yelling even louder. Oh my poor ears.

"I'll check ma." Fred, the nerd guy, who sits at the front answers running over to the notice board where the the time table is pinned.

"Wait...so you mean to tell me none of you know your time table by heart?" She asks like she really can't get it.

"No ma. I mean yes ma but it's only because it's a new one we just got yesterday." I find myself saying.

"Common will you shut your mouth. What kind of silly excuse is that? In fact tomorow, I will be back here and you, since you have mouth-" Eii chineke, who sent me message now. "- memorize the entire time table and recite it to me when I get here. What are you having now?" She asks again redirecting her attention to Fred.

"Government ma.. I'll call him. "He says literally running out of the class.

The witch looks round the class one more time and decides to take her leave. Probably on her way to torture another class. I release a breath I had no idea I was holding and I'm pretty sure the rest of the class did too.

"That woman ehn-" someone starts.

"Better shut up she's still around" Joy says laughing from my front where she has a clearer view of outside the class.

"I'm so sorry class. I haven't really been able to get my schedule together since I'm new and all but I'm here now so let's get started." came a very disorganized government teacher, Mr Ahmed, saying the last part a little too enthusiastically.

Ugh no. Someone please kill me now.

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A/n

Alright guys, hope you enjoyed reading this chapter as much as i enjoyed writing it. We were honoured to meet Mrs Akinwumi lol. I know a few teachers like that😂. If you haven't read the a/n in the previous chapter you probably should.

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