he was still contemplating
he had an enstranged Look on his face as he crossed the road
now at the other side
Muna played the entire issue that happened last night
from crazy Tamuno
then the whole thing with Sonia’s mom
after he had let them in
Tobi and sonia stayed at the corridor
and he was with Sonia’s mom
she had explained the entire reason of her visit
Sonia’s dad who had been outta town for a long while suddenly came down with an illness
now Sonia’s mom had to travel all the way to abuja to tend to him
she could not take sonia along simply because of school
and they had no other relatives here in bongos
that’s where Muna came in
she had asked Muna to please accommodate sonia for a while until she gets back
the thing is Sonia’s mom is very protective of her daughter…
she wasn’t comfortable with her staying all alone in the house
and since muna’s was closeby
she suggested sonia stay there for a while
she was prepared for Sonia’s objection
and as she predicted ,,sonia freaked out of the idea
but after much persuasion
and a little bit of light threats
she was forced to succumb
*she would be leaving early this morning to the park* Muna thought
he had first thought about starting his big brother responsibilities by going to their house and making sure
sonia prepares for school early
but then he realised that for sure…
that mummy’s girl would probably follow her mum to the park
so he decided to just walk to school without her
as he walked he then started a quick flashback to what Sonia’s mum had pleaded with him to
“erh,,Muna,,,please just take of her till I’m back okay,,,erm,, I don’t know how to say this,,but I hope you know she’s like your sister,, so try not to uhm-”
Muna had assured her that no harm would come to her as long as she was in his care
“you know Im trusting you,,,because,,I know you are a good boy,,,even though there are some of your friends that are a little,,(she was glancing at Tobi at this point)…but I watch you very closely,,,you are well mannered,,,you don’t do those kind of stuff of which boys your age do…so pls just watch over her as a sister,,don’t try to,,you know-”
she tried hinting at what she meant
Muna smiled and assured her again
“don’t worry ma,, she’ll be perfecty all right,,,just send my regards to daddy”
she acknowledged
Sonia’s mum was worried apart from the rampant paranormal activities going on in their streets
the increase in street gangs and criminal violence was not something she could contend with
it wasn’t easy but she knew she couldn’t take her daughter along
and also she wasn’t ready to risk leaving her all alone
Muna was a respectable individual in her eyes and the perfect candidate to Look after her daughter…
she knew sonia would be safe with him
safe and sound!
but with sonia…
…
“for crying out loud I’m no longer a kid” sonia complained for the third time to her friend
jessy groaned in fed upness
“what makes her think I can’t take care of myself,,,its not like she’ll be gone for long,,gosh”
jessy sighed
she placed a hand on Sonia’s shoulder and said
“soso,,,no one says you can’t take care of yourself,,,your mom is only thinking of your safety”
she flinched
“what safety,,,what is there in going to school,,,coming back,,,locking the door and going to bed”
jessy widened her eyes
“you’re talking as if you don’t know the area you live in anymore,,,is there anywhere more notorious with street thugs, than nkwova avenue”
sonia rolled her eyes
“so!,,then I’ll be careful,,,she supposed to enjoin me to be careful,,,instead of colliding me with someone in their own house!!”
“urgh”
sonia cried out In frustration
at this moment
jessy stepped closer and raised an eyebrow at her
sonia had a quizzed Look
“what!?”
she demanded
jessy started
“you know,,,I’m starting to get the feeling that this isn’t about your mom,,,but the main reason ,,you’re freaking out is because you’re going to be spending some hometime with muna,,and the idea is driving you nuts”
sonia blinked and kept mute
“aha!” jessy cried out
she knew each time sonia blinked her eyes rapidly,,,it had to be something about Muna
“admit it,,,you’re worried about spending time with him,,,you’re thinking about things both of you could do ,,alone,,,in a small room,,,on a small bed..in a small-”
sonia stopped her from continiuing by playfully pushing her away
“just admit it,,,you’re more excited and anticipating something juicy anytime from now”
“that’s not true” sonia retorted
jessy naughtily clutched her arm and whispered closely
“just make sure you feel me in on the details,,,I want info on everything,,,especially on how good he is on-”
“stop it jess!” sonia pushed her away again
“why not,, see let me tell you now,,don’t fvck up this time around,,,this is a big chance for you to taste the forbidden apple,,,and let me tell you,,,if I were you don’t only taste o,,,carry the entire thing and chop o,,,be greedy,,even if he is begging to rest,,,don’t agree,,do him over and over and over ag-”
“jessy!!!”
sonia yelled at her again
“what rubbish are you saying!”
jessy looked at her in a quizzing manner
“aw come on soso,, stop acting like you don’t get me,,,I mean I’m sure you must have done it a couple times before”
sonia kept mute
jessy widened her eyes
“no way,,don’t tell me,,,you’re still,,,still intact, as in,,still ,,still a virgin”
sonia was quiet
the Look on her face said it all…
jessy’s mouth hung open
it was hard to believe that
sonia is yet to be deflowered
considering the school we went to
filled with hormone raging teenagers and students in their early twenties
and peodiophilic teachers
who seem to lust after their own underlings,not minding the age gap,,almost all teachers,,both male and female…they’ve done one escapade or the other with the students …
it was everywhere everyday
sometimes student on student
or one so called respected teacher like that,,on a young student
it was quite hard to avoid
especially for a pretty girl like sonia
so then
how did she do it?
jessy rung the question in her head
but she didn’t ask it out
instead she started saying
“okay ,,,the truth is,,,its usually awkward and painful on the first try,,,just ask him to go slow and easy ,,and you’ll find out it gets easier on other attempts,,ok”
sonia had a puzzled Look on her face as she stared at her
she then blurted out
“I really don’t know what you’re talking about jess,,let’s just go inside!”
she then walked to the school gate and pushed it open
jessy sighed and followed her friend inside
they had both gone together to see Sonia’s mom to the park that morning
they spent a long while there as her mother wonted to make sure sonia listened to her instructions carefully as they waited for the bus to get full
now as jess stepped in through the gate
she met sonia standing still and looking ahead in amusement
she wondered what prompted her
jessy looked around and noticed that the junior students were busy playing around the school compound…instead of being busy in their respective classes
sonia called on her
“jess,,,this is like 3rd period right”
jessy checked her wristwatch and nodded
“so why are the juniors all about the place”
she shrugged her shoulders
they decided to go towards their block and find out what was the cause for misplacement because asking this overexcited kids would not really give them a clear answer
as they reached the assembly hall…
they both started hearing noises at the back of the biulding
it sounded like crowd murmurs
they quickened their pace and turned left
they now faced the staff office
and lo and behold
every senior student had gathered in their large numbers in front of the staff office
this was quite intriguing
“seems like a kind of protest,,,” jessy said
they walked closer and
noticed some students carrying placards ,,and chanting some rebel tunes
although not the occasional
*wi no go gree o,,,wi no go gree”
but something like that
sonia looked and noticed some inscriptions on the placards
“LEAVE OUR HEROES ALONE” ,,,
”WHERE WAS SAMMY WHEN THEY FOUGHT FOR US!”
“APPLY FAIR JUSTICE,,,PUNISH THE ORIGINAL OFFENDERS,,LEAVE THE INNOCENT!ALONE”
sonia couldn’t understand the entire thing…
she soon saw me standing at a levelled spot with my own placard
she called out
“ken!,,ken!,,whah,,wat is going on”
I beckoned on her to come over to where yahya,,wasabi and myself stood
she came closer and said
“what exactly is going on,,why is everyone outside”
“you’re just coming!,,,didn’t you see the police vehicle outside”
she shook her head
then I told her
“they are trying to expell the guys”
she still looked clueless
“expell which guys?”
I peered at her and said
“as in the guys ,,,john,,Mike,,Muna e.t.c,,,the cleansweeps”
it was like she couldn’t breathe anymore
“what,,wha-,,why,,for what?”
she stuttered
“they’ve been accused of burglary theft,, and they’re about to be expelled and arrested for breaking and entering into the school premises”
sonia was dumbfounded
how was that possible
why would they steal
she knew cleansweep more than anything
more than she knew herself
they’ll never steal a dime
never!
so what exactly was I talking about
she was still recorvering and trying to place two and two together when
jessy called out to her
“sonia!,,did you hear”
she startled
“huh!,,,huh?,,,hear what?”
jess then said
“someone just told me right now,,”
“told you what”
jess then said
“he is back,,,Mr sam just got back”
sonia went blank
if anyone could hear her mind they could be able to hear the loong
*whaaaaaat!*
this was like one of the most unbelievable news ever
why would he be back
what exactly happened
how did he have anything to do with what was happening to the guys now…
*is that man not supposed to be in jail*
sonia then remembered that Muna didn’t press charges
it then dawned on her again
today is Monday
his two weeks suspension just ran out today…
she staggered a little
no way…no
the thoughts kept running through her brain
she felt a little light headed
…
just how would this one pan out now!
soon she started to worry
what about Muna
what about their plans for tonight and for everyother night they would have together untill her mom comes back
so it won’t come to light anymore
it wasn’t going to happen as she imagined
..
*oh please let it not be so*
she silently wished
Tbc
