ONCE A LOVER - Season 1 - Episode 6

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ONCE A LOVER - Season 1 - Episode 6

(CONTINUED FROM THE LAST EPISODE)
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I left the house for the bus-stop, but on getting
to the bus-stop, I saw what really amused and
surprised me.
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I saw Anita and Cynthia talking, chatting and
laughing.
“Oh! My God… so they know each other.” I
exclaimed opening my mouth in agape, but was
forced to close by a flying insect that want to
make my mouth its rest point.
I thought for a while and I conclude to hide so
that they can go or separate before I leave. I
was about turning when I heard Daniel calling
me.

“Ola… nawa for you, you can’t even call your
friend that you’re ready for school.” Daniel said
in Pidgin English.
“Which kind intrudant be this naw.” I thought
angrily but faking a smile.
“No mind me jare, u no say if I come to your
place, you may still be eating or doing something
and I won’t want to leave you, I will have to wait
but it is quite unfortunate that I can’t be a
perpetual late-comer like you.” I replied in pidgin
but concluded in English and jokingly.
“Daniel, look at that witch with my girlfriend.”

Daniel uttered pointing at Cynthia and Anita.
“Girlfriend?” I asked in disbelief.
“Not like that, I love Anita wholeheartedly but
she seems not to like me, she doesn’t even like
talking with me…” Daniel paused reading my
seriousness but he was surprised because I
heaved a heavy sigh of relief which he interpret
as something else.

“Are you dating Anita?” Daniel asked
suspiciously.

“You’re not serious… Anita is just my friend and
you know that.” I defended but not sincerely.
“But why did you heave when I said that I am not
dating her?” Daniel questioned distrustfully.
“emm… I don’t pray she fall in the hand of player
like you; you know Anita is my best friend.” I lied
faking a smile.

The truth is that, I really love Anita but I don’t
know how to tell her, I am not courageous with
that but I am also beginning to have feelings for
Cynthia. Cynthia is prettier than Anita in
appearance but I love both of them. Now the
equation is totally unbalance because I guess
Anita and Cynthia are friend and I sense they
both have feelings for me. Hope I am not in the
midst of trouble?

“Okay… I accept you lies o, but please if you
have feelings for Anita, please, keep it to yourself
because I can’t afford to lose that damsel to
anyone not even you. I must date that girl.”
Daniel replied and cautioned faking a smile to
cover his moody face.
“You’re not serious.” I replied trying to be
innocent.

“Let wait for a minute, that witch (pointing to
Cynthia) is entering that bus, and I can’t be in
the same bus with her.” Daniel uttered showing
her hatred for Cynthia.

“She is friendly and lively, she just appeared to
be bad at first. We entered the same bus
yesterday even we sat next to ourselves; we talk
on a lot of things…” I tried to defend but Daniel
barged in.

“I sense love things o, be dating Cynthia and
leave my Anita alone…” Daniel uttered laughing
but unfinished.

“Can’t you be serious once?” I asked angrily.

“Don’t you love her?” Daniel asked laughing.

“Love… I know you can’t be serious.” I replied
and I hit Daniel playfully.

“Let go, you girlfriend has left with another bus.”

Daniel riposted laughing.
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Daniel and I boarded a bus going to school, the
bus was speeding hazardously at 100km/h, the
commuters were complaining about the driver
recklessness but he turn deaf ear to their nags.

Shortly, the driver parked near a broke-down bus,
the bus Cynthia boarded earlier. The other driver
pleaded with our driver to help to transport some
of his passengers. Luckily, Cynthia was among
those that were able to secure a sit inside our
bus. Unfortunately, she was sitting next to Daniel
at the second role while I was at the third role.
“Good morning Daniel.” Cynthia greeted with
smile all over her face.
“Hold your greeting, greet you guy, he is at your
back.” Daniel replied angrily.

“Daniel… you’re such an irritating guy.” Cynthia
blasted.

“Na you sabi.” Daniel riposted facing another
side. Cynthia turned backward and greets me. I
answered her greeting earnestly.

“Ola, what’s wrong with you, your eyes are
swollen.” Cynthia observed keenly.
“Daniel, see your life, and you call yourself a
friend, a friend that doesn’t know something
happened to his friend, shame on you.” I blasted
but insincere. I was formulating the lies to give
to Cynthia to cover the truth, just then a lie
bounce into my brain and it happen to be the
best out of all the lies I formulate.
“I was working overnight and I had little sleep.” I
replied smiling.

“I’m very sure you read overnight… scholar.”
Cynthia replied buying my lie.
“If you say so.” I replied laughing.
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Shortly, we got to the school around 7:34am.
The assembly has commenced and the National
Anthem had been sung. Daniel, Cynthia and I
were the first three late comers caught by the
gate prefects, we were asked to pick the litters
and garbage round the school premises. It was
Tuesday so late-comers are either beaten by the
disciplinary teacher or they are asked to pick
litters and debris. I disposed the litters I picked
into a dustbin and I carried my bag and left for
the classroom. On getting to the class, I met
Daniel and Cynthia sited in the class, I was
confused because I saw their bag at the gate, I
did the holy trinity, and I mustered some courage
to go into the class. Mrs. Frank Anita {the class
teacher} was already in class calling the daily
register. I greeted her and she asked me why I
came late to the school. I can’t say this is the
exact reason why I came late, it appear to me
that the angels incharge of time deliberately
swift the time faster than before.

The class teacher rains some abuses on me.
“You’re the monitor of this class and you are
coming late to school, what nonsense?” She
barked on top of her voice.

I pleaded with her and she later concurs with my
pleading. She asked me to go to my sit and
prepare the list of noise maker she asked me to
write the day before today, I shiver in fear
because I don’t write list.

“Ma, no one make noise yesterday, so I couldn’t
write any name.” I responded showing some kind
of sorry face.

“Just go and sit down, unserious element… you
can’t last with your post, I will make sure I give
it to a more reliable student” She blasted and I
ran to my sit cautiously.
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Shortly, a pretty damsel came into the class, she
was neat in her well-ironed uniform and white
and stainless socks and her glowing-polished
brown sandal. She greeted the class teacher and
she respond to her greeting intently. She jokingly
asked the girl why she came late and the damsel
give excuses that she has been in the school for
a while but she couldn’t locate the class. The
girl smile and her dimple were exposed and a set
of white and well-brushed teeth which I guess
can be an advertisement for Close-up.
“Class…” Mrs. Frank Anita yelled softly so as to
gain the attentions of the students.
“I am using this medium to introduce a new
member of this class to everyone of you. She is
John Princess by name. she came all the way
from Lagos to school in this great school, she
was the best in her school during her junior
classes days, scoring at least eleven distinctions
in her exams of twelve subjects.

“Ehn!” Some students murmured in doubt. And
the whole class was turned into market place
because they doubt the teacher statement.
“Quiet!” The teacher screamed loudly, restoring
the class back to its calmness.

“As I was saying, so I guess she is the most
brilliant student in this class, so respect her and
emulate her… You (pointing to Daniel) stand up
from there and sit with those girls (pointing to
the two girls sitting behind me). Princess go and
join those two at the front sit (pointing to me
and Anita)… you can ask her anything you don’t
know concerning your primary assignment in this
school (wholly directing her statement to me and
Anita but partly the whole class)… see you later
and face your study.” Mrs. Frank elucidated,
commanded and concluded.
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