Empire High School - Season 1 - Episode 28

4 years ago

Empire High School - Season 1 - Episode 28

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Katherine’s POV
I met my dad in the sitting as soon as I
walked in. He was watching a Youriba
Movie on Africa Magic.

“Good Afternoon Dad” I greeted
He looked at me and slowly his eyes went
to the nylon I was holding. My dad’s phone
on the table resonated. He reached for it
and glanced at me before picking it.
“Good Evening Mr Joel” he said
“Oh! Kate you are back!” My mom said
She dropped the tray filled with Crackers
and Orange Juice for dad. That was his
favourite appetizer.
“She just came in now. Oh! You closed
around 3?”

He looked at the wall clock. The time was
4:15pm. I would have gotten home earlier
if not for the fact that I dropped by at the
store where I found Jeffrey and there was
Traffic too! I hope he believes me if I tell
Him my reasons for arriving home at this
time.

“Go and Change.. ” my mom said
And I was almost leaving but my dad
gestured to me to stay back. Mom and I
exchanged glances
“Thank you Mr Joel” he said before
dropping his phone on the table.
“What do you have in that nylon?” he
asked

“Actually, I dropped by at a store to buy
sanitary pad”
And I was so embarrassed when I saw
Jeffrey staring at it.
“Well I don’t remember giving you any
money aside transport Fare” He said
looking at my mom suspiciously.
“I borrowed it from my classmate” I
replied in a low tone. My dad stared
intensely at me. Second clicked by, and he
didn’t look away.
“Why did you borrow money from your
classmate?” He asked again
“You just heard what she said.. ” mom said
“Madam, can I have a moment with her
without any interruption?” Dad said
“Okay oga soldier”
“The pack at home is finished and my date
is tomorrow or the next so I felt I should
buy a new one” I explained

I was already feeling slight pain in my
lower belly. I’d borrowed the money from
Emeka when I was in the car. He didn’t
hesitate to give me when I asked but I
made him promise me that he would
accept the Money on monday and he did
reluctantly.

“So you borrowed the money to buy a
sanitary pad” he said
“Yes dad”
“She wouldn’t have borrow money if you
didn’t withhold her allowance. See now
you turned my daughter to borrow
borrow” mom said in a harsh tone.
My dad looked at her and cleared his
throat.

“Iya Omo,Madam Supporter” he said to
mom

“Let me have your report card” he said to
me
Mom frowned at him. I knew she was
about to counter him again.

“Won’t you let her change and eat before
checking the card?” She questioned
“Woman what’s your problem?”
“I don’t have any problem”
“So mind your business” he grounded
“All I want is for you to treat her well. She
is our child. And if a child offends you or
does something bad, you correct the child.
You’ve talked, corrected her and I already
begged you but you’ve refused to listen.
And it is not as if she went to rob or she
killed someone.. ” Mom grumbled as she
picked a cracker in the plate.

“Don’t touch my cracker” Dad slapped her
hand away.

I stifled back a laugh as I brought out my
card from my bag. Dad stopped mom from
picking his cracker.

“Kilo De? Se eyin le ra biscuit si le ni?” Mom
said
(What is it? Are you the one Who bought
the biscuits at home?)

“You bought the biscuits but who gave you
the money you use in buying the biscuits?”
“My Money of course.. ” she replied sharply
“Ma tan ara e” Dad said
(Continue deceiving yourself)
Mom managed to get a cracker out of the
plate. She laughed at him.

They fight but it never lasted more than
few minutes. Each time they argue or
quarrel, dad Ends up making mom laugh
even if she was still mad at him.. Just like
what he did for her now.. Slapping her
hand away because he knew she was going
to laugh.

These Old Fellas don’t know they are really
OLD. My parents are in their Sixties. Mom
begat me when she was in her Forties.
Funny right?

Yeah! Mom didn’t want to stop. She
wanted a baby girl after she gave birth to
Banjo. And God Answered her prayer and
gave her ME. She named me “Morenikeji”.
So you can call me Morenikeji or Keji for
short.

Dad stretched his hand to take the card
from me. I was scared or nervous about
him checking it.

He opened and focused on it.
“Don’t bother to look too much. She did
well” mom said
She hasn’t even checked the card. Hmm
let’s say my mom was confident about me.
My dad looked at me and closed the card. A
frown formed on his face.
Frown? Oh no! Why wasn’t he smiling? I
did well in the tests! A in most subjects
except mathematics.

After Mrs Salako left the class, students
stormed my desk to see my card. Mrs
Salako had said she was impressed with
my performance in the test as a new
student. I didn’t even open the card until
she exited the class. I was concerned about
the fight that ensued between Emeka and
Joseph. I knew Emeka didn’t show up in
class because of the incident. It wasn’t nice
of Joseph to punch Emeka. Elena claimed
that Joseph was the nicest person she had
encountered but he turned out to the
opposite. He would have hit Emeka again if
Elena hadn’t stopped him.

“I said I want the best result” he said
Mom collected the card from him.
“So what do you call this kind of result
with a lot of A’s?” She asked
He didn’t say a word. My dad only shook his
head.

“She did great Darling”
“B in mathematics” he said
“So what?” My mom asked
“Her brothers had A’s in mathematics”
“It doesnt matter..”
“Train up your child in the way that she
should go, so when she grow old she won’t
depart from it” He stood and came to me.
“I want the best result. When I say best..i
Mean A in all subjects” He said
And he walked towards the direction of his
room.

A in mathematics? When did he became so
concerned about getting A in mathematics?
My dad never complained about my result
but he did today. He was different now. He
changed completely.

His reaction towards my result broke my
heart.

How can I get An A in mathematics?
Only Joseph James scored A in
mathematics, the rest of us, B, C, D, E and
some F9.

Tears.. I felt them in my eyes. I tried to
fight it but it slipped down my cheeks. He
should atleast be happy I didn’t come
home with C, D, E or F9.