Must Read: My Teenage Mind (18+)

Episode 6 years ago

Must Read: My Teenage Mind (18+)

Me: Chidimma how could you?
She turned and looked at me.

Chidimma: Has our boyfriend gone?
She pretended like she didn’t hear my question or the anger in my voice.

Me: Yes he has. Why would you go about telling this crazy girls that Raymond is my boyfriend? Do you know the embarrassment they gave me downstairs?
She smiled innocently

Chidimma: Nne sit down. You should have known me by now.
Sit down
I sat down on her bed but refused to look at her.

Chidimma: I won’t deny the fact that I told them that he’s your boyfriend.

Me: Why?

Chidimma: They were talking.
Some of them thought he was your brother,some wanted to come and approach him.

I had to say whatever I said so that they will know that you two are deeply involved. I knew that they would come and confront you,the same way I know that you will give them a piece of your mind.

I calmed down and looked at her.

Me: Why weren’t you in class?

Chidimma: I don’t have a reason o. Besides,ain’t we supposed to be in the dormitory since today is our visiting day.

I removed my day wear,hanged it on her line and la!d down on the bed;

Me: I’m so tired right now.

Chidimma: Oya rest,when dinner bell is rung,I’ll wake you up.

I nodded and not long,I slept off.

One month later,we’ve concluded all exams and our sendforth was being organised. We in turn were planning on how to beat up the government mistress who gave us tough time during the waec.

We were no longer students. I had called my mum and she came and picked my cupboard,my locker,books and chair. The only thing i had left were my school uniforms which i plan to give out,my toiletories and some provision which i left in Chidimma’s cupboard.

I was ready for home,anytime. The only thing that still kept us in the school was our sendforth. We no longer went for morning mass or any school activity.

On the eve of our sendforth, we sat down in front of the government teacher’s quarters,we had earlier divided ourselves into four groups;one group was to go to the convent and distract the sisters with some gifts we all contributed to buy,the other were to go towards the school gate and distract the security men,the other group were to go towards the exit of the teachers’ quarters while the last group sat in front of her room waiting for her. I was among the group that were waiting in front of her room.

Twenty minutes into our waiting,she came out from her room. She was surprised to see us sitting there.

Teacher: Daughters of Jezebel,what are you doing here? Get out of here before I deal with all of you.

Some hot tempered girls amongst us jumped on her immediately. I was with the padlock and a bucket of feaces that will be poured on her so I didn’t join in beating her. When the girls had their feel,they pulled her back to her room and asked me to go and do my job. I entered the room,emptied the bucket on her and ran out immediately. I padlocked the door and we all filed out.


That night,I couldn’t sleep. No one had heard her voice since then. So many thoughts went through my head;what if she dies? what if someone had seen me especially?

I kept tossing on the bed till around 4am when I heard some voice coming from the teacher’s quarters. I went out to the corridor and peeped.

There was light so I saw everything clearly.

Our sister principal,some other sisters and a lot of men dressed in black. They were either the school security or the policemen. I ran back inside,removed my night wear and put it inside my school bag. I wore my day wear immediately,put my slipper on,flipped my foam(it belonged to the school) and ran to Chidimma’s corner. I alerted her and together,we started waking every body up.


My school bag was slung behind my back so I was ready for the race. Some girls wore their day wear on top of their nightwear. Chidimma led the way and I followed. Some girls were crying but who sigh,I was going to leave before they catch me. In a straight file,we all tiptoed downstairs,quietly opened the hostel door and quietly ran towards the school building.

The fence there were short so in no time,all of us were already outside the school compound.

They all started thanking Chidimma and I but I didn’t wait for that. We trekked to the road while I said silent prayers that they should wait till morning before coming for us. We got to the express where we all bade each other final good byes. There was no time to exchange contacts. We agreed to open a Facebook page later.It was a Saturday so our parents would question why we returned so early.


Chidimma and I decided to wait in a nearby school so it will be bright before we go home. Around 8am,we came out of our hideout and I picked a bike home.

To hell with their sendforth. I’m never stepping on the soil close to that school again.