Must Read: Ade

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Must Read: Ade

We left the Principal’s office and headed back
to the staffroom. A glance at my wrist told
me that it was a few minutes to closing time.

As we walked to the staffroom, I ruminated
over the events of the past few months that
had culminated in the climax of that day. I
further thought of the approach we had
used to talk to the principal.


The counselling unit we talked about was
non existent but I had said it should be
brought back.


Findings had shown that the school
proprietor had a belief that all teachers
should serve as moral guides and guidance
cousellors for the students of the twenty-
something-year-old school. Hence, he had
not seen the need for either the office of a
counsellor or the employment of one.
Likewise, the present principal too had
shared the belief until recent events proved
that one is needed.


I had thought that convincing him would be
difficult but I was happy that it was as easy
as pronouncing my name. Change is indeed
a constant thing!


I and Rotimi had almost walked to the
staffroom in silence. When we were more
than half way to the room, he broke the
silence.

”Ol boy, you know wetin I dey think?”
”Wetin be that o, omo were?” I retorted in
our usual witty way.
”As we don close now, e go better make we
go Shola house spend time small cos of
those foolish girls. Dem fit come try their luck
say we fit dey house o. Even sef, Shola house
don become my own second home o, na to
dey play there after school remain even till
she marry ni o. Abi wetin you think, mad
man?” He finished his long lecture.


”Na today you talk sense since I know you.

E make sense die, I been wan yarn you that
one too but I no know say you been get am
for mind too. Thank God say your brain don
come back from leave wey im go before.”
With that, he made to slap my face, an action
he does when he is hurt by any insult I hurl
his way, But I ran forward and he ran after
me. He pursued me into the staffroom and
into the waiting arms of Shola who had
packed her bag and food flask ready to go
home.

She laughed as I ran into her arms in a warm
embrace. I won’t lie, I didn’t want to leave
her b0s0ms, they were so soft and succulent.
How I wished I can make her mine!


”Ade and Rotimi, you two have started your
foolish acts this afternoon. It’s you that I
have been waiting for. Go and pack and let’s
go home jo.” She said like a big sister to her
younger ones.


”Yes Sister Shola!” We chorused as I
reluctantly left her warm chest. Rotimi saw
the hesitation and burst into laughter which
I joined too.



”I di bad boy!” He said in igbo which Shola
never understood.


The rest of the teachers who had been busy
packing their books and things, stopped
momentarily to watch us as we dramatised.


They looked askance as they were left
wondering how the bond between Shola
and we had grown so high in just a few
days. The spirit was unexplainable to them.
We too knew they would wonder but we
cared less and never even bothered to tell
them because to us, we never owe danybody
any explanation for our actions, inactions,
and association.
We finished packing our bags and we
marched out of the room, Rotimi in front,
Shola in the middle and Ade in the rear.
We walked happily and discussed many
things on our way to her house. We asked
how she was feeling since she spoke with
the doctor and she confessed that though it
had not been easy, our company had helped
a lot and doing what the doctor said had
helped lessen the urge to go for kids though
she feels like luring both of us into her bed.
We all laughed at the statement which we
took as a joke.


I was glad that what Dr. Tanimowo had told
her on the phone seem to be working as she
was full of life but I still yearned to know. I
had to suppress the urge to pry it out of her.

It would amount to intentionally intruding a
confidential talk. She also asked how we
were coping with our girls and we told her
what we had told the girls. Shola heaved a
huge sigh, her face contorted into a slight
frown but she shrugged and her face
became bright almost immediately. I didn’t
ask her, I knew better.

We got to the house where we were
entering for the second time. I tapped Shola
from the back, and she got the message and
tapped Rotimi who made to pursue her
while she ran after me. I made a U-turn and
ran straight into the house and upstairs at
top speed. I found the keys in her bag which
I was carrying and as I was trying to open
the door, they both met me there panting
like an athlete who just completed a 5000
metres race. She opened the door and we all
trooped in, this time happily as we ran round
the sitting room and into the bedrooms one
after the other.


We later settled down to a meal of rice and
stew before playing the Whot card game. We
also watched the then new movie Fast five
before heading home at around seven in the
evening with Shola hot on our heels begging
us to spend the night with her and we telling
her that it would come with time and not yet
as at then.


It was a day…