Must Read: I Have Done Some Great Bad Things - Season 1 - Episode 97

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Must Read: I Have Done Some Great Bad Things - Season 1 - Episode 97

The next day is friday,and the Handwork Presentation day..There was nothing different between it and the previous Fridays,except that it is our presentation day..So,it started like a normal day,with its usual Morning duties or functions,then breakfast,and off we went to School..
In school,the atmosphere was euphoric and getting exhilarating with the moments that passed by..

In the hands or beside every pupil is their Handwork,closely clutched to them,as if someone was gonna come and snatch it at any time..Looking at the faces of each and everyone one of us,one could easily fathom or decipher the thoughts that runs in our head..Of course,i knew we all were thinking of the same thing..
Everyone wanted to go home with the ultimate prize..Everyone of us wanted his work to be ascribed the best..Folks like me who sweated it out,working their own Materials didnt want to hear stories..We didnt want to hear stories that we will be not ascribed the best works cuz some other Pupils works were done by their elderly ones,some were even done by their Parents;But i did mine,and same with some other people..

As you would have it,not sooner than later,those who didnt do the handworks were being exposed one by one;not by the teachers,but their fellow pupils..The teachers cared less,all they wanted was a done Handwork for Presentation..
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The time for Presentation finally came,and we presented our works to our respective Form teachers..In our own case,our Form Mistress is still Madam Obi..As you submit your Work,your name will be attached to it with a Selotape..Already,i carved my name on mine,though i planned to carve it out after the presentation..
After we were done with that,we were told to go and play,while the teachers did their assessment..
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Almost two hours has passed since we were told to go and play,before the bell rang..Everyone gathered,not in our respective classes,but in the place were we do our morning assembly..The headmaster after doing some prep talks about the essence of the handwork and all that,Started Calling out the pupils that did the best Works as presented to him by our Respective form teachers..He called out that of Primary one,and Primary two,and Primary three,and then it was our turn…..

Hmmmm.It wasnt easy waiting to hear who’s name it will be…I didnt care looking at anybody’s face,cuz i assumed that whatever was happening to me was happening to them too…
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With my heart almost in my mouth,and my heartbeat fast and Loud enough to send someone Nuts,i heard my name being Called…At first,i thought it was my mind playing tricks on me,but my name was called Again…damn! I shyly walked up to where the previously called Pupils stood..
As i walked on,i was hearing talks like,”taa,o wu maka Madam likiri ya.. O wu ihe o wu”(Taa,its because Madam likes him.Thats why)..Others were like,”obi m gwakwara m na o ga awu odii”(My heart told me that it will be odii)..
I just kept smiling to those side talks,i didnt care! All i cared was that i will win the ultimate Prize..When the Overall assessment was done between us(the best from each class,Primary Six excluded),i was tied with the kid from Primary Five..
Alrite,i know someone will say that i alwaz come out the hero in most school activities,but in this Particular presentation,the assessment was done based on Quality,durability and longevity,not beauty…If there was anything Madam Obi did in that Our days in School without adding Sentiment to it,it is this Handwork..Even as i am writing this,that Pestle i carved in 2000 is still in our house in the village,and Looking as good as ever..When i managed to Ask some of our Classmates then about that their Pestle handwork,it was either it broke or spoilt or was used as Firewood….For once,Madam Obi was right with me..Most of my Classmates who visited me recently in our Villa saw the Pestle too and Were Amazed..
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I was so happy with my achievement and i couldnt wait to tell my Grandma and Uncle about it;I knew it was gonna attract some big time Treat from my Uncle..I also couldnt wait to Tell Jane about it,cuz She was really helpful during the Process of carving it..And then,Amara!
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After breaking the news to my grandma when i reached home that day,and she congratulated me,praising me in her usual way,i set off to go meet with Jane and break the news to her…But while,i rode to their house,the thought of seeing Ukamaka again weighed me down,and i became a bit disoriented…But,i still rode on to the place,After all today is Friday and their parents must have travelled out as usual,and probably with Ukamaka…If not,why will Jane say she has changed her mind,and would rather stay back and chill with me..Maybe,they were all supposed to travel together,but she didnt..Just Maybe! But,i hope my journey wont be in vain,i said to myself as i rode up in full speed..
I arrived at their place some minutes later,after being delayed by someone i know on the way.
As usual,i knocked at their gate,and within seconds,the gate was opened by Jane,but she didnt Look like she was happy unlike the previous Day..As i walked into the compound and she locked their gate,i asked Her whats making her frown her face..Her answer was “Ukamaka”,her elder sister..She didnt go further with the details,and i kept asking and Wondering what Ukamaka did to her that made her look so messed up,and like someone who has been crying for a longtime..Jane wasnt talking,and i wasnt even sure whether she was happy seeing me there..After some minutes,i asked her where Her Sister is,and she said that “o Na abia”(She is coming).I Decided to go,cuz i was begining to feel that my presence was intruding and more of a disturbance to Jane..But,she just told me not to go,in a voice that is so pleading as ever..It was a passionate appeal and so,i obliged her..I went close to where she sat,not knowing what to start talking to her about,I told her of the Event at School..Even though she didnt turn all happy,but it brightened her up.She was happy that the one she chose for me won it..
Seeing that she has brightened up,i asked her again what the problem was with Ukamaka..She managed to tell me that Ukamaka is not happy that she didnt go again with their parents,and that she has promised to keep her uncomfortable within this short period..
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She made that statement with worry and pity looking all over her face..I was really touched,and i wished that Amara was not around,at least i could have told her to come and stay with us..And just as this thought ran through my head,Jane asked me that,”i ga ekwenu ka m bia nodi na nke unu?”(Will you allow me to come and stay with you?).heeeeeeh!! It has not gotten to this point na,i said in my mind..In reply,i just said,”my uncle”..”Enwe ihe o mere Odii..m ga edili ya”(It doesnt mean anything Odii..I can withstand him),Jane said..”Olo olo…i ga aghota”(No,no..You wont understand),i said..
She also told me that i am not understanding her situation too..This got me wondering..I dont and still dont see Ukamaka as a wicked person or somebody with a hardened mentality,or maybe someone who pretends to be something else..Like seriously,i dont know whats Making Jane so terribly shaken up,and it got me worried,so i decided to stay till Ukamaka comes back..
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While still waiting for Ukamaka to return,i told Jane that i will be spending the Weekend fully with them,though i wont sleep in their house..I think this made Her smile,and she just allowed her head to fall onto my laps and relax there..I teased her by calling her a cry cry baby,and she laughed,telling me that i am looking for her trouble o..I told her that the highest thing she can do is to ra.p.e me..She went gaga and haywire..She was like,eeeh abi!
She sat up,and we started wrestling sort of in that Chair(Cushion/sofa),till i just allowed her overpower me,and i la!d down on the sofa,while she was on top me,holding my two hands firmly,and telling me that,”o kwa ihula na m ka gi ike?”(Hope you have seen that am more powerful than you are?)..I smiled,telling her that its because i allowed her…She said its a lie..And before she could let out her next Speech,she was now the one under,while i was on top..”ole ihe m gwara gi”(What did i tell you?),i asked him..Her reply was,”o wu ashi,iji aghogho tugharia m”(its a lie,you used tricks to turn me)..
We stayed like that,for a few seconds before i just turned her again,allowing her to be on top me..A led to B,and B led to C,and before it could get to Z,we were both interlocked in a hot kiss,like hungry kids..We kissed for a while and the kiss was going to turn into a full blown Sexx when we had a Knock on their gate..Its definitely the Almight Ukamaka,i thought to myself..
Jane went and opened the gate for her,and she walked in frowning a bit..When she saw me,she smiled,saying that she has been looking for me..I told her that i am there now,that what does she wanna give me?.She smiled,and said she is coming,and then she walked into her room..Jane sat there and watched,probably to see what her sister was about to do..Ukamaka came out,dressed in her home wears and started smiling at me again..I was like,where is the thing you wanted to give me na? She said it will be later..I said Okay..

Just then,i remembered What Jane has previously told me,and i asked Ukamaka why she is angry With Jane,but her only reply was,”hafu ya,o wu kpa oshi eme!”(Leave her..Thats how she does!)..She asked me whether i will be sleeping with them that night,i said No..She asked me Why,and i said my Uncle..She was like,Odii,thats a big lie! I know your Uncle and grandma,and i know they will not bother..She was like,what of those times i do sleep in Amara’s house? “They are our relations via in-law,and perhaps is more of a family Friend stuff…My grandma and uncle barely know you people,so i dont think it will work”,i said.

If i had been adult at the moment of this my discussion with Ukamaka,What i could have been saying is that this argument or chat isn’t supposed to be happening..I mean,If i say am not sleeping in their house and use my Uncle as the cover up lie,what business of theirs is it?
Well,i wasnt an adult yet,and in my naivity as a kid,i made the best i could out of the situation..
After i had used the Familiarity issue to rebuff all the earlier talks of sleeping over in their house,i asked Jane to tell her elder sister what i had told her previously..
UKAMAKA:so,kedu ihe o wu o gwara gi?(So,what is it dat he told you)
After being silent for a while,Jane looked at me,and i nodded in affirmation that she should tell her.

JANE:O si na anyi na ya ga ano ofuma site ugbu a ruo na sunday,mana o gaghi ehi nga.(He said that he will be staying with us fully this weekend,but that he wont sleep over).
Ukamaka was a bit ecstatic and smiled,but then she still inquired to know why i didnt want to sleep over.
UKAMAKA:mana kedu ihe merenu ichogi ihibo chi Odii?(But,why is it that you dont and cant sleep over?)..

ME:O kwa agwala m gi ya(I have told you already).
UKAMAKA: O wu imaghi na o wu na abali ka ihe na eme ebe a?(Dont you know that it is at Night that Great things happen around here?).
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Immediately she said this,i looked at Jane who frowned immediately and gave me a sign that i didnt understand.But while reflecting on it,i thought maybe that Jane wanted me to end that discussion by living their house.Yeah,i probably have not noticed that Jane was dying with Jealousy and hatred in her heart as she watched me chat freely with her elder sister,as if i were her Mate;but i was too drawn into the discussion to notice all this,need i emphasize the fact again that i dont know what being in a relationship entails? Silly me…
But nature usually has its own way of doing things,and so while Ukamaka asked me that dont i know about the great Things that happen in the night,i tried to be more inquisitive to discover this hallowed great Events..
ME:kedu udi ihe ndi na eme na abali o na ebe a kwanu?(what are the Great Things that happen at night around here?)..
UKAMAKA:Haa! Jane O gwabela gi?(So,Jane has not told you yet?).
ME:Enwe ihe o bula o kara gbasara ya(She has not said anything about it).

ME:Gwazie nu m?(Tell me about it na?).
Ukamaka smiled,glanced at her sister Jane,and then replied me.
UKAMAKA:O baghi uru Odii,ebe o wu na igaghi ehi ngaa!(Its of no use telling you Odii since you wont sleep here).
She asked Jane whether she was lying,but Jane ignored her and stiffened her frowny face the more.Well,Ukamaka didnt hide her disappointment by reminding me that she wished that i could have slept over there,and then she went inside her room saying she will be right back.
I shifted closer to Jane and asked her why she is frowning her face,or rather,why she has been frowning her face all this while.She was like,have you been blind all this while?have you not been seeing how her sister has been openly taunting her? After the last words left her mouth,her eyez which has been steamy with unreleased tearz,started rolling out the suppressed tearz.Chai! Cry cry baby!
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Like seriously,the tears touched me,and i wished there was something i could do to help out the situation.But,i was clueless and helpless just like Jane too,so i did the next best thing to me,i consoled her by placing her head on my chest as she sniffed,and promised her that we will spend tomorrow together in our place..The after reaction was great,and tensions got eased off a little bit.But why did i make this controversial promise to Jane? I had made this promise before the Thought of Amara hit me hard in the Head..WHAT IF….?
Ukamaka came back and was surprised at how she saw us holding each other,and she wanted to send Jane to an unwarranted errand,probably to have a chance to have a personal tete-a-tete with me.I Said i will escort Jane,but she refused,that she should go alone..Being a little smart myself,i said i will be using that opportunity to go from there anyway,that i have stayed Longer than i have anticipated..
She said in that case,she will go the message herself while telling Jane to go and do something else;much to the fury of Jane and distaste from me..I had already said i was going,so i couldnt possibly say i will be staying back again cuz Jane ain’t going,so it happened that i had to escort or rather,Ukamaka had to escort me out instead of Jane!
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After waving goodbye to Jane,i followed Ukamaka out,from whence i will go forth..I took my bike,and while walking with it,alongside Ukamaka,she reminded me that i am owing her…I asked her that,what does she want me to do to repay her favour,she said that “i know what!”..
Quite alrite,i know,but why should i claim i know what? She has not been the most friendly of friends,and she has been a blemish in the skin of her younger sister Jane since today..