I Am Able - S01 E14

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I Am Able - S01 E14

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 14

Yusuf.

After having dressed in a bodyhug short sleeve caftan and a jeans trousers, I combed my hair and then took my car key and drove to school. Dr Marwan’s carryover course was the first and then a fresh 200level course later in the noon. It wasn’t a surprise to me at all that there were no students outside the exam hall, they were all inside hence I walked up to the invigilator standing by the entrance and then showed him my examination card. It was a postgraduate student, he looked me in the eyes and sighed. “And your identification card?”

“Identification what? Do I need to bring that too?” I said glaring at him. I was taller than him in height but he looked more older in age.

“Yes, just like all other students” He uttered returning back my examination card to me. He must be new. Although identification card was also part of the examination requirements, it wasn’t really necessary as long as exam card is available. “It is almost time so go back home and bring it, okey?” The invigilator added.

“No sir, I can’t go back home” I muttered.

“Right?” He rose a brow. “Suit yourself then”

“Okey!” I said and tried thrutching inside the hall only to be violently pushed away by him.

“Boy, don’t let me get mad at you fa!” He said.

“Then let me in” I said with a gritted teeth.

“Make me!” He yelled at me.

Hence, Dr Marwan appeared from nowhere and interfered. “Hey, what is going on here?”

“Sir, this coward student of yours was…” The invigilator said as Dr. Marwan quickly cut in.

“I am not talking to you, Uthman. I am talking to him. What’s going on here, Yusuf?” He said.

“He’s not letting me in because I forgot my I.D card at home” I uttered looking into his eyes.

“Is that your examination card?” He asked.

“Yes” I nodded my head.

“Well then go inside and find a seat!” He said. Thus, I smirked at the invigilator and walked into the hall with everyone’s attention on me.

While searching for a seat to settle down, my eyes landed on Fatimah. She was sitting with Qudrah. I gave them a smile but only Qudrah returned back the smile to me. Fatimah on the other hand had rolled her eyes and turned her face away from me. Hmm, she looked beautiful today and even more cute with the angry face.

I sat in a nearby chair, close to a dark guy and just as it was time for us to start our paper the invigilator I quarrelled with began sharing the exam booklets from the front seats while Dr Marwan trailed him; distributing the question papers. Hence, with a broad smile on my face I folded my arms across my chest recalling all the things that I broke down and read throughout the night. Yeah, I had already gotten the linkage of the paper from Adnan a day prior.

While waiting for the booklet and question paper to reach my side, a noise from Fatimah’s seat saturated the entire hall. It was Qudrah, somehow she had laid out a loud laugh and only God knew what she was discussing with Fatimah that made her to lay such a laugh. It had caught the attention of everyone in the exam hall and in no time, the troublesome invigilator asked her to withdraw from her seat and walk out of the hall with Fatimah.

“No, lets just… change her seat!” Dr Marwan chimed in while looking around. “Yusuf,” He called my name as soon as his eyes landed on me. “Exchange your seat with her, right now!”

Deep inside me, I smiled but frowned my face psychologically. Finally, I would be sitting with Fatimah. I took my exam card and walked out of my desk. Qudrah did the same thing, hence we exchanged our seats. Fatimah hissed gently at me and moved a bit far from me. She really disliked me, but she would one day grasp why I was who I was. As for Adnan, he did a great job adding his own ingredients in spoiling my name although he denied it. Yes, he denied it!

Just as we were both been shared our question papers and booklets, the first thing I did was to check the questions. D--n! I muttered a curse under my breath. Answer 10 questions out of 13, and guess what? Not even a single question from the linkage Adnan gave me came out. As in, not even a single d--n question came out!

That linkage is fake! I said to myself.

Anger was written allover my face already and I could tell my face had also became red too. It was suppose to be a joyous moment for me but what I depended on was d--n f-----g fake. The only questions I could attempt to answer were 3, 4, 7, 12, and 13. Just five questions only, and in anger I began answering the questions until I was done. Hence, I dropped my pen and folded my arms across my chest looking at Fatimah as she kept writing nonstop, she might have read all the questions that had came out.

“Alhamdulillah” She huffed dropping her pen as well. It looked as if she was done already.

“Done?” I asked.

“Oh yes” She turned looking at me. “You?”

“Just… just five” I stuttered lowering my pride.

“Alright,” She quickly exchanged our booklets and went through mine before she answered the remaining questions for me. “Don’t thank me” She said as she returned back my booklet to me and took hers from me. “Goodbye” She stood and headed to submit her booklet. Thus, I looked at her attractive buttocks and smiled.

Maybe she loves me. I said to myself as I stood and followed her to submit my own booklet as well. But why the punishment and also the indifference? I mulled over with a huff. Well, I guess I would have to find out by my own self.

Just after submitting my booklet, I trailed her outside and called her name. She was perhaps heading for home. Hence, she turned angrily. “What?” She uttered, not looking into my eyes.

“I just want to say thank you” I gulped.

She remained silent for nearly a minute before saying, “I do not need your thanks, buckle up!”

“Hmm” I huffed watching her as she walked away. Again, staring at her buttocks. Thank God Adnan wasn’t a bad boy, he might just have taking all his chances already. Fatimah might not be the perfect girl you might be thinking about but, she was averagely cute.

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