Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 8
The next minute we were in
front of the whole class ready to
embark on the adventure as
contained within the novel.
”Alright, you two will read in
successions while I give
explanations wherever
necessary,” the teacher adviced.
The novel began with a scene
where Alozie(represented by me)
, who came visiting from the city,
was driving his Volkswagon
Beetle along a village path when
his eyes caught a very beautiful
feminine figure walking alone
along the road and so he
decided to do a little wooing.
translated into English
Alozie(me): ”hello, excuse me
beautiful lady”
Ugonma(her): ”yes, how may I
help you sir?”
Alozie(me): ”please, are you from
this village? I asked because your
beauty is beyond imagination.”
*The whole class erupted into
great laughter*
The teacher then made efforts to
calm the class before signaling us
to continue.
Ugonma(her): ”hmmm, I hear o.
Thank you sir. Now can I
continue my journey?”
Alozie(me): ”sure, but not until
you tell me your name and
whose daughter you are.
Omalicha…Achala-ugo…Akwa
nwa.”
*the class once again erupted
into shouts of ‘eeeeehhh, hmmm,
ok na etc’ as I dished out the
sweet names to ugonma as
contained in the novel*
We kept reading the novel in
succession just like the teacher
had directed. I must say I was
swept away with the ease this
girl read the book. She fluently, in
an expert style, read the novel
while always adhering to the
pitch, gesture and mood
representations of the novel. The
manner with which we
performed held the class spell-
bound and always looking
forward to another Igbo class. All
these while I began developing
affection and interest for this
damsel but I never approached
her since I was yet to gather
much information on her history
in the school and to know if
she’s already affiliated (lol) to
someone.
”Spain, how far? Hope you have
seen your wife today?” Mike
asked jokingly as we were
walking down home after school
one sunny thursday afternoon.
”Wife? Which wife are you
talking about?” I asked him back
with a confused look. ”Stop
pretending jor. Am talking about
the newly admitted fine girl you
always read that novel with,”
Mike explained. My ears quickly
tingled on hearing the phrase
‘newly admitted’ as I immediately
could no longer bottle-up my
feelings. ”Mike, did you just said
she’s a new student? My bro, to
tell you the truth, I like the girl o
but I just don’t know whether
she already belonged to
someone. I don’t even know her
name yet,” I replied while we
waited to board a bus home. ”I
think she and ugochi normally
walks home together. Don’t
worry I will ask ugochi early in
the morning tomorrow about
her. Just get prepared to tell her
you love her tomorrow after
school,” Mike concluded just as
the last passenger took her sit
next to ours in the bus. Ugochi
happened to be Mike’s flirt-girl
then. She’s rated among the
hottest girls in the school. She’s
this slim, fair, neat, jovial, pretty
girl with lovely straight legs.
My mind automatically became
restless on hearing the great
challenge awaiting me tomorrow
for that would be my first time of
going to woo a girl although I
had always lied to Kachi and Mike
about it whenever they asked. I
never really was myself
throughout the rest of thursday
evening as I kept on strategizing
and restrategizing on how am
going to face this girl who
seemed experienced in this
game judging by her company of
friends which were the crême de
la crême girls of the school.
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