Hope - Episode 11
Disappointed
It is a Monday morning in Nightingale Academy, they had just completed their Midterm test the week before and the principal was not impressed with the performance of some of the students. That faithful morning, they were about marching into their classroom when the principal stopped them.
"We are marching to our classes
To receive understanding
for learning is better than ..."
They chanted joyfully.
"Halt", the principal commanded. They all stopped marching and singing at the same time
. "Good morning students", he greeted.
"Good morning sir"
"It has come to my notice", the principal began. "That some of you performed woefully in the just concluded midterm test", he paused and looked around for a few seconds. "Especially students of JS1 B"
"Please Mr. Dammy, do something about it", the principal instructed facing the class teacher of JS 1B. "And I want you to discipline them appropriately".
"Imagine, the highest performance in your class is not even close to the lowest in 1A and it's very disappointing", the principal added. "I expect to see changes before the exam
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. That'll be all, you can proceed into your respective classes".
The students resumed marching and chanting. Students in JS 1B held their head low until they had marched into their classroom.
After the assembly Mr. Dammy went straight to JS 1B. He entered the classroom angrily. When they greeted, he refused to answer and started to speak from the depth of his heart.
"You know it's so disappointing the way you all failed. I didn't expect this from any one of you especially Ore and Ayo. Yes I know, this class is termed class of dullards but it doesn't have to be. You can change that. You can be your own selves”
The students murmured and exchanged glances with one another.
"Quiet everyone!” he commanded visibly angry. "You all have to put in better performances. Henceforth, this class can't remain the class of dullards as long as I am your class teacher. And ..."
"Excuse me, sir", a student interrupted Mr. Dammy.
"Yes, what is it?” Mr. Dammy asked with annoyance.
"Sir, the principal asked you to see him in his office", the student announced.
"Okay, tell him I'll be with him shortly", he dismissed the student without further delay. "As for you all", he said now referring to the students in the class.
Read " Believe " by the same author ( HABEEBLLAH DAMILOLA )
. "I will be back". On this note, he left the classroom.
As soon as the teacher left, the class burst into an uproar, paper flying here and there and everyone moving about shouting at the top of their voices. Students from other classes could hear their noise. Ayomide wasn't involved in the uproar, she just sat at a corner unperturbed by the noise. She was deep in her own thoughts.
‘How could I score so low in the test? It's unlike me. In this manner, I'm putting my mother to shame and her money to waste. Why would I repay her this way? I use to be the first in Lizben. What happened? I'm disappointed in my own self. I need to be better. I have to be better for my Mom's sake?’
I'm really sorry this episode is short. The next one won't be so.
Thanks so much for reading
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