Aliyah

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 2

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“The day is bright… It’s bright and fair… Oh happy day….” Students chorused as they marched into their classes respectively.

The day was truly bright and fair. The students uniform made up of white and green shined bright making the day looks almost perfect.

Tife and Aliyah laughed as they entered their class. They were discussing about the chase by the mad man. They’d split up when the mad man who seems like he was enjoying the race didn’t stop.

They both settle down in their various seat and continued their discussion. The class was noisy. Who are you to blame them? It was a Monday morning and each student has one gist or the other.

“Good morning sir” A voice greeted. There was disorder amongst the student as they tried to sit down in order while those who were on seat already searched for who was greeted.

It was a prank played by Tife. Even Aliyah was surprised when she saw no teacher enter.

Some students hummed, some hissed, some laughed while some were angry cause they fell for it.

“Don’t mind her, please. She forgot to use her drug” Aliyah joked. The students laughed and continued what they were doing.

“Birds of the same feather” A girl by the name Folakemi said, referring to Aliyah and Tife.

Students who heard what folakemi said glanced at Aliyah. They knew she was always ready. This was one of the moments they like.

Aliyah said nothing. She was so engrossed in the gist. She shunned her and faced Tife, laughing hilariously.

That got those who were waiting for a show to happen surprised. They quickly continued what they doing.

Folakemi wasn’t expecting that either and it seems Aliyah’s action hurt her. She thought of what to say again. A smile ran across her face. She stood up and walked towards the white board and wrote on it “GIST HOUR: ALIYAH AND BOLUWATIFE WERE CHASED BY A MAD MAN” She walked back to her seat smiling as students laughed, while some waited for aliyah’s reaction.

Someone tapped Aliyah and pointed to the writing. They were surprised to see that.

“Who wrote it?” Tife asked boiling with anger.

“Folake” Almost all the class answered.

Aliyah stood up and stood in front of the class. She bowed down in a funny way, smiling. The whole class burst into laughter.

“First of all…” Aliyah started

“Introduction!” The class chorused

She smiled and stated narrating the events. The whole class was now rowdy. Students laughed out loud, some rolled on the floor, tears rolled out as they listened to Aliyah’s gist or Better still call it her experience over the weekend. Even Tife who was angry was laughing.

“…. But little did i know that Abandoned project saw us that day. Abandoned project, thanks for creating the show” Aliyah ended the story, referring to Folakemi probably because she was short. She bowed again.

The students couldn’t help themselves. Even the corridor was filled with some students listening to Aliyah’s gist. It was as if everyone present there inhaled laughing gas.

Folake wished she didn’t start this. Not only did she make Aliyah a source of joy to students that morning buh she had also gotten a bad nickname from her. She knew that’s the name she’s gonna get tagged.

The students noise attracted the school staffs who were busy praying. The principal told a teacher to check what was happening.

Few minutes later, everywhere was in order. The teacher assigned prefects to each class. Everyone settled down. Sounds of notes being flipped and little tones were heard.

“Who wrote this?” The senior assigned to Sss2 Almond asked, pointing at the white board.

“Na Abandoned project o” Chukwu, an ibo guy answered in pidgin. Rounds of laughter followed.

“Come and kneel down here” The prefect ordered chukwu for speaking pidgin English. The students laughed again at Chukwu’s fate.

“And who’s Abandoned project?” The senior asked.

Fingers pointed at Folake. Folake slowly stood up. She wished she didn’t come to school that day.

“Come here and clean this”

Folake sluggishly went and cleaned it.

The bell rang indicating it’s time to go for break. Students cheered as they trooped out but it was an entire different story for Sss2 Almond. They were stucked in the biology laboratory. Their teacher had ignored the bell and continued teaching. The students were fed up but couldn’t express it.

The biology teacher, Mr. Daomi was a strict man. Students feared him and respect him. A no nonsense man entirely.

Tife rested her head on Liyah’s shoulder. She was Fatigued. Aliyah was hungry and at the same time angry. She wished she had listened to her mother and ate breakfast. She had refused cause she didn’t want to get late.

The whole lab echoed only of Mr. Daomi voice. The students only responded by nodding weakly. Aliyah glanced at her friend who was already sleeping.

“Tife… Tife” Aliyah whispered.

“Um mm…. What?” Tife answered weakly.

“I have a plan”

Tife face brightened. She gathered up her remaining energy.

“What’s the plan?”

“You’ll vomit”

“I’ll vomit?”

“Yes”

“What do I want to vomit?”

“Anything”

“I don’t feel like vomiting na”

“I’ll deep my hand inside your throat”

“My throat? Is like your head is Paining you?” Tife hissed.

Aliyah grinned. “Why is she out of idea?”

“Hunger no good for body o” She didn’t know when she voiced the last sentence out.

“Who is that?” Mr. Daomi roared.

All eyes turned to Aliyah. That was when she realized she’s in for it.

“I ask again, who is that idiot?” He thundered again.

Aliyah lost it all. The hunger had lit up a fire of anger in her and Mr. Daomi was fueling it.

“Sir, point of correction, I’m not an idiot.” Aliyah muttered.

Mr. Daomi heard it. Students gasped in shock. An unknown aura filled the air. Tife couldn’t believe Aliyah couldn’t control her anger and had voiced out.

Mr. Daomi walked towards Aliyah. He didn’t believe he heard that. Aliyah waited not and moved sideways taking enough step from the reach of Mr. Daomi.

The more step Mr. Daomi took towards Aliyah, the more step she took faraway. Mr. Daomi shouted at her to stop but Aliyah refused.

By now, the students were laughing loud as both of them were moving round the lab room.

Mr. Daomi got exhausted. He stopped. He glanced at Aliyah while trying to catch his breath.

“You… Meet… Meet me…in… The principal..office” He finally said. “Go” He added using his hand to direct the students.

They cheered happily. Noisily as the talked about what happened while some felt sorry for Aliyah cause she had to meet the principal.

“What are you going to do now?” Some of her friends asked her, gathering.

“Biko, make i chop finish. As i dey so, my brain dey vacation” She answered, not even as Bothered as they were.

“Now, young woman. Tell me, is it true?” The principal asked.

Mr. Daomi had came to report her and they’d sent for her.

“Yes sir, but it wasn’t intentional” Aliyah said in a calm tone. She had formed up a childish look, forming tears in her eyes.

“Why did you do that?” The principal asked staring at Aliyah. He knew there must be a reason why. She looked so innocent to act like that. Moreso, he already checked her record and found out that she was a brilliant girl.

“Sir, why would you ask her? She have no excuse to give. She’s a tyrant! An indefinite…” Mr. Daomi barked buh the principal interrupted him by raising his index finger.

Aliyah went on to narrate what happened. She also added to it that she is suffering from ulcer and her eyes were almost shutting down. Tears rolled down her eyes now.

The principal fell for that. He felt sorry for her. “Mr. Daomi, is it true you lectured them during the period they were supposed to rest and eat?” The principal asked making sure he wasn’t rising his tone.

“Yes sir, I..”

“It’s okay. Aliyah, you can go.”

Aliyah stood up, knelt down and thanked the principal not after glaring at the biology teacher before leaving.

“And make sure you don’t skip breakfast. It’s bad for your health” The principal added.

“Mr. Daomi, what you did was wrong. Thank God you didn’t get the chance to scold her like you wanted to. She might give up right in your hands. Break time is essential….”

Aliyah eavesdropped after shutting the door, listening to what the principal was saying. She smiled mischievously revealing her white set of teeth.

“What a lucky day for me!” She almost shouted but quickly composed and left the Staff premises.