THE UNEXPECTED LOVE
(Tochi in school)
Episode 7
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#THE_FOLLOWING_DAY
Melody hung her school bag and was ready to take off to school. Her uniform looks cleaned and ironed to the extent that the shape of her pant was seen through the green tight skirt.
“Melody!” the mother called and came out with a bunch of money. “This is your school fees” she handed it to her.
“Thank you, Mum” Melody collected it and walked away.
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Tochi wore her uniform with a black shoe looking like a smart student. She was able to locally plaite her hair like other students in Winners International Secondary School. Her beauty began to showcase gradually.
“Mama!” she called coming out through a passage. Her mother couldn’t believe how good she was looking in her uniform when she saw her.
“Tochim”
“Yes, mama”
“You look beautiful!”
“Thank you, mama. I will be going now”
“Won’t you eat?”
“No, mama, I’m already late. Don’t worry i have some money for my breakfast”
“Alright, learn well oh”
“Okay, Mama!” her voice echoed from the passage.
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Just at the entrance of the school compound through a narrow road filled with bushes beside it, Melody discovered her school fees lost. She brought down her bag and scattered the books yet she couldn’t find it. She saw a minor opening, then she concluded that the money must had fallen off through the opening.
“Oh God, I’m finished!” she exclaimed and began to walk back following the narrow road. Her eyes had already filled with tears waiting to drop at anytime. Just inbetween the road she saw Wisdom coming and both stared at each other…
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Meanwhile, Jennifer and Calista were already in school just like other students. The time was just five minutes before assembly will take place.
Esther who had not seen Tochi or Wisdom began to walk to the other building of the senior section to check on them. She climbed a corridor and walked majestically with a white handkerchief in her hand. Her buttocks swung to and fro as she walked. She was very beautiful.
At the other end of the corridor, Calista and Jennifer were also walking like a queen and her maid. Jennifer disdained Esther and hissed when they met at the centre of the corridor.
“What was that for, Jennifer?” Esther asked.
“Did you hear your name?”
“But why exhibiting such character in my presence?”
Jennifer kept quiet and began to catwalk.
“Listen, don’t try such thing again in my presence or i will show you were you belong” Esther concluded point at her with the handkerchief.
“You can’t do anything, okay?!” Jennifer responded without looking at her.
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Wisdom expected Melody to hiss and walk away as usual but she stood still looking at him with the tears that engulfed her eyes. After some moment without both of them greeting or saying anything, Wisdom passed her.
“Wisdom!” Melody called him back and he turned.
“What is it?”
“Please, did you see any money on your way coming?”
“Ten thousand naira?”
“Yes! Did you see it?! It is my school fees!”
Wisdom quietly brought out the money from his pocket and gave it to her. “I saw it on the ground” he said and continued moving.
“Thank you so much!” Melody shouted from behind and Wisdom turned. He didn’t say anything but only nodded his head. Just then the bell rang.
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Tochi was not yet in school and students were already on the assembly ground. Prefects blocked all the entrances waiting for late comers. Wisdom moved around monitoring students while Esther led the students on the assembly ground.
Suddenly, Tochi arrived and was told to kneel down by a prefect who sat on a stool with a fat cane in his hand.
“I said kneel down!” he shouted at her again.
Tochi frowned her face.
Wisdom sighted them and walked to the place. He couldn’t believe how beautiful Tochi was looking in her uniform but he didn’t care.
“Don’t bother her, she will cut grass” he told the prefect.
“Hey, senior! I will kneel down. In fact I’m already kneeling” Tochi went on her kneels.
“I don’t go back to my words. You must cut grass” Wisdom ordered for a marchet and he stretched it to her. “Stand up and take it!” he exclaimed.
Meanwhile Esther, Jennifer and few students were looking at them from the assembly ground.
“Senior, please, i beg you, rather flog me than giving me such a punishment” Tochi pleaded with a shaking voice yet Wisdom wasn’t smiling.
Tochi gently stood up and sadly collected the marchet.
“Clear the whole field” Wisdom instructed.
“I will not do that one oh! How can you give me a whole football field to cut? It is now a nefarious punishment” Tochi used the same grammar Mr Anuma taught her and Wisdom became surprise!
“What is nefarious?” he asked.
Tochi wanted to respond but the presence of Mr Anuma interrupted her.
Mr Anuma couldn’t believe her beautiful look in her uniform.
“Desmond” he called. “You were once regarded as a personanongrata and looking yucky, now look at how unique and extravagant beautiful you are!”
“Hey! Sir u have finished me oh!” Tochi exclaimed…
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TBC