The Ghost Boy And The Female Teacher Episode 8
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🙎 The Ghost Boy And The Female Teacher Episode Eight: 🤵
The moment school dismissal bell rang and all students gathered to say their closing paryer, I sighted Somadina at the end roll of his class line and a voice in me suddenly predicted that Somadina would try to follow me home. I didn’t want that to happen so I decided to dodge so he won’t see me in school as they dismiss and also when I’m walking home.
When school dismissed, all the students went home, remaining teachers. I was happy that all the teachers had to wait behind. In my mind, Somadina would be gone by the time I would start going home.
When it was teacher’s time to go home, I carried my bag and walked out of the gate, carefully looking behind and around me to be sure Somadina wasn’t hanging around, waiting for me. But I didn’t see him. Then I started walking home, also looking behind me at intervals, to be sure he didn’t appear suddenly and started following me. I even followed zigzag roads and shortcuts so as to confuse him should he be following me without me noticing.
When I got to a distance and was sure Somadina wasn’t following me, I started pondering about my encounter with Somadina being a ghost boy and why God had to allow him stuck me on a day like this; being my first day and first time as a teacher. Was he truly a ghost?
Later, I started pondering about what my family will eat as there was no food in the house when I left for school.
Getting to my house; a two rooms apartment with a rusted zinc, situated in between a three and a five story buildings, being the only property my father left us before he died, aside our house in the village.
I was sluggishly unlocking our compound gate so as to walk in, when someone suddenly spoke from my behind:
“So, this is where you live?”
I startled and turned, only to see Somadina standing behind me like a demon who was on a mission.
“Jesus! Somadina! How did you come here?” I shouted. My heart was racing heavily like someone who was chased by a ghost.
“I came here by appearing…” He said.
I was shocked even though, I already knew he was a ghost that could appear and disappear to wherever he wanted. Though, according to what he told me; I’ve never seen him appear or disappear.
“So how did you know I was here?” I asked.
“My friends told me you were here. They were following you but you didn’t see or notice them because they were invisible”. He said.
“Ah Gosh!” I whirled. I forgot he had two ghost friends who were invisible. It can only be them who would follow me without me seeing them judging from the way I had hurriedly followed zigzag and shortcuts roads and was carefully looking behind me to be sure Somadina wasn’t following me. All my efforts was just in vain. I said in my mind.
“So why did you follow me? What do you want from me? I asked angrily as if I didn’t know his reason for following me.
“I’m here to speak to you, Aunty” He answered calmly, still standing like a demon on a mission.
“If it’s because of your request, I already told you… I have to think about it. So go home. I will get back to you in school tomorrow”
“Please aunty, you have to decide before four o’clock today, so we can conclude if we are to board a night bus or first bus tomorrow morning”
I glared at him in a manner that insinuate: this boy must be out of his mind.
“So, at the detriment of my life, you are giving me condition?” I glared at him more.
“I’m sorry aunty. Just that I don’t have much time left” He said.
“I don’t blame you” I ignorantly said and opened our gate and walked inside then I locked the gate, leaving him outside.
The moment I turned around so as to walk to our house, I saw Somadina standing on my way.
My mouth opened unconsciously in surprise. Like how did someone I just locked outside managed to enter inside the compound?
“Have you forgotten, aunty? I can appear and disappear” Somadina said.
“Oh!” I said, not knowing what to tell him.
“Please aunty, allow me stay with you, till you decide” He said.
“If you stay, I won’t concentrate. You need to go so that I can think deep and make a decision peacefully. Besides, where will you sleep if I allow you to stay?”
“Don’t worry about where I will sleep aunty”
“No Somadina, you should go to your home. I will decide and let you know about my decision tomorrow.”
“Please aunty, you need to decide today. Tomorrow may be too late, please” He knelt down and started begging. “Please aunty, please!”
That moment, my immediate younger brother by name, Jeremiah, returned from his master’s workshop, where he goes to learn mechanic. After our father died and Jeremiah wrote his Senior School Certificate Examination, he has been going to Oga Mega’s shop to learn mechanic and he usually return in the evening. God knows why he had to return early today.
Somadina was still pleading with me when Jeremiah approached us.
“What is this school boy doing here, Jaci?…” He asked “…and why is he kneeling down?”
“Just go in; it’s not something serious” I told him, casually, concentrating on Somadina.
“It’s something serious Sir!” Somadina intrude immediately. He stood up and faced my brother, to begin to tell him, only God knows what.
“Don’t worry Jerry, go and attend to what brought you home, so you can go back to the workshop on time” I quickly intruded.
“Don’t worry, I’m not going back to that workshop ever again. I can’t endure my boss and his wife’s attitude anymore” Jeremiah blurted, making an angry demeanour.
“Why? What happened?” I asked quickly so that he would start explaining and I would then deviate to a different discussion and lead him into the house, there by forgetting about Somadina’s case.
“It’s still the usual torment from my boss wife, just that today’s own came with muscle and I couldn’t endure it” He answered.
“What did she do?” I asked as if I didn’t know how Mr. Mega’s wife had been treating my brother from the very first day my mother begged and paid Mr. Mega a little sum of money, to let Jeremiah learn mechanic work in his shop. Even though Jeremiah doesn’t sleep or eat in Mr. Mega’s house, Mr. Mega’s wife always make him go to their house and do all her house chores including cooking and by the time, Jeremiah will be done with those chores, he would be left with little or no time to learn the mechanic work my mother had paid for him to learn. Mr. Mega doesn’t caution his wife. He behaves like man whom the wife controls. And Jeremiah had always complained about these mistreatment to us and my mother had always encouraged him to endure and I knew about it, yet I wanted him to explain it, just so I won’t attend to Somadina. I never wanted Jeremiah to know I was talking to a ghost boy let alone hearing the deadly request he’s asking me to grant him.
“Don’t worry Jaci… I can’t start explaining; you already know what they always do to me. Just tell me what this school boy is doing here. What’s the something serious he’s talking about…”
I was going to say “it’s about school work that he wanted me to pardon him for not solving” but before I could say: “it’s…” Somadina had already voiced out that he needed me to go set him free from the coffin where he was trapped and he had no much time left. He was pleading and crying.
I knew Jeremiah was tough and courageous. He had heard stories about ghost so I didn’t think he became scared or shocked to hear Somadina’s story. Instead he was touched by his humble pleading and tears because he just went ahead and asked: “Where is the coffin that you’re trapped in?”
“It’s in Mr. Faheem’s secret room… in his house at Abuja” Somadina said.
“Woh! That’s a far place” Jeremiah exclaimed. “So how do we transport ourselves to Abuja should we consider to help you?”
“I can get us some money right now” Somadina said. “Infact, hold on for a minute” He added and disappeared immediately and within a twinkle of an eye, he appeared with a bag; the size of a lunchbox.
I was shocked. I’ve never seen someone disappear before my eyes. Now I believe Somadina is truly a ghost.
“Here is some money” He opened the bag and it was filled with money; huge amount of money.
My mouth opened unconsciously in surprise. I’ve never seen that huge amount of money before.
“This is huge amount of money!” Jeremiah shouted.
“This money is just a token. There is much more from where I got them and I can give all to you. Just safe my life please” Somadina said.
My mouth opened more. I looked at Jeremiah. His mouth and eyes were also opened. For a moment we were astonished.
Jeremiah turned and looked at me, then he turned to Somadina.
“Did you say there is much more money from where you got this ones?” He asked.
“Yes! There is a whole lots of money from where I got this one. Lots of money that almost filled up a room” Somadina answered with demonstration of how large the money could be.
Jeremiah turned and looked at me again.
TO Be Continued…..