Stalwart High School

- Year Five, she dabbed her face with a handkerchief before looking at the old, lanky woman who stood before the class. The stud

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frantic search in her handbag, she offered an envelope to

anyways? It's pa

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school laboratory, and the next was the music hall. Different shrubs surrounded the buildings–colorful and well-arranged. It was a sunny morning and the weather seemed favorable. Soon, they arrived at a building that seemed smaller compared to others, the signpo

called enthusiastically

f the counseling depar

on the hems, she was a plumpy and very tall old woman, who

ietly and hurried up. The stern look on her face dissolved

hand massage. She craned her neck to get a better view of the young girl, her face was sweaty and tired. Adebisi stepped forward, she wasn't very attractive like other young girls that had visited the office that mo

alled cautiously, showing her Adeb

n Madam Constance's

declared smiling at Adebi

th a list that seemed endless. She wondered how m

the school's finances. As a result of a judicious decision, they both agreed to build a school where poor people below the soci

si couldn't comprehend. The mart was wide and jagged, they had to avoid stepping on different objects tossed around carelessly. She got her school uniforms an

icult to make choices. The bookshelves kept swirling and howling each time Adebisi touched the wrong button but with the storekeeper's help, they turned in the Mathematics textbook and after a few mi

me out.' Adebisi mur

The storekeeper qu

'm just... erm tire

she said with a scoff and wal

t in an armchair mending a pair of trousers. ' Whenever it's torn

w was s

ebisi ignored them earlier were now sitting with their mother. '

rmed a moue, 'You sho

she retired to her room rummaging

r immediate sister, came in and sat on

cally, reminiscing about how the Year Five stude

ine s

advanced, sincerely.' She explained seeing Sa

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worriedly. Adebisi's heart ached because she knew that everyone i

ou'll have to work towards it becau

he least beautiful of the three sisters, she had been compensated with brains. Sarah was pretty, possessing great poise too but she wasn'

ir mother nagged, complained, and wept every day but nothing changed so she braced up, taking over the responsibility. Scho

ame prominent and the desired school for many. If wishes were horses, beggars might ride. You can't always have what you want so un

ar Five student already. Now here she was, a student of the great Stalwart but she had to

well.' Counselor Constance had advised her earlier. Hoping for a better experience hereafter, sh

ore their emerald green suit jackets over black, pleated skirts and green bow ties while the boys were in trousers. Each person had white strips sewn on their jacket to indicate their class and the highest was six. The Year Six students were pompo

There was a Q&A session then an oral test and finally, the Assessment Test which was the most enjoyable of it all. The Q&A session usually engages the students in reading and studying hard to answer standard Mathematics, English, and Science questions then the oral test w

scholarship. The satisfactory part of it all was that the school didn't request money from the schoolers or their parents–even their feeding was on the sponsors. Yet, the sc

on and on. Now they were staring at the entrance. A young, energetic girl came in with a boy who had a funny expression on his face

Adebisi greeted casually–or s

ace was stable. Her eyeballs were very unusual, Adebisi was certain it was the first time she had seen its kind in years, i

Kassy asked eagerly, seizing Adebisi's attention. Susie

t bother

d quietly dismissed Susie when she asked her to repeat it because she

It sucks!' She yelled after Kassy. 'It's not even like it's going to make you do better. Let's go Collins.' She nudged the boy and they moved to the front, away from them. Adebisi was amused but she managed to no

necklace complemented her well-ironed blue suit and her skin was dark and shiny. Intimidating eyes, she reminded Adebisi of her grandmother's fierceness her

reat S

hee, fair

we forg

made us n

e made

l students you

, still, be

tle interest but the juniors were elated except for th

e been pasted on the notice board, assess it before you go to your classes, and stay out of trouble. Now, do enjoy your Tuesday!' She finally ended and the crowd disassembled after reading Psalms and a prayer session led by the Head Prefect. Adebisi wondered what they were to anticipate for extracurriculars. Sh

, Adebisi too, they continued to ba

Class!' Lol

iting, it took Adebisi a few seconds to understand what she wrote. The professor was stout and short, it didn't help matters as she wrote nearly

period ending? Can't

girl before Adebisi, and just as she turned to call

. She walked up to her seat and stretched forth her hand, signaling at the paper in

fessor's face conveyed her dissatisfaction as she looked up from the paper but Adebisi couldn't

tterly, crushing the paper in her fists. '

who was now very focused on the board, Profes

g defeated and cheated on, walked out disappointe

e Professor shout at someone with irritation and by the time t

to begin-Adebis