The Reign of Roland Lee

udent who strode into the lecture room with h

son's lectures,"Miss Anderson reinstated, her eyes piercing

are also a pauper who gained his way

nt like you would be given a schol

ol or in the slums," she spat, s

ng his past at the orphanage. He had tried incessantly t

ntage. He learnt from her that he was found crying helplessly

nderson had tried to throw passes at him in spite of her age

learnt that his lover was Nancy and had been so glad w

am not late to class. This is just half past seven in the mo

mimicking his words right in

r still has

They all

s could put mone

hah

nked at themselves as Ja

in my pockets this morning. I felt it in my po

s ridic

rched her breast pocket to see if her own money was still intact. She

r thousand

dney exclaimed standing to the amazement of Miss Anderson who turned fr

u sure,

Ma'

class with that

I was willing to come to your office to get the book after the lectu

y office to get the book as soo

I didn't find y

Carolyn suggested to the whol

d Roland Lee gave his knapsa

in his knapsack lurked securely at t

it

iless nobody with no nam

apped him as he f

ow?" Jack walked up to

me money and you will be gladly given rather tha

l any money an

a set up with

you are pulling," he said as his eyes welled up in tears b

hah

the students laug

ockingly as Sydney and Mark joined her amidst the

y must hear this," M

to the vice Cha

Donald looked at Roland

it t

Si

idn't do it. It i

setting

nd his

and his friends gain

nny?" Mr. Dona

all the students in the class too. I don't know

he didn'

voice was hea

looked towards the e

ony, his be

nts came to inform him about the theft. The student ha

e library towards Mr. Donald's

ow that?" Mr. D

know my fingertips. My

, because your fingertips

at the money was

at I am very sure,

be set up? Why?" Mr

helplessly before the vice chancellor who

te such. So he is rusticated from this university as we cannot breed th

pleas

knelt p

od staring at the vice chancell

f the office and troo

cials watching them. At the school gate, Roland Lee stood and looked at the sc

rcrime security guru and a business administrator is s

ffense I committed was penury," he

d of the world. I would have helped

nd me to this school being their only child believing that when

the menial jobs we do

f you had enough. I will always find a way," he s

re will y

w Anthony, I

until Roland withdrew and turne

g his friend as he tr

partment is rusticated for a crime he didn't commit because they t

verished," he muttered under his br