Season one
-Episode (2-5)
He quickly got
his Bible that
was fully covered with
dust, brushed off
the dust and
sped out of the
room.
Before he got
to the car,
he remembered he
hadn’t combed his
bushy hair. He ran
off again into the
house and superficially
combed his hair.
He again sped
off at a
great speed to
the car.
Upon sitting at
the back seat,
he could feel
the anger of
his siblings coming down
on him. He
stared at their fury eyes
and to be
in a safer
position, he didn’t
utter a word
till the car
stopped at the parking
lot of the
St. Francis Church. They
all got down
and headed to
the entrance of
the main sanctuary.
The church on this
day was filled with
many people. The congregation
was large with
a lot of visitors.
It was a
fund-raising day. The
church usher signaled
to Gabriel and
his family to
sit on the last
but two rows
on the left
corner of the church. This
was because they
were late and almost
all the seats
were filled.
The church had
a capacity for five
thousand people with paneled
roofing. The florescent tube
bulb shining at
their full capacity.
The pianist was
playing “Rejoice the Lord
is King”. The
soothing sound effect
the piano produced
coupled with the sound
of the lead
guitar and the
base guitar made
the service very refreshing except
for Gabriel.
“How long are these
people going to
keep me in
this place?” he
thought. “They are singing
as if we are
at a funeral
service. When will
we finish so I can go
home and continue
with yesterday’s game?”
Before Gabriel could
think of another
word, a tall,
dark-skinned gentleman appeared
on the pulpit. He wore a white
robe with a
cap. He was
six feet tall
and looked bulky.
He had long hands
which he fetched
his Bible with,
He placed the
Bible on the
pulpit and addressed
the congregation.
His voice was shriek and
almost inaudible. It
was very difficult to
hear what he was
saying even from the
loud speakers present.
Gabriel stared at
the man hoping
he would finish soon
so he can go home
and continue his
game. But the more he
thought about the
time, the more the
sermon seemed unending.
He felt bored
and sleepy and yawned
to show his disdain for
the sermon. The whole
congregation was quiet
listening to the
sermon. In about thirty minutes
which seemed forever to
Gabriel, the man
brought his sermon
to an end. “Ah!!
At long last this
boring sermon is
over,” he thought.
“Let these boring
people hurry so we
can close this
service.”
Before he could
finish the last
statement in his
mind, an announcement
came from the
church secretary that the presiding Bishop had arrived and he will come
to address them momentarily. This
got young Gabriel
very furious. All his
plan to enjoy
his TV game
later on in the
day were being thwarted. But
there was nothing
he could do,
he had no
option than to
bear with the situation and wait.
The presiding Bishop of
the St. Francis
Church walked up
to the pulpit. His old hands
violently shaking as he walked
up the pulpit
in a very
slow but cautious
steps. Anyone could see
he was trying
to prevent himself
from falling. He gave
quite a lengthy speech with
the microphone violently shaking
in his hands.
He spoke slowly
in a shrill
voice advising the
youth to serve God
with all their
mind, heart, will
and spirit. Gabriel’s heart
almost came out
when he heard those
words. “What the hell!!
“He thought silently. “How can I live my life
with such a
boring God?” “I
like to have fun
and I don’t
see God to be such
a fun to
be with.” “All
the activities done
in His name are
boring.”
Finally, the
church service was
over and Gabriel
thought they were
heading straight to the
house. He got
irritated when he
realized that his
parents were nowhere
near getting the
car started. They were busily
socializing and catching
up with old
friends. The space
outside the church building
was very big and
could accommodate enough
people who wanted
to stay to socialize.
Gabriel’s
parents were chatting
with their neighbor
Mr. Johnson who
also happened to
be their church member.
Mr. Johnson also
had a boy
who was at
the same age
as Gabriel. He
attended the same Junior
High as Gabriel.
“I heard the
results of the
children are in,
said Mr. Johnson”. “From
what am hearing,
it seems most of
the children didn’t
perform well.” He
added.
“What results?” asked
Mr. Smith. “The
junior high school
certificate examination results.”
He answered. “The one Richard
and Gabriel wrote
about three months
ago.” He added. “Oh
I see!!” exclaimed Mr.
Smith. “Then I will check Gabriel’s
results first thing
in the morning tomorrow.” After some
few more conversations, the
two families exchanged
pleasantries and bade
farewell to each other.
The ride to
the house was
a quiet and smooth
one. Everyone was
staring out of the
windscreen thinking about their
own stuffs. Gabriel
was also very furious
murmuring within of how
his day had been
ruined.
They finally got home
after a brief
moment of driving. Gabriel dashed
into his room, switched
on his play station 3
and started playing
soccer. After three
hours of playing the
game, supper was
done and Gabriel
was called to the dining table.
He really didn’t
have any other option since
dining together at
super was mandatory. When Gabriel heard
his mommy’s call that
supper was ready,
he stretched his
long hands a little
from his bed. Without
much effort, he
was able to
get his hands
unto the power
button of the play station
3. He then
pressed the button
to switch off
the device.
He immediately got down from
the bed and
made his way to
the dining table.
Mrs. Smith dished the food and
passed them around.
Soon everybody was served.
In the course of
dining, Mr. Smith
decided to talk
to Gabriel about
the release of the
results he heard
from Mr. Johnson. “Gabe, have
you heard about
the release of your
Junior High School
Certificate Examination?” he asked.
“No daddy”, he
answered. “I see, I heard
it from Mr.
Johnson earlier in
the day at church”, Mr.
Smith continued. “I want you to go
to the post
office tomorrow and purchase
the results checker card.
Check the results
and print it
out. I will take a
look at it
when I come home from
work tomorrow.”
“Okay daddy”, he responded. When Gabriel woke
up the next
day, his daddy
had left him the money
he promised to purchase
the result checker
card. He went
to the bathroom
to clean up
to get ready
to go to town.
He quickly
got ready with his
heart pacing through
uncertainty of not knowing
what is coming. He slipped
his legs through
his denim jeans
and wore a
red polo t-shirt. He
then wore his pair
of white sneakers
and combed his
hair nicely. He quickly
ate his breakfast
and headed for the
post office.
He went to
the counter and
purchased the results
checker card. With his
adrenaline level high causing
his heart to
race, he decided
to satisfy his curiosity
by checking the results
first on his smartphone.
He opened the
web browser on his smartphone,
typed in the
address of the examination council
and typed in
the card’s serial number
and his index
number. He clicked on submit
and watched impatiently
as the page
was loading. He couldn’t
look at the
screen of his smartphone.
He was so
anxious that he
started having butterflies
in his stomach. He
was feeling uneasy as
the page was
bringing out his
results. Gabriel decided
to look away for
a while. He then mustered courage and decided to look
on the screen. Gabriel decided to
look away for a
while. He then
mustered courage and
decided to look
on the screen.
“Thank God!! This
will make daddy
very happy”, he
said aloud. “I
will go and
print the results out
and give it
to daddy in the
evening. I am sure I
will get the bicycle
he promised when I
finished my papers.”
Gabriel went with
smiles on his
face to meet
his father. His
father was very delighted with
the results. His son
had passed excellently
in his exams. This
meant that Gabriel
would be admitted into
his first choice
school.
Within the week,
shortlist for admitted
students to the
finest male Senior
High School came
out and Gabriel’s name
was part of the
admitted students.
His joy knew no
bounds when the names
came and he
realized he was
admitted. He called all
his friends to
tell them about
the good news. He had
a week to
prepare to go
to his new school.
Gabriel was 15
years old when
he stepped foot
into his new school. A
school of which he had
heard many stories about.
Both good and
bad stories. Stories
of people destroying
their lives and stories
of people improving their
lives. Which of
these inequalities was
Gabriel going to fall? Was
he going to
destroy his life or
was he going
to make it
better by being
in his new school?
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