Season 2- Episode 1 and 2
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?
Gabriel arrived
at dusk
in his school
with his parents.
Most of the students
were enjoying their siesta
when they arrived
at the school’s
entrance.
They brought out
Gabriel’s luggage with the help of other students. Some of the
students offered to
help Gabriel carry the
luggage into his
dormitory.
His parents were very excited
with the kind
of help their
son was getting
on his first
day at school. One of the
students approached Gabriel’s
parents with an
offer of taking
custody of him.
He was a
big guy, looked very tough
and muscular. He had a very deep
voice which made
him seemed older than
the rest of
the students around. He
had thick black
lips with a
thick black eyebrows that
made his face
look tougher.
He did not
like what he
saw. The whole place
was in chaos
with students running
in one direction. It was
like they were
in a sort
of an Olympic game.
He came to realize
later that, most
of the students were
racing for a
better seat in
the dining hall. Oblivious
of that fact,
he gently walked
to the dining
hall. Upon his arrival,
he was very amazed at what he saw. The big
place is almost
full.
One of the seniors
who happened to
be the dining
hall prefect asked him
to get seated
on a table
that was half full.
It looks
like everyone was
avoiding that particular table.
He obeyed the
orders and sat
down quietly.
The meals were
served in pantry bowls. That
evening, they were
served with rice
and stew with eggs. Each
table had twelve
students around it. The
students were mixed
up from different classes.
The senior on
each table dished
the food from
the bowl and served himself and
every other person on his
table. In the
case of Gabriel’s
table, they were
six in number.
He was the
only junior on that
table with the
rest all in
their final year.
When the bell went
for the food
to be shared,
one of the seniors
got and took
the ladle. All
the other seniors’ on
that table brought
out their big
bowls. The one in
charge served the bowls
to their full capacity.
The shared
the twelve eggs among
themselves and stuffed
the rest of the
food into a
polythene bag they brought
along. Young Gabriel
was left speechless
as he looked
at his empty
bowl. The seniors on his table
looked at him, laughed, stood up and left the table.
Gabriel sadly took
back his plate
and sat down
quietly on his chair
till dining time
was over. He went
back to his
dormitory saddened and hungry. “How can they
do this to
me?” he pondered. “How can
these seniors be so heartless
to leave me in
such a state?
I have heard
that going out
of the school’s
premises is prohibited
and is punishable by
three weeks suspension.
Where am I going
to get food
at this time
of the day?” “Hmmm!”
he sighed. “I
will go and
eat the biscuits
mom gave me
with the canned
Coca-Cola.” So with that
thought, he walked
to his dormitory.
“What!!!” he
shouted. “Who this
this to me!!” Gabriel started
wailing as he
approached his provision
box. Someone had picked
his padlock and made away with all
his provisions.
He could not be
consoled. Just a brief
moment in his new school had
not been friendly. He sat
on his bed with his
head buried in
his palms crying
and thinking of what
he was going
to eat that
evening.
“I have never
slept with an
empty stomach before. In fact I
have never fasted
before,” he said
while sobbing. After he
finished that statement, someone
touched him on
his shoulders. He
looked up to
see who it
was.
“Senior Eugene,
I was denied food
when I went
to the dining
hall and when I
came back to my
dormitory, someone has made
away with all my provisions,” he
said while still
in tears.
“Don’t worry, it is
a normal thing
for a first
year to go
through such experiences.
Anyway, come along with me to
my bed, I will give you
some provisions so
you can get something to
eat this evening.” Eugene
responded.
With that light
of hope, Gabriel stood
up from his
bed, wiped off
his tears and
followed senior Eugene to
his bed. He
stayed with senior
Eugene throughout the
evening till prep
time was due.
Senior Eugene consoled him
until Gabriel stopped
crying.
During that moment,
senior Eugene thought
it wise to get themselves
acquainted, so he started introducing himself properly to Gabriel.
To be continued…..
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