Chapter 1
Mrs Ajayi speaking..
" Today we're talking about career. What do you want to be when you grow up? "
" Doctor! Pilot! Scientist! Artist! " her pupils responded
The teacher smiled at the young pupils' answers then she looked at Gift, a pupil of hers hiding her face shyly behind her palms " Gift, what do you want to be when you grow up ?"
The little girl smiled raising her head high she said " I want to be a teacher!"
The class gasps, followed by mockery.
" God forbid! I will never be a teacher "
" Hey Gift you want to be a teacher...hahaahaaha"
" Me I don't like it oh," said another pupil
" Enough! The teacher shouts for the pupils to keep shut"
Gift lowered her head in shame. " Gift dear, be what you want to be. Is your dream don't let anyone take that away from you. You'll be a great teacher, go for it" the teacher advised her.
Five years later...
" Hello, good day learners. My name is Miss Gift. I'm so happy to meet you all today. I'll be your class teacher from now on till well God knows ( she laughed a bit). Hmm, please introduce yourself. I'd like to know you more. "
The pupils look among themselves as if discussing who will go first, noticing that Miss Gift orders for them to begin according to the way they're sited.
A chubby boy got up to introduce himself "Glad to meet you ma. My name is James and I'm eight years old."
" Nice to meet you, James"
The class murmurs as the girl opposite him stands up to introduce herself " My name is Bola, I'm Yoruba by tribe."
" Ma she's the noise maker in class, oh, always looking for trouble, " a boy at the back said just as she sat down.
Miss Gift just smiled as the class laughed while Bola eyed the certain boy.
Next stood a boy behind James. He was smiling widely " My name is Emeka. I am the most intelligent boy in this class "
Saying that the whole class shouted" Hey! Lair! Emekus is the best lair in the whole world! "
This made Miss Gift smile all the more. " Please sit down so I can get to know the others, " Miss Gift said
Emeka obeyed sitting down in a king-like manner. Emeka sit mate seems to be busy drawing in his sketchbook. Emeka had to tap him "Hey, is your turn "
He looked up to see Miss Gift's eyes on him so he smiled " My name is David Jo- "
" Stand up jor! What's your problem, you don't have respect" the same boy at the back shouted at him because he was sitting down while introducing himself.
David stood up, adjusted his uniform, and cleared his throat before speaking "Sorry ma, my name is David Joseph. I'm an artist "
Miss Gift just smiled at him " I got an artist as a friend too. Let me show you her works"
She searched her bag for her phone as she went to her gallery to look for pictures of her friend's work. " Here see " she showed him her friend's work as the pupils marveled
" Wow...so beautiful" David complimented
" Thank you, please smiling boy at the back introduce yourself"
The boy in question smiled even more. " My name is Great man. I love writing stories, I also draw too"
" Nice to meet you. And the boss close to you is.."
The boy smirked as he stood up proudly " I am Mubarak Adejumo"
" Okay everyone, I'm glad to meet you all. I pray I'll remember all your names. I wish for us to be friends so we could learn together. My only rule is to respect yourself so I can respect you. If there's anything you want to ask me feel free to do so."
" We are going to have fun together, basic four classes will be outstanding," Miss Gift said concluding her speech.
The pupils smiled and cheered. Miss Gift sit quietly waiting for the former teacher briefings. She decided to read a book to wait on him.
Some minutes later... She heard ruffling of chairs and then greetings from the students. She look at the door to see a man standing there. He was smiling brightly, he was dressed in a casual manner. He attire is simple you could hardly guest he's a teacher.
" Good morning to you too beautiful and handsome students. " The students sat down after that. The man then looked at Miss Gift, he extended his hands for greetings.
" You must be our new teacher. I'm Mr Richmond. I've been the one handling this class before your arrival. " She retract her hand as she smiled
" Nice to meet you sir, my name is Miss Gift and I'm happy to be working with you "
" You're welcome ma'am "
" Okay sir I have questions to ask if you don't mind "
" Sure of course, let's discuss outside. " He step out as Miss Gift followed behind him
" So this kids lack teacher for a month now. I'm not their potential class teacher, out of the passion I had for kids I decided to fill in some gaps by coming in to teach them the little I can. So I'm relieved and happy to see you here "
" That's very generous of you most teachers won't do that. So I want to ask is there anything I should know concerning those kids "
" Well they're playful so don't give them that space to play too much "
" Okay sir, I really appreciate the information. So what's should I do now. Is there a lesson plan or do I need to start creating one "
" First you need to introduce yourself to the students then you settle and wait. They're having test now so I'll take care of that. As for their exam question, I've set it already "
" Alright sir, I've done the introduction part already. I guess I have to wait for your supervision. It's nice talking with you "
" Alright ma, I'll be back let me go fix somethings downstairs. Nice to meet you too. " with that said the man left as Miss Gift walked back into her class smiling at her students.
" I can't wait to teach " she thought to herself.