The first day of the week that followed, two students transferred to Mo's school and surprisingly, Mo discovered that he actually knew one of them. The pair was made up of a male student and a female one. The male student was none other than… As for the female student, Mo had no idea who she was. He had never seen her. She had a charming face and long hair that fell down her shoulders. Her hazel eyes were clear like a cloudless night and bright as the sky. Her body was well proportioned with no additional fat with her hips forming a seductive curve that could make men throw away their lives just to spend the night with her. She looked a bit seductive even if she was wearing a uniform. The perfect description would be 'extremely beautiful'.
Even the calm Mo had to admit that the girl was more than beautiful. However, she looked cold and aloof not caring about the gazes of the students. Mo turned his attention from her only to find that all the male students lost in their wild imaginations. He raised his right arm and smacked Ryu who was next to him on his head which woke him from his fantasy.
"Aarghhh! What is wrong with you? Why did you hit me so hard?" Ryu cried out while staring daggers at Mo. "Huh, you call yourself a man when you can even control yourself after seeing a beautiful Asian girl, pathetic." "Um… She is too beautiful. I'd die without regrets if I can marry such a beautiful girl," drooled Ryu. "You? Forget about it. It's not even a guarantee whether you'll find one to marry let alone one who is beautiful." "You…!" Ryu was speechless after hearing Mo mock him.
The two new students had been accompanied to school by two men dressed in regular clothing but Mo could tell with a glance that the two ordinary looking men were highly trained military officers. The four headed to the academic block.
The school consisted of both boys and girls but the two genders took their classes' separately apart from a few subjects which they would be mixed together. The two genders however could interact during breaks.
The school consisted of black students only but the two new students were not which caused an uproar in the school. The school was only a fourth tier school in the country.
There were five tiers of schools in the country, fifth tier being at the bottom with first tier at the top. Non-Africans students could be found in tier one schools and a few in tier two schools. It would be rare to find a total of 20 non-Africans students in about 100 tier 3 schools. For a tier 4 schools it was unheard of, not even in the myths and legends.
The two students finished their registration and could be considered as students of the school at that moment. It was eleven in the morning and the bell had just rung. Mo kept a novel he was reading in the locker as he prepared to leave for tea.
Before he could wake up, the two new students entered the class. Majority of the students were still in class since the bell had just gone. The students were shocked to see the two newbies show up in their class but the kept turned their gazes away from them and pretended to act uninterested so that the beautiful girl would notice them.
The young man led the way while the beautiful girl followed behind. Ryu headed towards the pair but upon meeting them, he ignored the young man in the lead and said to the girl, "Hi beauty, may I know if I might be of any help and if possible could I get to know beauty's name?" Ryu extended his hand so as have a handshake with her but the girl ignored him, moved sideways and followed the boy.
"Pfffftt!" Mo who was sitting at the furthest point from the entrance in the first row could not contain his laughter. The boy headed where Mo was and stopped by his desk as the girl followed behind. Ryu retrieved his hand in embarrassment as he glared at Mo angrily. Mo held back his laughter upon seeing Ryu's pitiful look.
The male newbie smiled at Mo and said, "Mo, how are you?" All the students were awed that the newbies knew Mo. "Alvin, what a surprise. The last thing that would ever cross my mind is seeing you here." The new boy was Alvin who Mo had met during his time in the Military academy.
Mo was looking directly at Alvin when he addressed him. As for the girl behind him, he did not even spare her a glance. One could not tell if this was a plot for the girl to notice him or if he did not give a damn about her.
"You have guts, I have to admit that. You escaped from the academy and you're still in one piece? I heard that if anybody tried to escape from the academy, he would be noticed immediately and would be given a thorough beating before being locked for a whole month, but not only did you manage to escape unnoticed but I can see you are having a good time here. I admire your courage."
"I was just lucky," Mo brushed of the topic.
"Hi senior, I am Alice. I have heard a lot about you. It's my pleasure to finally get to meet you in person," the girl greeted. The new girl was Alice. Ryu was not at peace seeing that the girl that had ignored him had taken the initiative to greet Mo.
"Sorry, I do not know who you are," said Mo calmly. When Ryu heard that, he had to hold his mouth so as not to cough blood. 'Is that the way you respond to a girl? So what if you don't know her? You idiot! Everybody is trying to get her to know them while you are there blabbering "I don't know you". You must be the biggest idiot in this planet.' Ryu was angry beyond explanation. If looks could kill, Mo would have probably died over a thousand times.
Alice blushed from embarrassment whereas Alvin could not help but wonder if there was a lose screw inside Mo's head. He was put in a difficult position after he was the one who had brought Alice over to Mo.
"You might not know me but you know my grandfather. He often talks about you. That's how I came to know of your existence but we had not met previously," Alice said in an attempt to ease the awkward atmosphere.
"Oh, I know your grandfather? Is he the guardian?" Mo asked with a raised brow. Alice nodded her head to answer Mo. What happened next made those present feel embarrassed on Mo's behalf. "Your grandfather told me about you but it seems that you are way more beautiful than he described." 'What the heck! How can you change your attitude so fast? You are so good at bootlicking'.
"Thank you," said Alice as a blush crept on her face. "How can I help you?" "You see, we are new here and unfamiliar with the environment and we might need some time to adjust so I was wondering if you could take care of us in the future," said Alice. "As you can see, you are the only person we know here," Alvin added.
"Take care of you?" Mo thought silently as he turned to his classmates and said "Could you guys excuse us for a minute?" His classmates rolled their eyes at him as they left the class. Mo said pitifully, "It's not that I do not want to help you guys but you have to understand I have no power here. If I try hard I can only take care of one of you. We'll go with the first come first served so unfortunately I don't have any spare energy to take care of men. As for you, you have to convince me that you are worth of my care. If you can do one thing I'll take care of you in the future." Mo had agreed to take care of Alice but for Alvin… Alvin's face darkened upon hearing Mo.
'I took care of you when you were in the academy and now you won't even look at me after seeing a beauty? Come on, man, you just met her today. Is it worth it throwing me away for her.' Alvin could only complain in his heart.
"What do you want me to do senior?" Alice asked. "Both of you should be in the same grade, right?" The two nodded in agreement. "Great, it's actually a simple task. There will be an exam after a week of which you are required to take one meant for grade 12 students and emerge in top 3. If you are able to that, forget taking care of you in the school, I will never let anybody hurt you in my presence," Mo said seriously.
"Jump grade? Enter top 3? Senior, the task is not as simple as you put it to be but I'll do my best to achieve it," Alice replied grimly. "Before you're done with the task, pretend not to know me, if you're not able to finish it, we'll best remain as fellow students not anything more than that," Mo added, "Also, my relationship with your grandfather has nothing to do with you. How I call him is my business and it's best if you don't involve yourself with it regardless of whether you pass or fail. All the best."
Alice was surprised but she nodded in agreement. Alvin on the other hand had a bitter expression on his face. Although the task Mo gave to Alice was a bit difficult, there was still a chance she would manage to complete it, he on the other hand wasn't given a chance to prove himself.
Alvin and Alice left after the conversation with Mo. In her heart, Alice was wondering if she would be able to accomplish the task ahead of her. One might think it was just challenging but she knew very well how difficult it was. Let alone the fact that she had to jump grade and be in top three, one had to understand that what was taught in the International academy was vastly different from what was taught in Kenya. To complete the task was a little bit out of her present ability but could never know if they didn't give it a try.
In the evening, after Mo had just had supper at his home, he received a call from old Feng who informed him that someone had sent a message and the intended recipient was Mo. The content of the message was that his friends might be in danger. Feng did not understand who the friends to Mo were who were in danger but didn't bother to ask. Mo on the other hand thought little of the message spent his evening with no worries.
On the next day at school, Mo would chat with Alvin but the same was not the case with Alice. They passed each other as complete strangers with no form any greeting. Alice was studying like a lunatic and missed most of the breaks. When Alvin saw how hard and committed Alice was when studying, he could not help but blame Mo in his heart for giving her such a hard task.
Mo was summoned to the office and found that a call on hold. The caller was Feng. "Old man, what is it now?" Mo asked coldly. "Why are you always cold when talking with me? Do you how many people want this old man to call them but their wishes can't come true?" "I'll hang up if you have nothing better to say," Mo threatened. "Easy kid, your friends are surrounded by terrorists in a town and they are not able to get out of the town safely. They might fall after a few hours if they do not get help in time. Someone asked me to pass you this message."
"Which friends?" "He said that they are your friends from England." "Where are they now?" Mo asked with a grave expression.
"Iran!"
"Damn it! How did they get there? This is troublesome. Is there anything you can do about it?" Mo asked.
"I can move clouds in Kenya, but you have to understand they are not in Kenya. It's quite impossible to lend a hand since I do not have connection with Iran," Feng replied. "How is the situation there?"
"They are trapped in a town five kilometers from the border. They'll be fine as long as they go through the border in one piece," Feng replied. "Old man, get me a jet, I'll repay this favor in the future." "A jet? Don't tell me you are going to go there yourself? It's too dangerous, the country can't afford to lose you."
"Even if I don't want to go I have to. Just do as I say, and also, prepare a mask and a cloak that covers my whole body and a pair of gloves. I'll be careful, don't worry about me. I won't die, not yet."
"Are you serious? Kid, don't be rash, you might die if you go there," said Feng seriously. "They don't have the ability to kill me," replied Mo confidently. "Ok, fifteen minutes be at… The jet will be there waiting. Also they will not allow a military jet to land in Iran but I know someone in Turkmenistan so the jet will land near the border to Iran. Remember be careful the country…" Mo had already hanged up before the old man could complete his sentence.
After that, Mo made up a reason and left the school to where the jet would be. After 20 minutes, he boarded the jet and left for Iran. He had asked the old man to have a vehicle ready in Turkmenistan which he would use to get into Iran.