It was in the night of May 2008, I was walking alone in the bush searching for some plants to give my rabbit to eat. The atmosphere were black and everywhere it was deadly silent except for birds chirping and the sound of crickets. I began to search for the plant. All of a sudden, I heard a footsteps approaching me behind my back. I stop what am doing to listen carefully, I still continue hearing the footsteps then I look back sharply but I didn't see anybody. I continue what am doing then i hear the same footsteps approaching me and I look back sharply but I didn't see anybody. I started running because I knew something is fishy and is about to happen. Unfortunately, I saw two muscular men, wearing black clothes cover all over their body except for their eyes. They look at me angrily and I decided to turn back and I saw another three heavy men wearing same uniform. I think of what to do but I couldn't figure out anything. They started moving closer to me and I was also moving back nervously at some point I have to stop, then they brought out their dagger like as if they want to eliminate me. I think of fighting back but that will be too risky. I surrender to them and they make me kneel down. They move very closer to me and they signal to each other that I am the real criminal they were searching for.
"W....who are you? W...why did you want to exterminate me?" Who s....send you?
I ask those questions but none of them answer me rather than they look at each other and laugh as if their life depends on it. I think of running away when I notice that their laughter makes them lose their guard. Then I stood up running and one of them aim at my back and threw a tiny pin at my back and I land on the floor and faint.
After some hours later, I opened my eyes gently and I was locked up in a darkroom with little light reflecting. A door was opened and I saw a female and two guards walking towards me. I couldn't see her face not until she walk to where there's reflection. I was shocked when I saw her face.
"What! Rihanna what the hell are you doing?". I yell.
"Well, well, well, interesting, so you can still recognize me". She laughed sharply.
"I don't understand what you are doing". I said.
"What do you mean by you don't understand after you failed to marry me. "She said.
"Marry?" I asked.
"Yes, for your information I terminate your parents and if you fail to marry me now, I will terminate all your family". She said.
"What! Rihanna you killed my parents ". I said.
I was crying seriously.
"Are you ready to marry me now, I mean now?". She asked.
"I won't t marry you". I said.
"Ok". She said.
She face the two guards.
"Go wipe his brothers and sisters". She ordered.
"Wait, wait, wait, I will marry you. I promise ". I said.
She gave me a ring to put on her finger and I insert the ring on her finger and we all walk out. Then I soliloquize.
"I will make sure she pay for everything she has done to me". I said.
TWELVE YEARS AGO
It was early September 10, 1996. When school resumption start and when all the students are back to school. I woke up early in the morning around 5:30 Am as usual, i went to the bathroom, brush my teeth and bath. Then, I wore my school uniform and went to the dining table to eat my breakfast. After eating my breakfast, I carry my school bag and start trekking to my school.
When I got to my school, it has really changed to the extent that i can't even recognize my school again. I enter my class and i greet them and we embrace ourselves due to the long period of time that we didn't set our eyes on ourselves again.
The timekeeper jingle the bell for assembly time around 7:45 Am. We all assemble to the assembly ground and we start our assembly as usual and recite the National Anthem and school anthem. The teacher that is on duty to coordinate the assembly talks about a moral topic called 'Gratitude '. I really enjoy the topic because it talks about moral and how you should always appreciate whatever someone gives you. After the assembly, we all went back to our various classes. I sat down on my chair and i saw my best friend who always help me whenever i need help and he is like a brother to me. His name is David. I hug him so tight and he almost choke but I have to reduce the tightness, and I shake him, help him to carry his bag and embrace him.
"David I really miss you so much" I said.
"I also miss you too because of the holiday that why I did not see you again" then he said.
"Come sit down in my seat" I said.
He followed me to my seat then I offered him any seat to sit. Then our math teacher entered our class for first period. He taught us what he should teach us. I really don't understand what he was solving on the board due to my new class and I did not attend summer lesson.
"Excuse me Sir, I don't really understand Sir" I said.
"Where exactly you don't understand? He said.
He explain again and i really understand it very well. I really like our math teacher, he does not beat student, he play with us and joke with us. We accept him as our school daddy and mother 'cause he care for us. After the first period was over then the next teacher comes in, which was our English teacher, we'all stood up greet him and he replied. Then he told us that we should bring out our English textbook. After we did that, then he told us that we should open to a page and we'all open to the page he ask us to open. It was comprehension passage, the passage contained five paragraphs, so he select five students to read each paragraph including me but am the last person to read the last paragraph. My English teacher called my name and ask.
"What is the figure of speech for this word"he asked me.
"Metaphor" I answered.
Then I sat down back. He call another person to answer the next question which was my best friend.
"David, what is the meaning of obdurate? He asked.
"It means when you are stubborn".He answered.
"That great". He commented.
The timekeeper jingle the bell for another period which is third period.
"I think my English period is over". He said.
"Yes Master". The students answered.
Another teacher enter which was our marketing teacher. We stood up greet him and he responded. I love our marketing teacher. The reason why I like him is that he is very strict and he is a disciplinarian. But he can play with you to the extent that if you are playing with sand, he can also join you but he does not tolerate nonsense.
"Our topic for today is international market". He said.
"Excuse me Sir, but we did international market last term". I said.
"Yes, but this topic is a little bit different from the one you guys did". He said.
"Ok Sir". I said.
I sat down back and he started explaining the topic and suddenly he changed the topic started motivating us.
"The way am seeing all of you, i really pity you, some of you have phone but you don't use it wisely, you only use your phone to do rubbish. Like snapping, shining, all your dity teeth out and dancing some crazy dance that will not benefit you. Some of you watch some immoral movie, while some of you use your phone to browse like Facebook, Whatsapp etc all this will not benefit you. See, am a man of principle and I don't tolerate nonsense. Some of you will use perfume to the extent that it can block someone nose. Let me tell you something, when I was at your age. I use perfume but I use it too much. So one day, I use perfume and as I was walking all of a sudden, bee started chasing me. I ran and on my running I off my cloth. He said.
"This man can talk and he can use all his time to talk". One of my classmate said.
Then the timekeeper jingle his bell and jingle it for breaktime.
"I think my marketing period is over but let me say what am about to say". He said.
"Ohooooh, what is wrong with this man, he like wasting time and he talks a lot, am hungry oo". My classmate said.
"Please use your phone to do something meaningful please am begging you ". He said.
He left our class, then everybody went for break and then on my way to buy snack I saw two female students talking.
"That him, go meet him ". Her friend said.
"I should meet him? She said.
"Yeah, go meet him". Her friend said.
As i was going then she walks towards me and smiling. Though she's my junior.
"Hi, senior". She said.
"Hello, how are you doing? I asked.
"Am fine and you?". She ask.
"Yeah, am absolutely alright, thanks". I reply.
"Where are you going to? She asked.
" I want to buy snack ". I said.
"Ok". She reply.
"What is your name? I asked.
"Rihanna". She reply.
"Ok". I said.
"Can i accompany you? She asked.
"Yeah, sure". I said.
She followed me to the shop in our school premises and I bought something.
"Are you not buying anything ". I asked.
"Nope, am not buying anything ". She said.
Then I bought some snacks for her, and I pay for it.
"Why are you buying snacks for me?" She ask.
"Because am your senior ". I answered.
We both left the shop and as we were going her friend walk towards us.
"Senior, good morning ". She greeted.
"How are you doing?" I asked.
Then she whispered to her friend ear, they both left and I went back to my class. Rihanna and her friend sat down in their class and discussing.
"What did he say or ask you?". She ask.
"We only exchanged pleasantries and ask for my name". Rihanna said.
"He did not do anything?. She asked.
"He bought some snacks for me". Rihanna replied.
"So now, this is your best time to ask him out before another person ask him out and snatch him away from you". She said.
"I hope it is not too early, because the way am seeing the situation. I think it is too early to ask". Rihanna said.
"You better act fast, don't regret it later". She said.
"What do you mean by that?". Rihanna said.
"Nothing". She said.
"Let change the topic". Rihanna said.
They change the topic and they started discussing another thing.
I entered my classroom and I sat beside my best friend, David. I told him about everything that happened earlier.
"The way am seeing the situation and according to your explanation, I think she likes you ". David said.
"Like?". I said.
"Yeah, she likes you, don't you know that if a girl is like that, it means that she really likes you ". David said.
"Please, am not interested in her!". I exclaimed.
"Well, that your problem not mine. Good luck with that". David said.
The bell was rung for break over and all the students went back to their various classes.