Must Read: It Is Teenage Love

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Must Read: It Is Teenage Love

Segun left home for his centre, for the day’s paper,
Government scheduled for 11AM. He got into a
commercial bus and off he went to Loyola College.
A dark girl was seated beside him in the bus. The
girl was drinking a canned orange juice. The bus
galloped which made the drink to spill on segun.

“Oh my God! Please am very sorry.” She apologised as she quickly removed a handkerchief from her
purse. He collected it from her and cleaned himself but the stain refused to go.

Segun was dressed in a white T-shirt and a blue
jean.

“It’s nothing.” Segun said faking a smile even though he was angry.

“Please don’t be annoyed.” She said.

“No problems.” segun assured.

“Okay.” she replied.

The journey continued in silence except for the
noise generated by other passengers and the bus
conductor.

“You are Segun right?” she asked.

“Yeah. How did you know my name?” segun replied with a question.

“Aren’t you the one who had issues with the invigillator on saturday?” she asked.


“Yes i am.” he replied.

“I overheard your name from Nike.” she informed.

“How did you know Nike.” he asked.

“She was my friend.” she informed.

“Was?” he asked.

“Yeah.” she replied.

“What went wrong?” he asked.

“She turned against me when she started seeing
Emmanuel.” she explained.

“And why was that?” Segun asked.

“I was against the relationship because the guy is a
pretender. He has a gentle face but a dangerous
heart.” she said.

“Oh! I see.” He replied.

“I learnt he attacked you when you went to Ikolaba?”
she asked.

“Yes.” he replied.

“Please try and avoid him. He can kill.” she warned.

Segun got back to his seat and began shading the
answers on the OMR sheet. In less than thirty
minutes he was through with the paper.
He looked around the hall and discovered he was the first person to finish.

“Some people are so dull. Look at them; battling with these cheap questions.” he thought and smiled.

He rested his head on the locker. He looked up
about fifteen minutes later to see that just half of
the class were still writing. He copared his question paper with that of Caleb to know if he was given the exact question paper.

THIRTY MINUTES LATER, every candidates
submitted their OMR sheets including segun. He
want outside to wait for Olanike but she called him back.

“Segun. Please wait.” she said pleadingly.

He stopped and looked at her.

“Yes, what is it?” he asked.

“Let’s go and beg that man.” she said.
“Which man?” he asked.

“The invigillator of course.” she replied.

He hissed angrily. “And why should i beg him?” he asked.

“You know he can write a report about us, which could affect our results.” she explained.

“It can’t.” he said.

“And what gave you the assurance that it can’t?”
she asked.

“Based on what i did in the papers will make Waec have a rethink.” he bragged.

“Segun let’s go and beg him.” she commanded.

“Am not going anywhere.” he replied.

“Segun!” She called him.

“I’ll be waiting for you outside.” he said and walked down the stairs.

She went back inside the hall.

“Excuse me sir.” she said.

“What can i do for you?” the invigillator asked.

“Please sir. I came to beg you.” she said kneeling down.

“You don’t need that.” the man said.

“I need to, so that you won’t write report about us.”
she explained.

“I actually thought about writing a report, but for your sake. I didn’t.” he said.

“Thank you very much sir.” she said.

“Stand up.” he said helping her up.

“Thank you sir.” she said again.

“You are such a good girl. What’s your name?” he asked.

“Olanike sir.”

“Keep up your good morals.” he advised.

“Okay sir.”

“You better advise your boyfriend. He lack morals and he is proud. That will take him nowhere.” he advised.

[/B]“Okay sir.”[/B]

she helped him carry the sack containing the
answer booklets to his car.

She dropped the sack on the back seat and turned
to leave.

“Are you going towards the GRA? So i can give you a ride?” he asked.

“no, don’t worry sir.” she said curtly.

The invigillator drove off and Nike started walking
towards the main road. Segun ran after her.


“Nike! Why can’t you tell me you are ready?” he asked.

She ignored him and stopped a bike.

“Nike!?” he shouted.

“I don’t make friends with people like you. You are too proud and temperamental for my likening.

Try and check yourself. Then you become my friend.

Mind you, you lack morals. Good bye.” she said as she mounted the bike and the bikeman zoomed off leaving him stunned and suprised.

“This girl is really crazy. Imagine how she was talking to me. Afterall, i was the one that helped her in her papers. She’s not even my type. She must be mad.” he said.

He stopped a bike and off he went. He got home and noticed his father’s car was parked outside. He did a sign of cross before entering.

“Good evening dad.” he greeted postrating.

“The fighter.” his father said.

He made to leave for his room.

“Come back here.” his father commanded.

He stopped in his track and faced his angry father.

“How much did you purchase this exam form?” his father asked.

“Ten thousand naira sir.” he replied.

“So are you writing the exam or you are busy
chasing useless girls?” the man asked.

“Am writing the exam.”

“Then why did you fight today?”

“Me!?…. Fight?…” He asked feigning innocence.

“Are you okay? Kneel down there.”

He obeyed his father instantly going down on his
knees.

“Answer my questions now or never.” his father shouted.

“I didn’t fight. Some guys actually attacked me.” he defended.

“And what was your offence?” his father asked.

“I don’t know.” he said.

His father slapped him angrily.

“Who the hell is Olanike?” his father asked.

“She is a girl in my centre.” he replied.

“Are you there to make friends?”

“No.” he answered.

“So, why on earth are you making friends with some useless girls who add no value to your life? Or do you now have a girlfriend?”

“No. But dad……”

“Shut up.” his father cut him short.

“Dad! What’s going on?” his brother Tope asked.

“Your brother is now having girlfriends. He was beaten because of a girl today.”

“How did you know that?” tope asked.

“A spy actually told me.” their father replied.

“A spy?” Tope asked suprised.

“Yes. I have someone monitoring his movements.”
their dad replied.

“Segun, is it true that you now have girlfriends?”
Tope asked.

“No bro, she is just a friend.” Segun replied.

“A friend! Are you there to make friends?”

“Dad it’s normal for students to make friends during exams like this.” Tope explained.

“Not at this age. They are too young to have positive influence on themselves.” their father said.

“He is sixteen.” Tope said.

“He is still a bloody teenager.” their father yelled.

“Okay Dad. Can he go and freshen up so that he can relax?” Tope requested.

“Get out of my sight.” their father commanded
segun.

“Thank you sir.” Segun said.

“Give me your phone. Come back for it after your exams.” their father said.

He handed his phone to him but not after removing
his sim cards.

He got into his room opened his wardrobe and
brought out his second phone and inserted his sim
cards.

“Who the hell could have told this man about Nike?”

he thought angrily.

“I need to find out who the person is. And if i get him or her. People will cry.” he said angrily hitting his fist against the wall.

He fell down on his bed and made to sleep without
taking his dinner. Afterall tomorrow is sunday.“Okay.” Segun replied.

They both got down from the bus when they got to
the bus-stop. They crossed the road and started
walking towards their centre.

“What’s your own name?” he asked
“My name is Tolani.” she replied.
“Nice name.” He complimented.

“thanks. You also have a nice name.” she said.

“Thanks.”
“What do you think now that the students had
resumed from holiday?” she asked expertly
changing the topic.

“Everything will be clumsy. Even their noise tends to disturb the exam.” he replied.

“Thank God the exam is almost over.” she replied.

They continued walking in silence until they got in
Loyola college.

“Let’s get our biometrics done.” Tola said.

“Alright.” he replied.

They both walked towards the exam hall.

Nike was seated on the stairs reading a textbook.

There was a glint of jealousy in her eyes.

Segun walked past her without greeting or uttering a
word.

“You didn’t greet her?” Tola asked.

“Yes.” Segun replied nonchalantly.

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“You didn’t greet her?” Tola asked.
“Yes.” Segun replied nonchalantly.
[/B]“Why?”[/B] she asked.

“We had a slight misunderstanding.” he said.

“About what?”

“The invigillator’s issue. She said i am proud and i lack manners.” he explained.

“That’s rude!” she exclaimed.

“She said she can’t be my friend until i change my
attitude.” he explained further.

“She defined it.” she concluded.
“yeah.” he replied.

They got to Tola’s seat and she sat down. Segun left
for his seat but when he got there he found a paper
clipped to his chair.

He picked it up and read.

“The battle is still on.”
He tore the paper and threw it away.

“These guys are really crazy.” he thought.

He sat down and did his last minutes revision.

The invigillator came in and distributed the question
and answer booklet.

Segun started providing answers to the question. He finished the theory section and the objective
(OMR)sheet was shared an hour later. They all
submitted the OMR sheet fourty-five minutes later
and the students trooped out of the hall.

Segun got outside and switched on his phone. A
message came in. He read the message as he
walked and didn’t face where he was going. He
bumped into Olanike and his phone fell down.

“hey.” she greeted smilling.
“hello.” he replied without facing up.
He picked up his phone, cleaned it with the tip of his shirt. He made to walk away.

“Segun.” she called holding him.

He looked at her with a [/B]“what is your problem?”[/B]
look.

“What’s going on?” she asked.

“About what?” he replied with a question.
[/B]“why are you doing this to me?”[/B] she asked.

“You asked me to.” he replied.
“That’s a lie.” she replied.

“I don’t deserve ur frienship in terms of morals.”
Segun countered.

“I don’t mean what i said on saturday.” she defended.

“Okay. No problems.” he assured.

“Thanks, see you tomorrow.” she said.

Segun left his centre and decided to branch his
school. He boarded a bus and dropped in his bus-
stop. He took a turning to the left and walked to the end of the street where his school Brights
Comprehensive High school was located.

He got to the school gate but was denied enterance
by the school security man who demanded to know
who he was.

“I am a student of this school.” he said.

“Let me see your I.D card.” the man requested.

“what nonsense, i have every right to enter into this school anytime.” he said.

“What’s going on there?” Mr Adio the school’s vice
principal asked.

“Sir, this boy said he is a student of this school but
he couldn’t produce his I.D card.” the security man explained.

“Which boy?”[B] Mr Adio said moving close to the school gate.

[B]“Good afternoon sir.”[B] Segun greeted.

[B]“Ah! It’s you Segun? How are you. Let him in.” Mr Adio said.

“Okay sir.” the security man said.

“This is Segun, the school disciplinary prefect.” Mr segun told the security man.
“Okay sir.”

Mr Adio and Segun walked back into the school
chatting like old friends. They walked past the junior
classes and the students began hailling Segun.
The vice principal took him to his office before
taking him to the staff room where he was
introduced to the new teachers.

He left and went to his class where he went to greet
his classmate who are not writing the ongoing
exam.

He narrated his experience to them. Ranging from
the candidates, the invigillators, the Sekxy girls and
many more.

He left the school thirty minutes to the closing time
and went home.

He got home and met his brother and his friend
Wale in the sitting room playing a game of football
on his brother’s laptop.

“Hello bros.” he greeted.

“How are you boy?” Tope asked.

“Bro Wale.” he called on his brother’s friend.
“wassup aburo.” Wale asked.

“Am good jare.” he replied.

“How was your paper.” they both asked.

“It was fine.” he replied.

“How are your girlfriends?” Wale asked.

“They are doing good.” he answered.

“Tell me, is it true you are dating Olanike?” Wale
asked.

He looked at his brother but got a wink in reply.

“Not really.” he replied.

“But, what do you intend doing with her?” Wale asked.

“I feel something for her but i don’t know how to tell her.” he replied.

“You don’t know how to tell her or you are afraid?”
Tope cut in.

“I don’t know.” he said.

“So you don’t have liver, and you will be claiming a hard guy. Am highly disappointed in you.” Tope
lamented.

“You have no excuse.” Wale said.

“Prove us wrong by asking her out tomorrow and bring her to this house by next week.” Tope said.

“Is that a challenge?” Segun asked.

“Whatever you call it.” Wale said.

Just then Segun’s phone rang and he checked the
caller. It’s Olanike.