Adventure of johnysky episode 13

Adventure of johnysky
Season 2 – Over The Fence 
episode 13
PALE MINDS
It has been 2weeks since my arrival to the school, i have been a little accustomed to the life at the school at least i wake up with the alarm now after having to stay 2 extra hours after classes mopping the floors of the class cus i was late.
 
The teacher wouldn’t take “i overslept” as an excuse, in fact it seemed that excuse made matters worse and he gave me 2hours instead of 1 hour like Dave said was the usual duration.
 
Nothing much interesting had happened through out this couple of weeks except that i finally met the Biology teacher, Miss Anita. many times of course during her sessions on biology.
 
She was obviously fresh out of the university, rocks a foreign accent, flawless face and body, her figure was typical hour glass shape and i enjoyed looking at her more than what she wrote on the board.
 
A couple of times though, the second and third teachers that also taught biology had our class instead. I nearly fainted, having been waiting for biology class since morning with much anticipation to have a fat black complexioned lady walk in instead.
 
Spent half of the class duration hissing after Dave explained it was the second biology teacher and they were like 5teachers covering biology for all senior classes.
 
Princess still haven’t mentioned my name or tried talking to me since the day she said that nonsense to me.
She avoids looking at my direction, or so i thought or maybe she is now minding her own business and leave her nose out of people’s business.
 
Today, biology class was the last session and the biology teacher had given us an assignment on Hereditary, I wouldn’t miss doing this assignment for anything in the world.
 
I had hurried back to the dormitory after several attempts to establish eye contact with princess who seemed eye proof, her eyes never drifted to where i was.
 
I couldn’t talk to her. Maybe it was fear or maybe i still haven’t gotten over the blunt way she talked to me. I mean, who does she think she is to talk to me like that? My mum?.
 
Dave was already in his corner, wearing a white short and t-shirt. He sat on his bed with his legs spread wide across it, his note open in between and he flipped the pages in fast succession.
 
I have never seen Dave read anything, even when we go to the General Reading Room he’d rather play throwing the crumbled book pages with others or his usual meander with Angela than spend the greater part of the night reading.
 
The alarm blew at 9:00pm, it was time for general study. Any student that choose to can freely go to the general reading room to read every 9pm- 10:30pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
It was the only time girls and boys were allowed to intEr×¢t together after 6pm.
 
The general reading hall was huge and shelves filled with books bordered it all around.
 
Dave never missed a session of it, it was the only time he freely talked with Angela and many a times i had seen his hand stray naughtily disappearing under her skirt while his eyes peeled sharply checking the hall to be sure he wasn’t noticed.
 
I packed my biology text book and Assignment exercise books and headed to the General Reading Hall with Dave who kept a smirking face all through.
 
The hall was humming with buzzing whispers and little chuckles.
It was not as filled up as it use to be because today was Champions league game between Real-Madrid and Barcelona, no sane guy would leave their house dormitory where there is a t.v for soccer games and movies and go waste time in the reading hall.
 
I wasn’t much of a soccer fan, i’d rather give this Aunty Anita a flawless work on hereditary than watch soccer and Dave who even though was a die hærd football fan, am sure would rather miss all the soccer matches in the world than miss out a night to see Angela.
 
As we headed into the hall, it wasn’t hærd to s₱0t Angela who was exactly on the same s₱0t she usually sits with Dave, dimly lit from the bright white light of the florescent bulbs being in the far corner of the west side.
 
She threw an excited wave at Dave and I grinning hærd, Dave grinned back and nudged me hærd and made to rush on to her before stopping abruptly.
 
In the center of the hall where the lights are most intense sat Princess, she was clad in the usual sweater though it was a yellow one this time thrown over a tank top and three quarter white trouser.
Seating beside her was Victor Eke, the same rude intelligent guy that toppled me in the scholarly exam in our school.
 
They were both focused on the pile of books spread on the desk, it seems Victor was teaching her something but he had his left hand over her shoulder.
My face twitched as i looked on at them, princess scribing busily on her books while Victor ushered her a lot of instructions and corrections obviously very proud of himself now.
 
My heart sank hærd, anger and another untold feeling surged through me. Could see Dave shrug and get on his way to Angela who already was getting impatient.
 
“So sky you decided to come and read today” I heard Victor’s voice sip into my ears as i made to pass and head to a corner to work on my assignment.
 
“Victor i come here a lot” I said, My twitched face was almost a full glare.
 
“Sky we all know you are among the un-serious students who are here on scholarsh¡p, i even wonder how you managed to pass that exam and earn a s₱0t” He said again smirking at me and tightening his grip on her shoulder.
 
Princess looked up a bit then looked back down again and continued what she was doing. It was a sum in mathematics ‘Pythagoras theorem’ from what i see, and from the way Victor instructed and corrected her, am sure he was feeling like Pythagoras himself.
 
“Idiot” I cursed under my breathe.
 
“Sky you better start reading now if you want to pass any subject this first term at least with a ‘P’, you know am always the ‘A’ guy” He intoned again chuckling mischievously and throwing me a sharp wink.
 
I wonder how anybody could cope with this guy’s rude attitude and the way he always blows his own trumpets.
It took a lot of restraint to stop myself from throwing a nose breaking punch on his smirking face and nothing in the world could have made me happier.
 
“I hate this guy with passion” I cursed on moving to a fairly lit corner to get on with my assignment.
 
Could see Dave and Angela fixed on one open book on their desk. Dave’s left hand was missing while Angela’s right hand was also missing.
 
My eyes drifted towards Victor and Princess, He still had his hand over her shoulder and still pointing at the exercise book.
 
“How did he even make friends with her this fast sef, we have both only being in this school just 2weeks”
am sure all those ‘i too know’ stunts he pulls in class was in a bid to impress her and it seems it was working really well.
 
Princess tilted her eyes suddenly towards my corner unexpectedly. I quickly removed my eyes from them but i could swear she saw me looking.
Hissing hærd, i tried to focus on my assignment and wipe that stupid smirk on Victor’s face off my memory.
 
It was way past 10pm before i headed back to the dormitory. Angela had retired for the night so Dave already rushed out to catch up with at least a little part of the football match.
 
I had finished my assignment many minutes before 10pm but somehow was glued to my seat peering at Victor and Princess hacking through series and series of works and his hand now behind her back this time. I left 5minutes after Princess, something in me always gets angry seeing Victor’s smirking face and his hand resting on Princess.
 
The night wore a cold gloomy look, the skies were starless and a misty stillness in the air.
 
I entered the house still cursing and swearing at Vincent, was met with an image of Dave sitting on his bed in his usual position, Ebuka- a tall fair complexioned boy who always visited the school barber every week – also sat with him several cans of beer lying on the bed.
 
Dave was holding a shiny white android phone observing it keenly.
“So you went over the fence last night” He asked Ebuka dreamily who nodded and took a wild sip from his beer.
 
“How come you went over the fence and i didn’t know and we are both in this hall eeeehn?” The always curious Dave insisted on Ebuka peering suspiciously at the proud elegant guy that passed for Ebuka.
 
“Taaah sharrap you weh deh sleep like dead meat, you were even still sleeping when i got back sef” Ebuka aired out.
 
“Abiola of Hall A went over the fence last week and his mummy gave him 100k” Ebuka went on still gulping down beers.
 
“Sky, you are back, How did it go?” Dave asked still fidgeting with the phone.
“That Victor is a bastard” I cursed out with clenched fist.
 
“Dave where did you guys get those?” I pointed at the beers on the bed looking at the door suspiciously.
“Oh, i have some in,side my luggage and Ebuka went over the fence today and also bought some” Dave said getting me even more confused than i initially was.
 
“what if someone or one of the hall supervisors comes in now and see you and what exactly is over the fence” my eyes were popped with questions still peering deeply at the door expecting it to open any moment and a supervisor stepping in.
 
“Relax joooor, Hall supervisors don’t visit Halls after 10:30pm and don’t worry about the boys here, whatever happens in Hall B stays in hall B” He smiled mischievously opening another can of beer.
 
“Ok, what is over the fence?” I went on still tensed at what was going on.
 
“Aaaaah sky you too deh ask questions. See, over the fence is what we students from poor families do to meet up to needs, if you roll with us you will be leaving school every term far more richer than you ever dreamt of” Dave’s voice was bold and loud, his eyes sparkled.
 
“What did he mean ‘we poor students’. . does it mean Dave is not from a rich family like i thought?, how was i supposed to get rich with this over the fence thing and what exactly is over the fence still???”
I mulled in my mind seeing that Dave only told me the benefits of over the fence and not what over the fence really is.
 
“Dave i don’t understand” I intoned
 
“Sky don’t worry we will fill you in later, shak beer jaree” Ebuka said throwing me a lone can of Heineken that lay on the bed.
 
OVER THE FENCE
 
Today is the day, i would be going for my first Over the fence mission, Dave and Ebuka had been sure i would be earning more than 50k if i played my game well.
 
Its been a week since Ebuka came back with a new Samsung galaxy phone. Of course it was illegal for a student to have a phone in the school but that wasn’t my problem. i too will like to have my own phone and not to mention the cash involved, imagine what i could do with that.
 
It would be good rolling with the big boys and having new trendy clothes not the almost washed out plain trousers i came with.
 
Ebuka and Dave hadn’t told me categorically what ‘over the fence’ entails but as long as it was as pleasurable and easy as they have said it was and not to talk of cashful and doesn’t involve robbing a bank then am all for it.
 
Class was dull all through, even Biology teacher couldn’t steer my mind off the thought of having a lot of cash to count after tonight, The geography teacher’s busty b-obs didn’t do the trick.
Or the strick baritone croaky bark of the Maths teacher- whose attitude towards me had always being very hostile since he first caught me whispering with Dave in his class and wouldn’t waste anytime to met out some punishments on me at the slightest provocation – even his strong roar couldn’t move me or take my mind off my prize.
 
Princess gave a slight wave at me after classes, her l-ips forming a mild smile. Ignoring the wave i made for my dormitory for lunch and possibly get ready for the night.
 
“sky i hope you are ready?” Ebuka whispered to me on the refectory during dinner, could see his hair neatly carved and i was sure he had been to the barber for the second time in one week.
I nodded at him feeling a bit nervous and reluctant to carry on with the plan.
A cool still version of papa’s voice ringing in my mind all over “sky stay away from bad company”
 
The night was starry and the moonlight was bright, no clouds where visible and no trees moved, the air was still and a gloomy doom hung in the air.
“Sky, we are moving out in 10minutes” Dave said from his corner, he was clad in a black jean trouser and black snickers and a black T-shirt, Ebuka came over too clad in the same all black outfit.
 
I sheepishly wore the only jean in my luggage, a black T-shirt Dave gave me and my school shoes, the digital clock showed 11:30pm and the night-out bell for fridays already sounded since 11pm for the seniors and 10pm for juniors.
 
We walked pass the rows of beds in the hall, the guys giving us some whispering goodbyes and demands.
“abeg no forget to bring beer o” Emmanuel said as we walked pass his corner where he was playing Whot with Desmond.
 
“seems everyone here goes over the fence?” i asked Dave, who laughed at my naivete.
 
“No but many of them do and the ones who don’t won’t say anything, like i told you what ever happens in Hall B stays in Hall B”
 
The hall door creaked open with a gro-n, the passage way to all the halls were extremely quiet and des**ted. We slowly walked through the passage making sure nobody made a noise with his feet. The refectory lay like one lonely parlour, the huge dinning in a stale stillness and piercing silence haunted my heart.
 
“Go back, go back it’s the hall supervisor” Ebuka whispered with urgency to the hearing of Dave and i who turned round immediately to head back towards the passage.
 
“wait, there is a footstep coming from the passage” i said in dismay, frenzy and frightened to the marrow.
 
“Jesus, am dead” my heart lamented, i had a bad feeling about this why didn’t i back down. Now the hall supervisors are heading to the refectory from both sides.
 
“Follow me” Dave called out yanking me through my shirt and we headed directly into the refectory and slipped under the gigantic table, Ebuka’s legs slightly moving a dinning chair which let out a screeching gro-n.
 
We went as dead as real dead bodies under the table, my breathing was heavy and i tried hærd enough to make sure it didn’t make any noise.
 
The first footstep became clearer and clearer stopping just beside the dinning table. A pair of black boots worn by the hall supervisors, i held my breathe as i watched his boots pace two steps forward and backward.
 
In a jiffy another pair of shoes appeared from the direction of the passage way, it was walking briskly and the hærd thumping sounds it made with the hærd tiles seemed to thunder louder in,side my ears. Dave’s wh0le body was numb and his eyes were glued to the two pairs of shoes pacing around the refectory but he seemed more composed than i who was already shaking with heavy fear.
 
“Sheey you heard something now” A first voice with a squeaky baritone shade addressed the other.
That must be BullDog, a stern looking man who was in charge of supervising the Halls in the left wing of the Dormitory from hall E to H. He was nicknamed bulldog after he had boasted he was more ferocious than a bulldog when dealing with stray Students.
 
“hear something?, noo wetin you hear” a second voice came this time in a throaty tilt like he had cough blocking his throat.
 
“Yeah i heard something like a shifted furniture around here” said bulldog his legs still pacing around.
 
“okeeeeey maybe na the time weh i shift that chair weh deh that passage” Came the second voice now more casual than the first time.
 
“Are you sure, you know say this students no deh sleep for night abi no be make we search here small” Bulldog came again still maintaining his intimidating voice.
 
I could feel myself almost wetting my p-nts, i couldn’t breathe, my hands were dry but sweat ran down my face.
“what if we are caught, i will enter the school’s Black book within weeks of my admission”
 
“Leave that thing, no need need searching na me shift the chair” the second voice replied.
 
“Come make we go drink the orijin i buy this afternoon” he came again making towards the door.
Bulldog’s boot lingered on for seconds then in hærd long strides he walked off towards the door and shut the door.
 
“Bulldog na bastard” ebuka laughed out as we all crept out from under the dinning table, stretched our creased shirts and trousers, my breathing was still heavy, body still shaking and sweats still tickling down my face but i tried to maintain a steady posture and appear tough since Dave and Ebuka already were making a joke out of it.
 
We slipped out of the dormitory through the kitchen door which somehow Ebuka had a key that opened the door easily. I looked at him suspiciously as he slipped an obviously locally smithed key back into his pocket.
 
The moonlight bathed around the still night, the silvery rays gave us a shadowy look in our black outfits.
 
Running through the flower gardens at squatting levels hiding at any slightest noise. We came to the east wing of the school, the gigantic fence towering high at nearly 10ft.
 
I looked questioningly at Ebuka and Dave, seem they read my mind and they started clearing the grass at the base of the fence.
 
Looks like the grasses were placed there intentionally and was used to cover a rusted metal board which was covering the lower part of the fence, Ebuka yanked off the metal board to reveal a large h0le in the wall, it was jaggadly circular and was large enough for a full grown man to crawl through.
 
We slid out of the h0le and Dave covered it with another wooden lid from the other side.
Ebuka took out his phone and dailed a number.
 
“Mummy, am on my way now” He sang on first word.
 
“aaaah yes i also brought with me the guy Madam diamond asked for, he is extremely cute tell her we will be there in a few minutes time” The line went dead and Ebuka smiled at Dave who was licking his l-ips. I think am catching the joke now but still need to see how this night will play out.
 
We walked to the bus stop beside the school gate still looking out for the school security guards, we hitched a taxi for #5000 and ebuka paid without breaking an eyelid.
 
The taxi dropped us at a magnificent gate somewhere i don’t recall ever being to before but it was surely a very rich vicinity. Ebuka and Dave exchanged pleasantries with the gateman who seemed to know them so well, they introduced me and he greeted me with even an ‘oga’ on top of it.
 
The building was a double storied edifice with sparkling foreign lighting system making the wh0le house shimmer in a shade of white lights, gold and red. Ebuka led the way as we walked deeper in,side many thoughts running through my mind in river speed succession.
 
“You sure say these guys never wan sell me for rituals?”
 
Faint bass thumping music sipped out from in,side the building, it kept getting louder and clearer as we got nearer. Dave pushing the door open in a jiffy and a partying scenario was revealed.
 
A glowy red light bathed the room in a dim shade, Figures of women perching at different angles of the scene, young boys clutching bottles of alcohol, bikini clad girls dancing at the center of the floor, their body twisting plainly to the music.
 
“Sky play your game well, if you give it to this woman well you won’t regret ever coming here” Ebuka whispered into my ears as an averagely thick woman approached us with a relatively thick grin on her face.
 
“Baby you are finally here” she intoned throwing her hands around Ebuka’s neck and a loud k-ss.
 
“Dave how are you, she’s over there” the woman addressed Dave who nodded and headed towards the direction still wearing that naughty smirk.
 
‘Is this the one? ” She asked Ebuka running her eyes all over me.
 
“Yes” Ebuka said smiling at me. “Sky meet my pie, Lola”
 
“Good evening ma” i said sheepishly trying to appear bold.
 
“Please just call me Miss Lola. Hhmmm such a handsome one, how are you” she asked me, her eyes still running all over my body with keen emphasis on my crotch region.
 
“Am fine ma”
 
“Welcome young man, am sure you will enjoy yourself well” she patted my hair fluidly.
“Baby take him to Diamond, she has being dying to meet him since you called, then come over and meet me in,side” She walked away in graceful strides.
 
“Sky see, if you bang that Mrs Diamond well, your life will change for good” Ebuka whispered to me.
 
“Ebuka but…… ”
 
“Guy chill, enjoy yourself and make your money. By the way throw this into your mouth before you start anything” He said slipping a tiny white pill into my hand.
 
I followed him into a passage then we turned into another passage to the left, climbed the stairs to the first floor and another left turn. A woman stood beside the door of one of the rooms beaming down on us naughtily.
 
“Ebus, is that him? ” she asked.
 
“Yes na, trust me wella naa i don’t mingle with ugly dudes” ebuka winked at her edging me on.
 
“Hhmmmm, welcome dear lets go in” She said opening the door w¡der to let me in then closed it shut behind her.
 
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