Mr lecturer episode 1 – 3
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Mr. Lecturer 18+
Episode1
Hi guys, my name is Caleb Ezubuike. A young Nigerian and a university lecturer.
I have a story to tell and i really would want you guys to learn something from it. Life is all about lessons and i wish to use my life story to send some messages across.
This is my storyđĽ°đĽ° >>
Most African university graduates do dream of becoming a lecturer. We all know about the bright future of lecturers, the respect they controlled and the wealth that followed them.
Yea being a lecturer gives one the opportunity to get to the very top if heâs serious about it.
As a lecturer you have a clear path towards becoming a professor and itâs now left for you to work towards making it happen.
I was opportune to travel to Canada for my masterâs degree, immediately after my NYSC in 2006. I returned to Nigeria two years later and quickly married a family friendâs daughter whose father was equally the Dean of Education faculty in the university that employed me two months after my wedding. I had my life well planned out. I already knew what to do and what not to do in achieving my goals.
My parents were equally supportive and moderately wealthy. They supported me in everything.
Being the last child in the family of two girls, i was overly pampered by my parents and siblings, even after my marriage to Jessica who equally was a nurse in the state General hospital.
I soon started work as a lecturer with a strong spirit towards correcting all the wrongs in the university system. I swore to stand straight in my dealings with students. I swore never to compromise my dignity and be a good man respected by everyone but unfortunately it was easier said than done. Being a lecturer opened my eyes to the realities on ground. Politics and corruption was already well embedded in the university system that you either join in the show or look the other way. I was young and ambitious. The options before me was simply unimaginable.
Hmmmm, well at first i was forced to look the other way and face my classroom work, which i did with great zeal . I handled Bio 101, 102, 201, 202, 301, 354 & 402. It really wasnât easy for me at all and to worsen my situation some of the senior lecturers i shared the courses with, left everything for me to handle alone and the number of students offering the courses were quite enormous.
But that wasnât even the major problem. As soon as the first exam i was to participate as a lecturer arrived, more temptations poured in..
The first temptation was from final year student known as comfort. She was the first to tempt me.
How did it all happen??…
Mr. Lecturer
EPISODE 2
I was resting in my sitting room after a very stressful exam day when my phone rang with its loud ringtone.
I lazily stared at the unknown number calling for some seconds before answering.
âgood evening sirâ a female voice greeted. I instantly knew the voice belonged to one of my students which made me clear my throat and answer with a gruff voice.
âyea who are you?â i asked seriously.
âhello sir, my name is comfort. Iâm one of your students. Please i wish to speak to you. Itâs very urgent. Actually iâm in front of your houseâ she announced, sending me up on my feet with shock.
I was extremely surprised to learn that the girl was in front of my house because I never made the mistake of giving my house address to any of my students.
âyou mean you are in front of my house?â i asked to be sure.
âemmm not entirely in front of your house, but inside a shop very close to your houseâ she answered without fear.
âwhat do you want?â i asked.
âyour help sirâ she replied.
âfine wait there. Iâm coming outâ i replied, hung up and left my sitting room to see what the bold girl wanted. The few months i spent so far in the job had taught me that male students are more scared of lecturers than female students. I couldnât imagine what the girl wanted from me.
I slowly crossed over to the small shop opposite my house where a very light skinned beauty smiled at me. She was really beautiful and sharply dressed i must confess.
âso what do you want?â i asked seriously, throwing out a frown like a stern lecturer.
âsir you know iâm in final year?â she asked calmly, drawing more anger from me with the question.
âi canât really recognize your face, what do you want?â i asked again.
âi missed Bio 301 exam today and i canât just spend an extra year over it. You got to help me pleaseâ she said boldly, throwing me into another wave of shock.
âwhat do you mean i got to help you ehhâ i asked with a raised tone. She quickly tried to kneel before me but i stopped her right on time.
âjust help me, even if itâs with an âEâ i donât mind doing anything for itâ she begged.
âbut how come a big girl like you missed such an important Exam?â i asked suspiciously. I already knew how most of the girls travelled around even during exam period.
âi thought the exam was to hold by 12noon as was written on the time table only to discover that it held by 9amâ she answered quietly, while i breathed deeply.
âyou will hear from me tomorrow, just go back to your lodge and donât try the nonsense of coming to my house againâ i said to her seriously.
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I really spent most of that fateful night thinking of what to do. A part of me wanted to help her, since i still had the answer scripts in my office and equally was the only lecturer handling the course after Dr Ogbonna travelled to India two months ago, but another part of me frowned over helping her.
I really was caught between doing the right thing or taking the wrong step. It could equally be a set up, which i wasnât blind about. I just couldnât reach any decision that fateful night.
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As soon as i got to my office early the next day. The young lady walked into my office with a calm smile on her face. I frowned on seeing her which she noticed and drew closer to me without fear.
âplease sir you got to help me. Iâm 28yrs old, i canât afford staying an extra year. Iâm already way behind in everythingâ she begged.
âso what do you want me to do eeh?. Supposing you participated in the exam but wrote nothing it could have been a different issue. But you missed the exam. Your record isnât anywhereâ i answered.
âi can get an answer booklet, and write the exam anywhere you want. All i need is for you to accept it when iâm doneâ she said boldly, giving me the impression that she has done such a thing before.
âso whatâs in it for me, why should i risk my career for you?â i asked curiously. She smiled.
âsir do you have a guest room in town?â she softly asked, slapping my ears with the unexpected question.
Episode 3
âas in a good place to write the exam without any disturbanceâ she added without fear, while i drew back with shock.
It was very obvious she had no respect for my personality, probably because i was a young guy or because she has dealt with men much more older than me.
âno i donât have a guest room anywhere in townâ i answered with a strong tone, forcing her to draw back with surprise.
Slowly the meaning of her question dawned on me. I instantly realised the direction she was heading.
I just felt embarrassed before her. I simply felt like a guy who mistakenly saw the pant of a careless lady in public. I looked down, avoiding her eyes.
âThe only way i can help you is to allow you write the exam here in my office. And you will have only thirty minutes to write and submit the paper. Thatâs the only way i can helpâ i suddenly offered with a free mind, expecting her to at least say thank you for such a generous offer. But instead she keep quiet, forcing me to look up and stare at her with astonishment.
âsir the second problem is that iâm not the only person affected. My girlfriend also missed the examâ she murmured cautiously.
âget outâ i sparked angrily.
âleave my office right nowâ i barked, but instead of leaving, she went to the door and ushered in another hot looking girl into my office. I stood up, shaking with anger.
They drew close to my table and knelt before me, shading crocodile tears.
âwe are ready to do anything, just name it sir. Please we beg you, donât let us repeat another year in this schoolâ they begged, leaving me speechless and confused.
Of course I now knew the direction they were heading. They all wanted a straight pass without writing the exam. Even if i was to give them the opportunity to write the exam in my office. They obviously was going to write nothing. They simply wanted a back door pass even though they werenât exactly saying it out.
As a young man, silly ideas slowly built in my mind. It was as if the devil just jumped inside me that very moment, turning my head to an another directionâŚ.
Tbc