TITLE: Preachers Son (season 2) EPISODE: 21 AUTHOR: The Rock ************** Good after noon sir A tall fair man greeted my dad and shook his hands, i assumed him to be the owner of the shop where i was going to do my lessons. afternoon, this is my son that i told you about, i want him to start computer lessons here My dad explained. So do you want afteroons or mornings? the man asked me. Afternoon!! i screamed happily because i would be home alone all morning and could do what ever i like but noise from my siblings in the afternoon could drive someone crazy. Alrightyou are the only one on afternoon lessons, its a three month course so get prepared The owner said while i smiled happily, actually i was not smiling because i wanted to learn computer but the two hot babes working in that shop was my prioty. They concluded my fee and my dad paid before i was asked to resume the next day, one of the girls was looking at me so i smiled but she behaved like it was not me, i bone my face and went away. The next day i nack my perfume and fine cloth just to go to computer lessons, i arrived in time and wanted to touch the computer but the scream from the two girls at once froze me. He said you should touch nothing till he comes One of them informed me, i nod my head and sat quietly. Ok you have come abi? Welcome, how is your dad? The man asked. Fine sir i replied coldly. Ok have you touched a computer before? the man asked. The question almost threw me off with laughter but i controlled it. Yes sir I answered him. Well am not sure, oya refresh the icons let me see The man said. The insult was too much for me to handle but i controlled myself and refresh the icons, then his next words shocked me. Ok thats lesson one for today, this is how to make a computer sleep, how to put it off, how to put it on: keep on learning these till your closing time He said and told his girls to watch me before going for his lectures, the man a lecturer in the same school as that lecturer in our compound. My anger had reached breaking point, how could this man teach me only how to put on, off and refresh pages and arrange icons, does he take me as a bleeping learner, even a learner could do better than that, i was surely not a learner, i had a long history with computers. My first computer lessons came when my mom was working in First bank, Jos before the riots, she had a black and white laptop which she types with, she usually teaches us all Also when i was in Jss 1 in Akwanga before we got transfered, my mum was teaching in a computer school, after school hours i usually go there to join them with my own system, i could perform corel draw grahpics faster than all the students then even though they were ages older than me, sometimes i took the lessons when my mum was tired So i had sufficient knowledge of computer, the only thing i never did till that point was browsing with a computer and there i was busy arranging icons, my face was frowned up. It was better i would have just sat at home than that misery. He said you should be arranging icons and not staring into space One of the girls jolted me out of my thougts, i gave them a deathlike look and continued punching the mouse like i wanted it to spoil, shey na me they want to off computer, i go kill am with over-booting. Though i took solace in the fact that it was my first day which means the second would be better but i was wrong. When the man came back, i showed him what i had learnt so he smiled and told me that i had one more week to perfect the idea. One week to learn how to just on and off computer, even an im:becile would call that a punishment but i was used to facing obstacles so i took that in good faith and completed my one week one and offing computer course. The next week i was expecting a better lesson when he throw another heavy bombshell on my head. This week we are going to learn about Microsoft word(he opened the programme as i smiled at the blank pages hoping that i would impress him with my typing skills but i was wrong) you are going to write your name to fill up five pages each day till this week runs out He informed me and dashed out for another lectures, i placed my hands on my head and stared into space. One sentence came into my head. Uduak you own don finish ***************************** You know that feeling that you have when you face an unmovable obstacle and road blocks in life, it feels like jamming your head into it but in other thoughts there might be a silver lining in the clouds, you can also look at it from the good persperctive, if only you have that perseverance you can scale through every hurdle. ***************************** That was what i did excatly, i took everything up with a smile and focused on my lessons even though the man was never please. The first day i typed till my fingers almost bled. If only he gave me a handout or news paper to type it would have been better but instead i was writing Uduak Peter repeteadly till pages filled up. The man would arrive and just look at my screen and go back to his work. I complained at home but my mother was encouraging me that it would make me a better typist. I swallowed the pain for that week hoping that the man would give me another new work to do. The girls working there completly ignored me, to them i was a pest who refused to join my mates for morning lessons instead i wanted a royal treatment, well they gave me royal hell instead. Hey what are you doing? Lami the most ugly one amongst them asked me as i tried playing a game of Solitaire. I hated card games but what can boredness not do. I smiled and punch the close down button. Lami leave this boy na, you dey see am for dream Joy the other girl pleaded on my behalf. So if he spoils the computer, are not the ones going to be blamed, abeg free me johr Lami said and continued typing the project which she was doing. I felt so embarrased, how could someone say i would spoil their system like i was a little kid, i kept that hurt safely from my heart to prevent malaise. *************** Good afternoon I greeted them both happily and sat down on my own designated computer, i even scraped my initials on it: i was glad that i was finally going to move to the next level but i was wrong, throughout that day i slept because the man was too busy to come check his student that day. I was so angry that i went home and dug up my mums computer books, since the man refused to teach me, i would teach myself. Even his girls could not stop me, i was learning tremendously, it was more like revision cus i knew all those things all along. Are you mad? Is that what i told you to do? What are you doing My teacher shouted at me when he came to shop one day and caught me teaching myself Corel Draw. Sir i was just teaching myself I explained but he paid deaf ears to my plea. What do you know in computer, my friend go back to arranging of icons The man shouted at me and stormed out, i felt so embarassed, people filled the shop that day and they were all looking at me like i stole CBN money. I wanted going home but when i thought of the money my dad spent i reconsidered and continued arranging icons. But the boy was trying na, look at that wedding poster he designed sef An old man murmured but the shop girls neither paid any attention to me. I damn the consequences and put my solitaire, if he wanted to drive me he should cus i did not care anymore. The next dad i brought Game boy to the lesson and played enough till i saw him dropping down from bike, i kicked the CPU off and the system, then i put it on back for it to boot. Good afternoon sir I said while hiding the Game boy inbetween my legs. Uhmm, what are you doing? He asked. Sir am still learning how to put on and off the system I explained which made his girls giggle. Ok thats good, now you can continue typing He said then dropped some work for them before rushing to lectures, immediately he left i closed down the system and continued The Lion King on my game boy console. This boy you are funny oo Joy smirked as i smiled and continued with the game, the babe was begining to like me, not like Lami who always made me go through hell each time. Well something changed that hatred between me and Lami one fateful day.... ***************************** Lami get up before Oga comes and catches you Joy said to Lami who was busy twisting and holding her stomach in pains, i was really glad and took that to my advantage. I opened the Opera mini application to browse only for her to remove my modem, i grinned bitterly and continued playing my Game Boy. Welcome sir We all greeted, the man did not even acknowledge the greetings, he just went further to drop typing stuffs for his girls and checked out how i was busy typing Uduak Peter before marching out. I hissed and saved the page agan before resuming my game. Now how am i going to do this with all tis pain, oga would sack me today Lami lamentated and bursted into tears, my gladness turned to pity as i looked at her, i guess she never expected the next words to come out from my mouth. Bring it let me type, if oga is coming you would continue I said without even thinking, i guess tears of women always struck my heart. She looked at me with teary eyes, she never believed i would assist her. Are you sure you can type? she asked me nervously. Ofcus i can type, abi is it not me typng my name since? i joked which made them laugh. Alright oya come and sit here Lami said and stood up to allow me use her system. The look on her face was priceless, actually i hate typing like hell, thats one of my weak points or let me say laziness no good. I showed them that i was not a learner as they all thought. After that day we became one big family, i was helping them to till and design stuffs while they connected back my modem and allowed me to search google only, well i was ok with that. Joy used that as an oppourtunity to come closer to me, we helped eachother wheneer, sometimes they even bought food for me. From a computer learner i had turned to a co-worker. Our rappot came to a shaky ground one day when Lami blurted out something. Uduak you know what? My sister would like to meet you, she said your name sounded falimliar Lami said. Ehhhhn, make i hear word, wetin be that one you dey yarn again? Joy shouted angrily her face spiked forth jealousy, i smiled and kept quiet. When we were going home Joy left us and went home alone, i was interested about what Lami said and escourted her. So are you sure of what you were saying about your sister? I asked nervously. Of cus, she was anxious to really hear your voice, she would like to meet you soon Lami said, i smiled discreetly, atleast i have one more package to handle, i told her that i would come the next day. Joy was not smiling anymore with us, she wanted competition with Lami, atleast if she dont get me then Lamis sister should not also. Uduak one of my friend was given assignment on your system, abeg can you help her to design it? Joy asked. I smiled and readily agreed to help, it was in corel draw so i began helping the girl to design the wedding card better, she left a note below which i noticed and read before replying. Suddenly the computer class was not bad after all, i had two fresh meats already. Sorry i did not know if they were fresh but my brain told me so. Uduak do you know that Joy have a boy friend? Lami teased. Mehn so i don miss be that na i said jokingly but Joy never took it as a joke, the next thing i heard was a thundrous slap on the face of Lami, they began quarreling and then a big fight ensured. The best part i love about girls is their fights, atleast maybe free bobby show fit dey, so i was busy hailing them envious of the fact that it was not a divas championship title match. They were so engrossed in their battle and me the refree was thinking of who to enable to win the contest when a shadow appeared at the door. Whats going on here? Our oga at the top shouted. We all froze, i was designing instead of typing Uduak Peter, the girls have pushed their mouse and keyboards to the ground, they looked disorganized, the boss was breathing fire. One line enter my head... This one na one chance motor or so i thought..... Next: 10 Likes
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