We pledge our firm allegiance. (part 2) If I couldn’t keep up with both classes I just start day dreaming to avoid my inadequacy. The teacher becomes faceless and seems very far away discussing an equation before his voice faint on my mind, and my fantasy will take over. I got very good at watching a teacher standing in front of a blackboard with minimum awareness, and I drifted more and more into a variety of protective fantasies of me and Janievie (Nigerian actress) walking the aisle and taking the “till death do us apart” oath. Or I am Yahya Jammeh and Zainab was my wife and we were inside one of those big hummers fully escorted by heavily armed soldiers and waving at the overly welcomed locals. This was a strategy I relied on to escape the boredom subjects that do not interest me, and I fell further and further behind. School was never my delight. Everything makes me happy, but school. The word itself used to panic me to the point I always want to commit suicide. I hated school. I was afraid of school. I chose anything over school. Taking me to school was like taking a Jew to Adolf Hitler. We were never friends. I realized now how consistently I defended myself against the lessons I couldn’t understand. And I never thought we could end up being this close again; being this friendly, until today. I sang the National Anthem with so much enthusiasm that I can feel my heart stretching. National Anthem never holds any inspiration for me as well. I doubt I even know the lyrics that well. I am among those boys that stand behind and add to the bass of voices. But today I am listening to the lyrics with utter enthusiasm. The words fill me with a sense of great perseverance, of competence, of readiness for a transformation. I am ready to be productive; to be part of those great citizens written on the history books of Gambian patriots: Like Francis Small, Like Dawda Jawara, like ...ammm, yeah, like Dr Babilimansa Yahya Jammeh. Hahatie...to be continued. Party mood activated.. Ida Njie Ahmad Gitteh Sam Phatey Brown Waccy Jacky Janka
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