Story: Legend Of An Ikotun Boy - Season 1 - Episode 15

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Story: Legend Of An Ikotun Boy - Season 1 - Episode 15

Silence occupied the hall once more…
“we are here to make sure that those that break the school’s rules shouldn’t go unpunished, even though we try to make our judgement fair enough…but justice must prevail..” he gave his last speech of the case..
He continued
“we expect every student to obey the rules of the school… But these students before us has broken some of them”… He said to my astonishment..
“if sinners aren’t gonna go unpunished then I’m sure to receive something from them” I thought while hoping for the best.
“Mr ogunwola Samuel and John eragbai, with the power bestowed on this committee… We hereby………..SUSPEND YOU FOR 3MONTHS!!”

I jumped for joy on hearing this, John wore a sad face…I looked at him and tried explaining things to him… “dude a typical semester in this school runs for 4 months (thanks to one strike or the other) so if we are suspended for 3months we are still going to write the exam and maybe some tests”…I told the dumbas’s, his frown turned to tears of joy…
“well with a reputation of expulsion..3months suspension is an A for me”…I thought…

I danced out the hall in excitement..ignoring eniola like she didnt exist… I learnt a couple of lessons while in the court yard though…
1* Cupid na Bast’ard… 2* trust no one (sounds so cliche ryt! But its the truth). 3* confidence and your instincts helps a lot when you don’t have time to plan. 4* never listen to bros D’s advice 5* plan better next time…

I walked out of the court yard a better man… 3months unofficial holiday isn’t gonna be so bad afterall…
With Money in the bank… My 3months is sure gonna be fun.. Well first things first…its hollz I’m going back to my Hood……..IKOTUN here I come… #swerve!!!
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“Woh!! Bros we don dey last bus stop o!!”
I woke up only to see our bus stopping in front of synagogue…
“Shio!! Na last bus stop be this?? see as ikotun stee far for front”…I shouted at him and so were the other passengers.
“we pay our money complete …why can’t you carry us complete”…a passengers yelled!!

*everybody pauses and I’m facing the camera*
“well welcome to my hood o…eerbody wan dey form smart… If you compromise, you’ll be cheated!!… Welcome to ikotun the land that houses the most talent in Nigeria…..Oya producer press play na!!” I said as everything and everybody continues….

“Woh them no born una well…you must carry us reach round about o” a fat woman shouted…
“madam shey na because I no collect money for 2 people from your hand” he said as everybody laughed hard!!
“YA mama!!” was all she could say as she looked away angrily…

The driver took us to the roundabout… As protested by the passengers…
I highlighted from the bus…
“Ah home sweet home” I said dropping my luggage and trying to breath in deeply…*breaths in deeply* *breaths out deeply*..
The smell of weed welcomed my lungs…
I shook my head
“ikotun would always be ikotun” I said to myself smiling..
I couldn’t wait to see nonso (oh I forgot… Nonso left school as soon as he was through with his papers…he missed ikotun and so did I), couldn’t wait to see junior and cos I was sure we had adventures ahead of us throughout the holiday…

“abogunloko ” I said stopping a bike…

YEEH…. BABOO!!! I heard someone shout from a shop close to gafaru street(a street very close to my abogunloko)…
I looked back only to find junior coming out of a shop. I suspected he went for his operations there… “WE GET GIST o BRO” he shouted as my bike sped off…. “no lele we go……” before I could finish my sentence I heard someone shouting…
“HEY Mr U NEVA PAY ME MY MONEY O!!” I heard turning back to see the shop owner shouting at junior.
“Chai Junior would always be junior” I said to myself shaking my head….

I swear na Ikotun trips sweet pass ….preparing my mind for the adventures ahead…:D

To Be Continued…