Must Read: Behind The Veil

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Must Read: Behind The Veil

“If you change your mind let me know.” he said. The week day that followed was a busy week for Sadiq in school. There were more lecture notes and less time. There were individual presentations which saw the lecture hall filled with laughter, applause and embarrassment.

Individual presentation was a nightmare for almost all the students. So when the lecturer
announced that there would be presentation, a lot of students decided it was time to start skipping classes. The lecturer was a very young and vibrant man and one could easily mistake him for a student. He always had a spectacle on and a bottle of water which he drank every thirty minutes. He never entered the lecture room without two students who were probably in their final level. Some students had gossiped that besides them helping him with his lecture notes and other miscellaneous, they also help me arrange a private meeting with the hottest ladies taking his course. Most of the ladies didn’t decline and the reason being; he was young,
accomplished, good-looking and it’s a sure ‘A’ for them in his course.

It was the course rep’s turn to present today.

He was a northerner and his diction always made everyone laugh. This wasn’t because of the fact that he was from the north, it was because he had this outlandish way of imitating people’s voice. Once, he was advised to quit business for theatre arts.

He rouse from his seat, carrying a bottle of water, a spectacle and a book. The lecturer was
standing at the extreme edge of the white board, observing him.

The course rep dropped the bottle of water on the pulpit and wore his spectacle. No one could
immediately tell what he was up to. They really thought he was well prepared for his presentation and was going to blow them away. He wrote the name of the course on the board and faced the class.

“Today I will be your micro finance lecturer!” he began.

There was uproar from the students. They didn’t believe he had the guts to imitate the lecturer especially as he was standing right there with them!

As if that was not enough, he removed his spectacle, turned the bottle of water and sipped a little then dropped it back on the pulpit afterwards he wore his spectacle. That was exactly what the lecturer does every single time.

The students couldn’t take it anymore! They laughed so hard, b@nged their tables, some even fell from their chairs and sat on the floor.


The lecturer to everyone’s surprise was just smiling.

“Thank you for your time.” the course rep concluded his act and left for his seat.

He got a standing ovation from his course mates as he sat down. The applause was so loud it attracted other students that were passing by.

Incredibly the lecturer also found his act hilarious. And it seemed it had even put him in a
good mood. He declared all presentations void and gave everyone free marks. That made Sadiq
really glad because he wasn’t good at public speaking especially when it had to do with financial elaboration.

Back in Lagos Angela texted Kross’s number to Jennifer. She was on her way out when she saw
the message.

“Hello?” a male’s voice sounded from the other end of the line. It was definitely Kross. She
remembered the voice vividly.