​ THE BOARDERS (PART FOUR)
MONDAY MORNING

It was very early in the morning, dauda was the first on the junior student's queue. He watched as senior mike lashed some boys mercilessly with a big cane. He imagined himself receiving a cane that size, he wondered what the boys must've done, he was terrified. His heart sank when senior mike asked him to come, he approached slowly as he tried to figure out what he must've done wrong. "How are you?" The senior asked to his surprise. His heart grew hot in relief. "Why are you afraid smallie? I won't beat you" promised the senior. He placed his arm on his shoulder, then began addressing other boys. After his speech, he looked down at Dauda again, and remarked, "Nna, this boy small oh......" "What is your name ?" senior zai, "Dauda" he announced.
The quadrangle got lively as everyone got amused. "How old are you?" senior mike enquired. Everyone was stunned when he announced, "eleven!"
At the class that his ugly short form teacher changed his seat from the back to the front, right in the middle of two girls. Not even a word transpired between him and the girls throughout that day. After classes, Ebuka took him to the staff room-he had informed him of how dangerous it is to keep money in his tinker box. Mr Akintunde (ebuka's guardian) was a tall mean looking man, Dauda kept looking into his eyes. He handed him the money which the man kept in his drawer. "Boy what is your name?" He asked . "Dauda!".
Ok, you can go" he dismissed them. On their way to the hostel, ebuka told him all about Mr Akintunde.
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To be continued!
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