Monday 28 January 2013

My favorite dish


It was the new millennium, the anticipated year 2000 had come!! My father passed away in December 1999, it was a very sad thing, i had spent a year at home, i had written my second JAMB and waiting for the post master to bring my JAMB result. When the front door bell rang, i ran to the door to see if it was the post man i had been waiting for. Alas, it was the post master, he handed me my result, i tore the shit open like an hungry lion tearing at its prey, i tried to settle down a bit before i totally rip the whole result apart. I didn't quite get the figure, i looked at it some more, AAhh Mogbe!! Oluwa oh!! what have i done to deserve this na!!! i started crying. My mother rushed to my side to inquire of me what the problem was, i gave her the paper, after she glanced at it for a few seconds, she said Ehen?? and so what? is that why you are shouting? are you the first person in the world to fail JAMB? she requested. 107 that was my JAMB result, all my friends and mates had gotten admissions into various universities and some had traveled abroad to further their education and here i was still struggling with JAMB.  Now you see, i am not exactly dumb, but i am extremely lazy. I never read for that JAMB, in fact i don't read for any exam! Hey don't judge me at least i am being honest.