JAMB: Last days at Forcados high school (Chapter One)

Chapter 1
The room where Jimi Solade slept in belongs to his elder brother who had left home for some reasons.

Wole entered very early in the morning to wake Jimi unexpectedly –

Amazingly both were surprised to see each other again in that very long period.

They hugged lovingly and exchanged pleasantries that could transpire between brothers. The alarm cut their conversation which made Jimi got prepared for school, while Wole lied on the bed looking around the room feeling nostalgic about home. Jimi entering into the bathroom with the anxiety mixed with pleasures of seeing his brother again. Wole squeezed his arm highly to show a sign of I missed you. While Wole rummaged the room, his eyes fell on a wrist watch which was in the mid of Jimi’s CD’s and textbooks. Don’t touch my watch’ Jimi voice splattered at Wole not to touch the watch. He knew Wole for having zest for good things. Inherently, Wole expressed his mind of Jimi having to enjoy better things than he did. However Wole took some money from his brother drawer to keep body and soul, which Jimi was never bothered about.

Mother was in the kitchen with Risikat the house maid while, Wole sat on the cushion hung chair to watch early morning cartoons, Jimi ate moin – moin and brown pap for breakfast.

Mr. Solade woke up from his bed and came out with Kemi his wife name on his lips as he stumbled on one who greeted him ‘good morning, Papa’ – It’s Wole his Son whom he’d sent away from home since. He screamed in unfriendly manner which attracted Mrs. Solade from the kitchen to see whom had made his husband to be ranting that morning.

She tried to calm him down but rather he bust into fury the more Jimi knew at that stage his father is enraptured already in anger. As the father asked Wole to leave his house immediately without any complaints.

Mrs Solade shunted Kola to stop ranting and taking the issue to an extreme.

After several pleas to calm Mr. Solade he left them in the parlour after he’d affirmed his stand about Wole to leave his house. She slumped into a chair as Mrs. Solade was already exhausted and tired of the whole saga.

Wole didn’t feel too bad about the scenario that took place but rather he mentioned that’ he was not a serious man as he grimmed.

Mother promised to relate the matter to uncle Shola who could talk to him.

Jimi could not finish his breakfast because he lost appetite to do as he left the rest of the meal on the dining, ruminating about his father’s irrational behaviors he was unhappy. Outside the gate, he tried to listen if he would hear the buses or the  conductor standing in their usual way already. Someone call out his name from afar – its next door neighbour and school mate - Ansa  Izaegbegbe.