The teacher is seen teaching and the students are flowing along with him. Until, well keep reading)
Teacher: We will now read a passage from page 20. Open to page 20 students.
Students: (All busy looking for page 20 of their English text books)
Teacher: Students stand up and read!
Students: (Students stand up and begin to read in good organization)
Teacher: Stop! Alero I am not hearing your voice, you have to read with the students, okay?
Alero: Yes (She says stammering and tears begin to gather in her eyes)
Students: (start reading from the beginning again)
Teacher: (Stop them again) Alero, what is it? You have to read with the other students. This might have not been the way it was done in France but you have to cope with our system here.
Alero: I......
Teacher: Okay then, I have an idea. Come out and read this first paragraph to the whole class we'll listen.
Alero: The, the, the............... (Tries to read but the defect stood as a hindrance to her. She became humiliated as she ran back to her seat and put her head on the desk in tears while some students laughed and others including Shilah didn't, they felt bad and sorry for her)
(Light out)
YOU ARE READING
THE DIARY OF ALERO
Teen FictionAlero, Nigerian decent has dyslexia and is going through a rough phase in life with both family and school. Her brilliance makes her the main target of the witch-hunt of three girls in her class, headed by the daughter of a very rich and influential...
