Adanike

chapter six

I am again at Kings heritage, Kachi walking besides me, kicking pebbles with his black leather shoes,I give him a Stern look and he stops immediately.

Asking for permission wasn't easy, Mr Akande kept reminding me of all the things we had agreed on,telling me that I had not completed two years, which was the period I was on probation, like really who gives probation for two years,he said he didn't trust my young age and my beauty, though he didn't say the beauty thing plainly,he said

'I've employed girls like you,not once,not twice and they will be using their face to decieve male teachers but I want to believe you are different'

And I guess I've been trying my best to avoid all kinds of trouble,minding my business and being hardworking but this is very important,Kachi can't keep staying at home when his mates are in school.

We arrive at the office we were at on Friday,the school had called me back, apologizing for the unavailability of the head teacher,then rescheduled for Monday.

I wait on the settee this time alone, holding Kachi's hand firmly in mine,I know the school may not take my proposal kindly,but they will have to Kachi is really brilliant.

I've been giving him serious home lessons,and I Know he is capable of skipping two classes,I need him to be out of nursery school early so that it wouldn't clash with the plans I had for Tobi.

Aunty Stella meets us again she gives me a warm hug,I hug her back,she picks Kachi up and starts tickling him,he tries to struggle out of her arms admits fits of laughter,she then drops him down and walks into the office of the proprietor.

She comes out, her face showing no emotion,I hope there is no problem because I can't bear to come back another day.

"The head teacher is not around"she starts

"But the proprietor is,she is quite unwell so you will have to be patient with her"Aunty Stella tells me,I'm sure she is worried about her not accepting the class skipping,but I have to try my best to persuade her.

She continues"I would be there, so don't worry,ok?"

"Thank you so much Aunty"I tell her,she has gone through alot for me and I should be grateful.

She holds my hand and leads me to a room,it looks like a board room, too large for this small meeting,she shows me a seat,I place Kachi on another seat beside me,the room intimidates me,I feel nervous,Aunty Stella rubs me on the back, telling me that she would be back with the proprietor shortly,

Inspecting the room with my eyes, from the grand table in front with about a dozen chairs behind  to the side I'm seated opposite the grand stage,I guess this is where  the school board holds meeting,still in my thoughts,I hear foot steps and feel a new presence behind me,I get up and turn around to see an old woman walking ever so slowly and calmly,she may take a whole year to get around the room,and behind her is a tall fair man or guy who well I must admit he has a fine face,but I can smell his arrogance from here,with his grey suit and black trousers,a white button up shirt beneath the  grey suit,his left hand holding I suppose the proprietor's bag,it looks really expensive,the design stands out and the polishing undescribable, the guys second hand is busy with a small phone,wait it's an iPhone,he barely even looks up,and directly behind him is the guy who sat with me on the sette last week Friday,and beside the last week's guy, is aunty Stella she looks really short in the midst of these two tall guys, Aunty Stella and the last week's guys are in a conversation,I wonder what joke she tells him that's keeps him smiling,the proprietor walks over to the large table and sits down,she then coughs into a white smooth towel,she looks really pale.

Madam proprietor adjusts her glasses and gestures to fine face guy to pass her laptop she whispers something in Igbo to him,but I can hardly make out what she said, he rolls his eyes and drops his phone on the table.

He is seated by her right, Aunty Stella on her left and last week's guy by Aunty Stella's side.

"I'm so sorry for all we've put you through,I'm Mrs Ezenaya proprietor of Kings heritage"she starts

"Though you submitted the filed form late,we made our mistakes and I apologise on behalf of the head mistress,she should be here but we have a seminar going on now I should be there but due to some conditions I flew in by Saturday evening."

Her voice is sturdy and hoarse but that does not hide her strong American accent,she keeps coughing into the towel,and fine face guy is back with his phone,last week's guy too, I and Aunty Stella are the only ones listening because Kachi is dozing off beside me, I nod in response.

She motions that I come closer so I do,she collects Kachi's form from a file brought in by Aunty Stella,reads through it and passes it into fine face guy,he looks confused at her then at me,I then notice his eye balls are brown and glassy,I avert my eyes and fix it on the proprietor,it just occurs to me,they have the same eyes,hers are just tired but the glassiness is still very vivid through her glasses.

She begins the interview properly,

"Young boy what's your name?"she directs to Kachi, smiling,exposing her teeth,

He answers"Kelechi Joseph Onyedikachi"exactly as we had practiced,she asks him a few more questions and I must say with the smile on her face she must have been impressed,

"Well since the young lad is quite brilliant,I suggest we skip playclass and go to kindergarten,how would you like that miss Kelechi?"she says smiling,

I know I shouldn't have but I did,"Ma, I want him skipping kindergarten too."I inject.

"You said?"the surprise on her face is not hidden,

Aunty Stella's head is bent,the two phone freaks beside her raise their faces to look at me,last week's guy is now interested,while fine face guy rolls his eyes yet again and returns to his phone,how immature,

"Well I know Kachi and he is way brilliant to be in kindergarten,I beg that he starts nursery one"

"Our school would have agreed on that if he were a transfer student,but we can't let him skip two classes,miss Kelechi that's too much you are asking,I heard you teach at Major Sanusi's school,I'm not sure you guys permit such,or do we Mrs Ayo"she says referring to Aunty Stella,

Aunty Stella raises her head and looks at her with pleading eyes,

"Oh common Stella you know these things better,don't give me that look"

"Ma I know it's a very difficult thing I ask but,I'm sure Kachi is brilliant enough to be in nursery one"I add

"It not about the brilliance miss it's about if he would cope, come on this little guy has been at home receiving home lessons and you expect him to be able to adjust with students who have stayed two years together,what about his social behavior,you taught him that too?"Mr fine face begins,

oh so he was listening,

"Maybe you should rethink and give us feed back ,but this little guy needs to enjoy KH to the fullest,and the school would make sure of that"Mr fine face adds,

Really is he just being rude or is he naturally this annoying,

The proprietor looks at him,

"Ok I'm sorry"he says then relaxes in his chair.

I nod my head  acknowledging the apology and face Kachi who is counting his fingers,i just pray the proprietor gets convinced.

"Miss Kelechi,I'll talk to Mrs Ahmed the head mistress, today and see if it's possible we admit him ok?,it's been a while since i dealt with school stuffs"

I nod again.

She gets up and extends her hand for a hand shake I take them smiling full of hope.

God please make a way for me with this I beg you.

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