SS2A class were having chemistry and Ms. Charity the chemistry teacher, had started revising last term topics with them; she taught the senior classes chemistry and the junior classes basic science. She was a very strict personality, who usually wore hair in a tight bun.
She was so loved by the students that she won the 'Students ideal Teacher' three times in a row. Seeing this, other teachers have tried to compete by being jovial in class, but Ms. Charity was a natural.
The class was very interactive and David was soon in his element, he was giving sound contributions and attempting technical questions.
"It seems only David and Prince studied during the holidays", Ms. Charity remarked.
The whole class murmured in disagreement as Prince grinned showing a set of white teeth. This class, David knew right from when he entered was full of competition, everybody wanted to outdo the others, but David often came out tops and had decided to do so this term.
Last term results had shocked him to his bone, even his teachers were surprised, he finished fourth. That was the first time he had finished outside the top tree and he swore it won't happen again.
His main rivals had been Prince, a very short boy but a whiz kid in physics and mathematics, Chioma, a slim tall girl who was the first and only female to have ever taken first in class and Essien the school's senior prefect. SS2 science class had the most brilliant set of the students in the school, but David had to be wary of these three.
During the second period of the class, when Ms. Charity had started giving out scheme of work for the term, their class form teacher, Sir Bright walked into the class with the girl David saw Essien talking to the day before.
"Sorry to interrupt ma'am", Sir Bright said as his stern face scanned the class for absentees.
"Everyone present?" he asked as his face broke slowly into a smile
"All here", Essien replied
"Well then boys", he said, his smile becoming wider "your prayers has been answered"
"We have a new student and she's a she-eeeeee!"
The whole class erupted into a loud rattling noise at Sir Bright last statement; most of the boys performed the school ceremonial parade on their desk while the others howled in laughter.
Tony and Elvis, a round faced boy whose bottoms would probably be the largest in class were doing something that resembled a salsa dance.
Even Ms. Charity couldn't suppress a chuckle
When the noise had died down, Sir Bright continued,
"This is Vivian ..."
Then all of a sudden, Tony stood up so fast from his seat, you will think he sat on a pin, swirled his right hand in a dramatic fashion and bowed,
"Welcome to our humble class and I'm your humble captain", he said
Sir Bright laughed as the girls scowled at Tony, but the boys broke into an applause; but what actually wondered David was how calm Vivian seemed amidst all the ceremonious introductions; she wasn't so tall as David had imagined when he first saw her, she had light brown eyes and pouty lips but despite this feminine features she looked like a girl you wouldn't want to cross.
Ms. Charity and Sir bright were having a conversation as the new girl walked in to find a desk, all the boys kept their coolest smiles as she passed and sat behind the school's 'beauty n brains' queen, who would be eager to initiate hear into her beauty club; but David doubted her chances of success.
Sir Bright walked out the class and Ms. Charity resumed teaching, but was rounding up because her time had been far spent, all thanks to Sir Bright.
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