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“Sir, what is it you
want from me again?” Ify asked Prof. Alex Ighalo with edible fury.
“See, you have to calm
down. The issue on ground now is beyond the two of us.”
“Of course, it is. Why
won’t it be. You’ve got what you want already.” Ify fired back. Her eyes
painted with bright colours of hatred.
“It was because I was
with my roommate yesterday when you called, that was why I replied you with all
calmness. But God knows how much I hate you for what you did.” She added.
“My dear…”
“Who is your dear?”
Ify interjected, raising her voice a little beyond normal.
“Please don’t shout.”
“Then, don’t say
things that would make me shout.”
“It’s ok. I’m sorry.”
“Please, why am I
here? Afterall, I’ve done all you’ve asked of me, and I’m trying to put that
phase of my life behind me.”
“How do I say this?
God, help me say this the right way.” Prof. Alex Ighalo thought, adding some
words of prayer. Almost immediately, it occurred to him that he is not worthy
enough to pray to God. He knew for certain that God has already turned His back
on him; he deserved it, and even more.
“I asked a question.”
Ify said, jarring Prof. Alex Ighalo back to reality.
“Hmmmm…Yes…yes.
The…the thing…is that…hmmmmm…” Prof. Alex Ighalo stammered.
“The thing is what?”
Ify asked with a death stare.
“I can’t tell her
this. I can’t.” He told himself conclusively.
“I just want to tell
you I am sorry.”
“You said that after you got what you wanted.”
Ify fired back.
“Ok. That’s all I want
to say.” Prof. Alex Ighalo replied.
Ify’s anger rose
beyond boiling point that she felt like strangling Prof. Alex Ighalo right on
the chair he sat. She didn’t want to oblige his request to meet with him in his
office, but she thought he had something important to say.
“So, I came all the
way to his office just to be apologized to?” She asked herself, as her
self-worth dropped few more feet below ground level.
Since the day she yielded
to Prof. Alex Ighalo’s threat to fail her if she didn’t ‘follow due process’,
her inner peace had gone on exile. MTH 316 was a notorious course many students
fail without limit, and with Prof. Alex Ighalo taking the course, she knew for
certain that she needed more than prayers to pass the course.
“The 3 people I called
their names should see me after the class.” Prof. Alex Ighalo announced after
one of his classes. Ify’s name was not missing from the list, and she didn’t
need anyone to tell her it was about the test she missed.
“Sir, I was so ill
that I was hospitalized in the school clinic. That was why I missed the test
sir. I can bring the doctor’s report if you want sir.” Ify pleaded her case
later that day at Prof. Alex Ighalo’s office.
“I don’t need to see
the doctor’s report. Just do the right thing, and you will pass.”
“I don’t understand
sir.”
“You don’t understand?
Well, you can ask your course mates that came in before you. They’ll explain to
you in details.”
“Ok sir. I will ask them
sir.”
“Do you really want to
pass my course?” Prof. Alex Ighalo asked, getting up from his chair.
“Do you know you’re a
very beautiful girl? And I can make sure you pass all your courses with
straight-As in this department.” Prof Alex Ighalo assured, touching Ify’s laps.
The AC in Prof Alex
Ighalo’s office did not help Ify at all, as sharp cold ran down her body.
“I will ask them sir.”
She repeated.
“Ok. I will be
expecting you.”
Ify raced out of Prof
Alex Ighalo’s office without looking back. She didn’t need to ask anybody what
she needed to do to pass Prof Alex Ighalo’s course. It was as she ran, it fully
occurred to her why Prof. Alex Ighalo decided to meet with them individually.
“I don’t need to sell
myself to pass a course. I’ll rather read hard to score enough to scale me
through the course.” She assured herself.
During the exam, the
questions looked more difficult than she expected, and it was as if Prof. Alex
Ighalo specifically made the questions difficult for her sake. After the exam,
she knew her chances of passing the course were beyond slim. Three days later,
Prof Alex Ighalo called her that he had marked her script, and she failed
woefully, selling his ‘redemption’ message to her.
“I would make sure you
don’t graduate from this school unless you ‘follow due process’.” Prof Alex
Ighalo threatened, and in a matter of days, Ify was begging to be ‘redeemed’.
“I just want to tell
you I am sorry.” Prof Alex Ighalo’s words rang in Ify’s head, as she couldn’t
help the memories flooding her mind.
“I am so sorry.” Prof
Alex Ighalo said again, or she thought she heard him say.
She knew she had lost
her self-worth before the man who sat on the chair opposite her, and there was
nothing she could do about it. Her major concern was her boyfriend not finding
out about this deep secret of hers, even though she was not sure how long she
would keep it from him.
“Can I go now?”
“Yes…yes… You can go.
I…I am very sorry.” Prof. Alex Ighalo apologized again. Almost immediately, he
watched Ify stormed out of his office, banging the door without mercy. He was
not pleased with himself, as he couldn’t bring himself to tell Ify about the
major reason for inviting her to his office.
“I think I should send
her a text.” Prof Alex Ighalo thought, as he brought out his phone to compose a
message. After composing the message, he searched his contact to select his
recipient; “Ifeoma (Big Breast)”.
Ify had definitely not
gone beyond the school gate when her phone buzzed. She opened her brown leather
bag to bring it out. As she unlocked the phone with her right index
fingerprint, her attention was drawn to a new text message notification from
“Prof Alex Ighalo”. She wanted to disregard it, but she thought otherwise. As
she opened the message icon, she became a statue on the spot upon reading the
message.
Are you following the
story? What do you think Prof Alex Ighalo sent to Ify? Can you take a guess?
Well, either you take a guess or not, you will find out tomorrow. I guess it’s
not too late to say HAPPY NEW WEEK. Lolzzz… Pardon me for not bringing this
episode your way yesterday. ENJOY!
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