The Drastic Change - From A School Hater To The Best In Science For 2 Years

When i think of it now, I can't help it but smile at how nice high school used to be. Here in my country, it was a very fun and eventful thing filled with lots of adventure. I remember when we used to go to the local river from school even though our disciplinary committee strongly warned us not to do such thing.

As stubborn as we can be, we will disregard our safety and dive into the big river, knowing fully well that people use to drown in the river. There is a supersticious belief that a mermaid do live in the river, so, she eats up anybody that is not from the community if they go deep into the river. This is the major reason why we were not allowed to go to the river. Welp, all their talks fell on deaf ears. One Fridays, after school has dismissed, we will group ourselves then buy some snacks that we will eat after swimming. Also, we don't forget to bring vaseline along, to apply on our skin after swimming. We do this because after swimming, our skin tends to become whitish which will make our parents know that we went to swim in the river.

There is one major habit we had during high school days and that habit is naming our teachers based on their outfits. If the teacher has a sharp-mouth shoe, we will end up calling him sir shoe, or anything that is very funny. Wer always make sure that the teacher is not made aware of his or her nickname.

I did my high school in two places, in the Northern part of Nigeria and in the Eastern part of Nigeria. When i was in the north, i hated school with passion. I was not the type that believe in education. Even when my parents flog me mercilessly because i skip school, i will still skip school again and again.

Most times, when i refuse to go to school, they will flog me to school and ask my teachers to keep a close eye on me. Even with my teachers eyes on me, i will still find a way to go out of school without raising suspicion.

Everything changed when i came to the east and i met a Coper, Coper Bashir. He was my physics and chemistry teacher, and because of him, i began to attend classes. Gradually, my brain began to open, and assimilation began to be as easy as eating pizza.

Chemistry became my favorite subject, followed by physics and biology. I loved biology because the teacher was really nice and easy going. Once a boy that hated school, i changed to become somebody that loves school and i could not stay a day without going to school. My grades sky rocket. Any time i got below 95 in a subject, i do feel immense sadness. In my SS1 and SS2, i was the best science student of my class. During my SS2, I was made the senior prefect which boosted my fame in school.

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