Chapter 4 MYSTERIES IN BOARDING HOUSE

The examination, when on and on for 4 day. At every paper, Adeola and her friend, all stay together at gatheringsto talk about fair they could answer.Adeola, keep telling her friend she is slow learner, she is sorry if she fuck up any time right. They all look her in her face and summon her not to worry "Every body cant be same we understand you" said by Tope, And they all smile and departed to rgeur various bus. My baby how was exam today? that was the question Adeola mum ask her.

She said Mum, its was fine Mum; Try hard to do well okay, No problem mum, i will come through and make you proud. Aright darly, come and have your food! she went to the kitchen, to carry her food, that jollof rice. The next paper was English language, Early in the morning befors tge exam, Thet subject all call them to come to tge staff to a short revision, immediately after that; the examination started. For a whole week they wrote their papers. School activities still went on after the examination, it's a busy period for the teachers, marking the student script and also coaliting their report card. Then the students are busy in the school activities like sporting activities, literary clubs activities, and also the library activities was also involved.

The best is to go to the library and read and then after we Will said by Bade. move to the field to have fun. Well you are right said my Tope, They literary spend some a hour in the library to read about Nigeria history and culture ways if life, they truely enjoyed it and aleast gain much to know about their country.and went for the sporty hour too.For two weeks Adeola and friend report to school, without class activities till their report card is ready for holiday. Their holiday is usually for 3week's.Then they resume for 2nd term holiday.

Adeola and her friends attend school activities , such Drama club for stage play, dancing hour, literating and debate hour, let observe our library hour first and then we for other school activities. Said by Bade; They all took after the advice and enters the library to spend some hour there. They love and enjoy the time spent at the library. After which they all went for other activities in school.

There report card came out on time and the teacher call the class members all to together to gather to distribute the report card, after the distribution everyone all jubilating except Adeola, out of 44 student in class she came 42th, the class teacher comments say Do well next term, she wasn't happy, when her friends were happy and smiling they, immediate console her , while they told her, how well they understand her situation. Next term is a adage advantage for you, they all said. When she got home, she went straight to her bed, weeping serious, not cheering up with anybody, just like her mum suspect something is wrong with her. ADEOLA her mum called her the first time, with no respond from her, at the second call she answer and told her mum about her result which is not too, she said after all her sleepless night she fail, in anguish. Her mum ask her what happened, she said mum, it because im a slow learner, its okay next term is there for you to well. Your food is till in the kitchen go and get and eat your food. Okay mum she say. Ai through the holiday, her mum keep her busy with extra coach which comes everyday to teach her at home. Aside from the extra coach at home, her elder sis also gives some tutorials lesson in how to bake cake, meat pie and all. At it, any slight mistake in the house hook her up in the neck because her mum wiil surely talk about her performance in school. The holiday only stand.