Chapter 2 Lost Dream

I think you made a mistake sir, 1 what!!

Ade calm down, kola said

My head went blank, I can't believe what I am seeing, 184 I am expecting more than this, all my hope and dream become shattered, it was clear on the computer screen, mathematics 37, English 48, Account 59, Economics 40, the tear was threatening to fall, my eye looked down on the computer screen, it was 2:00 pm, my tears drop and fell on Mr. Eniola's hand,

Take heart Nofisat he said,

that name I felt people call me that name when I don't do things right,

When my Mom is happy with me she said Ade, when I am in trouble and she wants to call me she always says Nofisat!! I thought

Kola didn't know what to say, all she does was to path my back,

JAMB is by grace, it is not by what you do, you can change schools and move on, to me you have tried your best, a girl came this morning and her result is much lower than this,

I can't fack a smile this time, I nod my head and walk out, all lost in my thought, I can't even stand to face my mom, and now I begin to regret not viewing the result at home, I laughed at myself, and walk into the mosque to said my prayers, I cried throughout,

What is the next thing to do, I plan to aspect my worst and embrace the future, first, I plan to go to the university end,

Google become my new friend instantly, I make research for school that can aspect my grade, but everything was in vain.

I know the only hope for me is to attend polytechnic, and this break my heart, it was the worst experience I had, there is a polytechnic in my home town, and I am quite sure if I don't make it to University that is the place my parents will prefer for me to go because they will want to monitor me and I will be with them and it will bring down House rent cost and some other thing, my dream to see the world end and just as I expected I found myself attending the screening of the polytechnic in my home town.

Nothing is new I have visited the institution before, and I pass there anytime I was sent to market, I meet a lot of students attending the screening too, and they are all amazed, looking at the campus environment, we were asked to stay in a queue for some minutes, kola calls me to comfort and told me she did entrance examination.

Entrance examination, that is why the university is better than the polytechnic, you can't believe that we are just asked to stay in a queue since, and those that made it in said they just ask for the WACE result, JAMB result, and change of institution slip, for someone like me that did a change of institution.

Seriously, kola said.

So how was the examination, I asked

I was nervous but put all my efforts into it, the school said the result will be out after 72 hours and the school will give us Admission if we pass.

So what happens if you don't I asked

God forbid, but according to the supervisor he said, you will be given administration to study another course, something like that.

Okay I wish you the best, I said and cut the call.

To be sincere I am so jealous of my dear friend, she is my childhood friend, and this is the first time she is taking a step higher than mine, I cut the stupid thoughts in my head off.

That was when I noticed that I am lost,

Hey excuse me I am here before you, I told the guy wearing glasses who took my space.

My name is Emmanuel, he said and raised his hand.

I am not in the mood for the formality, but I took his hand anyway.

Call me Ade, I said

Which department, he said

Accounting, why are you asking

Accounting just entered the hall some moment ago, this is the public administration queue.

What!! I looked very worried that moment

How about speaking with security?

Ok, that's all I said.

Emmanuel helped me and I was able to enter after he gave the security, a sum of Five hundred Naira.

I smile at him, Thank you.

Don't mention, hurry up, I wish you the best. He said

I saw a sit and sat like the rest of the students, the Hall is very huge and I can see two people attending to a student each.

I breathed in and out and raised my hand.

A lady saw me and asked me to be patient and that my attendant will be with me soon.

He arrived late than I expected, he collect my documents and ask me some questions, after that he said I will receive a message after 78 hours, immediately I set an alarm for that, the attendant looks at me a laughed, I was confused, are you making jest of me right now, I thought.

I felt hungry and moved out of the hall, since I am done with the screening, the next thought in my head was Emmanuel, where is he I searched the queue, but he is nowhere to be found, and that is how I never see him again.

I visit the school website on my techno phone, to check the message, I was... No words could describe how I felt, it suppose to be a piece of good news, but it turns out very bad for me. This is how it was written

Congratulations you have been offered admission to study Business Administration.

Congratulations on your success at the 2021/2022 Admission screening exercise. You are to proceed with the payment of Acceptance fees and school fees immediately on the institute's portal -https://www.newportal.....edg.ng on or before September 01, 2021. Failure to make payments may lead to withdrawal of admission.

Upload original copies of O'level, Birth certificate, and L.G.A certificate on the institution's portal.

Also, UPLOAD YOUR O'LEVEL RESULT IN JAMB PORTAL to obtain your JAMB admission letter.

Admissions office.

God who did I offend, why me,

why this!!!!

Then the picture of the attendant laughing recalled what Kola said was repeating in my head at the same time,

God forbid, but according to the supervisor he said, you will be given administration to study another course, something like that, ..... but according to the supervisor he said, you will be given administration to study another course, something like that......you will be given administration to study another course!!

I almost got insane at this point, so does it mean I am not qualified to study Accounting?

My phone get my attention, it was Kola's call.

Baby girl guess what!! Kola said on the other line

You passed the entrance examination. I said in a very cold manner.

Yeah, I am very happy, she said

I guess she didn't know from my voice that something is wrong.

So how was your screening? She asked

I was so disappointed in myself that I can't say that I was given admission to study another course. All I did was cut the call and turned off my phone.

The pain is so much that no tears could be found in my eyes.