Back To School
263 Words
Back to School
It was one cold morning and I was headed back to school in a Toyota Hiace bus. The driver set out and drove non stop until we arrived at Lokoja. I bought some snacks and the driver set out again and drove non stop until we got to Ekpoma.
"Stop", one of the soldiers on the road said.
The driver pulled up.
"Come dowm", the soldier said.
The driver alighted the vehicle.
"Hey you come down", he said to the passenger on a call.
He alighted the vehicle.
"Follow me."
The passenger followed him to the checkpoint.
The second soldier slapped the passemger. The first soldier began dragging a log of wood. The driver noticed and rushed to the checkpoint to plead on his behalf.
"Abeg", he pleaded.
"You say wetim", the second soldier asked.
"Abeg free am."
"I no hear you."
"Abeg."
"Who ou dey call?"
"Nobody",the passenger replisd.
"You dey crazr."
"No sir."
"You dey mad."
"No sir."
"Offiver abeg."
"Comon get out of here."
The passenger hurried away and accompanied the driver to the vehicle.
"You just collect free slap", one of the passengers said.
"Wetin I do", he asked.
"You dey make call where soldier dey."
"I no even know say he see you", another of the passenger said.
"I dey signal you?", another of the passenger said
"You get luck", another passenger said.
The driver drove non stop until he arrived at Akpapava Park. I boarded a cab to Ekosodin back gate after which I boarded a tricycle the junction and headed to my hosrel.
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