That night we were moving from the hostel to the refectory where one of our pastors was holding a revival programme for the boys.
The girls had organised theirs in the evening and it did not last for long. It was a form of preparatory programme for the Youth week. So, the boys observed how snappy the giris gathering was as they were still at the field that
day playing games. After the games, some of my classmates came and accused me of co-ordinating long prayers.
"Thomas Mike", one of them called me.
"I hope you saw how the girls were so snappy in their gathering. But if it were boys, you will stretch the programe to three hours while the girs own did not even reach thirty minutes" he
complained on our Way to the refectory.
Craig and a few others continued to repeat that same complaint that we held long
fellowships.

"Maybe, you will meet the Pastor on the pulpit and asked him to stop, that he has preached enough", retorted, offended with them.
At a point, I told him to get stuffed. Craig Alan began to rain abuses on me to the extent that I nearly laid my fists on him but for
one thing.
The following day, being Sunday, he approached me while I was eating bread for a slice but I refused to give him. He persisted, so l had no option than to give him so that it would be a hot coal upon him. I was really offended with him but I decided to bury the hatchet and also to maintain a conscience devoid of malice. That same day, he apologized for the héart breaking abuses he used on me that night. I had no choice than to forgive him.
"No problem, I said. Yet I knew he was a Slippery customer even though he had a silver
tongue.
This same Craig was the person I met on that Thursday before the scheduled sport and he being among the miscreants whose fate was uncertain, had somehow eaten a humble pie.

l began to counsel him since he paid a reasonable level of attention. l told him the need
and the benefits in belng a well-behaved student.
"It is extremely good to be good, I said. That had always been my watchword. Finally, he thanked me and left.

Now the match was about to take off in a few minutes as the teams of both classes lined up
in the centre of the field, facing each other I dressed in a sporting attire and as I was jogging to the small field for a casual game, Sir Jamin called me to come and kick off the match for them. I was at first at loss because I was not used to football slogans as it was not my main hobby. I secretly inquired from someone close to me and
he told me. "Kick the ball to any direction'", he said. I ran athletically and kicked the ball away.
The boys applauded loudly because they rarely saw me playing football.

After that I went round and shook all the players and gave them spirit by giving them a
heartily hit on their chest or back. I did that quickly and took off to my intended destination.
It was a palmy hour as every Tom, Dick and Harry played free and easy till the sun slowly bade farewell to the earth. While I was on the game, I was called by Sir Carlos, the vice- Principal Administration for the girls. He told me to go to the hostel and call Eugene one of the miscreants. He said that l should come along with him to the giris school. That was how l stopped my very interesting game. I went to the hostel straight away and fortunately, saw Eugene in the hostel. in the girlis school, we Came to the front of the matron's office where Sir Herbert and Robinson were already waiting. Eugene was asked to kneel down, after a short interrogation during which he was charged with aiding and abetting
examination malpractice by posting a letter to a SS3 student. The letter was seized at the gate.
There, it was discovered that he had a deal to send a live question paper to the SS3 students.
Meanwhile, he had an accident in which he sustained injury during the period of the exam
and had to resort to posting the questions.
Eugene tried to deny the allegation but Sir Carlos was not in the mood to listen to stories.
Before he knew it, he asked to lie flat on the ground. He pleaded for mercy till he was blue in the face but the teachers ignored him. It was jus Six strokes which were shared among the three
teachers with the Vice Principal taking the last turn.
My beloved but unfortunate friend was there.
l asked him to accompany us. His feet were not strong on the ground and he was shivering a little. The matron asked if he
among those called to the guest lodge, that she could remember seeing such a face among them.
Benjamin told her that he was there.
"What was your own case?" she asked.
"I was having a relationship with Deborah", Ben said.
"Homosexual?" the matron asked for she had not heard him properly. "No", Ben quickly said" l mean an affair with Deborah".
"Okay"said the matron, nodding.
Ben was almost dying with fright. He felt like earth should open and swallow him as these men stared at him. After Eugene had been flogged, Sir Carlos told him that he should come the following day for his expulsion letter. He could not say a word again as it became clear to him that he would be expelled. He was the only person that had been told of his expulsion without mincing words.
Before we returned from the girls' section to the boys' hostel, the game had come to an end and the students were returning from the field the hostel for lunch. Unfortunately, the Patron
assembled everybody under a tree, a common place where we usually gathered for a short address.