THE DAWN OF A FRIGHTENING DAY

SATURDAY 2ND MARCH 2002

Today is an inspection day, the day that have been frightening me since the previous day. In the morning, I went to the toilet to relieve myself. While I was in the restroom, Tunde (Eba), an SS2 student asked me to go to the corridor after I have finished with the restroom.

I went to pray Subhi prayer as soon as I came out of the toilet. I came back to hostel to work. I am the hostel sweeper, I and Dayo. I swept and mopped my own row. After I have finished working, I came back to tidy our corner and carry all our bags and boxes to the boxroom.

After the inspection, we were called to the corridor. Our house captain flogged us six each, that we refused to work, although it is backyard boys that refused to sweep. After that Jamalu asked us to do frog jump. I just left them with God.

The bell was rang for compound work. I refused to go. I stayed in the hostel to wash my clothes. I later went to there. We swept, washed and mopped the assembly hall, only ten of us. We were not released till 2:00 p.m.

We went to the dinning hall. After eating, I took my books and then went to class to study. 

We had our night prep, and after prep, I went to mosque to pray my Isha'i and Maghrib prayer and afterwards went to bed. I was throughly exhausted and therefore slept immediately.