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Tehzeeb has been busy with her studies because they were already in test week. Which most of the lecturers will not announced the day they will write, they will just come to the class and asked them to tear a sheet of paper for test. She don't want to be left behind nor come to class unprepared so she's seriously reading her books even when she's at home.

"Umma" she called her mother

"Na'am Tehzeeb" her mother answer

"Let me get going. I don't want to be late and there's sun"

"Okay toh. All the best dear"

"Thank you"

"Wait" her Umma called out to her before she left "your father said I should give you transport fare. Here take it and quickly leave before you get late"

"Umma keep it. I still have some change in my hand" she said returning the money to her Umma

"Take the money and leave or you tell me the reason you don't like collecting money from us. Always saying you have change. Tehzeeb hope you're not doing anything behind our back" her mother stated looking at her weirdly

"Haba Umma don't say that. I can't keep anything from you nor do anything behind you"

"Then you better take the money and leave. You're wasting your time you know"

"Okay Umma" she collected the money and left.

She arrived at the school bus stop and met Khady standing there.

"Hey gal. How are you?"

"Am fine. But what are you still doing here?" Tehzeeb asked curiously

"Just because am waiting for you, that's why you're asking me a silly  question again. Fine I don't blame you. Meet me in the class" Khady huffed and left without waiting for Tehzeeb reply

"Am sorry. Walk a little slower you walk too fast" Tehzeeb wine

"Oh please let me be. And am not walking slowly since you don't want me to wait for you"

"But I said am sorry" she shouted and sighed because she was not use to walking fast and Khady was making its difficult for her to match her space. Khady stopped abruptly without Tehzeeb knowing so she collide with Khady's head

"Ouch" she shouted

"Good for you" Khady said "and apology not accepted period" Khady reply and walk out of her leaving Tehzeeb all alone. Tehzeeb smiles and follow suit she knows her friend attitude very well.

Tehzeeb don't like the lecture they're about to have now because it's there HOD lecture.Tehzeeb don't like attending his classes but have no other option. After spending two hours in the lecture hall they all went out of the class to pray before the next class starts.

"I just don't like these HOD lectures" Khady complained

"I thought I was the only one" reply Tehzeeb

"My dear you're not the only one oooo" Khady respond squeezing her face together

"I just don't know. I don't understand the way he lectures and he keeps looking at someone which is uncomfortable" Tehzeeb complained

"God bless you. I thought am the only one that notice the way he use to look at people with that his eyes like what I don't know" Khady said shaking her head. Tehzeeb couldn't hold it in anymore so she burst into a fist of laughter. Khady turned and look at her "Are you okay?" She asked looking at Tehzeeb as if she have grown an extra horn on her head

"Am sorry it's just the way you talked about the HOD. Did you see your face? It's look like you're ready to murder him" Tehzeeb said still laughing

"Oh! Please spare me. Am saying the truth. He look at someone without even blinking. Especially when you entered the class or you're going out. His eyes will be on you without a single blink. Imagine and his married fa" Khady hissed and walk without saying anything again since Tehzeeb was still laughing

They prayed and went back to the class since they have another lecture before the end of the day. Immediately they entered the class the lecturer entered who was no other than Bagare no nonsense man.

The lecture commence since he don't waste time when he comes to the class and he hardly smile always frowning his face. Binta one of the student was about to sneak in the class when Bagare turned and saw her

" What did you think you're doing. Haven't I said it before that no one enters my class when am already inside" Bagare shouted looking at Binta from head to toe

"You don't know what you're here for. We the lecturers will come on time just to teach you but you the unseriouse student will not come on time since you're the one paying us" he continue complaining

"Now get out of my class. Unseriouse fellow. These how they fail and start blaming us" he continue ranting while Binta quietly left the class.

"Infact all of you bring out a sheet of paper we're writing test. I will go round and number your papers. I pity anyone that will write for someone" with that being said he gave them the test and start going around to number there papers. When he was through he asked them to submit without allowing them to finish he was about to leave when he stopped abruptly and face the class

"That's reminds me we will be going for excurtion. I will give you feed back on the amount to be paid" he said walking out of the class before all the student alighted from the class

"These man have issue to God who made me"Khady said walking beside Tehzeeb who was waiting for her

"You're always complaining about the lecturers" Tehzeeb said to her

"Please don't play the innocent card with me. We both know that's the truth. Bagare is always saying we're not qualified to be in food science just because his opportune to be a graduate with a good results"

"Don't mind him. Let's think about the excurtion in our front for now" Tehzeeb said changing the topic

"That's true. I wonder where we will be going. I hope it's a good place before they will tell us to come and go to one rubbish place in the name of escortion"

"You're not serious. Let's get going it's getting late. I don't want Umma and baba to be worried that am not back" Tehzeeb said and they started walking. Tehzeeb was lost in thought thinking about how she could get the money for the excurtion even before the amount was disclose she was bothered. She knows she can't afford to go for the excurtion because she have no means of paying for the transport

" Ke Tehzeeb. What's wrong with you?" Khady asked when she noticed was not on Earth

"Nothing. Just tired" she lied in between her teeth

"Okay. If you say so. Let's get Keke and go home" Khady said hailing Keke for both of them and they depart since they're not going the same place. Tehzeeb arrived at home but was weak because she don't know how to tell her parents about the excurtion. She don't want to put another burden on them again. She said Salam with fake smile on her face

"Umma am back" she said going into her parents room

"Welcome my daughter. Go and freshen up before you eat" Umma said  and continue with what she was doing.

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Where would she get the money from?

Do you think she will be able to go to the excurtion with them?

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