Obiechina Rossi Onyeka

Tonight as others slept
I sat on the beach of elegushi and gazed at the sea
The sea started where the sky drifted
Unfolding the hills of thick moist
The water run wild, dancing like an excited child
I felt this vibration, Which for me was like 
The pulse, the current, the flowing of stream, wild dreams of freedom
And the caress of love on my skin
These are secrets only love knows
The wave was close enough that as they broke
Drops of spray ran down my face
I said to the sea
"go ahead. Show me now the things u wish to show me"
Low and behold
I saw this creature
A creature formed out of love and beauty
She was the same with the waters
Her eyes were as blue as the sea
As She crawls out of the sea
She starred at me and gave out a sharp whisper
For that moment I felt hypnotized

Damian The Merman

***The Dull Brains***

"Answer me, I just said it before the people you just insulted came in. So you can't tell me you have forgotten so soon unless you are trying to prove to me that you are brainless."

The teacher said and this caused a burst of huge laughter from across the class. Bright and his click were the dumbest students in the SS3, everyone in the school know them as "Dull brains", all they know was to bully other students because they were older.

Yeah, all they know how to do is bully, no wonder Cynthia had told me that their hatred was not personal, they are only bitter because that was all they can do to feed their empty brain.

"Please, if you know the answer let me see your hands up. I know that even if we are to wait from now till tomorrow these boys will never find the answer in their empty skulls. So, if any of you know the answer, tell me."

Then the teacher directed the question to the class, almost all the students raised their hands up, including me the new kid. Yes, I know the answer, I've done skin in my former school, and it was one of my best topics in Biology.

"Wow!  Damian, you see? The new kid who just resumed yesterday knows the answer, and you people that had been in this school for years do not even know anything. Please tell us."

Said the teacher, and I stood up to say;

"Melanin! It is the pigment that is secreted by Melanocyte. This pigment called melanin helps to darken the skin"

The teacher said looking at me with amazement.

"Now all of you should give him a sound clap."

The teacher added, and all the students clapped but Bright and his clique did not, even though they were still standing.

"Now I want the three of you to clap for him right now, and make sure it's a befitting clap."

The teacher said and they clapped looking so embarrassed.

"You may now sit dull brains, I wonder why you all must be friends, birds of a feather. And how you even managed to make it to this class is something I can't explain. How do you write exams? I know you can't even spell."

The teacher told Bright and his clique to sit and they all sat.

During break period, all the students were out of the class, roaming around, some were at the football field, some at the volleyball and basketball court, while some just sat in groups discussing. At first, I never wanted to go out because I wouldn't like to meet with Bright outside the class to avoid any confrontations, but I felt pressed and tried to help myself by locating the nearby restroom, but the problem was that the so-called nearby bathroom was not all that nearby. It was located close to the fence of the school far from the classes, and it was quite an isolated area.

Chapter 25: The Dull Brains