Chapter Four: OZO.

Whispers and stares filled the assembly hall, as Bless became the center of attention.

" Why did he had to cut his hair?..."

" Looks more of a moron now..."

" Doesn't suit him, he looks stupid '.

From his right to his left, the stares and murmurs were so much, that Miss Eboni who was in charge of the assembly heard some whispers.

" Silence!. What's going on here?, you all have forgotten that you are in the assembly ground?. Even if the principal isn't here, have some respect for teachers that are here!. Behave yourselves now"!.

Njideka whom was beside Bless shot him a glare before focusing on the ongoing assembly. Bless wondered why he would have to be the one to attract that kind of negative vibes from people.

All through the assembly, Bless's mind drifted to the vision he saw in the flames and shook his head vigorously, Nnaemeka whom was behind him murmured.

" O Kwanu ara oo.( It's turning to madness)."

Bless slapped himself to stop thinking about he saw, Nnaemeka scoffed, moving away a bit from him. Mrs Ene the geography teacher was in charge of neatness inspection, strictly warned that dirtness was a sin and a disease and urged the SSI students to be more cautious when taking care of themselves.

Afterwhich, everyone dispersed to their various classes, Bless was heading to his class, a wave of dizziness overwhelmed him, he managed to get to school on time, yet he felt sleepy.

Managing to get his class, which was SS1B, he almost tripped.

' Lord, what's happening to me?." He got to his class, chemistry was the first lesson to be held on Tuesday, but because the chemistry teacher had a few delays, she couldn't make it on time, and Bless had that opportunity to sleep.

He didn't know for how long he slept, and none of his desk mates ever wanted to wake him up. When the Chemistry teacher came in, he was still sleeping.

" Like I said before in our previous lesson, electrolysis is the chemical decomposition of a compound brought about by a direct current, passing through either the solution of the compound or...".

Students in the class were laughing, making her furious.

" What's going on here?. Do I look like a clown to you?. I'm busy teaching what most of you forgot during the weekend, when they were eating rice and stew, and here you are laughing at your ignorance." Her nostrils flared up as she spoke, making the students laugh the more.

Infuriated by their action, she decided to set one of them as an example. Unfortunately, Jonny big lips fell to her trap.

" You".

" Me..".

" Yes, you, I'm talking to you, stand up and open your mouth wide".

It was a huge request for Jonny, making him open his lips which were already big enough, the entire class laughed him to stupor.

" But ma...''.

" But what?. I caught you laughing, and i asked you to simply open your lips, I don't care if flies perch on them, after all you have an attractive big lips, or tell me why you all were laughing in the first place.

Jonny now seeing a reason to be set free, he pointed towards Bless. Mrs Charity, couldn't understand why he was pointing towards Bless because Bless was behind him.

" What's that?..".

Cutting in sharply" It's Americana. He's sleeping and snoring". One if the female students spoke, causing everyone to laugh more.

" Will you shut your gutter mouths, you silly things. Who is Americana?".

" Here he is ma".

" Mrs Charity approached Bless 's desk and found him sleeping and snoring, she stood with hands on her waist, watching him as he snored like a pig.

She tapped him on the cheeks till he made a move, and stretched himself like a lazy cat.

That action made everyone laugh the more, including Mrs Charity.

Bless rubbed his eyes, and met Mrs Charity close to him. He screamed a loud.

" Jesus!. Ma- you...".

" Did Jesus tell you to sleep In my class?. Get up there right now!. By the time, you finish serving pushiments, get up right now!." Bless sluggishly got up, though he knew he wouldn't escape from it, he was going to suffer.

As he was about to leave his desk, he heard a voice.

" Ma...I would love to serve the punishments instead."

There was a deadly silence for some minutes .... Bless turned to see whom spoke and he was met with a handsome sight of a boy with dark hair and curls, spraying over his left side. His beryl greenish eyes were dazzling, although cold and piercing, Bless couldn't take his eyes off him, his lips were pale and thin, making Bless wonder what it felt like to touch it...

" OZO.. why would you say that?".