Chapter Three Summary of the The Last Days At Forcados High School By A.H Mohammed

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The girl sat quietly in the rickety, jerky taxi. ‘Ugh!’ her mother said irritably to the driver. ‘This car is so slow—and dirty as well.’ She turned to her daughter. ‘Efua, sit straight, you’re looking dead.’ Efua ignored her mother, knowing it would irritate her further. ‘Well, I trust we’ve found a place where even you will find it difficult to get into trouble,’ her mother said, eyes glittering. T he car stopped in front of a grey building.

A small, round woman wearing a gold wig and bright red lipstick was standing by the gate. ‘Fumi! Efua!’ the woman shrieked. Her mother smiled. ‘Moni, this is Efua.’ Efua’s aunt embraced her. Efua stood a little stiffly, somewhat embarrassed at her aunt’s warmth. She smelt of a queer but not unpleasant mixture of strong perfume and oranges. ‘Such a long time. You remember me? You—’ ‘All right,’ her mother interrupted. ‘I’ll be off.’ ‘So soon? You’re not getting down? My girl prepared egusi soup and—’ ‘I have a plane to catch. I’ll write you a cheque. Efua, bye-bye and be a good girl. Don’t give Aunty Moni any trouble.’ T he taxi sped off and Efua helped her aunt carry her bags inside. Her aunt kept chatting in a high pitched voice. ‘Forcados is a nice school. They always have excellent results every year. Such a pity you were exp—er, had to leave your former school. I told a few people you were coming. ‘Remember Nene Ekpo? Her father is Pastor Ekpo and she’s such a sweet girl…’ The Last Days at Forcados High School Later that day, as Efua was in her room unpacking, she heard her aunt calling shrilly, ‘Efua, come out and meet someone!’ Oh dear, Efua thought. She took a deep breath and went out. Nene and her mother had dropped by. ‘Nene, this is my niece Efua Coker,’ Aunt Moni said. ‘Efua, this is Mrs Ekpo and her daughter, Nene.’ Nene stared at Efua. She’d had a hazy memory of her and she had been expecting—well, she wasn’t sure what she had been expecting, but certainly not the girl standing in front of her. Efua was tall and slender, with large eyes and long eyelashes. Her hair fell in tangled plaits across her shoulders. She had a delicate, mysterious beauty that made Nene think of a freshly blossoming flower. She certainly didn’t look like someone capable of being expelled. ‘Good afternoon,’ Efua greeted her visitors, curtseying a little. She had a surprisingly deep, almost masculine voice. ‘Come here, you pretty child,’ Mrs Ekpo sang out. ‘I hear you will be going to the same school as my daughter.’ ‘Hello,’ Nene said, feeling a little awkward. ‘I don’t think you’ll remember me; I’m afraid I don’t much remember you.’ ‘Why don’t you both step outside and talk?’ Aunt Moni suggested. The girls stepped out to the balcony. ‘I’m a commercial student,’ Nene began. ‘What class do you attend?’ ‘Science.’ ‘Oh, you’re a brainy one. Well, I suppose it doesn’t matter whether we’re in different classes. Let me tell you a little about our school. Morning assembly starts by eight, so I’ll come over at seven-thirty, if you like.

You must plait your hair in the week’s style. I’ll show you where I do mine.’ ‘I’d like that very much, thank you.’ ‘So tell me about your former school. Girls only, wasn’t it?

Forcados is mixed – it may come as a shock.’ ‘I hope not,’ said Efua. They both laughed, suddenly discovering they liked each other. Nene continued, ‘Do you remember two boys called Ansa and Jimi?’ Efua frowned, ‘I think I do. Very troublesome boys, am I right?’ ‘Only one of them was.’ They laughed again. ‘Hope you’ll like it here’ Nene said. * T he next day, as the students stood in front of the hall laughing and talking just before assembly, Jimi joined the other prefects trying to organise everybody into lines. ‘No more chains on trousers or dangling earrings for the girls. There will be an inspection of fingernails and socks during assembly. Principal’s orders,’ he said. Then he noticed Nene standing with an unfamiliar girl.

Efua clung close to Nene. She felt queasy, the object of curious stares. Jimi moved over to Ansa. ‘Who’s that girl, the one with Nene?’ ‘Oh, that must be the new girl she was telling me about yesterday,’ Ansa said. ‘A new student joining us?’

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