Episode 9
Sean was thankful no one saw that he almost
ran a little girl over, the kids were all playing and
the teachers were too preoccupied, he wondered
what she was doing running behind a moving
car..
âWhat were you doing behind a car, you know
kids shouldnât be playing behind a car?ââ he tells her walking in with her
âI didnât want to play with the other kids so
when I got my ball I wanted to play in the
drivewayâ
âWhy didnât you want to play with the other kids, arenât they your friends?â
She shakes her head
âWhy not, donât you have any friends?â
She shakes her head, Sean frowns, they are in
the hall now, Zackary was behind them, he pulls
her to a seat and then sits down with her in the
waiting hall.
âYou want to tell me why?ââ
She shakes her head again âMummy says not to
talk with strangersââ she repeats
âI am hardly a stranger am I? Okay, if I tell you
my name will I still be a stranger?â
She nods her head, Sean smiles âWell, my name
is-â
âKikina!!ââ a lady comes into the hall frowning âI am sorry do I know you?â she walks towards
them, pulling Kiki up
âNo!â Sean says getting up, was this the girlâs mother?
âYou know what we say about talking to
strangers?â she bends to Kiki
âHe isnât a stranger anymore and he was about to tell me his nameâ kiki says
She looks at Sean and then back at Kiki âGo
outside and playâ kiki turns and looks at Sean
and then leaves The woman straightens up
âI think itâs highly inappropriate to sit with little
girls alone especially one who doesnât know you and whom you apparently do not know either,
who are you and why do you have her seated
close to you?â
Sean blinks âWhoa! Itâs not what you thinkââ
âThen what do you think I think? I know the girl
is shy and timid and I know you donât know her,
and I am wondering why you are seated with her,
there are pervs and pedophiles lurking around
and I would have you know we do not take such
matters lightlyâ she says
âHey relax maâam, my friend here almost hit her when she was trying to pick her ball which went under his car, he brought her in here to meet her motherâ
âAnd why do you assume her mother is here?â
âErm lucky guessâ Sean says honestly âMother,
ward, teacher, same thingâ he shrugs
She eyes them âWho are you and why are you
here? You didnât tell me that. You arenât a
teacher here that I know because I am one and I
know all the staffs here, itâs not a large school
as you can seeâ
âWell I am Sean OâConner, and I am the one to
supply your school a new brand of uniforms,
texts books and whatnot, I just came to confirm
somethings from the proprietress, and address a
few complains and-â
âOh Mr Sean OâConner, I am so sorry, forgive
me my manners, you know how protective we
are of the kids, you never can tell of the evil
lurking aroundâ
âOh no offence takenâ
âI took someâ Zackary says
Sean looks at him and smiles âWell have you
spoken to her and all?â
âYes I have. I told her when we would be doing
the supplyâ
âOkay. I am sorry againâ
âItâs fine, well I will take my leave now, but one thing, where do you get those cute little balls
from? I deflated that little girlâs ball and I
promised to get her another oneâ
âOh you donât have to worryâ
âOh I insist!â Sean says
âWell there is a kiddies shop just round the
corner,you will seeâ
âGood, and your name?ââ
âItâs Teacher Divineâ
âGood, Iâll come back and give you the ball and
you give it to the little girl? I would appreciate itâ
âOh no problem Mr Sean OâConnerâ she smiles
Nodding, Sean and his friend leaves.
âYou really want to go get the kid a ball?â
âI deflated hers, I almost hit her, yes I could at
least get her a ball. Itâs no big deal though, a
quick stop and we are out to continue my workâ
âFine whatever! I donât like being around kidsâ
âJust know that you would be my childâs
godfather when I do eventually have one, so be
preparedâ
âOh Shmucks!!!ââ Zackary exclaims
Sean laughs .
It takes about thirty minutes to get to the shop
and then back, he walks into the hallway finding
Teacher Divine at the entrance talking to other
teachers. She introduces him to them and they
were smiling from ear to ear.
âDo you have a marker?â he asks her eventually
ââYes â
âplease can I have it?â
âSure!â
He takes it and writes on the ball and gives it
back to her âFor the little girlâ he says
A few minutes later he and Zachary leaves
again.
âBeans Porridge hot, beans porridge cold, beans
porridge in the pot five days oldâ the children
chanted clapping
âVery good, very goodâ Megan claps with them, then the bell goes off
âOkay, time to go home but remember to learn
to recite âMary Has A Little Lambââ and âJack And Jillâ, donât forget to do your assignments on your work book on page fifteen, and then colour the animals picking the appropriate colours for each animal, count your numbers and fill in the blank spaces for your alphabets just like we did today okay?â
âYes Aunty Meganâ they roared, they like to
shout⊠especially when it was closing time, they
were always too excited to rush home, but who
wouldnât be, when she was little she didnât like school, she looked for excuses not to go, and
Kikina was exhibiting that same traits, she
smiles. Today she had to bribe her with ice-
cream after school, that was only when she
agreed to get down from the car after so many
pleas.
âOkay, go on now file out no running, take your
bags, lunch boxers now, see you all tomorrowâ
she waves at them and they wave back at her as
they leave, stopping to high five her as they exit
the classroom
âYeah thatâs it, big high fives⊠oh jump jump
jump!!!ââ she laughs as the last girl jumps to
high five her, she touches her cheeks and
watches her leave
She arranges the classroom, cleans the board,
picks up her bag and exited.
She walks down through the hallway as she
watches kids run into the arms of their waiting
parents while others waited for theirs in the
waiting area, she knew kiki wouldnât be here, but alone.
She goes further down the hallway, and stops at
a door, she looks in, there sitting on the table
and staring out the window was kiki⊠she
pushes the door open.
âHey Meganââ Kikiâs Teacher greets her as she was making to leave
âHi Thelma, she okay?â
âYes, you know how she is, but she is fine,
these days she likes to wait for you here, when I
asked her why, she said she didnât want to feel
sadâ
Megan sighs nodding, she goes over to Kiki
âHey Kiddo, you okayâ she touches her cheeks,
dropping her back and perched on her desk
âyes mummy, I am. Did you see what I got in
my assignment today?â she grabs her bag ,
takes out her book and shows it to her mother
âOh, thatâs a big 10 over 10, and in
summations? Oh dear, this calls for a big bowl of
ice-cream doesnât it?â Megan beams with pride
âYes it does, chocolate with red berry
dumplings?â
âoh most definitely, why donât we get over to the creamery and you can have whatever you want, deal?â
ââDeal!!ââ Kiki claps her hands together, she grabs her bag jumping up⊠grabbing her motherâs hands she pulls her out of the class âBye Aunty Thelmaâ
âBye Kiki see you tomorrowâ
âTake care Thelmaâ
âYou tooâ
While they walked down the hallway, most of the
kids had gone, they were at the parking lot when
someone calls Kiki, they turn, Divine came
strolling down, with her hands in her bag, she
brings out the ball
âThis is for youâ she hands it to her
âOh wow, a ball! tell Aunty Divine thank youâ
Megan smiles
âwheeeeeeeee my ball, and this is nice, I like
yellow itâs my favorite colour, how did he know?â
âHe?â Megan frowns staring from Divine to her
daughter and back to Divine
âOh mummy see, he wrote Kiki on it,â she shows her mother
âYes baby I can see that, who is He?â
âermâŠhe is Se-â
âOh some stranger mummy, he smashed my ball with his car and I cried and he promised to get me another one, I was sad.. and then I left
because Aunt Divine didnât want me talking with
him so I didnât get his name, but see he kept
his promise, he got me my ball and even in my
favourite colourâ she jumps excitedly
Megan drops to her knees and turns Kikina to
her âwhat did mummy say about talking to
strangers?â
âThat I shouldnât talk to strangers?â
âThen why Kiki, it is dangerous , its unsafe. How
did he smash your ball?â
Silence
âKiki?â
âI am sorry mummy I wonât do it againâ
âWhy are you sorry?â
âFor talking with the stranger-manâ
âMegan please ââ Divine tries to step in âhe did apologize, he didnât mean no harm, he is in fact the supplier of the childrenâs uniforms and test books, all things school supply, he is Mr Se-â
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