I was in primary school, and I had skipped after school lessons that afternoon to play football with my friends. I didn’t tell anyone. I thought I’d sneak back home before evening and nobody would notice.
Well, Someone noticed.
By the time I got home, my mother was already sitting in the living room. I greeted her and she asked, “How was today’s lesson?”
I told her it was fine and that’s when I saw it; the big, fat cane I despised lying idly at her feet. My feet went cold instantly and goosebumps erupted over my skin. Then she told me that my teacher had called her to ask why I didn’t attend lessons that day.
That evening, I received the worst beating of my life. I cried and begged but to no avail.
I never skipped after school lessons again 😭.
