The Continuous Assessment Work 2
Everyone knew how the former Vice Chancellor and the five students ended, and Jeff cannot be exonerated from their dead-ends.
“Jeff, I know he was wrong. But promise me you would allow us to settle it as a family.”
Jeff gave Greg, whose head was bowed and in tears, a bitter look and back to the Lecturer and said.
“If he is genuinely repentant.”
“I'm sorry, Jeff. I was wrong. I will return their money to them.”
“Ah!”
The class exclaimed.
“So he truly collected money from others.”
They thought. Now, they focused their attention on the ebony looking handsome Jeff before them, anticipating his verdict. Then, the Lecturer pressed on more.
“Greg, if I were you, I would walk to Jeff and repeat my apologies in front of him.”
Greg quickly did as he was advised. He squatted in his front and repeated himself. Now, Jeff was touched, too. He helped him to stand and gave him a hug. Greg held him tightly and fought back the tears that were about to drop from his eyes. He left him after a while and appreciated.
“Thank you, brother. It will never happen again.”
Jeff tapped him on the shoulder and encouraged.
“It is all right. You are a brother too.”
The Lecturer was awestruck. He knew that Greg had a dubious attitude. His parents were aware too. If it took Jeff's boldness to rescue him from this destiny destroying traits, then let it be. He thanked Jeff who had taken his seat all the same.
“Thank you, Jeff, for being a brother.”
“You are welcome, Mr. Noah.”
Mr. Noah faced Greg, who had returned to his seat and admonished.
“Greg, you are a good boy. I will be glad if you do not disappoint me.”
“I will not disappoint you, Mr. Noah. I promise.”
Jeff was not moved by all the eyes staring at him. The girls who were staring at him lecherously were only wishing. They would never try seducing him because Shirley's ordeal was still fresh in their memories. The Lecturer called their attention back to the class.
“Our topic today is…?”
Wednesday Morning.
At the Industrial Area Complex
The Procurement Manager had sent various samples of quality phones to Jeff for approval and all was set. Jeff and Leon had set out to the Industrial Area Complex with Mr. Morris. The buses had been dispatched to the school, with the approved codes handed over to the security men who accompanied the buses. As expected, the students had assembled at the Accountancy Department. The Staff Buses with Cherry Fields Oil and Gas Group emblem were all lined up. The school was surprised to see such gesture from an organization that had never replied to their mails for once since the inception of the school thirty years ago, lined up as early as seven thirty am. The students from other Departments were disappointed, while the students from the Accountancy Department who could not scale through with the application were there hoping to jump the queue. What they did not know was that Jeff was as organized as the Cherry Fields Oil and Gas Group, and whatever he was involved in would be seamless. Once it was time, the security men stood by the entrance of the bus with their tablets, cross-checking the information the students had and the information they had with them. By 8 AM, they took off. The students murmured when they discovered that Jeff was missing.
'Oh no. Jeff could not make it.'
'How can Jeff be so careless to miss this opportunity?'
'Where can Jeff have this opportunity again? And he is a foreigner.'
Many thoughts went on in their minds. Meanwhile, they were unable to chat or make noise in the bus because of the unfriendly looking security men. They got to the complex which was at the outskirts of town after thirty minutes’ drive. The location of the Complex was the reason most people cannot get there without invitation.
When they got to the gate, they got down from their buses and walked through the security scanning machine, filled the visitors’ books, submitted their phones and got back into their buses for onward movement to the boardroom.
They were wowed by the ambience of the complex. Soon, they were at their destination.
“Welcome to Cherry Fields Oil and Gas Group.”
They were greeted by the beautiful janitors, who ushered them into the boardroom.
“Thank you.”
They responded, ensuring that they did not do anything that would offend the organization.
Meanwhile, the media team was set with their cameras. The projector was also set. At 9 on the dot, the lecture began.
“Good morning, gentlemen, and ladies…”
The students were startled. The presenter's voice was very familiar, but the look was that of a sixty years old man with gray beards.
He was masked with safety wear ranging from coverall and yellow helmet. He had reading glasses that gave him a sexagenarian look. Furthermore, he delivered his lecture without minding what they were thinking. Afterwards, he read out the answers to the questions on the questionnaire they submitted, and the students filled their questionnaire based on the answers he provided. When they were done, they submitted their papers for signing to the janitors, who took them to the Chairman's office.
At the Chairman's Office.
Jeff breathed a sigh of relief as Leon helped him to remove the makeup. Mr. Morris was catching fun as he watched them display their youthful innocence. Then, he took a photograph of him and sent it to his parents in Africa.
'Imagine life without these youths around me? It would have been so boring.'
He thought as he watched Leon remove Jeff's costume.
“You look okay now.”
Leon said as he observed Jeff.
“Sure?”
“Sure. You can check the bathroom.”
Afterwards, the janitor handed the questionnaires to the Chairman's Secretary, who stamped and handed them back to her. She returned the questionnaires to the respective owners. Then, the Procurement Manager's Secretary handed over the quality phones that were neatly packaged in a velvet drawstring gift bags with the emblem of the company.
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