The institution

The institution episode 13

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Ade sat on a chair looking at his twenty five years old brother Titus, she had just been informed that her brother had been advised to withdraw from the University.
"Them say when Titus result come out, if no be F him get, na missing result them go see. School sef no recognize am, na why them they pursue am commot" the mother explained and Titus hissed, "Mama no dey talk wetin you no know"
"Na who you dey talk to like that?" Ade slapped him on the face and he moved back.
"Sister no dey slap me, even for street nobody fit slap me like that"
"You don smoke?" She asked, "E be like say you don follow Yahoo boys Shea?"
"School na scam!"
"Shut up! You no dey shame? school na scam, others wey they go the school kor? I sure say you don dey smoke"
"See him lip nah. This one be like who no dey smoke?" The mother snapped and he hissed once again.
"Na wetin I send you go school go do be that?" She asked and Titus looked away.
"Don't you pity me? School wey I suppose go I dey send una go, I dey sweep people house, dey wash people cloth" she busted into tears.
"You think say e dey sweet me for body? Na like this you go repay me?"
Titus immediately went soft.
"See sister, one day you give just sit like this and one kind Benz go just pack come your front" he held her hands.
"I go make am for this life" he continued and Ade cleaned her tears with her palm.
"I want you to make it through education!"
"Even those people wey don graduate dey trek the whole town for job. Forget that school matter, I go make am. I carry change una life" he bragged and Ade hissed, "Carry your advised to withdraw head commot for here!" She snapped and Titus walked away and her little sister laughed.
"And what do you find funny? You no get jamb lesson to go?" "I don wear all my clothes Taya, I no fit repeat am again" she complained and Ade batted her eyes at her.
"Make I pull the one wey i wear give you?" She asked, "You better commot before I use slap destroy your destiny" she snapped and Osas ran away.
"Which Kain siblings I get like this"
"Shebi I don tell you say make you allow Osas work for one year. Make she write jamb in two years time"
"Mama abeg no just talk. All this thing na your fault, no just talk abeg. I no wan disrespect abeg. I dey use beg, beg you, abeg" she placed her hands on her head.
"Advised to withdraw?" she muttered.
"After two session fees?"
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Ivie entered into Liam's office in a rainbow slim fit gown and a grey jacket on it. She had a wig on too and Liam laughed.
"Wigs seem to have made life easier for women" he answered and she chuckled. "You look nice"
"Too overdressed? I wasn't sure what to wear for my first day"
"You look great" he stood up and she blushed while trying to keep a straight face.
"Good morning Sir"
"And that's Liam or Jafar for you"
"We have to be professional" "Screw professional! Everyone here calls me Jafar or Boss, there's no Sir. Just me" he answered and she opened her mouth in shock.
"I know. My simplicity shocks me too" he answered and she was forced to chuckle.
"Okay. Um, we haven't discussed on office space" she added and he smiled. "True" he answered laughing.
"I'm sorry. Have you met your team?"
"No. I was hoping to see you first" she answered then she thought of how wrong it sounded.
"I meant greet you first"
"How was your night?"
"I slept well and you?"
"Couldn't be more better" he answered and she bowed her head then walked out of the office.
Ivie met the team deliberating on some breaking news from newspapers. "Some Nigerians needs to be flogged" Denise commented, she had and Ivie smiled waving at all of them.
"Good morning team" she greeted,
"Good morning Ma" they all answered chuckling at how it sounded like a secondary school call and response.
"I'll introduce myself again, I'm Ivie Momoh and my watchword is discipline. I want to help this unit grow and I want you to help me grow too. So we'll be working hand in hand, no fight and no argument will be permitted. If you have a problem with someone let me know so we can sought it out in a civil manner. Are we good?"

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Ralph sat at a club house in the evening drinking with his friends. He stared at a drink just before drinking it. "Abeg everyone listen up oh, don't you think it's about time Ralph gets married and bear children?" He asked and everyone present chuckled.
"I mean the guy don dey reach how old again?" He added and Ralpheal laughed sarcastically.
"Don't you guys realize it's my life and not yours. Kindly let me live it however way I want"
"I mean the guy cannot even toast a girl, just to say hi to a girl is a difficult thing for him. He doesn't have balls" he continued and everyone laughed again.
Soon they all went to their homes and Ralph ordered for another bottle of beer. He was starting to regret why he came anyways. Staying away from boys night out would have only made him look like he was avoiding them. Besides he didn't have anything else doing. Boys night out was actually the only fun thing he does in his life.
"Hello dear" a lady said to him and he pointed at himself.
"Me"
"Yes of course! Who else will I be talking about?" "Are you sure?"
"Why?"
"Cause you're beautiful and beautiful girls don't approach me" he answered, "That's silly! You're handsome" "Tell that to those girls"
"I heard you talking to your friends over and there. They're all bunch of douchebags. You know what? Why don't we talk about you and your life while we have drinks?" She asked and he smiled.
"What's your preference?" He asked and she smiled. "I'll take what you're taking"
"What's your name?" He asked, "Ashanti" she answered and he smiled.
Twenty minutes later, Ralph searched his pocket to pay the bar tender but he couldn't find his wallet.
"Okay.. this isn't right. I kept it here" he dipped his hands in his pocket.
"Shit" he muttered, he wasn't too drunk to realize he had been robbed.
At least he had his phone with him so he picked up his phone calling Ivie. "Why are you calling this late?"
"I'm stucked and I'm drunk too and a girl named Ashanti just stole my wallet and I can't really think straight right now"
"Where are you?"
"Clem's clubhouse"
"I'll be there" she answered.
She knocked on Mutey's door.

Soon they went out to get him then they got back shortly and he vomited on the floor and Ade hissed cleaning it up. It reminded her of when her father would come back home drunk just after receiving his salary.
She would always clean up after him.

Ralph staggered in the room saying all sort of rubbish and Mutey laughed at him. "It's hard to believe I'm staring at a grown ass man. I don't even get drunk like this."
"Ralph has never been able to hold his liquor" Ivie complained staring angrily at him.
"It was in my back pocket, she was pretty and you know what? I'll call the bank and I'll tell them I've been robbed and then I'll call my mother and tell her I've failed" he answered and Ivie slapped him on the face and Ade walked in.
"You're going to shut the hell up and go to sleep!" She demanded, "Yes ma'am" he answered with a salute then he slept on the bed.
Ralph vomited on it and Ivie rolled her eyes looking at Ade. "I'll kill this guy" she threatened, "Do you need my help?" Ade asked, "No. You've helped enough, we'll deal with the rest tomorrow"
"There's vomit all over his shirt and the bed"
"Let him sleep on it" she answered and they all left the room.
After Ade walked into her room, she had a change of mind. She got into the room where Ralph was then she took off his shoes.
"I can't wait to have a club night where i don't have to be a topic of mockery" he sniffled as though in tears.
Ade sat on the bed unbuttoning his shirt, she struggled to get the shirt off then she cleaned the vomit before leaving the room.
Before Ivie went off to work, she entered into the guest room where Ralph was. She expected to smell the foul odor of vomit but she didn't, she knew Ade had something to do with it.
Ralph was already awake in a white singlet, he sat on the bed trying to remember how much he embarrassed himself.
"How bad was it?" He asked and Ivie laughed.
"At least you didn't go naked"
"Do you have an aspirin for this headache?" "No one asked you to get drunk. What happened?"
"I got emotional when the boys started talking about my singlehood and how I can't approach a lady. Ivie it's bad"
"It's totally okay. So what if you're not like other men that are too direct. Ralph you're an amazing guy and girls are just blind'
"Will you date me?"
"No!"
"My point exactly!" He answered and Ivie laughed pinching him on the belly and he chuckled faintly.
"Maybe there's something about me that's repellent"
"All you need is confidence like one annoying Boss I work for and you'll have them falling for you like dominoes"
"You already like your boss?" He asked and she shook her head.
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. "No." She scoffed, "Why would you say that?"
"You can't even convince me" he answered and she rolled her eyes.
"Have you called the bank?" She changed the topic and he nodded. "Yes I have. I'll stop by at the bank later, I already called Silvia and I told her I might be staying back because I got robbed"
"Why would you trust a girl named Ashanti?" Ivie snapped and he chuckled. "She was really hot, I should have known it was too good to be true" he answered and she laughed rising up from the bed.
"I have to go to work. Bye Ralph"
"Thanks for taking care of me"
"I didn't"
"Who did?"
"Adesuwa" "Who's Adesuwa?"
"Our house help" "I can't find my shirt too"
"I'll tell her to bring it for you."
"Thanks" he answered then she smiled leaving the room.
Ade knocked on the door while Ralph was bathing. He quickly tied a towel on his waist leaving the bathroom with lather on his body. Ade walked in and she watched him almost fall off the tiles then he maintained his balance.
"Did you see that?" He asked and she shrugged.
"No."
"God this has to be a shitty day" he added and Ade bowed her head slightly. "Good morning Sir" "You must be Adesuwa right?"
"Yes." She raised the cloth up. "I came to give you this"
"Thank you, how did you take them off me?" He asked and Ade raised her brow in surprise.
Is he really asking her that such a question? She thought within and he scoffed.
"Forget I ask. I ask stupid questions at times"
"Ivie told me you helped clean me up. I just want to say thank you, I really appreciate it"
"I ironed the shirt already, should I leave it on the bed"
"You're supposed to say you're welcome"
"You're welcome" she answered and he smiled collecting the shirt then he raised the shirt up turning backwards and his towel fell off his waist and he quickly picked it up tieing it across his waist then he turned towards her and she looked away.
"Did you see anything?" He asked and she rolled her eyes. "I can't believe you just asked me that" she snapped and he felt like he could disappear.
"Do you want any other thing, food preferences? Mrs Momoh said I should ask"
"I'll eat anything she cooks"
"I'll tell her"
"I'm sorry" he apologized and Ade walked out witholding her laughter.