Detention Deception: Turning Weeding into a Town Boys’ Affair

I am in Senior Secondary School. It’s time for English. We are waiting for the English Teacher.

I am having a chat with a friend of mine. The class Prefect is secretly writing the names of talkatives.

The English Teacher walks in. He is upset and complaining about the noise in the class. He exclaims,” You all should be revising your notes”.

Who is the class Prefect? Give me the names of Talkatives”.

The list names are mentioned. My name is included. I wait outside with the other Talkatives.

We are asked to go and see the School Compound Prefect.

The Compound Prefect asked us to clear an area full of weeds. We are given cutlasses and get to work.

While weeding we see some town boys. We get an idea. We ask the Town boys to do the weeding for a fee. We come a fee for weeding the area. We lie down to rest.

When the boys finish, we pay them. Next, we call the Compound Prefect to come and inspect.