PART 01

Now assuming we are to take in all the Data at once! We must have a beginning at that! Understand? Okay assuming our Data are just plain passion fruits: Yeah! passion fruits can be data. Don't you think? Where do you think our data should start from....''1''. Someone said ''one''?

PART 02

But where were the Passion fruits before we found them? Could that not in itself be the start of our data? So what then is our data's beginning? Oops! thats the bell......Class be please dismissed.

PART 03

''Jesus Christ''

''What ?!''

''That man is just a Jargonist''

'' A Jara-what?  ''

'' Someone who uses complex concepts to understand simple things''

''HieHieHieHie.....You mean simple meanings to explain complex concepts......You my friend have a problem with meaning of words.......What dictionary are you using?''

''My father could only afford a learners' dictionary''

''....The one with pictures mainly''

''But the school stipulates....em...sorry stated that we should buy an oxford learners' dictionary each''

''Go to Profess Bookshop.....that's the cheapest you will get.''

''I hear there is a guy whose father has the Red Book!''

''What Red Book!''

''Is it a dictionary or a national anthemic composition?''

''Hey mister watch what the SUCK you say.....I know your Pa studied in the U.K. and the US of A.....but   me I pucking grew up there ehh!''

''Look guys all these books are in Profess Bookshop''

''Sorry Mr misinformer its Profors Bookshop not Profess Bookshop - ok ?''


PART 04

''Look!....this guy you see over there is a very important gentleman from Barbados''

''Wait I am telling you all 8 of you this because I am not about to get into any trouble, you know my father is in the intelligence unit of the western sector of this country. But the FOOOL.....and yes I called him a fool....has started trouble......he has gone and told me who this boy is.''


PART 05

He is Roy Fern, senior brother to Annabel Fern......the songstress.''

''Look, how can he be older than Annabel''

''I don't know.........thats his official age.''

''Doesn't he look older?''

''With those moustache already showing.''

''That is where you got it wrong......This guy.....even if he is related to Annabel is actually from Trinidad and Tobago.''

''What the heck is this T AND T, those boys have been talking about for years. They say T and T is supposed to be an American Consulate, so if a Annabel can have a love child with you.....you got yourself  an American Passport.

''Look! the true essence of it is that it depends on your profession......I mean.....''

''LOOK! man what the SUCKS up withya....essence means something that smells....What do you smell of?''

''I ...em....what?''

''What?! wait....let me correct my self.......I have to correct my dictionary......em check my dictionary.''

''Please give me six minutes.''

''Ha HA! so you need to check the dictionary anytime you are wrong.''

''Nope I just struggle to improve on my diction thats all.''

''One boy whispered to another, ''maybe this is the new Bola Ige of the Set.....emmmhhn''

''Hey who the heck took my RED book?''

''What the Pucks say.....you been the RED book all along?!

''Jesus what am I going to tell my mum now, first her camera......a vintage.....if I may borrow such a word......Yashica was taken by that Hector boy I suppose......now the red book......I suppose that was taken by ghostboy.''

''Now I know trouble don Kasala!''

Everyone bursted out in laughter,''I thought you can't speak Naija Language.....sorry for you.''

Someone took the red dictionary cum thesaurus and threw it at him.
It was soaked wet and many pages were torn off.


PART 06

''I will say one and only one thing......for your own safety of course......the RED book and of course the other BOOK.......is in OGUNU.....spell O-G-U-N-U.....it means O, U , troublemaker there is a GUN waiting here for you''

''Smack'' A hard smack across the face....fast, the only one who stood up for him was another from his own tribe. But they both got a trashing, beating and all sorts of punishment.....even the famous angle 90 degress punishment.

Then a small squeaky voice at the furtherest end of the room of 8 double bunks said, ''sorry, the truth is that they have swimming pools, one in the bush and another in the main club.....the one in the club is more fun I think.......we can take you all there if you like.......but I know you guys can easily find it.''

''Shunt you! we know the way already.''

Lights Out Bell rang.


PART 07

''Hey Ghostboy, its my time and turn now......I am rarely the boy and one you thought you had last night......did you? You hide Ghostboy......behind your Co-offenders.....moving in groups as to say if you really are a pack that can stand on its own.''

''Yes but first you forget that it is team work and that we are the team that really matters in this school.....first you must make good your threat.....rather than fix a latter date and place for our meeting.''

The room was almost empty.....save for the two of them and a few others whom I must add were not really that ready for a conference of any kind. The day was young, and the earlier the sleepy ones got about the day's business the easier things could be for the rest of them.


PART 08

Ogunu Sprawls.....like a sleepy little estate.....finding it's solace in the fact that though it is an elitist estate...it shares the same boundaries with what I suppose one could call Ogunu Village........a village about half the size of the estate itself......Ghostboy does not live in the estate......but he has a friend who does.....


''Look, Ghostboy.....you gave your word....remember? You are not supposed to change your mind just like that.....remember how hard you made me swear the last night after Prep.......I have not forgiven you.....yet you are making new demands.......you better check your excesses, please we should not displease ourselves to please others.....''

''And Ghostboy don't throw that bottle in the field......these fields are kept clean by paid workers like you are well aware of........please Ghostboy stay clear of the fields.......'


PART 09

''So what happened yesterday should never repeat itself.....for your own good as well as mine.........You see Ghostboy......although we both have never been really friends before now......I decided to give you a chance to enjoy this leisure centre with me.....hmnnn? To be rude but honest....I would say you don't deserve a friend like me......Ghostboy......''

Ghostboy was crouching down by the pool, by now he was all but willing to listen to the chiding of his new found friend. Listening....nodding, hissing here and there. Ghostboy.....well was not what you would say....interested in what had to be said to him.


PART 10