It was very early in the morning, when Johnson's mother woked him up from the sleep at about 5:00AM and asked him to prepare for school, Johnson's Father who always orders his wife, Peremoboere to allow the child to sleep till dawn before waking him up for school orders again when she woked him up. (Both Parents of Johnson usually pampers their son because he is the only fruit of the womb, they were be able to bore him after a long search for fruit of the womb). But his mother always insist that he should not be allowed to sleep till dawn before awaking him up for school or any other thing.
Johnson who refused to wake up from the slumber when his mother called him was forcefully waken up by his mother through the help of a cane.
He waked up from the slumber and prepared for school while his mother was in the kitchen preparing breakfast for the family.
At about 6:30AM, Johnson was in the school compound waiting for the arrival of his co-students, both his classmates and junior students.Johnson was considered as the most brilliant and charming student of olden college of AZUKU village because of his excellent performance in class and even school competitions.Johnson and his classmates were now addressed as senior prefects because their class is now the highest in the school, although they weren't appointed prefects at that time.
Many students arrived in the school compound wearing complete uniform and greeted him when they walked pass him to their various classes.
Johnson was little flabbergasted when he saw his classmates that are termed as rude and most stubborn students of the school wearing complete uniform for the first time in the school.
"Is there any important occasion in the school or is the school officials selecting prefects today?, he thought to himself.
"Good Morning Johnson " they greeted him.
Morning my fellow colleagues, he replied them.
He was still starring at them when they leaved after greeting him. The morning assembly of the school was not conducted because the principal orders all students to go in to their various classes. After sometime, another bell was ranged, order all students to the assembly for important announcement from the government, the principal shouted.
The campanologist ranged the bell as ordered by the principal. All students rushed in to the assembly ground.
It's a pleasure of having you all as students and it's also a pleasure of you all having us as teacher's, the principal started.
Not to waste much of our times, our mean nitty gritty of gathering here is that we want another students leadership from the senior class, he added. Our senior prefect appellation is no other person than Johnson Tarebi, head girl is doubra didi and other names were made silent.
All students were happy because appointing Johnson as the S.P is to brush up them and that it's a challenge for them to do better.The appointments of the major and minority prefects by the principal were all made Adamant because the quotes states, "Give honor to those whom it's due ". (The news of Johnson appointment as senior prefect didn't came as a surprise in the village because he's the most brilliant student in the school).
After the appointment, all students were sent back to the class for proper learning. The perfectship appointment of the school became the center of discussion of the school before the school was dismissed.
My son has made me proud onec more time, his mother said as he
joyously told his mom about the new appointment. She embraced him joyously and thanked the gods for the gift of knowledge given to her son and also prayed for healthy life.
After few months of Johnson commissioning as the senior prefect of the school, his father fell sick due to over work issues. Local herbalists were sent to him for treatment but to no avail, his father Tarebi kicked the bucket(he passed out to the cold hands of death).The death of Tarebi was a shock to the family and the village because Tarebi in his local business has helped many in diverse ways.
Johnson's father body was laid go rest after many days of being in the village shrine for purification.
Many people accused Peremoboere for killing her husband out of ignorance, Peremoboere couldn't hold back her tears as she knows nothing about their allegations, she was made to sleep with her husband's dead body in the shrine during the purification to claim whether she's innocent or not as accorded by the tradition of AZUKU. 
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