BASED
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1. Jimi Solade waywards brother
Wole is back to
the house; a night before Jimi's
resumption from
the Summer holidays.
2. First day at school after the
summer holidays
at Forcados High School
3. Coker Efua, the new beautiful
'Mysterious' girl,
resumes at Forcados College
4. Jimi Solade joined his brother
to a bar – drinks
alcohol.
5. Efua Cokers is the subject at
Forcados College.
Jimi Solade having a crush for
the new girl; she is
not paying him attention. What
becomes of Caro
– Jimi's girlfriend? Will he
abandon her for Efua.
Find out this and more by
obtaining a copy of
The last days at Forcados College
6. Coker pays Nene a visit.
7. Ms Agbenenovi, a youth corp
member resumes
her primary assignment at
Forcados College.
8. End of term activities at
Forcados College.
9. A bleak moment for Jimi and
his family. Mrs
Solade diagnosed of Cancer.
10. Jimi finally gets some
attention from Coker
Efua. How did it happen? Find
out from Chapter
10 of The Last days at Forcados
College
11. Mrs Solade Dies of Cancer.
12. Mr Solade travels abroad,
leaving Jimi and his
brother Wole alone in the house.
13. Nene get jealous of the
attention Efua seems
to get from Jimi and her visible
acts of concerns
towardsJimi
14. A controversial entry in Efua
diary subjects
her and her favourite teacher
"Novi" to scrutiny.
15. Efua gets a one week
suspension from the
Forcados College and Corper Novi
redeployed
16. Nene visits Efua in the
hospital. Begs for her
forgiveness. In the process of
reconciliation, Efua
reveals the genesis of her
hatred for boys.
17. Jimi moves out of Ansa
resident over their
arguments over Jimi's ill
treatment towards Efua.
18. Forcados Chemistry lab
broken into.
19. Jimi Solade takes
responsibility for the
missing lab equipment. Efua
stands by Jimi in his
trying moments; she repaid his
hostility and
judgmental attitude towards her
with love, good
judgment. Ansa brushes his
nervousness aside for
once, "It can't be Jimi", he
'roared'.
20. Jimi passed his final year
exams in flying
colours, gets a scholarship to
study Electrical
Engineering. Receives a letter
from Efua. -----
End.
Chapter One
It was early in the morning and
still dark when
Jimi Solade woke up to someone
shaking him
roughly. He groaned and
mumbled to himself, half
asleep.
'Jimi!' He jerked fully awake at
the sound of that
familiar voice, it was is his
brother.
'Wole!' Jimi said in surprise.
'Yes , it's me' and his brother
smiled in a way
that showed only his upper
teeth.
'Man! What…?' Jimi began. They
stared at each
other, delighted.
'No greeting , little bro?' Wole
smiled again.
'Sorry, but does anyone know
you're here? Does
Daddy…?' Jimi did not complete
the sentence;
instead he embraced his brother
tightly,'I've
missed you!'
Wole was thinner. Jimi could feel
it.
'Mum knows I'm here," Wole
said. He too did not
mention their father. Just then,
the alarm clock
sounded. It was time for Jimi to
get up, and he
released his brother.
'Go on, get ready for school,'
Wole said,
stretching on the bed. 'At least
you seem happy
to see me.' He looked round the
room at the
carelessly flung shirts, jeans and
boxer shorts
over the chair, to the poster of
the Manchester
United football team on the wall
above Jimi's
bed. A typical boy's room.
Another worn-out
poster of Tupac Shakur was
pasted on the
opposite wall.
'I didn't remove it even though
it's an eyesore,'
Jimi said, grinning. 'Everything's
is just as you
left it.'
Wole squeezed Jimi's arm lightly.
He picked up
something on the bedside table
beside Jimi's
music CDs, chemistry and
mathematics
textbooks. 'Man, this is some
watch. Must have
cost a mountain. You always get
all the nicest
things, why…?'
'Wole, don't touch my watch.'
'What's your problem? Can't look
at a watch?'
'I'm sorry bro,' Jimi muttered.
'I'm glad to see
you back – really – but,, you
know…'
'My cute, spoiled little brother…
You grow taller
every time I see you.' Wole got
up walked
towards the door. 'Don't worry
about the old
bear. Better get ready for
school. Er- I took some
cash from your drawers, hope
you don't mind.
Sighing, Jimi plodded to the
bathroom. Trust his
brother to always collect things,
but he was
happy he was back. It was a
new day and the
beginning of his final school
year. Like his
brother, he was as tall and long-
limbed as an
athlete, though, unlike his
brother, he had dimples
when he smiled. He was sixteen
years old and he
was already sprouting a beard.
He flexed his right
arm noting that he had
developed muscles. Good.
He whistled as he took his
shower, refusing to
think about the morning's
surprise. The reason
why was long story; too long to
think about on a
brand new day.
OVERALL SUMMARY
"The Last Days at Forcados High
School" by A.H.
Mohammed tells the story of
Jimi Solade, the
most popular boy at the elite
Forcados High
School.
As he begins his final year in
senior secondary
together with his friends, the
sweet-hearted and
devout Nene and Ansa, the
nerdy art genius, he's
determined it's going to be his
best year yet.
But Jimi's rogue brother, Wole, is
back – which
means trouble can't be far
behind.
Then there's Efua, the beautiful
and mysterious
new girl in class who seems to
have no time for
boys – including Jimi. But when
Jimi's mother
falls ill, he realizes that things are
about to change
- and not
necessarily in a good way.
A funny and honest book about
self-discovery,
family, friendship, tolerance and
the highs and
lows of life as a modern
Nigerian teenager. Told in
straightforward
language, A.H. Mohammed never
talks down to
readers.
Instead, Last Days stands out
with its realistic
situations, original characters
and deft storytelling.
It is at once entertaining and
deadly serious,
tackling a range of difficult
issues including drug
abuse, discrimination and loss,
with intelligence
and great writing.
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