One day, Chinedu wake up 4:30am say him wan read for JAMB. Him mama don shout tire, “If you like fail this exam, na mechanic workshop be your university!” So baba carry him book go parlour, on gen, open Physics. Five minutes later, light blink… NEPA take light.

Chinedu look ceiling fan like say na betrayal. “Ah ah, even you join them?”

As light go, hunger enter. Him sneak enter kitchen see one big pot of jollof rice wey mama cook for Sunday service thanksgiving. Chinedu tell himself, “Brain no dey work without fuel.” Na so he serve mountain of rice, add chicken wey suppose last till evening.

Mama just wake up come catch am red-handed.

“Chinedu! Na you finish chicken?”

“Mummy calm down, na for educational purpose. Protein helps memory.”

Mama vex, carry broom pursue am round compound. Neighbour wey dey sweep just dey laugh.

Later that day, JAMB result come out. Chinedu score 289.

Mama shout, “Jesus!!!”

Chinedu adjust him collar: “You see am? Na the chicken do am.”

Since that day, anytime exam dey come, Chinedu no dey read again… na kitchen him dey first go.