Source:Gemini AI
Thabitha was a brilliant girl, if not the top in her class. Her reputation was top-notch, and she was in the position to be the next head girl. One day, her colleagues were making a lot of noise. However, somebody banged on the door, and this alerted the principal.
Thabitha, unaware of the incident, was called upon by the principal. “Thabitha, come down here!” he shouted. “Alright, sir,” she responded, as a good student that she was.
Soon the principal asked her, “Why did you bang the door?” She responded, “No sir, I didn’t.” Then he said to her, “Why are you lying?” She was not lying. Soon the principal called for Mr. Iretomiwa, the commerce teacher. He was known to be a frequent cane user.
Immediately, Thabitha started to weep. “Sir, I didn’t do it. Sir, I didn’t do it. No, sir…” she kept muttering those words. However, the principal turned deaf ears. Mr. Iretomiwa punished Thabitha seriously for an incident she knew nothing about. She was finally released.
On getting back upstairs, the principal heard another bang at the door. Did this girl just bang the door again?
Immediately, he called for her! He perceived it as a sign of disrespect.
“You want another dose of punishment?” Thabitha, still weeping, said, “No, sir.”
Soon, the noise from the noisy class caught his attention. He decided to pay a visit by himself. Unannounced, he moved closer to the noise. The door immediately banged before he entered.
He caught the culprits, those who were fighting and banging the door. No sooner had he entered than the noise stopped. He noticed that the class had turned the fight into a game, taking sides.
Thabitha was weeping seriously. She soon noticed the principal. Her tears flowed more and more. Fiercely, she couldn’t stop the tears.
In the presence of the principal, order was restored. The principal punished the whole class. He said, “No salvation,” and those culprits were not spared at all. In fact, they were given double punishment.
Thabitha was spared. The principal invited her to his office and apologized to her. He had earlier magnified the whole punishment, but Thabitha pleaded for tender mercy. Thabitha enjoyed her time in the principal’s office and, in fact, got a ride home.
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