Summary of Chapter 1 from Excousion Into The Badlands
Chapter 1 marks a crucial moment in atinuke’s Internet novel, Excousion Into The Badlands. This chapter blends tension, emotion, and plot progression to deliver a memorable reading experience — one that keeps readers eagerly turning the page.
Michael's pov.
I woke up with the ray of light shining in to my room signifying that we are in the morning.
I quickly stood up to take my bath thinking that I'm late for school, then I remembered.
Me: (hiss) today is even Saturday.
Then I went downstairs to meet both my parents singing and dancing.
Me: Good morning mom, Goodmorning Dad.
Mum & Dad: Goodmorning
Me: mr & mrs peters do you win visa lottery.
Mom: Mike guess what
Me: hmmm.....You are pregnant
Mom: c'mon mike....Of course not. Guess again
Me: Dad you better tell me you know I cant guess.
Dad: son I have been promoted to manage one of our company in London.
Me: wow congrats Dad.......So does that me an we are relocating to London.
Dad: yes son.....The company already given us a house there, so lets start packing we're leaving By next week.
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(after 5 days)
We just arrive at our new house and I was marvel with what I see, the house is a mansion
Dad: home sweet home..........wooow....i said
Mom: This is beautiful
Dad: yeah it is.......C'mon let's go inside.
(on Sunday).
I was with my dad in our new house watching a movie.
Dad: michael.......you will be starting school tomorrow...I've spoken with the principal of your
New school.. And I've settled everything.........and the principal said that he will send the school
uniform, so I want you to be prepared.
Me: what is the name of the school.
Dad: Garfield High School...........
You are going to like it over there.......So try to make friends
Dad, You know I don't like making friends.....Even in my previous school I only have1friend...i
said
Dad: ok suit yourself......Just be a good boy.
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(fast forward to the next day)
Grrrrrrgh......My alarm just woke me.
I quickly stood up to get ready for my new school.
Immediately I finished dressing.....I went downstairs to meet my dad already dressed.
Dad: let me drop you off at the school
Me: alright dad, lets go I don't want to be late on my first day
Mom: wont you have ur breakfast
Me: not today mom..(walking out)
Dad: bye dear......
....Bye love......My mom answered.
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(school premises)
I Came out of the car and looked at the look at the school......It was really beautiful.
You like what you see.......my dad said....I just nodded
Dad: so you need to go to the principal office, he wills how you your class ok.
Alright dad........I answered.
Then he left,
Garfield high school here I come...I said to myself.
(unknown to me it is just the beginning of something tragic)..
Tbc
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Now I'm suppose to go to the principal office, I was admiring the school when I bump into one
Beautiful girl.
Unknown girl: Hey idiot, can't you see??
Me: I'm sorry I didn't see you.
Unknown girl: yeah you didn't cause you are blind.(she hissed as she walk away).
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I was perplex with the attitude of that girl, I kept starring at her as she was going until a guy
Came to me,
Unknown boy: don't mind her that's how she behaves.
Hi....I'm Joshua but you can call me josh.
Me: hi I'm Michael nice meeting you
Josh: same here
Me: do you mind showing me the principal office
Josh: of course let's go
(principal office)
After finishing the registration, the principal put a call through one of the teacher and my guess
Is that it is my class teacher.
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My guess was confirmed when a lady in her early thirties walked into the principal's office.
Teacher: sir you call for me
Principal: yes I did......This boy here is our new student and he's going to be in your class.
C. Teacher: ok sir
Me bookworm or A Nerd.
Josh: you see that fine girl that raised her hand.
Me: yh....She is the one that insulted me this morning.
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Josh: Her name is joy, she brilliant.......She always represent our school in many competition
And she always came between 1st-3rd position, all the teachers like her...............But she have
One problem.
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What problem......I asked
Josh: she's too proud, she gets angry over little thing and she can insult anybody, that why she doesn't have any friends.
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(With what josh just said, it's because of her brilliance that make her to be this rude and Mannerless.........the only way to bring such people down is to challenge them academically)
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Joy: osmosis is the movement of a solvent through a semipermeable membrane into a solution
Of higher solute concentration that tends to equalize the concentrations of solute on the two sides.
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Mr Phillips: wow.....always the best that's good...........who else want to try.
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(I need to challenge her so I raise my hand).
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Mr Phillips: yeshmmmm......what's that your name again).
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Me : Michael sir
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Mr Phillips: Ok Michael
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Me: Osmosis is the spontaneousnet movement of solvent molecules through a selectively
Permeable membrane into a region of higher solute concentration, in the direction that tends to
Equalize the solute concentrations on the two sides. It may also be used to describe a physical
Process In which any solvent moves across a selectively permeable membrane (permeable to
The solvent, but not the solute) separating two solutions of different concentrations.
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Mr Phillip: Holy Christ Jesus.......who are you.......please class clap 4 him.
(after they finish clapping)
TBC............
INTO THE BADLAND
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