Perfectly Imperfect

~5~

                               ~Kunmi~

                   REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

Mr. Amadi wrote on the board and the whole class erupted into loud cheers. He turned back to the class with a smile on his face.

'So Good morning Class.'

'Good morning Sir.'

The chorus was louder and cheerful than usual and I smiled.

Students ehn.

'So, this class is going to be interactive. It's going to be a very interactive class. I believe you guys know more than I do.'

Some of the boys chorused ooh and aah and he shushed them.

'Sir, don't worry. Even if I don't know anything, I know this one. I know it too much.'

I automatically turned in the direction of the voice. It was Ezekiel, the class clown. He's been nothing but nice to me since the day he introduced himself.

'Of course, this is where we'll see you. If it's Pest and Diseases that we're doing, we won't hear him from you.'

The smile on Ezekiel's friends disappeared and it was replaced with a sober look. I smiled. The boy was just too funny.

The teacher turned back to the rest of the class.

'So can anyone tell me the meaning of the Reproductive system?'

Several hands shoot up and Mr. Amadi glanced around. His eyes landed on me and he smiled.

I started to freeze.

'Kunmi, right? Tell us what you understand by Reproductive system.'

I froze.

The whole class's attention was on me now and I swallowed. I could feel my palms getting sweaty. I know the definition but what I don't know is to stand up and say it in front of the whole class.

'We're still waiting for you, Kunmi.'

Okay.

Do this.

You can do this.

It's no biggie.

I cleared my throat.

'Reproduction..... It is... It is the ability to live organisms to give rise to new individuals of the same species.'

'Good! Clap her.'

I exhaled as I relaxed fully on my chair. God!

The class continued and he discussed the types of reproduction.

'Sexual Reproduction is the one that involves two partners. The male and the female species. It's the one you guys are looking forward to doing or are probably already doing.'

The whole class except me and probably two other persons erupted into loud cheers again and I smiled. Teenagers ehn.

'Class captain, give us a more detailed definition of Sexual Reproduction.'

The boy I know to be the class captain, a guy who always had his head buried in books cleared his throat.

'Sexual Reproduction can be defined as the fission of joining of the male and female from different individuals to for a Zygote which later develops into an embryo or organism.'

The whole class started to clap and Ezekiel shouted.

'That's when the male has scored a goal. A mad kick. Gbam.'