Bepo recalls joining Stardom schools after a disagreement that he had at his former school – Beesway Group of School, located on the outskirts of Lagos. He tried to correct the grammatical error in the name. He pointed out that the school ought to be called “Beesway Group of Schools.” The director, Mr Egi Meko thanked him mockingly knowing fully well that he would not change the name. He claims that the name was divinely inspired and that no one was complaining about the name.
Bepo tried to raise this issue countless times but to no avail. Eventually, a couple of parents raised the same issue at one of the PTA meetings. The director calls him to his office and accuses him of telling the parents about the error in the school’s name. Bepo argues that he had done no such thing. Bepo eventually leaves the school after an incident that he considers to be ungodly occurs.
One night, while in his room at Beesway Staff Quarters, he noticed something strange going on far in the distance. He discovered a group of five men, one of them was holding a cow by a leash. Two men emerged from a pit and were leading the cow into the pit. Immediately, Bepo grabs his machete and heads out towards the men. He soon discovered that the Director was among the group. Bepo protested that they should not be burying a cow while the director warned him to go away.
When he did not listen, one of the men hit him on the head from behind and Bepo fell on his back. Before his accomplice can do some damage, the director quickly pacifies them and helps Bepo back up. He takes Bepo back to his room before he continues to complete his “dark assignment.” Bepo was shocked by the entire ordeal, He had heard tales of rituals carried out by school owners and patrons of other businesses.
He recalled when he started “Fruitful Future School” with his colleague. The school he had built was flourishing for a while as the number of pupils had grown to over 70 in the third session. One day, one of the parents, Mr Ogo, walks into his office to suggest that he “perform a rite that would supernaturally flood the school with pupils in no time.” (pg. 38). Bepo chooses not to do this and Mr Ogo withdrew his child from the school afterwards. Soon, the school shut down after its neighbourhood was deserted by those who could afford the school fees because its roads became bad.
Ten years later, Bepo discovers that Mr Ogo murdered a civil servant, a woman who had consulted him for a spiritual solution to her infertility. She had paid him N9 million naira over a year and nothing happened. The woman asked for a refund and threatened to arrest him if he did not pay up. Eventually, he murdered her after inviting her to his home.
Bepo thought of reporting the Beeway Director but he knew nothing would come of it. The next morning, Bepo got a call from the Director to see him in his office. Before he went to the director’s office, he moved his belongings out of his room and the staff room. The director apologised for the assault he suffered and claimed that the scene of the previous night was part of a special prayer for his late father, who had given him the land on which the school was built.
