Wednesday dawned with darkness,
there was no light and I had to do some things with electricity. This week so
far has been a horrid affair of timelessness; like I need more than twenty four
hours. We had devotion and gave the people travelling to camp our final words
to them.
We got their bus ready and we all
just hung around. Jennifer told the story of how Morakinyo rejected me from OBS
(Orientation Broadcasting Service) simply put it is the radio on camp. He does
not take graduates of private universities hence thwarting my dream of radio
while on camp.
In my restlessness I went to the kitchen,
Miracle aka Police baby was on duty with Gbenga my barrister bae. They were
cooking beans and I have to say the one they cooked the previous week was dope!
I could not wait to eat another one. So I went to the kitchen and saw Jennifer
talking with Gbade and Segun, I joined in and I have to say the conversation
was interesting.
We all tabled different people’s
matter, when it came to my turn it was turning into an embarrassing affair for
me. Like don’t put someone on the spot and ask him publicly if he likes a girl,
thank God for Jennifer who applied her brain to the situation and turned the
gist around.
Food got ready and like usual I
relished every spoonful of that meal. I got ready for work hoping I was not
late and rushed to school. I had planned to read Native Son in the cab on my way and even in school in case I got
there too early. Only for me to realize I had left it at home.
By the time I got to school break
was just ending and my class was second and third period after break. Sad
stuff. I sat in my office with nothing
to do.
After the class which required that
I explained Native Son again I rushed
to my house. I said hello to some of the Corpers I saw outside and boarded a bike
to a bookshop that I wasn’t too sure of its location.
At this point the story gets scary.
So I am on this bike for less than two minutes and these two men in a cream
coloured Ford Explorer are flagging me down, now I am afraid because I was
wearing a sleeveless blouse and a skirt that kept hiking up and the men were
Muslims and I know this is a stupid fear but I was just afraid that they were
going to give me some talk. I was sha afraid and I didn’t even see the need to
stop my bike and listen to them.
That is how these men started
chasing me o. Like I took a detour and they followed me, o boy; I was
afraid!!!! So I told the bike man to hurry and speed off, they still tried to
follow me and I have to say thank God for the bike man who speed off and the
men were off my tail.
I got to the book shop made
enquiries regarding the books I wanted to buy, made an appointment to see them
on Friday and I left, took another bike to my house and I don’t know who sent
the bike man to take a shortcut. That is
how I was looking for a song on my phone. Ehen before I forget I just download
this new song Chris Brown, Usher and Zayn Malik. Pretty hot stuff, just that
Zayn didn’t sound so sure of himself and his sexual skills. It’s a very hot
song sha.
Anywho back to my story, as I
looked up from my phone you will not believe who I saw in front of me, it was
no other person than the driver of the cream coloured Ford Explorer!!!!!!
OMG! I was afraid o. I told the
bike man to overtake the car and as I speed past this car, the man started blaring
his horn, this time it was one man in the car. Chai the bike man couldn’t go
fast enough. You know when how a car with a powerful engine sounds as its
speeding, that is how this car sounded
and I was not in the car!
My brothers and sisters, this man
followed me again o. There was even a time when we left him far behind at an
intersection he still caught up with us and as I came down from the bike this
man stopped his car telling me he wants to be my friend blah blah blah. I am
too old for new creepy friends who would be chasing me in their cream cars.
It was a harrowing affair.
I got in, calmed down and told
Jennifer and we laughed about it only for us to enter her house and Lanky her
boyfriend played a prank on us. We were scared senseless.
I started watching an old series I
used to watch on STV that time. Layo my love brought some food for me. God will
bless her and then around five I set out to go back to the park for more
fishing.
On my way to camp you won't believe what I saw, a girl on a bike was being harassed by some guys in a car. Ilorin men are wonderful fellows.
None of my original partners turned
up and the funny thing is that I almost told the person that was asked to
follow me not to worry because I was riding on the assurance of some guys who
classified football as important enough to skip out on a previous engagment.
Then at the park something strange
happened. I attempted to shake this guy
who even called my name and was all smiles with me, only for him to decline my handshake,
he turned out to be a Muslim, I didn’t know Muslims didn’t shake girls. Well
now I know.
I had a little quarrel with
Churchill, I don’t understand him these days and it really breaks my heart,
good thing I am over him. Only God knows what I was thinking in the first
place.
I got back to Fate went to Shoprite
and then home. A new girl came last night funny story; two of her classmates
happened to have spent the night in the lodge the previous night.
I watched more on the new series I
am watching the name is Dark Angel by
the way and my phone is bad again o. I am going to kill that guy that supposedly
repaired it.
Nkem Oyaghire
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