EPISODE NINE I checked my phone for the time and it’s some minutes after 2pm. I couldn’t believe I’ve stayed that long. As I was about slotting my phone back into my pocket it rang and it was Temmy. Me: Hello boss Temmy: Guy how far now, you said you’ll call, where are you? Me: Long story boss, I’m on my way back home. Temmy: Safe journey bro, Rachael and Janet ask you to bring something unique from Akure. Me: O boy, I did noy go to Akure, it’s a long story, I’ll tell you everything when I’m back. I’ll get them something though. Temmy: Alright bro. I’ll be going to their side anytime soon Me: No probs, hope my food is still intact. Temmy: I’m not sure, later bro. Him saying “not sure” means they’ve probably consume the food. With the way I’m feeling hungry, I decided to do what’s unusual of me. I br@nched at eatery. I must confess, I don’t have that thing for eatery. This will be my second time of entering or eating in any eatery since I gained admission to the school. The first being when I was trying to impress Sandra. I took her there on my birthday while I was in two hundred level. I entered the popular eatery close to my lodge and met some extremely dressed ladies occu-pying more than half of the seats, chatting and ma-king jest of each other, laughing out loud not minding others sited there. I went straight to the attendant to order for fried rice. While ordering for rice, the ladies suddenly st©p laughing leaving the whole place silent except for the TV commentary. Just like every other persons in the eatery, I looked towards their direction to see why they st©pped, lo and behold they were all staring at me. I withdrew my eye and the attendant Me: Is something wrong with me? Attendant: (looked at me and smile) You are okay sir, Me: So why are they staring at me? Attendant: You don’t know? Me: I’m lost Attendant: You are looking great. Me: (looked at myself again) thanks, but that shouldn’t be a reason for staring. By the way how on earth is this combination attrac-tive? Attendant: Looks great on you Me: Thank you (smiling) Attendant: Drink? Me: Bottle water. Their silence makes more audible the commentary coming from the plasma TV located at a corner. I found my way to the other side of the eatery staring at the football highlights being displa-yed. In a short while my food was brou-ght and I started to do justice to it. I took my time eating, simply because I was enjoying the football highlights. The football highlights ended and started that of baseball or cricket, I don’t really know the difference and this made me focus on my food. As I was about to finish the meal, an attendant place placed a chill Five-A-Live jui-ce on my tray. Me: I’m sorry, I did not order for this Attendant2: One of the ladies asked me to put it for you. Me: Which one? (I looked to their side only to discover they’ve left) Attendant2: She has left Me: I’m sorry I’ll have to return this, I don’t even have the belly I’ll drink all thisEPISODE NINE I checked my phone for the time and it’s some minutes after 2pm. I couldn’t believe I’ve stayed that long. As I was about slotting my phone back into my pocket it rang and it was Temmy. Me: Hello boss Temmy: Guy how far now, you said you’ll call, where are you? Me: Long story boss, I’m on my way back home. Temmy: Safe journey bro, Rachael and Janet ask you to bring something unique from Akure. Me: O boy, I did noy go to Akure, it’s a long story, I’ll tell you everything when I’m back. I’ll get them something though. Temmy: Alright bro. I’ll be going to their side anytime soon Me: No probs, hope my food is still intact. Temmy: I’m not sure, later bro. Him saying “not sure” means they’ve probably consume the food. With the way I’m feeling hungry, I decided to do what’s unusual of me. I br@nched at eatery. I must confess, I don’t have that thing for eatery. This will be my second time of entering or eating in any eatery since I gained admission to the school. The first being when I was trying to impress Sandra. I took her there on my birthday while I was in two hundred level. I entered the popular eatery close to my lodge and met some extremely dressed ladies occu-pying more than half of the seats, chatting and ma-king jest of each other, laughing out loud not minding others sited there. I went straight to the attendant to order for fried rice. While ordering for rice, the ladies suddenly st©p laughing leaving the whole place silent except for the TV commentary. Just like every other persons in the eatery, I looked towards their direction to see why they st©pped, lo and behold they were all staring at me. I withdrew my eye and the attendant Me: Is something wrong with me? Attendant: (looked at me and smile) You are okay sir, Me: So why are they staring at me? Attendant: You don’t know? Me: I’m lost Attendant: You are looking great. Me: (looked at myself again) thanks, but that shouldn’t be a reason for staring. By the way how on earth is this combination attrac-tive? Attendant: Looks great on you Me: Thank you (smiling) Attendant: Drink? Me: Bottle water. Their silence makes more audible the commentary coming from the plasma TV located at a corner. I found my way to the other side of the eatery staring at the football highlights being displa-yed. In a short while my food was brou-ght and I started to do justice to it. I took my time eating, simply because I was enjoying the football highlights. The football highlights ended and started that of baseball or cricket, I don’t really know the difference and this made me focus on my food. As I was about to finish the meal, an attendant place placed a chill Five-A-Live jui-ce on my tray. Me: I’m sorry, I did not order for this Attendant2: One of the ladies asked me to put it for you. Me: Which one? (I looked to their side only to discover they’ve left) Attendant2: She has left Me: I’m sorry I’ll have to return this, I don’t even have the belly I’ll drink all this to. I’m filled up alre-ady, thanks to this water. Attendant2: She alre-ady paid for it. You can take it home This is not good for my ego. I don’t even know who to say thank you to the next time I see them. I stood up and went straight to the attendant to pay. I tendered a One thousand Naira note to her. Attendant: Your meal has been paid for Me: (confused now) by who? Attendant: The same person that bought you the jui-ce Me: plea-se can you describe her to me? Do you know her personally? Attendant: She said she’ll get to you Me: Really? Attendant2: Don’t worry bros, she’s the rich one among them, others are mere following. Attendant: She’s also cool and kindhearted. She’s not a bad girl like her friends. Me: Hmm, alright thank you. You guys can buy airtime with this then. I handed over the 1000 note to them to which they were both happy and appreciative. I nee-ded to do that to earn a little of my pride back. I headed home from the eatery, trying to know which of the ladies it could be. I realized I did not look at them long enough, I’m not sure I’ll recognize any of them. I got to my room and decided to take a nap. I put the fan on while listening to a rock selection with Taylor Swift’s “You belong to me” first on the track list. It was the knock on the door that brou-ght me back to consciousness. Me: Yes who is it? Person: It’s me (her voice sounded like that of our next room neighbor Ronke) Me: (I opened the door and saw her holding a nylon bag) What’s up Ronke, it’s been long I set my eye on you. Will you come in? Ronke: I’m not coming in jare, my project is really eating up everything about me Me: Oh, sorry. Ronke: You are enjoying now, at least you can sleep. I’m only here to pick something Me: Then use that opportunity to rest Ronke: You don’t un-derstand, my eye must not leave those rats Me: It’ll soon be over, don’t worry. Ronke: Thanks. I saw one of my faculty mate outside our lodge and she asked me to give you this (she handed the bag to me and left immediately) Me: Thank you Ronke Ronke: You are welcome “Now this is getting weirder, who is this one again? And she said “she”. Who do I know in the faculty of medical sciences?” I opened the bag and saw two packages, one cloth-like and the other like a letter, both well wra-pped. I decided to open the letter first and it re-ad “plea-se call me if you recognize the cloth. Funmi 080…”. “Funmi? I don’t think I know any Funmi”. I unwra-pped the cloth, lo and behold it was my cardigan. Now it’s ma-king s-en-se, and I could now remember her name was Funmilola. I picked my phone dial the number on the short note and my phone displa-ys “Funmilola”. I terminated the call immediately, “how did her number got saved on my phone?”. I was still thinking how this could be possible when she called back. I ignore the call, picking it would mean I flashed her to call back. While trying to remember the scenario of that day I recollect she took my phone for a while. That must be how she sto-red the number without my knowledge. I dialed the number again and she picked up.
Tbc