?New story alert??
?Water Strike?
?.(Crazy compound)?
Genre: Drama (Comedy)
Setting: Lagos, Nigeria
Tags: comedy, R0m-nce??
By: Vickie Dora ✍️
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Prologue
Emeka, an un-dergraduate student left his hometown in the eastern part of the country, in order to live with his cousin, James, who resides in the west. His plan is to squat with him for the main time, and continue his education which was his main purpose for coming to the city.
James on the other hand, who claims to live a good life in the city, is nothing but also a student who hustles to make ends meet in the city. Being a hustler, he rented just one room, where he and his crazy friends, Segun and Douglas occu-py, in an annoying compound where the landlord and landlady are demons in human form. A compound where riots and quarrels are the order of the day
This was not what Emeka was expecting, especially being a fresher in a city like Lagos. But how will he manage to cope with the change of environment, annoying pressures from his cousin’s friends and landlord wahala.
Find out in this astonishing story……
CHARACTERS
Oga Landlord: owner of the compound
Landlady: His wife
Bola: Their daughter
Emeka: Compound newbie
James: His cousin
Douglas: James friend and roommate
Segun: James friend and roommate
Iya Sade: A tenant
Baba Sade: her husband
Mallam: A tenant
Big Prof: A lecturer, also a tenant
Baby Sussi: Compound slut
Chioma: Big Prof Crush
Any many others ????
Episode 1
(The Beginning)
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(Sitting in the room, are the three friends: James, Segun, and Douglas, going throu-ghnewspapers are their stomach rumble due to lack of food. A room painted white and gold, with two beds, a table and wooden chair, one stool at the other end of the room beside the bed. They seem to be so engross in the paper they are reading to have noticed the angry noises their stomach made)
Segun: Guy, see w£tin I see for this place oo(He said showing the paper to Douglas)
Douglas: hahan, don’t you know this girl, she is the lastest chick in town oooo
James: which girl is that (He asked struggling to get up from the bed to see for himself)
Douglas: Na folake na, that bae is a witch, I swear
Segun: Serious, I can’t believe she has been arrested
Douglas: That one, she is a real ritualist, I had that she sleeps with men just to use them for ritual
James: so are you telling me that this Folake is a ritualist, isn’t she a prostitute
Douglas: Before nko, that’s her profession, but that was just a façade. Her real mission is to damage the lives of men by sleeping with them, and gaining money in return.
Segun: Guys, men don suffer for this life, all this women wicked ooo, imagine. This small folake,,,,,ehhe
James: Abi ooo, I was even trying my luck on her one time like that, I don’t know that she is someone like this ooo
Douglas: Na only you?, Our lecture has gbense the hell out of her, can’t you see that he has turned to bonga fish, she don finish em life
James: huhunh, how did you know about it, Mr BBC
Douglas: Serious oo, guy I no lie, I swear. I do see almost every time coming out of that idiot office, I was even jealous that this man is enjoying big Nash and bre*st, while we small boy can’t get any, because we are poor. But thank God that I did not try any move to approach her, if not,,,,I for don die too
Segun: Hmmmm, thank God that she has confessed and has being arrested, I can’t come and die in this Lagos that I’m still hustling.
Douglas: that’s not even the case. I just don’t want her to go and bewitch those small girl that are still giving us pepper soup, those ones’ eyes never too opens sha( he said as Segun’s stomach growls loudly)
James: Guy, your stomach dey mess?
Segun: I’m hungry now,, lets find something that we can eat, I can’t stay like this oo( He grumbled, dropping the newspaper and slumped on the bed beside James
Douglas: Wait oo, James. I thought you said that you cousin is coming from the village, where is he going to live
James: which kain question be that one, he is staying here of course
Douglas&James: Haaaaaaaa( they both exclaim)
Segun: In this same room, that is another mouth adding to our mouth oo. This one that hungry is beating us like this, another one want to come
Douglas: That is not even the problem, will oga landlord accept another tenant
James: leave that old man alone joor, na money em dey find. I will just grease his hand with something and he will accept
Douglas: so when is he coming
James: he supposed to be here by now( her said checking the time) He left home since yesterday evening, this is just 7am
Segun: Oh but….( They were interrupted by a knock on the door). I will go get it
Douglas: No let me get it (He said as they both struggled with each other on who will open the door
James: Hey guys, why this annoying play na. Open the door first let’s see who the fellow is, it might be my cousin
(Segun went ahead to open the door and met his worse enemy, he hissed loudy and bang the door to the fellows face)
James: why did you close the door na, who is at the door
Segun: who else if not that annoying landlord, he has come with his wahala again, can’t someone rest for once
James: Fine, let me speak with him
(Outside the room, the landlord was busy raining curses on Segun for slamming the door to his face that way)
Landlord: Stupid, idioitic human being. You didn’t even have single respect for your fathers. Ode!!(Fool)
James: hahan, oga landlord, that one is too much na, what happen
Landlord: (adjusting the chewing stick in his mouth) Is it not that stupid boy that calls his name segun, or whatever. Ehnn, this morning in the early, he can’t even show single respect
Douglas: (Coming out from the room, and standing beside James) Oga landlord it is Early in the morning, not morning in the early, hanhan, where did you get all this English from
Landlord: heyyyy, just shut your useless mouth there, are you the one that send me to school, at least I can pronunciation my words well
Douglas: Jesus uu
James: E shoke u?
Douglas: More than electricity
Landlord: wh,,,att is shocking you, are you all insulting me
Douglas& James: (Mockingly) Noo naaaaa
James: Landlord the landlord, we can’t mock you now, ahn ahn. So oga Landlord, what brou-ght you to my humble abode this morning in the early, according to your English
LandLord: Ehhen, omo daada(Good child). I have a news for you. It is a good and bad news
James: Ehen, serious? Well wait landlord, let me tell you my own news first
Landlord: Drive on
Douglas: Heyyy, where is he driving to ( he muttered silently)
James: (Stared angrily at Douglas to keep his voice down) Ehen, as I was saying. Oga landlord, my cousin will be coming today from the village, and he is coming to this compound
Landlord: okay??(Nodding his head)
James: And he is going to be leaving here with us
Landlord: us??? Which of the us???, which house sef
Douglas: Our room na, this room( He gestured to the room)
Landlord: heiheaaa, I laugh in my native language
Douglas: You can laugh in your foreign language as well
James: Oga landlord, what happen na
Landlord: you are already three agbeross(Touts) leaving in this room. Now another one want to come, Ogun forbid it, over my dead body
Douglas: But you are not dead yet sha, but very soon sha
Landlord: so you want to kill me abi, in my compound, okay na
James: Oga Landlord, just tell me the amount you want, so that my cousin will join us here. Ok, lets do it like this, we will double the amount of rent we are paying. Are you ok with that
Landlord: Erm ,,,,,Hmmmm( turning his head, sideways) Lets see about that naa. Erm,,,lets him come, but other charges will apply ooo
James: Ehn before that one will come, tell us the goodnews and bad news first
Landlord: ok, let me tell you the bad news
Douglas: why not the good news first
Landlord: Gbe enu e soun( shut up) And you call yourself a student in the unifasity(University) and you are behaving like a bull goat
Douglas: heiii
Landlord: don’t you know that after you hear the bad news, when you now hear the goodnews, it will now cool your mind, abi na Jamisi (James)
James: My name is james sir
Landlord: woo, anyone, name is name. Okay,,,the badnews is that our bore hole has spoil, so,,,,there will not be water for a long time
James&Douglas: Haaaaaahahahh, pokoyoooo
Douglas: I don finish,,,,water is my life
James: Okay.,,,,what is the goodnews
Landlord: Good question, the goodnews is that, that old well at the back of the compound, that has been locked for about a year now, is having little water in it
Douglas: ha thank God
Landlord: wait first, lemme finish. Okay,erm,,,you see that well,,,,,hmmm, before you fetch water from it, you will have to pay #200 for one yellow keg
Douglas: haaa #200, how is that one now a good news
James: I wonder ooo
Landlord: if,,you like wonder or wondering, just accept it like that or go find where you can fetch water, I have spoken my own oo (He said, taking the exit route while the two guys stare at him with disgust)
James: heii, what type of life is this
Douglas: this one pas-s suffer oo. How do you now expect a whole me, Douglas to go and be looking for water up and down, all those my babes will now be like……haaa, no no no Oga landlord must find a solution to this, I can’t take it
James: Hmmm, we will survive, abi shey no be Lagos we dey….but wait oo, is segun still inside the room, hope he has not finished that small garri that remains
Douglas: Ewwoooo( He exclaimed) segun,,,,,….(They both struggled their way into the room)
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