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 Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:46 pm Post subject: A tale of a campus guy |
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Episode 1
Scrolling down through his phone, this particular
contact caught his attention. He paused a bit and
had an urge to call the number. With his thumb
placed on the green button of his phone, two
unseen forces were battling inside of him, the first
was the voice telling him to call while the second
voice kept on shouting “don’t call”. He stared at
the number for a while and decided to scroll
down. Having suppressed the urge of wanting to
call the number, the second voice now became
more assertive.
” Why do you want to call her? You know nothing
will come out of the call rather you will end up
feeling bad again”
Just then the first voice crept in “you never can
tell, things might not be as it seems, just dial the
number, for all you know it might not even
connect”.
“Why are you being stupid, thought you have
forgotten about her, or were you not being
sincere to yourself when u said that? The second
voice came shouting.
“All I know is that there is no harm in trying, at
least to confirm things yourself and not based on
hear say” the first voice chipped in it’s quiet tone.
“For all I care, what is so special about this girl
self, what does she have that others doesn’t have
or are you just being unnecessarily stupid.
Thought it was a mere crush like others, the
second voice was becoming more louder than a
speaker and would want to be seen physically.
“You know it’s not just a mere crush no matter
how you try to make it look so. You know she is
not like others. She is special that’s the final and
unclothed truth, first voice whispered.
“Well if you want to call fine but”…………………… the
second voice submitted .
“Yes, just make the call” came the first voice in a
more louder tune.
Val stretched his left hand and dragged his phone
from under his pillow, scrolled down to the
number and pressed the call button. He waited for
a while before he pressed the speak out option.
Tuuuuuu! Tuuuuuuu! Came the sound which was a
sign that it was connecting. It rang for a while and
stopped. He tried again for the second time but
the phone was not answered. He looked at the
screen of the phone for a while and just then
came the second voice came mocking him.
“Mumu! Shebi I told you not to call her, now see
what a fool you have made of yourself. Don’t you
know she might be with her boyfriend and they
will be laughing at you now. Sometimes I wonder
if you are a human. Don’t call, don’t call and you
insisted on calling, now you have called, shebi you
are happy now ‘anuofia’.
“See don’t worry, she might be in class or even
sleeping, or maybe she left her phone in her room
to get something outside, you never can tell” came
the first voice in a calm and comforting tone.
“Mtcheeewww!! Which kind class be that wey she
no go fit answer or busy the call. Or if na sleep
maybe say she don die for the sleep na em make
she no pick am, monkey” the second voice kept
cursing.
“Just don’t worry, she will see your missed call
and call you back” the first voice comforted.
“If I hear say she no hold that phone for hand
when you dey call her, make I hear say she call
you back, no be only call you back na to call you
front self oloshi” came the second voice laughing
this time.
Feeling very bad and uncomfortable, Val dropped
the phone on his bed and was about moving
outside when the phone started to ring. His heart
skipped a bit as he turned and rushed back to his
bed.
He picked the phone up and to his greatest
disappointment it was Uzo that was calling him.
He hesitated a bit before answering the call.
“Guy how far na?” came Uzo’s voice from the
other end of the phone.
“I dey,” Val replied feeling annoyed.
“You go class today?” Uzo asked.
“Yes.”
“Any class hold?” Uzo continued.
“Yes.”
“Which one be that?”
“I don’t know” Val answered now feeling more
annoyed.
“This one you dey answer me like this, kilode? Uzo
asked.
“Wetin concern you on how I dey sound, Abeg cut
this thing before you go kill my battery for me” Val
retorted .
“Hmmmmm!! E be like say you don dey mad again”
Uzo fired back.
“Eee mak I dey mad, e no concern you, Val replied
and dropped the phone.
Val couldn’t help but feel very annoyed. He
disabled his phone by removing the battery and
placing them under his pillow. He didn’t know
what to think or do. The two voices fighting in his
mind have all fled. And to worsen it all, Uzo came
with his own trouble. “I don’t know why that guy
no dey respect himself”, he murmured. Still
thinking of nothing in particular, his eyes became
heavy and before he could say “purity” he drifted
into another realm, the dream world. |
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