Episode 3

Recently i have been bored and that increased
my activities on facebook.
And so i met this new girl. Judging from her
pictures, she was posh in all ramifications.
So we got talking..

She was a jambite seeking admission into my
school. I smiled at the prospect of hanging
out with a jambito. I calculated they would be
cheaper to run around with.

Long story short, i asked her out. After much
whining and shakara from her, she accepted.
We fixed a date, . Exchanged numbers and
started looking forward to our meeting.

On a Monday afternoon like this, i was on my
bed, half sleeping and half recovering from the
little torment my babe, Chinaza gave me.
That girl shaa.

My phone rang, i hurriedly picked and shouted
a coarse hello into the mouthpiece.
A very melodious female voice came up from
the other end.

Me: Hello, na who be this?
Caller: Hi, its Rita, remember?
Me: Rita kwa? Rita from where?
Caller: Hey, you’ve forgotten already? We were
supposed to be meeting today.

My head rang gbagam, i jumped up from my
bed.
Me: yea Rita right, where are you now?
Rita: I’m about to leave my house.
Just wanted to make sure it’s still going down.
Me: Ok, you can start coming, call me when
you get to the school gate.

Immediately we dropped the call. I quickly
grabbed my towel, ran into the bathroom, did a
quick wash up, i couldn’t even remember if
used soap or not.

I dressed up, picked my wallet, counted the
1000 naira notes inside, 5 in total. I slid the
wallet in my pocket and ran to James, my
friends room. We both lived in the same lodge.
He had promised to escort me.

He hurriedly dressed up. And we both left the
house. I ensured he had some money on him,
just in case.

We were in a keke headed for the school gate
when she called.

Me: Hey are you there yet?
Rita: Yea. We just dropped now.
Me: Ok. I will be there soon.

Then something like an audio flash back hit
me.

Me: Did you say “we”
Rita: yea, i came with a friend, i didn’t know
the way so i needed her to help out.
Me: Okay o. Just wait for me. I dropped the
call.

James just looked at me with a wicked grin on
his face and said
“Guy, u don enter”
“Her friend better be cute too or i go just deny
am for there sharp sharp” i said as the keke
dropped us.

Locating them wasn’t so hard. I observed her
from afar and her pictures didn’t lie. She was
as cute as can be. Her friend too wasn’t bad.
We approached them. Reintroduced ourselves.
James just focused on her friend who’s name
was Cynthia.

So we moved into the nearest eatery.
Got ourselves a seat. Called the waiter.
I was going to order for snacks so i could at
least have some change in my pocket. Then
James asked them to make the order
themselves. I just eyed him, he smiled and
smacked his lips.

“But get us chivita juice first and then take
their orders” James was still talking. I was
graphically dividing the money in my pocket
with my imaginary eyes.

The Juice came. We opened it, poured into
our various glasses, started sipping as the
girls started making their orders.
Rita was representing their interest.

“We’ll both take fried rice and chicken with
lots of salad on it”
James who had his glass of juice on his lips
quickly dropped it on the table. My eyes
tripled in size.
“Wait, Bae are you two going to share the
plate of rice or what?”
I asked
“Noo, we are getting two” Rita replied. James
coughed
“Ok o” i said and faced my drink.

The waitress came back with two plates of
steaming fried rice and huge chicken wings.
Only God knows how i managed not to snatch
the food for them. As the waitress was leaving
she called after her and asked for two cups of
ice cream.

I stepped hard on James feet under the table.
He looked at me and grabbed his glass of
juice and started gulping it.

As they were lazily eating their food. We
started a conversation. Her friend was a 100
level student of mass communication in the
school. While she was also trying to get
admitted into the Same mass communication
departmentWe talked for a long while. When
they were almost done with their food, i got
up and made my way to the rest room.

Counted my money again. Half cried for my
life, urinated and went back to the table only
to be welcomed by additional two cups of ice
cream and another Chivita juice. I looked at
the door, the devil inside me started advising
me to make use of the door but i just jejely
strolled to our table and sat down. James just
managed to cover a good part of his face with
his hands and was convulsing with laughter.
I just cleared my throat. Called the waitress to
get me the bill.

The bill arrived, 7,250 naira. I was really
tempted to yell at the girls but i managed to
control my emotions. I just pulled out the 5000
naira in my pocket, handed it over to James
alongside bill, grabbed the new juice and
poured a large quantity of it in my glass, after
all i was paying for it. James completed the
money and paid.

I looked at the girls who were still romancing
their food.
“well, you girls should just round up and let’s
get going” i said
“We are through” Rita said and they both
picked their handbags.

I looked at their plate, the food was still a bit
much and the meat was scarcely touched.
I and James looked at each other with our
mouths open. I nodded and we all left the
eatery.

“So when are we seeing you guys again?”
James asked as we got outside the eatery.
“well i will be coming to register for my post
ume in 2 weeks time. Maybe we can hook up
again” Rita said
“hope you guys will sleep over next time”
james was still asking
“Ermm, till then” Rita replied.
James nodded. He felt his pocket and said he
forgot his handkerchief inside. He went back
inside.

I flagged down a keke and they both entered.
I bade them farewell and asked the driver to
move before they would start expecting me to
pay their fare.

James came out with a nylon which i wasn’t
bothered to check because i was fuming
inside.

“Guy which kind wahala be this naa” i half
screamed as James approached me.
He looked at me and broke into a laughter.
“Guy those girls shaa, na your village people
send them like this” he said
“And remember you dy owe me 2,250 naira o”
I looked at him and hissed. He laughed and
suggested we stop a keke to take us back to
our lodge.
“Na your nyash you go use pay for the keke” i
told him
Shaa, we walked all the way to our lodge
under the hot sun.
Immediately we got back. I just crashed on my
bed.
James came into my room and grabbed my
stove.
“Guy which level naa, wetin u wan use my
stove do” i asked him
“i wan use am cook, no worry, i go comot 250
for the money wey you owe as compensation
for the kerosene” he laughed and left with my
stove. I hissed, got up from the bed and
poured a small quantity of Garri in a cup and
headed to James room to borrow sugar.

As i walked into his room, i saw him cooking
the remaining fried rice and chicken those
girls had left….

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