I remembered the first time i joined them outside, i was just coming back from my coaching class, i greeted everybody as it was a full house, i headed straight to my room and the next statement i heard was “Ismaeel, why is it that Alfa doesn’t like talking to anybody, are we all not close to God as he is?”, i was touched by the statement and had to respond “ahn ahn..No ooo”
Esther: Then where are you going to? Why not come and join us here
Me: Am just coming back from school, have not even entered the room and i want to pray too
Esther: Go and pray then come back…at least there is no light and there is heat also
Ezekiel: Abi oo…i even wanted to on generator but this place is still more interesting than being inside
Me: Okay, i will come
Even though i never meant it when i said i will come, i was later dragged outside by Ezekiel, we gisted about so many things and i couldn’t put my mouth when they were talking about some students in the neighbourhood. From different girl friends to those living family life, i was astonished with all i heard. My conclusion was that just as they were talking about other people that is how people will be talking about us too. I imagine what they would have said behind me.
My 100level second semester result was out and it was no surprise that my CGPA was 4.91. Aside Alfa, people started calling me scholar, one of the few in the whole department, even though i heard there are so many people that started so strong in the department just like i was but they will later drop and the worst of it some of them will drop to as low as second class lower, that is the time when econometrics will start coming into bearing but i was so sure that my life will never turn out like that, i was so sure that i will come out with a first class and even if the worst of it, it will be a strong second class upper, the thought of second class upper was not even on my mind at all..
My year two was going on normal and i was becoming more and more popular in school, I don’t lack money too and i was still the same reserved person as i was even though have started making friends here and there but i was so selective with the kind of friend that i have. The only people so close to me are my Muslim brothers; the ladies i knew way back then are the hijab sisters that we do one program or the other in MSSN.
Back in the hostel, everything was just normal, suddenly we don’t see Titi again at our place nobody knew if she and Ezekiel fought or something. There was drastic change in Ezekiel character; we noticed that so many girls now visit him, from short to tall, fat to thin, different sizes of girls always trooping in to our house all in the name of being his friend. This doesn’t stop Esther from patronizing Ezekiel, at a time i thought if it was love or there was actually something behind it. Despite the fact that Ezekiel hardly sleep alone at home alone, its one different babe to the other every week.
Another amazing thing i noticed was that the friendship between Ismaeel and Ezekiel was somehow becoming strong. Sincerely, i never knew what they have in common but Ismaeel is always in Ezekiel’s room and he used to spend the night in his place sometimes. I was in my house this particular afternoon, i was not feeling too well so i didn’t go out which was very unusual. Ismaeel went to school, Ezekiel was around and i don’t even know the lady he was with because he put on the generator. I was just relaxing on bed when i heard someone opened my door
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