After almost months of it not surfacing? I was having another asthma attack She started coughing, and wheezing, The devil in me was like abi dis girl don start again C’mon na not at this point wen my oga don ready to log in into the nscdc website But on closer examination of her face…. I saw the genuine and intense struggle to take in air…… Her breathing became faster and more labored Panic struck me as I quickly realized this was an asthma attack… Whatever medical knowledge I had in me was coming to light Cos if this girl die here……. Newspaper will read “student kills student with nothing but love making” Nobody go hear say, we neva even start anything…… So my priority here was to ensure she stayed alive I quickly opened all my windows and doors to ensure there was enough air in the room And I proceeded to search her bag for an inhaler….. But as I was doin that, the labored look on her face told me the obvious Which was that she did not have one as she had not expected it to happen KAI I DON DIE…..so dis is how I went to prison finally….. Because of rubbish My oga below dropped instantly Panic seized me, she was now seriously gasping for air And in all my adamic nature, I was confused as to what to do next When I remembered that the caretaker of our lodge…. ONYEOMA… He Was a go to person…. He lived in- house…at the lowest floor while I lived at the topmost floor Of the lodge…… he just had this funny way of having whatever you needed at hand. Boys in d lodge used to tease him dat if someone wanted a human head….onyeoma must have And so I was just convinced he would have an inhaler…. So with my ordinary nyash because I was too confused to even find my boxers And my lodgemates seein me naked as against a dying girl…. My choice was obvious I dashed out, flying steps in a bid to get to onyeoma’s room before the girl died…. I don comot say make I piss!….. na y i no dey like to drink star…piss piss every minute…. Even for this midnight….. I know knw d fool wen still dey play dis kain loud music Abi if I go there now go talk….dem go say ONYEOMA wahala too much….. As I comot for my door…. I hear person dey run come from upstairs….. All dis foolish boys for dis lodge only God know wia dem dey run dey go….. I waka go near the step say make I see who be that….wen I see one naked mad man dey run wan come catch me…. Chileke! I tear race……… dey run go my room As I dey run, the mad man dey call my name…..dey talk say onyeoma onyeoma no fear na me….. Na you who? No time to ask, na make I reach my room carry my cutlass, scatter him head be my own As I enter my room…… wan go where my cutlass dey…d mad man dive me come hold ma hand….. Heiiiiiiii!!!! I shout As I got close to the step I saw onyeoma and he took off Wouldn’t blame him, much , with darkness and a young naked man running towards you, We would all have the same general reflex response I chased him immediately towards his room Flew at him, grabbed his hands and managed to muffle the scream he was about to let out….plus whoever was playing the loud music also helped my case! I calmed him down….. and managed to explain my predicament to him…… He could not stop Laughing… after he realized what had happened…. So you wan use dis ting he said pointing towards my down below kee d girl abi….. “onyeoma abeg we go laugh later….just give me inhaler abeg or follow me go upstairs” Just like I thought….. He had an inhaler What he was keeping one for I still don’t know But long and short of it, We both went upstairs, the babe was almost immobile when we got there Or so she looked because I was panic stricken….. Onyeoma took over from there….. His eyes widened as he looked at her body, he turned and looked at me too as if to say “kai so na wetin u wan enjoy b4 devil punish u be dis? “ He started Applying the inhaler, and generally helping her recover He was so good at it…. I just sat at one corner……. Watching the proceedings and praying that she recovered After some minutes, She slept off…. Onyeoma left me with the inhaler, some good laughs, and a promise not to tell anyone…. Even while she was sleeping My mind no dey at rest at all Once in a while during the night because I could not sleep I go still go check her body, see whether she dey breathe…. Morning no gree come… We come get longer night shorter day…… When she woke up, The next morning She was looking better and as if nothing happened But omo mein….once beaten hundred times shy…. I managed to convince her to go home and see a doctor Since she said it had not happened in a while………. The girl no wan go sha Dey form she wanna spend time with me……… The devil is a liar…abi una know…… She left…… I laid on my bed…. Thinking of what would have been Thinking of how I would have been an ex- convict Thinking of how na so all my engineering pursuit for end….. Thanking God for saving my life For his goodness and mercies Promising myself never to bring a girl home again ( eh! I know say na wash….but relax na part of the thinking process) Whew! Close shave And while I was thinking of all this things An sms entered my phone, it was from her It read “Stephen, am really sorry, about how things went yesterday night, your a really cool guy and I like you a lot, Your funny and wonderful to be with…its just unfortunate things went the way they went last night….. I promise Next weekend I’ll come over and I’ll make it up to you….cross my heart…..TCCIC xoXO” Hian see me see wahala o We dey talk d one wen happen d babe dey cross heart say she go do another one….. This my village people sef eh! They were hell bent on ruining me….. I kept looking at the phone And all I could think of was “the devil is a liar” not again mein not again….. Baby better uncross that your heart. Cos if I try it again, the newspaper headline would be something like “Student kills fellow student with his Oga Down Below” Dazall Thanks for reading
Posted on: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 07:24:42 +0000
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