CAMPUS LIFE EPISODE 17 {Exclusive to ameborgist.net} Even though the news was supposed to be a bad one, it turned out to be a good news to me. I had never wanted vivian in our family. Yes! We were a big and happy family before vivian showed up. She came through me, like the devil came through eve. She came as someone who needed my help but as events were unfolding, it turned out i was the one who needed her financial help. I left her because of Cynthia and she quickly jumped to philip all in the name of manager. She knew our weakness was finance and she was exploiting that loophole. But why would she hold grudges against us? Tufiakwa!!! I made a circle over my head to signify God forbid. Kelvin, this one you are rounding your head with this your tufiakwa sign, i am hoping ploblem isnt dey? chris, our english language assasin asked me. I was lost in my toughts that i didnt even notice when i left philips room and started talking to myself in the road like a mad man. Youngest engineer, how far na? i shook hands with him. He loved the name youngest engineer, he was a 100 level student of the electrical and electronics department. He was already feeling like a seasoned electrical engineer. There was a day philips light had a fault and chris insisted he would be able to fix the problem. A 100level student who has only done 1st semester in the university with no previous knowledge on electricity wanted to fix light. We allowed him to carry out his work. kelvin is this led one that is negative shey? he asked me. young Engineer, you dey ask me? I no know whether red na negative abi na positive o i replied him. i even knows it o, i was just wanting to test you he stated. Young engineer valued his ego, he would never agree that he doesnt know a particular thing. There was a day he even said i should come let him teach me english. Since he said he was just testing me, i allowed him to do his work, afterall he knew more than me. go and on the contlo switch he commanded. I obeyed him and turned on the control switch but there was still no light. He immediately started rejoining some wires, he forgot that the control switch was still on. The next thing i heard was kpraaaaaa. The light sparked and trew youngest engineer into our pot of rice that was on the ground. Engineer don die o i started panicking. He wasnt moving, his pulse was very weak. He was saying something but it wasnt audible. I brought my ears closer to his mouth to hear what he was saying. kelvin, my brood don dly, bling milik i heard him speaking weakly. Kai, even when chris dey die him still dey gbagaun. I quickly deciphered what he was trying to say. He was trying to say kelvin my blood don dry, bring milk. But this boy wicked o, na milk him want make i buy for am. The last time i tasted milk was when i sucked my mothers bosom. I quickly dashed out of the house. I came back moments later with zobo and puff puff. Shey na blood him want? Zobo go give am plenty blood then puff puff go make am regain him strenght. Immediately he saw my hand he grabbed it quickly and helped himself to the meal. Kai, hunger bad!!! Since then, youngest engineer has refused to even connect two batteries. Together with chris the youngest engineer, i trekked to the class that day. Never knew a tiv man also had the trekking gene. Class was filled when we reached so we settled for a seat at the back. Statistics is very important in our world today. The importance of statistics has made this institution provide a seperate department for this field. Engineers need statistics, mathematicians need statistics, as a science student you need statistics even arts students need statistics. In your final year when you would be writing your project, you would appreciate the importance of statistics. Mr. Afolabi the statistics lecturer was talking about the importance of statistics. Well, who gives a hoot? There are a thousand and one computer applications that i can use for statistical operations so why should i be concerned about statistics in my project? That was my mentality. A student shouldnt be stressing himself in this jet-age or so i thought. Out of bordom, i started counting the number of students in front of me. I was in 150 when my eyes met with vivians. She quickly removed her eyes. But i kept staring at her. She turned to look at me but she quickly faced front when she met my eyes. Mr. Afolabi was still speaking to himself because i was sure 90percent of the class had my mentality. After Stressing his points, he started advertising his textbook. This textbook is not compulsory, just like bible is not compulsory for christains. But if Jesus decides to forgive people, am sure he would forgive those that bought the bible. Im a christain and so, im christ-like and i will behave like jesus. Thank you all. He ended his talk and walked out of the class amidst cheers froom students. Immediately he left the class, i stood up arranged my shirt and walked towards vivian, we have so much to discuss. I walked gallantly towards vivian. Somepeople where already getting up while others where sitting down, waiting for the next lecture. While walking, i started thinking. What would i tell vivian when i get there? Hello vivian, we know you are the one responsible for all our problems or should i just greet her with a slap? I remembered the slap she gave someone in class so i just cancelled that thought. Why was i even in haste to aproach her? As a sceince student and as a rational human being, i believe every hunch should be tested before adjudged to be a fact. In other words, every human should be given the benefit of doubt and as my law colleages would put it, nobody is a criminal except proven by a law court. Moreso, we havent sat down as a family to discuss the steps to be taken, anything i do now would be written against my name and no other person would bear the consequences with me. I thought of turning back but i was too late, vivian had already seen me. Hey, kelvin watsup? she greeted. Am fine, how about you? i asked. oh!! Im doing great she replied. Thats cool i said, sitting next to her. we didnt see you at philips victory party, hope there was no problem i asked. I was taking it slow, i didnt want her to have the slightest idea that i was suspecting her. It is easier to catch a thief when he isnt mindful of what to say to you. no, there was no problem, i just wanted to prepare for our test today, i actually went to the class to read She informed me. It just sounded like she was speaking greek because i wasnt aware of any test. What test are you talking about? i asked, suprised. Physics111 ofcourse she replied. Just then, a lanky man with rubber ring waist came into the hall, he had a bag hanged on his shoulder. Behind him were five other junior lecturers. Dr Okoro is here vivian informed me. Who is he? I asked. our physics111 lecturer of course she replied me. I had never seen his face before today, that was because i wasnt a regular face at lectures. We had people like that in my secondary school days, they never come to school except during games. We called them the non academic students. Right now im about to know how it actually feels to be a non academic student. Good day students, i hope you are all ready for my test? Mr Okoro asked. He paused for some few seconds, waiting for a reply and when he got none, he continued his speech. Ill take your silence as yes he stressed. Like seriously, was he expecting us to shout YES SIR!!!! Or NO SIR!!!! like primary school students? Together with me are the invigilators for this test, you will all do well to shun malpractise as you all know the penalty. The question papers would be shared to you and all your are required to do is fill in the blank spaces. Its as simple as ABC mr okoro read out his rules. My heart was beating fast, i had to do something but i hadnt read anything. I saw the jotter vivian was using to Prepare for the test, i quickly picked it and excused myself. I hid it inside my pocket and sat quietely like the good student i was. The question paper reached me and i quickly scanned it. What i saw sent shivers down my spine. The questions were five, each with three children. We were expected to answer all. I brought out my micro-chip but i didnt know where to start from plus vivians handwriting looked like signature. you there, stand-up i heard an invigilator shout from behind. I started sweating as i turned my head in slowmotion. me? i asked touching my chest. no, its that guy with big head. Stand up he commanded. I felt relieved. I promised never to use micro-chips again even if it means doing philips style i dont care. This is what i mean by philips style; When asked to write about the life of jesus, philip who had read only the life of paul wrote: who am i to write on the life of my saviour? Id rather write on the life of paul he then systematically changed the topic. I wrote my rubbish until the test was over. I got up and started leaving the class. I was about reaching the door when someone called my name. I turned and it was vivian. how was the test? she asked. it was very nice i replied her with a fake smile. We walked in silence for a few minutes before she stopped and called my name. Yes! Is there any problem? i asked. She hesitated for a few seconds before she dropped a jamb question. do you still love cynthia? No woman no cry. I wish Bob marley were to be alive, i would have dropped N5 in his account for that song. Truly, women were the cause of most of our problems. Another artiste that would have gotten my N5 was shaggy for singing strenght of a woman but due to his oblivion, ill keep my money to myself. Why am i giving women this kind of hard tackle? The reason isnt far fetched. I came to the class boiling, i would have bet my life that i was coming to kill vivian. I reached the class and just as i saw her, my countenance changed. I was just beginning to understand what my government teacher used to stress when he talked about bottom power. But truth be told, we are blessed to have beings like them. Am confused right? Hell yea!!! I usually am, whenever i take left over garri. Kelvin? vivian called out my name and waved her hand across my face to bring me back from dreamland. Yea, you were saying? i asked her. I knew what her question was but i just wanted to buy more time. Time for me to think, any thing i say right now would define my future relationship with vivian. If i still had any plans to tap from that wealth that changed philips life, i had to be careful. I said, do you still love cynthia? she asked. It was a straight forward question that deserved a straight foward answer but i was going to rigmarole a little bit. Who? i asked feigning ignorance. Cynthia, your girlfriend ofcourse she replied. how did you know her name? i asked her. I dont Remember telling you her name have you forgotten that day i had an accident and you came to visit me? You introduced both of us that day she informed me. oh!! forgive me, my brain is suffering from epileptic power supply from the stomach i joked and she laugh. Just when i tought she had forgotten her initial question, she asked again. so do you still love her? why do you ask? i inquired Well, i noticed you guys are not as close as you used to be, hope there is no problem? she asked. Since when did vivian start caring? Well, if obj could go back and study c.r.s, i dont think anything is impossible. There is no problem, thanks for your concern i said. k, are you boarding a bus she asked. No, i want to see someone at fst i told her. N:B fst means food science technology. If only they shared food in that department, i would have been a regular visitor there. I wasnt going to see anybody at fst, i just didnt have enough cash to board a bus, not to talk of boarding a bus with vivian. She would want to pay for the transport fare but i didnt want to fall my hand in front of my coursemates. I was used to trekking so why would today be an exception. All the bikemen in uam knew me to the extent that i was coming out of lectures one day and a bike man was asking me fine boy you dey go? Another bikeman by his side just tapped him and said na that one you dey call? No waste your saliva o, even when them dey kill people last year, other studentsi the run Enter bike him still dey trek. You no see him head? Na sun chop am o. I was the chairman, trekkers association uam chapter. It got to a level that i even dreamt and saw all the bikemen in uam protesting. They held placards with different incriptions ranging from kelvin, machine chair dey bite you for yansh? to bad belle wey no want make we chop. The one that touched me the most read, kelvin just climb machine one day, i go begin carry you for free. All those once na tori sha, trekkin continua, victoria asata. Vivian boarded a bus and left while i brought out my phone, plugged my earpiece and started playing cool as ice a song by dj jimmy jatt featuring iceberg slim and iceprince. Imagine a whether of 32°c and i was playing cool as ice. I had this bad choice of music for different occasion. Imagine, we went to visit a friend of mine in his sick bed and when we wanted to pray i started singing over the river jordan, we shall meet. Imagine the way he looked when he heard me singing a funeral song for him. Just last week, i went for a traditional weddind in lafia and just when the bride was supposed to give her husband his palmwine, yours faithfully, who happened to be the dj started playing going to heaven by olamide. When the wife was giving the wine to the husband, olamide was busy shouting rest in peace aboy rest in peace dagrin. The kind of look the groom gave me could kill. But olamide smoke before he sang that song o, the theme of the chorus was Different from that of the verse. Well, ill leave it to chistar to do a music review on that song. I kept on trekking when i saw this group of tiv boys chasing bush rats. Come join us na someone invited me. On a normal day, i would have refused the offer but i just had to see the fun in chasing rats so i joined them. If only i had the eyes to see the future, ill definitely have refused that offer. WATCHOUT FOR EPISODE 18 TARGET: After 25 Comments
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