==DOINGSPAIN== Episode 21 The fortunate coincidence became an added advantage to my mission. Little by little I steered our chat to a more personal angle. I did this without directly making open my intentions although I left her with suggestive clues. Finally, I broke the news of my resignation and further move to Enugu for my studies. This seemed to interest her further as she openly told me she would miss my presence while also promising to hook up with me whenever she visits Enugu. I instantly ceased the opportunity to request we exchanged phone numbers, of which she obliged without hesitation. We ended the day on a good note with my last statement as “am happy for the time we spent and I expect to hear from you soonest.” I moved to Enugu (aka Coal City or 042) the next day with high hopes. Hopes of great academic achievements as well as s’exual adventure as this would be the first time I would be leaving my parents to go and stay alone in a far land. Even though I finally relocated to Coal City in 2008, but my admission registeration number bore 2007 as the year of admission. I kept contact with both Bethel and Ifeoma; talking to them over the phone almost on a dialy basis. By this time, my relationship with Ifeoma has been ‘formally’ christened. We were discussing over the phone on a certain night, courtesy of mtn xtracool midnight call, when she informed me that she would be visiting me the next week. She had lied to her uncle whom she’s living with that she had something important to attend to at Enugu. My heart leapt with joy on hearing this revelation. Wow, this would be my first time of hosting a girl, in ‘my’ house, alone; urrhm, actually I had a roomie by name Uche (I’ll tell you all about him later). The few days to her visit seemed like centuries as my anxiety grew with each tick tock sound of the clock. I made both physical and mental preparation in readiness for her visit. My room, as at then, was still infantile in terms of decoration. The room was a conc ‘learner’; far from classy. A plastic reading table and chair, wooden wall hanger, carpet, two wallpapers (a David Beckham portrait and a nature-park landscape), a 3-steps rack, two-finger battery radio and last but the most vital, an eight inches foam (or preferably mat). I cared less about the present condition of the room as I focused more on giving her a comfortable hosting. The scheduled they finally arrived and I took a day off from school. To me, it was a NO LECTURES DAY! I woke up earlier than usual, washed my plates and pots, removed a few cobwebs, positioned my two newly bought Air Wick room freshner at strategic locations, swept and mopped the carpeted floor, took my bath and finally laid on the bed awaiting my unusual visitor. “Di-anyi, dis wan u just dey organise everywhere so. E be like u dey expect somebody,” Uche said as he prepared for school. ‘Di-anyi’ is an indigenous Enugu phrase which translates, but not literally, to ‘my friend.’ “Mmmmn, something like that” I replied him. He finished and left for school without asking further questions. At last, am all alone and ready for the unfolding of what today holds in stock for me.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 06:29:45 +0000
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