The Activist - Season 1 - Episode 27

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The Activist - Season 1 - Episode 27

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As he got to the door of the office, about to knock, he heard a voice from inside the office.
“Come in, Tade. ”

Tade, obviously bemused about the way the man recognised him even before he opened the door, walked in.

“You walk the same way your brother did.” He started.

“Does it run in the family? It seems so.”
“What do you mean sir?” Tade looked surprised.

“You walk in fast steps, two audible steps forward, then one silent step before you make another two steps forward, so for someone that pays attention to footsteps, he realizes the inaudible step too. Am I wrong?”
Tade shook his head, obviously amazed at this lecturer’s assessment of his walking pattern, which he just recognised himself.
“You see, some people have familiar walking patterns that distinguish them from others.” Mr Kunle said.

“Its only the observant folks that can pick that. You can sit down.”

Tade quickly sat. “Did you know my brother?” He asked the lecturer.
Mr Kunle scratched his brow. “I did know him, he was my friend and associate. Its a shame what happened to him.”
‘Sir, please can you tell me more about him,when he was in school?” Tade probed with his eyes.

“I won’t do that, for that’s not what I called you for” Mr Kunle said, looking a bit stern. “When is Dr. Mrs Oyewole ending her lecture?”

“Next week” Tade said, obviously disappointed.

“Then tell me the very day she finishes. You can go.”

As Tade walked towards the door, he called him back.

“We will discussed your brother later, not now.” He said

As soon as Tade left the office, he came across Wande.

“Tade!!” She shouted, bringing other people’s attention to his presence as she flung her arms around him, leaving him flustered.

She did not delay, but dragged him to the connecting passage to the Faculty of Administration.

“How are you?” She finally asked.
“Embarrassed.”
“By who?”

He frowned immediately. “By you.”
“What do you mean with ‘by you’? What did I do?”

“Don’t you see the way you shouted my name and hugged me like we are dating. What’s that for?”

She smiled. “Come on, I was just happy and feeling free. I had just finished a test that went well.”

“And shouting my name is the best way to celebrate?”

“Am sorry” She carried a ‘pity me’ face ladies often carried when apologizing. “I did not mean to offend his Holiness.”
“Who are you calling his Holiness, Wande?” He could not avoid laughing this time.
“You of course, or you don’t know your nickname again.”

“Abeg, Abeg make una stop am oh!” Tade formed mock seriousness before they burst into laughter.

“Seriously who gave me that name?”
“One Sophie for your class” His laughter stopped

”So-what?”
“Sophie, a certain fair girl in your class. Don’t worry, she is my friend so there is nothing for you to fear.”

“When did she say this?” Tade asked, a little bit of concern washing into his face.
“Yesterday, we were just gisting you know, girls talk.”

“Oh, okay.” A wave of relief broke into his consciousness.

“What were you thinking there, small boy?” Wande asked, poking his head.
“Nothing abeg.” He replied and starting moving into Faculty of Administration. “I get class for 2. Its already 1.30.”
“Okay oh! Mr Holiness, I am on my way. Take care.” She blew a kiss at him as Tade hurried into the Faculty, shaking his head.
Somewhere else, a student was pleading his case with a lecturer.

“Please sir, its not what you think. I was not copying him, sir.”

“So my eyes are deceiving me abi? Dr. Adewole replied. Or you think you can play on my intelligence?”

“No sir, in fact you are very intelligent. But you are mistaken sir, because I did not do what you said I did.”

“I saw you peeping at that boy’s work, so don’t tell me nonsense.” He walked away angrily, carrying all the scripts with him.

As students m0aned and rejoiced over the incourse(which is equivalent of a mid-semester test for Health Sciences students), one of them came to meet him.
“Dotun, how far?”

A resounding slap was the reply he got, causing everyone to stare at them.