Must Read: Despite All Odds - Season 1 - Episode 12

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Must Read: Despite All Odds - Season 1 - Episode 12

“Good afternoon” I greeted
“Afternoon” they answered in chorus
“how are you doing” one of them asked
” Fine thank you…..please is Bro Tunde around?” I asked
“Yes he his around, let me call him” he stood up and went into the room close to the sitting room calling Tunde Tunde Tunde….not quite long bro Tunde came and joined us in the living room.
Bro Tunde: Ha ha….Juliet Juliet, How are you?
Me: am owk, Good afternoon
Bro Tunde: how is school
Me: Fine bro
“As you can see, am having a visitor. Please can you just excuse us, you can take your game to your room” He pleaded
They obeyed him immediately as if he was their boss.
Guy 1: No problem na
Guy 2: Tunde Tunde i dey feel you o
Guy 3: kosi wahala just dey flex
They went inside and a thought came to me ” Have i not come to the wrong place”
Bro Tunde: Yes, so how do we start….which of your courses do you have problem with?
Me: Hmm….POL 117 and POL 115
Bro Tunde: ok, let start with POL 117. Which topic should we start with?
Me: let start from the basis, ELEMENT OF DEMOCRACY
Bro Tunde: Good…..There are 8 Elements of democracy namely:
1. Personal Freedoms
2. Political Freedoms
3. Political Equality
4. Rule of Law
5. Common Good
6. Human Dignity
7. Being Informed and Getting Involved
8. Respect
He took them one after the other and started explaining them which i listened partially, my mind was still on his friends, they look dangerous.

I was thinking about what they are up to. It got to a point, Bro Tunde stood up.
“I am coming let me check if i still have the textbook i used for this course during my time” He said
“Ok” I replied
About 20seconds, one of his friend came out from the room.
” So how is the tutor, hope you are enjoying it” he asked
“Yea, its making sense” i replied
“what is your name” he asked
“Juliet” i replied
“that’s good am Daniel by name” He said
“Ok” i replied
After introduction he started he making some funny moves. He came closer to me, i shifted little with a frown on my face. He came closer again and i responded with a harsh tone.
“What is the meaning of this, are you insane” I shouted at him
He came closer again trying to touch me and I gave him a dirty slap……all this already happened before I snapped out of my thoughts .
“They dare not try nonsense with me. Which stupid thought is even coming to me now” i challenged myself
“Yea i got it…Hope i didn’t stay long?” Bro Tunde asked while coming from his room
“it as been long i used the book so i had to search my room thoroughly before i could find it” he continued
“it’s ok ” i replied
He thought me for 2hours and the tutorial ended.
“i think i should take my leave, Thank you very much bro Tunde” i thanked him
“Ha No…don’t mention. Feel free to approach me with any course that gives you problem” He said
“ok..bye” I greeted him and took my leave.
When i got home, i meet my mom waiting for me in the sitting room she was putting on a moody face.
“Good evening ma” I greeted
“Evening, where have you been?” she asked
“I went for tutorial” i answered
“Ok, that’s good, so how was it” She asked
“not bad mom” i answered
” Good…..am very hungry. What do we have in the store?” She asked
I checked the store and suggested a meal which was her favourite. After eating, i went to the room to have some rest while my mom was watching movie in the living room. About some couple of minutes, my phone started ringing in the sitting room which was not known to me.it was Gbenga’s call. She picked it and hard a man voice so she pretended as if she was me but when Gbenga noticed the tone of my mom he hang up immediately.
“Juliet….. Juliet ……Juliet” she called me three times with a fuming tone.
“Yes ma” i answered with a strident voice
“who is Gbenga” He asked searching my eyes in apparent confusion
“Em..Em Em…He his a friend” i replied with trembling voice
She almost beat me up that day and she made mention of the the day she saw Gbenga and i gisting beside the house. I kept mute while she was saying all sort of thing to me. When She was through with me i walked straight to my room and lay on the bed. Within 10minutes she called me and told me she will be travelling the next day and not sure if she will be back that same day.

She asked me to take care of the house and warned me not to go anywhere since i will not go to school that day, I nodded my head in affirmation.

It was 4am, the next day. My mom woke up early to prepare breakfast. The place she was travelling to was far so she had to eat before leaving. She woke me up to help her in the cooking. When it was 6:30am she gave me 2k and dashed out of the house for her trip. After she had gone i was very happy at least i will have time for my self that day so i immediately called Gbenga and told him about my mum’s trip. He was also happy about it.

Gbenga: Thats Good, so when will she be back?
ME: Tomorrow evening
Gbenga: Thats nice, what is your plan today, are you going out?
Me: No am not…will be at home, my mom instructed me not to go outside, she already provided all what i will need for that day
Gbenga: can you come to my side?
ME: Hmmm, i dont think that will work….maybe you should come around as usual i don’t want to violate my moms rule.
Gbenga: Ha Ha mummys pet. No problem, so what time should i come?
Me: you can come anytime. I will be home all day. ( smiling Continuously)
Gbenga: Ok dear, expect me around 11am….. Oya give me a kiss
I kissed him and hang up. I clean up the house, washed all the plate and took my breakfast.

When it was 8:30am i packed my mum’s unwashed clothes out and started washing. I had washed for about an hour when Gbenga called me that he would be on his way. I quickly round up so i can freshing up before his arrival. After taking my bath, i wrapped my body with towel and walked to my room to dress up. As i was about rubbing cream i heard a knock at the door. “Oh Gbenga is around” that was what came to my mind but i haven’t finish dressing up.
“Let me go and open the door so i will come back to complete my dressing” i said to my self
I open the door and he came in and gave me an hug.
“I dont know you will be as fast as this, i will be back in a moment let me dress up” i said
He kept mute while staring at me and I walked to my room majestically. The wriggling of my waist tingled in his head that makes him kept staring on me till i vanished from his sight. I was about wearing my p*nt when i feel a when i feel a hand grabbed my waist***