Must Read: My Life On Campus - Season 1 - Episode 73

6 years ago

Must Read: My Life On Campus - Season 1 - Episode 73

All didn't seem to go well, it was just like hell was about to let loose and as a young man, I tried to take control of the on going situation that was already taking place in a grand style in my hostel that day.

I went over to my room to observe if Juliet was angry about the scene she had witnessed. But Juliet was not looking angry at all and when I asked her if she was ''ok'', she smiled back like all was well, but deep down I knew she wasnt happy.

Anyways my friends took their leave after scraping every single grain of rice on the plate. I escorted them to the gate...

Thompson: oboy! Temy I go con spend one of this weekend with you. I hope say your brother no go vex o. Men, This your babe dey cook

Me: oboy! No be that one dey do me now, You no see wetin happen?. She just dey smile like say everywhere good.

Mayson: No too reason am.

Thompson: you don ever tell Juliet about
Precious?

Me: nooo. But she suppose know say I get babe that year now.

Mayson: The matter be say, I wan make you dey careful

Thompsons: na so o, If you play your game wella, you fit blow the two of them but I no say you never bad reach like that. You no get mind.

Me: wetin this one dey talk? (shaking my head)

Thompson: Temy relax..... Oboy! I wan go burn
bush, then sleep like a baby. My belle don too full,
If I see any looseguarded babe this evening, I go too login sharp sharp.

My friends eventually left me... They left me all alone to face ''my'' problem all by my self, 'well I no blame them, it is my wahala'. I got into the room and sat down very close to Juliet on the bed. I tried to create a conversation but her one word reply wasn't making things easy for me.

Me: your rice and stew was so sweet, can you imagine thatthey ate every single grain of rice

Juliet: oh.. Wow.

Me: hope you still hear from your mum?

Juliet: yes

Me: that's good. Are you okay?

Juliet: yes

Me: are you sure?

Before she could open her mouth to reply with her normal ''OK'', we heard a knock on my door.

''who's that'' I asked, already standing up from the bed.

''it's me Precious'' was the reply I got.

''Mo gbe'' I almost said, as I hurriedly went to the door. I opened it, with the hope that
Precious wouldn't enter into my room but it was the other way round.

''won't you let me in?'' Precious asked, with her lips looking all red and moisty. It looked so kissable.

''oh! Yeh, Come inside. Abeg no vex'' I said, scratching off the invisible ant that was crawling on my head.

I was in a state of dilemma, a state of shock and a state of anxiety. My girlfriend, My ex and Myself in the same room, sharing the same breathe. I prayed silently for Precious to keep mute about our past relationship but things weren't just working out for me that day. Precious kept talking about ''Us'', whilst Juliet was on the bed forming activity.

Precious: Temy... What's happening now, you still haven't forgotten all those bad times abi?

Me: I still haven't forgotten o. I can still
remember does times when we used to read together, when there was no food to eat, when we'd trek to school. It wasn't easy. I clearly understand.

Precious: No No... I am not talking about that one. Why are You acting like this now?

Me: ooh! Okay. I get you now. Ah mehn...(shaking my head) Anyways it is well. There's no problem.
I felt Precious was trying to put me on a hot sit.
''Why will she refer back to my past in the
presence of my girlfriend'' I wondered, ''wetin this babe dey find''. But I just wanted to keep thing lowkey, but things were just backsliding.
''anyways, Temy I'm back... I'm back. We will talk more. Please take care of yourself'' Precious said as she stood up from the chair she sat on and left to her room.

''take care, Bye'' I said with a pretentious smile on my face.

Throughout that evening Juliet remained silent, I wondered if all was well in her mind. After much effort of trying to appease her, I gave up and slept on the bed like a baby.

I was woken with a tap. It was still very dark, probably about 2am in the morning. I saw Juliet folding her hands whilst the bedshit covered her legs.

Juliet: Temy.. Wake up.

Me: yeh!... *yawn*.. Babe (This one wey she call
me ''Temy'' I hope everywhere good, I tot)

Juliet: I haven't told you this before, but I will tell you right now.

Me: ok

Juliet: I was born with cowries on my left hand.
''you say wetin'' I tot

Juliet; I was actually born in Irrua, very close to Ekpoma (Edo state) before I moved to warri, I'm a special child. I was Born on a festival day which occurs every 50 years. Whenever I get angry, Of Which I hardly get, bad things can happen. I can still remember when I spat on a cat, when it tried to attack me when I was about 6 years, that same day an Old woman went blind, until I decided to forgive her. So Temy be careful.... And tell that girl to back off.

Me: I've heard you. Abeg... Go sleep.

My heart sank into my belly, as all the hair on my body stood erect, fear had completely gripped me, but I pretend as if all was well.