Diary of a broke Naija playboy - S01 E03

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Diary of a broke Naija playboy - S01 E03

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Recently i have been bored and that increased

my activities on facebook.

And so i met this new girl. Judging from her

pictures, she was posh in all ramifications.

So we got talking..

She was a jambite seeking admission into my

school. I smiled at the prospect of hanging

out with a jambito. I calculated they would be

cheaper to run around with.

Long story short, i asked her out. After much

whining and shakara from her, she accepted.

We fixed a date, . Exchanged numbers and

started looking forward to our meeting.

On a Monday afternoon like this, i was on my

bed, half sleeping and half recovering from the

little torment my babe, Chinaza gave me.

That girl shaa.

My phone rang, i hurriedly picked and shouted

a coarse hello into the mouthpiece.

A very melodious female voice came up from

the other end.

Me: Hello, na who be this?

Caller: Hi, its Rita, remember?

Me: Rita kwa? Rita from where?

Caller: Hey, you’ve forgotten already? We were

supposed to be meeting today.

My head rang gbagam, i jumped up from my

bed.

Me: yea Rita right, where are you now?

Rita: I’m about to leave my house.

Just wanted to make sure it’s still going down.

Me: Ok, you can start coming, call me when

you get to the school gate.

Immediately we dropped the call. I quickly

grabbed my towel, ran into the bathroom, did a

quick wash up, i couldn’t even remember if

used soap or not.

I dressed up, picked my wallet, counted the

1000 naira notes inside, 5 in total. I slid the

wallet in my pocket and ran to James, my

friends room. We both lived in the same lodge.

He had promised to escort me.

He hurriedly dressed up. And we both left the

house. I ensured he had some money on him,

just in case.

We were in a keke headed for the school gate

when she called.

Me: Hey are you there yet?

Rita: Yea. We just dropped now.

Me: Ok. I will be there soon.

Then something like an audio flash back hit

me.

Me: Did you say “we”

Rita: yea, i came with a friend, i didn’t know

the way so i needed her to help out.

Me: Okay o. Just wait for me. I dropped the

call.

James just looked at me with a wicked grin on

his face and said

“Guy, u don enter”

“Her friend better be cute too or i go just deny

am for there sharp sharp” i said as the keke

dropped us.

Locating them wasn’t so hard. I observed her

from afar and her pictures didn’t lie. She was

as cute as can be. Her friend too wasn’t bad.

We approached them. Reintroduced ourselves.

James just focused on her friend who’s name

was Cynthia.

So we moved into the nearest eatery.

Got ourselves a seat. Called the waiter.

I was going to order for snacks so i could at

least have some change in my pocket. Then

James asked them to make the order

themselves. I just eyed him, he smiled and

smacked his lips.

“But get us chivita juice first and then take

their orders” James was still talking. I was

graphically dividing the money in my pocket

with my imaginary eyes.

The Juice came. We opened it, poured into

our various glasses, started sipping as the

girls started making their orders.

Rita was representing their interest.

“We’ll both take fried rice and chicken with

lots of salad on it”

James who had his glass of juice on his lips

quickly dropped it on the table. My eyes

tripled in size.

“Wait, Bae are you two going to share the

plate of rice or what?”

I asked

“Noo, we are getting two” Rita replied. James

coughed

“Ok o” i said and faced my drink.

The waitress came back with two plates of

steaming fried rice and huge chicken wings.

Only God knows how i managed not to snatch

the food for them. As the waitress was leaving

she called after her and asked for two cups of

ice cream.

I stepped hard on James feet under the table.

He looked at me and grabbed his glass of

juice and started gulping it.

As they were lazily eating their food. We

started a conversation. Her friend was a 100

level student of mass communication in the

school. While she was also trying to get

admitted into the Same mass communication

departmentWe talked for a long while. When

they were almost done with their food, i got

up and made my way to the rest room.

Counted my money again. Half cried for my

life, urinated and went back to the table only

to be welcomed by additional two cups of ice

cream and another Chivita juice. I looked at

the door, the devil inside me started advising

me to make use of the door but i just jejely

strolled to our table and sat down. James just

managed to cover a good part of his face with

his hands and was convulsing with laughter.

I just cleared my throat. Called the waitress to

get me the bill.

The bill arrived, 7,250 naira. I was really

tempted to yell at the girls but i managed to

control my emotions. I just pulled out the 5000

naira in my pocket, handed it over to James

alongside bill, grabbed the new juice and

poured a large quantity of it in my glass, after

all i was paying for it. James completed the

money and paid.

I looked at the girls who were still romancing

their food.

“well, you girls should just round up and let’s

get going” i said

“We are through” Rita said and they both

picked their handbags.

I looked at their plate, the food was still a bit

much and the meat was scarcely touched.

I and James looked at each other with our

mouths open. I nodded and we all left the

eatery.

“So when are we seeing you guys again?”

James asked as we got outside the eatery.

“well i will be coming to register for my post

ume in 2 weeks time. Maybe we can hook up

again” Rita said

“hope you guys will sleep over next time”

james was still asking

“Ermm, till then” Rita replied.

James nodded. He felt his pocket and said he

forgot his handkerchief inside. He went back

inside.

I flagged down a keke and they both entered.

I bade them farewell and asked the driver to

move before they would start expecting me to

pay their fare.

James came out with a nylon which i wasn’t

bothered to check because i was fuming

inside.

“Guy which kind wahala be this naa” i half

screamed as James approached me.

He looked at me and broke into a laughter.

“Guy those girls shaa, na your village people

send them like this” he said

“And remember you dy owe me 2,250 naira o”

I looked at him and hissed. He laughed and

suggested we stop a keke to take us back to

our lodge.

“Na your nyash you go use pay for the keke” i

told him

Shaa, we walked all the way to our lodge

under the hot sun.

Immediately we got back. I just crashed on my

bed.

James came into my room and grabbed my

stove.

“Guy which level naa, wetin u wan use my

stove do” i asked him

“i wan use am cook, no worry, i go comot 250

for the money wey you owe as compensation

for the kerosene” he laughed and left with my

stove. I hissed, got up from the bed and

poured a small quantity of Garri in a cup and

headed to James room to borrow sugar.

As i walked into his room, i saw him cooking

the remaining fried rice and chicken those

girls had left….