Episode 1
My name is Lomew Inyang, am 16 years
old. I had just finished my secondary school
few months and I was looking for a place to
go, far away from home, for a change of
environment. So when my immediate elder
brother told me that it was cool if I wanted
to come and spend some time with him at
his off-campus apartment in Owerri, I was
more than happy to grab the offer with both
hands, bum, foot and all
Immediately, I went shopping for new
clothes. I wanted to look the part of an
undergraduate (abi una wan make I fall my
hand unto make those campus babes sabi
say I be Johnny-Just-Come (JJC)?)
The next day, after I had the chat with my
brother on BBM, I set out to IMSU. When I
got to the final bus stop at Douglas road, I
called him to notify him of my arrival.
Me: Hafa na. I don dey for the last bus
stop.
Isinke: Am not at home now. I still dey
school. See what will happen, take a keke to
IMSU Small Gate, after everybody don drop,
beg the keke man to carry you go my lodge,
e no far from the junction….so that your
load no go hard you carry..
Me: Which load?
Isinke: The load wey you carry dey come
na.
Me: I no carry any load come o. Na only my
school bag wey I carry for back.
Isinke: (feigning vex) You de mad o. Dem
tell you say I come school come open a
charity or Lomew organization? You’re
coming from house main main and you’re
telling me na only your school bag wey you
carry? The kain thunder wey go fire that
bag wey dey your back don de write final
year exams.
Me: Ah ah bros, calm your titties na.
Isinke: No just let me swear for you this hot
afternoon.
Me: Say wetin happen?
Isinke: As you dey on the road dey come so,
wetin your mind tell you say you go de
chaw when you come?
Me: Food na. Food no dey your house?
Isinke: Even if I get food, so your plans na
to come and finish am abi? If you no carry
foodstuff, make sure you carry enough
money dey come o.
Me: Don’t worry, I got you covered.
Isinke: You better. Anyways, go house go
chill. Later this night we go go one better
joint wey dem just open make I know how
far you got me covered.
Me: (laughed) that’s not the kind of cover I
meant. I meant the kitchen kind of cover
not joint kind of cover.
Isinke: Whatever. Abeg, class wan start. We
go see later.
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The call ended. I put my phone back into
my pocket and asked a passer-by where I
can get a keke going to IMSU Small Gate.
He told me. I crossed to the opposite
junction and entered a keke going my
direction. As the tricycle was moving, I was
looking at the young people walking or
standing on the sidewalk, they were
probably students, I mused. I then started
wishing I was already in the University. The
keke man dropped me in front of my
brother’s lodge with an additional charge.
Immediately I stepped down, my phone rang
– my brother.
Me: Which other swear you swear for me
again?
Isinke: Nothing like that bro. My girlfriend
just called me and told me she prepared
some food in my room. She is still there. So
when you get to my room, just knock, she
will open for you.
Me: You mean she will open for me?
Isinke: The door, fool! He ended the call. I
entered inside the compound, found the
door that was written ‘8’ on it, knocked
thrice and waited. ……
To be continued…..