
Episode 1
The queue was so long and the sun was not helping matters at all. I had longed to be in the university,after 3years of seeking admission. At 19, I finally got an admission into Federal universities of technology, Minna. My Dad is not a big fan of private universities, even though he could afford it because heâs rich, if not I would have been in one of the private universities before now.
I was thankful for this admission, but the registration process was too strenuous.
Stress and hardship as ndow become a norm in this part of the country, you donât get to do anything successfully except you are stressed and drained.
Canât we just do the registration online and get this over withâ I said in my mind.
âExcuse meâ a voice interrupted my thought. Please I need to get a cold drink before I faint here, please Iâm at your back, can you kindly keep this space for me, I canât afford to start all over again when I returnâ
âSure, no problemâ I replied
âThanks, by the way Iâm Tinuke Oniâ
âAnike Adamsâ I said with a smile
She asked if I needed anything and I told her to just get me water.
She came back few minutes later and handed a plastic bottled water to me. I gave her money for the bottled water but she rejected, I thanked her in return.
Finally I was through with my registration, I was giving an accommodation in the school hostel. I located room 203 and entered the room.
I was surprised when i met the same Tinuke in the room unpacking. I realized sheâs my room mate and fortunately for us, we are also in the same department.
The room was nice but small, though itâs a two bedded room, we both liked it. I started unpacking too. Hoping that Iâll enjoy my stay with Tinuke.
First day of lecture was something else, we got to the lecture theater as early as possible, but to our surprise the whole place was filled up.
âTinuke, these people did not sleep in their hostels?â I asked
âAnike, Iâm as shocked as you, the lecture is to start by 8am and this is just 7:30 that means we have to be here by 7:00am if we want to get a sitting spaceâ She replied
âGod! You mean we have to be here by 7:00am for 8am lectureâ I queried.
âYes, unless you want us to stand all through for lectures like todayâ
Since that day, we make sure we were in the lecture theater by 7am just to secure a seat.
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I was so happy it was Friday, the first week was hectic. It has been 8am- 5pm all through.
âThank God itâs Fridayâ I said excitedly when we came back from lectures.
At least we can rest and eat better food for the weekend. The quickest food we had time to cook during the week was noodles, then bread.
âWhich of the campus fellowship do you intend to attend?â Tinuke asked me
while making dinner.
âRCFâ I replied
âRCF is OK by me too, then we can go together on Sundayâ
Sunday service was awesome, itâs always refreshing to be in the presence of God. We got back to the hostel and prepared lunch.
âI hate Mondaysâ I said while devouring my lunch.
âDonât tell me you are already thinking about tomorrowâ
âWhy wonât I, 8am-6pm lectures including practical.
âDonât worry weâll soon get use to the stressâ she assured me.
Tinukeâs phone was rang, she checked the caller ID and smiled before picking the call.
After the call, I asked about her boyfriend and she told me about Sam. He lives and work in Abuja. Heâs 3years older than Tinuke and theyâve been dating for 6months now.
Tinuke wrote JAMB thrice, all because she wanted to study medicine but she was adviced to accept the admission she was giving here in FUT MINNA for now, then she can cross later. She explained her plight to me.
âSo you are still planning to study medicine?â I asked
âYes, Iâll continue writing JAMB until Iâm giving admission to study medicineâ
âDoctor Tinuke I wish all your dreams come throughâ
âAmen, thanksâ
I noticed the guy monitors her a lot, she always give him details of all her movements, and she confirmed that the guy is jealous and insecure.
âYour turn Anike, tell me about your boyfriendâ she said
âHonestly I donât have oneâ
âBut I do hear you make calls at night and definitely the caller is a guyâ
âYou are right but the guy is my childhood friend, he calls everyday because we are very closeâ
âSo what stops you guys from dating or does he has a girlfriend?â
âNo he doesnâtâ
âThen you guys should start something, itâs obvious you like each other. If he doesnât like you he wonât be calling you for more than an hour everydayâ
âI know we like each other but I think we are better off as friendsâ
âSo you have friend zoned him abi?âshe said and we both laughed. Na fahimta(I understand) she added
âOne more thing Tinuke, you must teach me Hausa o, Abuja girlâ
âBa masalaâ(no problem) This is an hausa speaking state, donât worry youâll learn fast, Lagos girlâ she said smiling.
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