Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 2
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The journey to school
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The voices in my head became more insistent and what followed was a light tap on my shoulders
âUju! wake up , it is already morningâ
Slowly, I opened my eyes to see my mum staring down at me
âMummy!â I called softly
âKulie Osiso ( get up quickly)â. she repeated and I stretched, looking towards the closed window
The dawn was filled with the sound of birds and a c–k crow could be heard from miles away âŠâŠ.
I hissed silently, the day isnât bright sef , why then did she disrupt my sleep?
âDid you just hiss? My friend, leave that bed or else I will come baptise your body with waterâ. She repeated for the third time but this around with a harsh voice that Chichi who was beside me stirred a little, mumbling in her sleepâŠ
grudgingly, I dragged myself out of the bed and went over to the bathroomâŠ
I stepped into the bathtub and turning on the tap, I almost ran out
The water was d–n cold!
âEwoo! I canât bath with this ooooâ I mumbled, so I cleaned up only the âimportant partâ and when I say important part , I mean my legs , my under arm, my face and most importantly my âunderââŠ.
I canât come and kill myself!
When I was done , I reached for my towel wrapping it around me and on returning to the room , I found Chidi and Chichi seated on the bed talking in whispers
For real!Jeez! this two should be nicknamed âAki and pawpawâ
Seeing me, they paused , sitting apart as if they donât each other
Funny kids!
â but canât you just leave tomorrow?â Chichi started , folding her arms across her plain chest
âYes Uju, leave tomorrow pleaaaseâ. Chidi joined her , pleading and I was forced to laugh
âLike seriously, donât tell me you guys are already missing me?â I retorted looking at Chidi and then at ChiChi
They both maintained a straight face and I sighed , joining them on the bed
â I wish to stay but I canât , lecture will commence tomorrow and I also need to complete my verificationâ. I explained âŠ.
âI know sis, Just that i am going to miss youâ. Chidi said , blinking his eyes twice âŠ
From the look on his face , I could tell he was about to cry
âSame with meâ. Chichi butted in as I smiled lightly.
âOh dear! I will miss you both and âŠ.. I paused when I heard a car drive into the compound âŠ.
âUju! hurry up , the taxi is already hereâ. My mom called from the sitting room and instantly, I got off the bed and rushed to the window to take a peek ; and just like she said , it was the taxi -man we hired âŠ..
âChissos! chissos! the taxi is already here , please help me with my luggagesâ. I instructed my siblings and to my surprise, they obeyed without any complaints , dragging two bags each as they walked out of the room
Good children!
Moving closer to the wooden wardrobe, I opened it and brought out the neatly folded clothes .
A pink top , blue jean skirt and a matching undies!
I towelled off as I hurriedly dressed up then put on my âbaby shoesâ, picked up handbag along with my phone and ran out of the room to the sitting room where I met my parent discussing..
âGood morning ma!Good morning sir ! I greeted
âMorning Princess! how was your night?â my dad asked and I blushed
I love it when he calls me Princess , no qualms sha as i am from a royal family âŠâŠ.
âIt was fine sir!â I answered politely
Good!âcall your younger ones , letâs have our morning devotionâ
âSpeak of the devil! my younger ones walked into the house , panting
âWhat is inside those bags that makes it so heavy? Is it rock?â Chichi asked in sarcasm
âWhere are the bags?â I asked, ignoring her sneer
âInside the taxi-bootâ.Chidi answered, walking past me to the couch and I smiled lightly
âYou guys have tried , thank you so muchâ
âEnough with the noise, Let us prayâ. My dad hushed and immediately, we went down on our knees , saying âAmen! Amen! as our strict dad led the prayer âŠ.
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After a quick advice from my dad , I bade my siblings and then mum and I headed for the taxi âŠ
âSafe Journey!â My dad called after me and I nodded without looking back , I was already missing homeâŠ
how I wish Dad could drive me to the car park himself but no , today is a Sunday and he has to be in church âŠwell! Mum is with me and she is going to accompany me to the car park âŠâŠ
Exchanging pleasantries with the driver, we hopped into the taxi and on starting the ignition, the driver drove off âŠâŠ.
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The shouts of âIjebuâ, â Ibadanâ, Ago-Iwoyeâ, filled the air and I looked out of the window to see young men with bare chest running around soliciting for passengers âŠ.
âAgo iwoye! Ijebu ode!â. they kept on shouting with their terrible voices
Alighting from the taxi , I went to the back of the car to joined my mom and the driver in bringing out my luggages from the car boot
Seeing us , one of the âyoung menâ rushed to us
âMama! Fine girl! Na who dey go?â he asked , clutching to one of my bags
âNa my pikin , she dey go Ago- iwoyeâMy mum answered as I stared blankly at him
it was my first time travelling in a public bus and everything seem strange to me âŠâŠ
âAgo iwoye! the bus dey for thereâ. the man said , pointing to a white bus with green stripes and then he shifted his gaze to me , darting his eyes all over me
âMama!this your pikin fine oooâ. he said , licking his lips and I looked away in embarrassment
âChai! how I wish I get wife wey fine like this â. he added and I huffed , flaring up
âCan you please lead us to the bus and stop spilling trash, if you want a fine wife then marry one â
âHan Han! Fine girl! I was just playing with you ,why are you now taking it serious?âŠ.Walahi! Na yahoo guys go date you las lasâ. he retorted , biting his fingers and I rolled my eyes about to reply him but my mom was quick to interfere
âUju! this is enoughâ. she scolded at me and then faced the man
âDonât mind her! she is just being childishâŠ. so erm .. can you help us with the luggages?âShe asked changing the subject
And without saying a word , the man picked up two of the bag and headed for the busâŠ
âCrazy!â I cursed silently, dragging the two smaller bag as I followed behind him âŠ.
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There was only one seat left in the bus , it was a seat right close to the window so I climbed into the bus and sat down comfortably, placing my hand bag on my laps..
I looked out of the window just in time to see my mum pay the driver and when her gaze met mine, she walked up to the bus
âI have already paid your fare and your luggage feeâ. she informed and I nodded slowly, staring into her cute face
Tear welled up in my eyes and I let them stream down my cheek
My mum! I was already missing her
âOh dear!what is wrong? You alright? what is with the tears?â she asked in a rush
âNothing!â I lied and she smiled knowingly
âYou already missing me?âshe asked and without waiting for my response, she continued
âI understand you but this is not the time to shed tears , you got to be strong and focused so do me a favour and clean off those tearsâŠ
I nodded slowly as I wiped away the tears off my face
âGood!and also donât forget all of my advice , always remember to put God firstâ. she reminded , taking a few step back as the driver started the ignition and I nodded slowly, trying so hard not to cry again ..
âBye mum!âI bade , waving at her and with a light smile, she waved back at me âŠâŠ
heaving a sigh, I leaned back on the seat , closed my eyes as I pondered the question on how school life will beâŠâŠ.
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The journey to âAgo iwoyeâ was a tiring one as we got stopped countless of times by the police ,passed through a very bad road and nearly got into an accidentâŠ.
But God being so good , we sailed throughâŠ..
Finally! After a long drive, we got to Ago â iwoye and I brought out my phone from my bag to dial my brother number âŠ.
he picked up on the second ring
âUju! Where are you now?â his voice rang through
âWe just passed by the huge school gate but the car is still movingâ.i answered
âGood! tell the driver you are alighting at Oruâ
âOru! Which one is that one again? I queried,I was already getting pissed with all of strange names
âJust tell the driver, that is where I stay and also where you will be stayingâ. he said and ended the callâŠ.
Phew! This is one hell of a journey!!
âDriver! I will alight at Oruâ. I called out to the driver
âAlight! Ki le so?( what did you say)â . the driver asked, glancing over his shoulders
Oh right! he doesnât understand simple english
âMo fe bo le ni OruâI repeated using the language he will understand, Yoruba and he nodded slowly
Aha! Aha! I know you might be wondering how an Igbo girl like me understands Yoruba ..erm.. actuallyâŠâŠI was born and bred in Lagos and to tell the truth, I have never been to my home townâŠ..
Funny! Isnât it? ⊠well! I am not to be blamed!
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â A ti wa Oru ( we are already at Oru)â the driver announced, snapping me out of my thoughts and that was when I noticed the bus was almost empty
Really! when did they all get off?
quickly, i got off the bus , dragging my luggages along with me
âNawa oo! only you , four big bags!âthe boy seated beside me remarked but I chose to ignore him
A boy that run his mouth like a girl , is that one a boy?
Standing in front of a filling station with the name âBe-happyâ, I looked around me for my brother but he was no where in sight .
Arrgh! Is he kidding me? I mumbled, glancing at my wristwatch
It was 11:15am, Jeez! no wonder the sun is scorching, burning my skin with intense heat âŠ..
I brought out my phone and was about dialling my âannoying brotherâ number when a white Benz pulled up in front of me
Who is this one again? I wondered, taking a step backward
âHey! Pretty girl, how are you?â a thick baritone voice asked , winding down the window and my heart skipped a bit as I stared at the light skinned hottie seated in the carâŠ.
âI am Tobiloba and you are?âhe asked with a killer smile and I looked away, ignoring him
How can a boy his age own such a expensive car?⊠or wait! Is he a yahoo guy?
âCâmon pretty, or are you shy?â he continued and I scoffed , facing him
âJust go away!â I barked expecting him to drive off but instead, he chuckled, alighted from his car turning around to stand in front of meâŠ.
âNo pretty! I wonât go away , I understand you still a fresher ; hop in let me give you a ride
ride kwa! See me see trouble oo, did they send this one to me?
Opening my mouth, I was about giving him a piece of my mind when a âkeke maruwaâ( tricycle) pulled up in front of me and my brother alighted from it âŠ.
At last! I muttered , sighing in relief
âUju! I am so sorry âŠâŠhe paused when he noticed âMr BenzââŠ
âAhan! Tobi ! What are you doing here?â he asked ,looking at me and then back at him
Really! They know each other
âRinzy! I dey admire fine babe , You know her ? or is she your babe?âhe asked , furrowing his eyebrow and my brother scoffed
âIdiot! She is my sisterâ. he corrected and Tobi nodded , smiling
âWow! Wow! You never told me your sister is this beautifulâ
âAbeg! Abeg! no bring that one here , what are you doing here sef?â My brother questioned him
âEhem .. actually .. I was trying to convince her to ride with me â
âReally! Oya na Tobi money â. my brother hailed him and then faced me
âWhat are you waiting for?get into the carâ. he instructed, picking the two big bags and then placed it gently in the back seat
I scoffed silently, he is really impossible!
Slinging my hand bag over my shoulder, I was about picking up the smaller bag when Tobi stopped me with his voice
âI will do that!â he said , winking at me and without waiting for my response, he picked up the bag and threw it into the back seat ; then he faced me
âGet inâ. he mouthed at me and for a moment I was lost staring at his cute face âŠ
No! Uju! This is so ungodly!
I quickly composed myself , got into the back seat and on following my brotherâs direction , mr hottie drove off âŠ.
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Mopping the sweat from my brow, I listened to my brother and Tobi as they talked about School , projects, boring lectures and lecturers
Oh yeah! this explains how they know each other, they are course matesâŠ. how amazing!
I was so tired so I leaned back on the seat trying to calm my nerves âŠ.
âYou bored?â Tobi asked, glancing at me through the rear mirror
âNo!â I answered and he looked away , smiling
âBut you still havenât told me your nameâ
âher name is âŠ. my brother tried to say but he cut him off
âShe isnât dumb , let her do the talking herselfâ
âFine! Fine! my name is obianâŠ. erm âŠâŠ.erm âŠjust call me JulietâŠ. â. I answered, telling him my English name and he smiled lightly
âJuliet! a perfect name for a pretty girl, so can we be friends?â
âNo!âmy brother butted in and he laughed softly
âRelax bro! I like your sis so donât be scared , I am not Demilade who goes after any sexy thing on skirtâ. he drawled and they both laughed
Demilade! who is he? I wondered
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The car skidded to a halt in front of an uncompleted building, I call it uncompleted because it was yet to be painted
Is this my lodge? I wondered
And as it reading my thoughts, Arinze said
âThis is your lodge , it is a girls hotelâ
I nodded slowly as I read the wordings on the wall
âPretty queens villaâ
I alighted from the car , bringing out my load one by one and when I was done , Tobi nodded towards me
âI will catch up with you later!â he said and then zoomed off
I watched him go and smiled lightly, such a nice guy!
âLet us go!â Arinze said, carrying two of the bags as he climbed up a short step to the house
still smiling like an idiot, I picked up the remaining two and followed behind him .
we walked through a Long passage to the last room ; then he brought out a key from his pocket , opened the door and we both walked into the âŠâŠroom
oh my gawd! I exclaimed softly, looking around
The room was so spacious and beautiful, I wasnât expecting this at allâŠ.. I mean my dad sent him money to get me a bed and a gas but what I am seeing right now is so different from what I pictured in my mind âŠ..
The room was fully rugged! the bed was bigger than I had imagined! There was a reading table, lamp, fan , a wall- hanger and to crown it all , a small television along with a dvdâŠ.
âIs this really my room?â I thought aloud and Arinze laughed
âOf course it is! It is not even fine sef , I plan on getting you a bigger televisionâ. he stated and I shot him a surprise look
Is he also into yahoo? I wondered
And as if hearing my thoughts, he said
âDonât act all surprised, I run a tutorial for students in my department
Oh! I nodded slowly, âis that what Tobi does also? I asked curiously and he smiled , ignoring my question
âYou will be having a room mateâ. he continued and instantly, my head grew wide in anger
âRoommate! Why? You should know I love being alone so why will I have a roommate?
â it is Faithâ.he quickly added and my eyes grew wide in surprise
âFaith! You mean the assistant minister in the cell fellowship back home?âI asked to be sure and he nodded
I laughed long and hard
âStop the joke jo , how can Faith be my room â mate? how can she be a fresher? .. I mean she is even older than you âŠ..
he smiled lightly, âage doesnât matter in educationâ. he stated and yes , he was right âŠ.
âI will be leaving now , my hostel is the green building opposite yours
And with that , he left the roomâŠ
âNow I am all alone â. I muttered , collapsing on the bed âŠ.
Pulling off my shoes, I rolled excitedly on the big foamâŠ.
I am finally free from my parent clutches!
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Few hours later
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A knock on the door Jolted me up from sleep and I hissed loudly , sitting up on the bed
I never even knew I slept!
Looking around the room , it was still the way I left it , scattered
The knock sounded again but this time around, it was louder
âUju! a female voice called from outside and Instantly, I recognised the voiceâŠ.
âFaith! I muttered, getting off the bed to open the door and Just like I said , it was faith
She was carrying a heavy sack on her head so I helped her put it down and we both carried it into the room
âChimo! she exclaimed, holding her waist as she sat down
âOld woman!â I remarked playfully and we both laughed
âBut Arinze didnât say you will be coming todayâ. I said , trying to hide my real feelings
â donât mind him Jareâ. she said , looking around the room
âI can see you are yet to unpackâ. she observed and since she was asking an obvious question, I i chose not to answer
I was in a foul mood, I never wanted any roommate but what can I do? She is already here âŠ.
âHave you eaten?â She suddenly asked and I shook my head negatively
âWhy?Donât tell me you canât cookâ
âI canât !â I answered truthfully
She stared at me in surprise for a while and then smiled
âDonât worry! I will teach youâ
âReally? I asked to be sure .
cooking was a thing i had passion for but my mom hardly let me into the kitchen because of my health âŠ.. I had chronic asthma so I guess that explains everythingâŠ.
âOf course! You are my younger sister and I will make sure to take care of youâ. she answered and I smiled lightly
having a roomie isnât a bad idea after all!!!!!!
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