Campus Tales: Episode 5 (SURVIVAL AND ACHE)
SURVIVAL AND ACHE I thought I’d drown. I kept on gulping water – dirty water, rain water. I felt the life force fizzle out of my helpless body, which was now hanging on a thread. I saw darkness – outright gloominess. Then my whole life flashed before my eyes. I could imagine the headlines “School […]
Episode 4: The Unfortunate Debut
THE UNFORTUNATE DEBUT Showdown with death! It’s Monday. The D-Day. The day I’ll be making my first debut in the prestigious University. I was already on my way to school. I’d jerked off my bed so abruptly when I realized the time was 6:45am. And the first class for the day was slated […]
Episode 3: My Encounter with James
MY ENCOUNTER WITH JAMES “Please let me go” I pleaded. “I’ve got no money on me.” “Shut it!” The voice ordered, poking me below my rib cage with something. I paid close attention to the environment. It was too crowded for a criminal to rob, and so, if I gave out a shout, surely, someone […]
Episode 2 (The Journey to Uyo – The Soldier Encounter)
THE JOURNEY TO UYO – THE SOLDIER ENCOUNTER Uyo was really a beautiful city. It was babbling with all sorts of activities ranging from road side bars, eateries, supermarkets, malls, kiosks, etc. not to talk of the Fulani men who sold sweet savouring suya at strategic points of streets. It was 7:25pm when we’d arrived […]
Episode 1 (Dorothy! Dorothy!! Dorothy!!! – A Charming Goddess)
DOROTHY! DOROTHY!! DOROTHY!!! – A CHARMING GODDESS She stood there in the middle of the room, shirt off and was down to skirt and a singlet top. She complained the room was rising in temperature. She said it was hot. This may be the last time we’d see each other for a long time. I […]