Fiction Stories: Dairy of a campus episode 24

EPISODE 24

The call dropped and I thought to myself why

on earth was she calling Emeka. I decided to

answer the call if she happened to call again.

Emeka’s phone gave a beep sound indicating

battery low. I quickly picked up its charger and

plugged it before Sister Grace would call. How

would I disguise my voice without any

suspicion? Because I really wanted to know

the main reason she was calling. I sat on my

bed thinking deeply when Sister Grace called. I

let out the breath I had purposely inhaled

immediately I grabbed the phone. I answered

the call.

“Hello Grace Dear.” I pretended.

“Hello Eme-Boy.” She replied.

The relationship between these two had gone

beyond hi hi to something beyond my

comprehension, because I couldn’t imagine

Sister Grace calling Emeka ‘Eme-Boy’, after

weeping and pretending to be hurt when I

caught them in the act two days ago.

“How are you?” I said.

“Don’t ask me, you silly boy.” She replied.

“What did I do wrong?” I asked.

“Since the day we last met, when your

roommate interrupted us. You never dimmed it

fit to call me.” She explained and asked, “what

did I do wrong?”

I was confused of what to say and after some

seconds I replied, “Am sorry. I have been

busy.”

“You sound different tonight.” She noticed and

added, “You sound far from being the lively

normal you.”

I was puzzled about that and I jokingly said, “I

sound different? Maybe because I had an

hectic day but I want you to mimic the way I

talk to you on phone.”

She laughed and said, “You are so funny.

Anyway that’s part of it.”

“I want to hear you mimic me.” I insisted.

“Ok fine.” She succumbed and said, “you tell

me stuff like, ‘Baby when will I see you, baby I

need you, baby I want you.’”

“You got me there.” I said and gave a fake

giggle. “I am tired that’s why, so baby when

will I see you?”

“It’s up to you dear but how about your

roommate?” She said and asked.

“What about him?”

“Hope he won’t be around just as he was the

last time?” She asked.

“He sure won’t.”

“Please make sure he is not around o.”

“Ok I will, so what time are you coming?”

“I will come by four tomorrow and leave by six

because I have prayer meeting also by six

thirty.” She said.

“That’s awesome. I love that. I would be

expecting you.” I said and smiled.

“Your roommate is too nosy and he doesn’t

know I hate him for that. I wished he wasn’t

your roommate.” She said.

I was dumbfounded. I paused for a while and

replied, “Don’t mind him.”

She hissed and replied, “I won’t jare, so did

you hear about the death of two students in

Obasanjo hall?”

It’s time I go to bed because I can’t explain

this to anyone, I said to myself. I deliberately

ended the call and switched off the phone.

Sister Grace was the real definition of

hypocrite. I can’t believe she was an ex-co in

the fellowship with her kind of lifestyle. I

deeply yearned for tomorrow to unveil so I

may come in contact with her. It was already

late and I was already drowsy. I lay on my bed

feeling so uncomfortable, I couldn’t figure out

the reason. I became very twitchy. I sat up

right and concentrated on finding out what’s

really going on with me, I tried and still

couldn’t get a glimpse of what was wrong

with me. All of a sudden, I remembered my

mother’s advice: Any time you don’t

understand the direction your life is headed,

get on your knees. I missed my mum

immediately I thought it over. I got on my

knees and prayed. I prayed like someone who

has the most problem in the world; I just

might be the person actually. After praying, I

felt quite light but it didn’t live longer than

ten minutes when Kofo called me. My mood

changed immediately. Can’t I be just alone? I

asked myself. I ignored her call, then switched

off my phone.

My bladder was filled, so I set out to the toilet

to ease myself. As soon as I got to the toilet,

power supply was interrupted. Everywhere was

totally blacked out, I could barely see. The

scary sounds made by the crickets got me

totally timorous. My heart was beating so

loud that I could hear it. My urine was hotter

than normal as it gushed out of my nozzle, I

knew because I touched it. I finished and was

carefully heading back to my room when I saw

some people lurking around on my floor. I

wasn’t sure about their number but three

would be close to the truth. I couldn’t figure

out the people because it was all dark. I

paused where I was, fixed my eyes keenly on

them and their destination. Oops! They all

entered my room.

TO BE CONTINUED…