is more so with someone whom you would want to spend your life with. No one has a monopoly on his or her emotions and that of the other person. Emotions and feelings could run so hig

sking him. He had known him as a healthy boy full of life. He had attributed the sudden change in him to the usual economic imbalance. It is a general disease common to studen

s usual jesting way threw to light

ow what’s the hell was wrong with him,” He had a sarc

ng his laundry. “Onoo, you’re growing too thin these days

epped pavements by the side of the main building. It was overlooking their own side

s quarter. He climbed the stepped pavement and began to knock on the iron burglarproof in front of

English and conventional English was an orde

and for your own good too!” Iyke a

ice who feigned a righteous concern. Even at that, he was tryin

hild of mischief,” came Peter’s voice. He reprimanded his

didn’t call you over,” retorted Alaska

comment on Onoo. Why wouldn’t the two of you let us be, to solve one issue one at a time

t mind this pimp. Soap and water,” Alask

soap and water, I would blast you!” threatened Pet

noise now," he paused. "I wouldn’t mind calling you a pimp or a soap and water

s for whatever reason did not take his bath but instead washed only his arms, head, and leg

what I was saying earlier…,” Iy

Kolia alon

outed everyon

t know what to tell you,”

th the word in short?

her tongue. They always struggle with some letters of the alphabet.

ing a betrayer. To them, he hardly sees matters clearly especially when he had a hidden int

d unanimous shout urging

agenda,” shouted Peter when Me

it?” quer

playful Alaska. He had walked up to where Peter was standing. With an exten

ther round of laughter. Pet

after my roommate? What if he gives him rab

stop chasing after Al

dicine for dogs. Please come to my rescue,” cam

s’ excrement. Then call out to the dog, this way, Pieaa, pieaa, pieaae! The

after Eme who he was about to engage in a little exchange. He h

hen would you graduate

ever a person tells you what some dogs eat as food in the village. Do you want us to remind you of the disease they can give a person if they ar

an on infant excrement? That is quite abhorrible. I can’t imagine how lanky, malnour

at doggy-master looked so lanky and malnourished?”

is not as lanky as Onoo,

me about Onoo,” acknowledged Iyke

rproof to let Onoo inside her room. Kelvin had been aware that the two had become friends. Yes, lovers and to a point, they were shameless at th

ter on the ground, please, I would like to

hear first. Oya, Peter, please

s Kristor’s bidding,” replied Peter non-smiling. He has

o come out in the clear is that he himself had been eying Kolia. He is merely jealous that Ko

cans of juice and presents for her?

all sounded like a puzzle to everyone. “Alarm don blow! So Mekus you’d be

e said l

ve person money, something must be eating his money and n

never end,” replied

rely admits he had any money to lend to anyone or help out. Maybe he was right. Most students came from poor families. The meager fund they get from their families they manage with

t, on any girl. They were all surprised because it was, he who was always backstabbing about the waywardness of the girl Ko

o do with Kolia by the way, enh?” Mekus fou

om alone with me?” he sought Kelvin’s help out of the sit

e enter your people’s room excerpt if Kristor was inside it? Have you ever seen him with a girl b

to you?” Mekus was visibly annoyed

made me his mouthpiece,” Alaska said in amusement. He st

’t you own up? You hadn’t e

dless womanizer like you?” Mekus tr

male students living in the lodge on one hand. Together they enjoyed the opportunity of ridiculing Meku

an alibi you’d found the wron

tly buying cans of juice and gifts to persu

. He had never expected himself to feel embarrassed the way

going on, Iyke now put Kelvin and K

m not to sniff the ground enough to know what had

ith each other, but I don’t seem to relate his plight with their af

-nosing, I don’t give a damn! I would be the last person to see a boy like as am writhing in p

ds if this is what it is

ey to buy anything she likes and feeding fat while you go hungry. Could you imagine that Onoo had gone to eat his breakfas

me and couldn’t prepare the food on time

with juju?” Peter who’d rej

le said that it’s how you place your m

re-degree or a foundation program so to say. In my own viewpoint whichever lifestyle, one had decided to live on as a student he mustn’t treat his studies with kid gloves. One is my fellow kinsman as such my brother. If he didn’t do well at

ust because of a girl. Every morning, afternoon, and eve

of concentrating on his

Mekus in some sense. Among all the girls in the lodge, Kolia was to a point