My Life Story - Season 1 - Episode 14

5 years ago

My Life Story - Season 1 - Episode 14

The other event was the rustication of T-boy from the school. I was earmarked as his successor. To avoid this I ran away from the school to my friends who are not cultist in UNAD. Suddenly a fight ensued between the Axe-men and Elebe in that school and since it wasn’t my school I decided not to interfere. When the war escalated, I and my friends decided to vacate the vicinity to the next town which is safe. On our way, we were stopped by some Elebe on rampage and I was nearly killed that day even though they knew me from my school. I decided onward that I would quit this fraternity since I am not even free from them anymore.
Fortunately, my friend Shigo, was made the leader of the fraternity and I was left unto my own since T-boy my godfather is not in their midst anymore. I nearly lost my live two weeks to my final paper when I was attacked by shigo and his boys for poke-nosing into their matter. I felt relieved that I am now free to live my life as my ‘brothers’ has ousted me themselves.
I wrote my final paper but not without hitch. When I called my Uncles for the examination fees they responded that I am old enough to cater for those things and I was just 23years old!
Since T-boy wasn’t around anymore, I decided to wait till the following year maybe I would have saved enough to pay for it. Tolulope tried to raise me but she couldn’t as she too was going to the final yea.
Fortunately, my HOD called me in the evening to the examination and asked me to show myself to him with immediate effect.
I met him and the Dean of the faculty in the Dean’s office.
“Good afternoon sir.” I greeted them and the Dean offered me a sit.
“Olatuyi,” It has been long someone called me my real name like that.
“Sir.” I responded with shame and pain written all over my face.

“Do you know you are the most brilliant student in this department?” The Dean asked me but I couldn’t answer.
“Yes you are but you are also the most unserious student I have ever seen.” He was now angry with me. “Why haven’t you paid your examination fees? Or you don’t want to graduate?” he asked me in astonishment.
I broke down into tears and explained my whole life story to them. They were surprised to hear my outpouring like this.
The HOD then promised to pay the money which was then 38 thousand naira. I prostrated and thanked them in joy.
The Dean left us and I was about to leave the office when the HOD called me back and told me my greatest surprise.
“Olatuyi, why do you joined cultism?” I was amazed and my jaw dropped. “You think I don’t know abi? Actually I knew all along but I know you must have a reason because you strike me as someone who comes from a good family.”
I told him the circumstance that brought me into it. He was surprised but he said I should have open up to him before-hand but all the same he implored me to desist from it. I thanked him and promised to turn a leave which i did.
REFLECTIONS
On the day of my last paper, I was in total joy because of all that I have passed through. I knelt down and thank my God for the unmerited favour He granted me. My mind went back to some of it.
I was just coming out from Iya Bolu joint this particular day. I noticed that people were running for safety but for the fact that I was drunk, I couldn’t run so I turned to hide somewhere so far people were running too.
Unknown to me, I was their target. “That’s him” shouted one of them. Immediately i heard a gunshot from the back and I fell to the ground. They came over me and dealt some blows of stick on me. They left me to die with thought that I can’t survive it. But miraculously I survived! The gun only pierced my neck and nothing more.
I was later informed that it was T-boy that dealt with some Alora guys and he wrote my name in the back of the guy with hot iron before he left his house and they thought it was me. It was after I got well that we later resolve the issue.