Must Read: Life Of Uam Boy

6 years ago

Must Read: Life Of Uam Boy

Kelvin pay her quick lets go na.

I thought my ears where playing some kinda tricks on me so i asked, u said what?

I said you should foot the bills, we have night class, i want to be early.

I only had #20 on me plus my chinko nokia phone.
NB: chinko is… You should know na.

My phone is so chinkolicious(if there is any word like that) that i had to trow it into river benue. I woke up the following morning to find a mermaid returning the phone. But not without giving me a stern warning never to try such rubbish again. I was sure my phone wouldn’t be able to buy a plate of rice.

How much did you say was the money again? I asked the waitress.

Its just #2500. With the way her mouth formed when calling the #2500, i bet she was having a good time enjoying my travails. I was already sweating. #2500 was way more than my weekly allowance. It was also more than the money i needed for my ‘mr.fresher form’.

I was reaching out to my pocket to bring out ‘God knows what’ when someone spoke.
Kelvin, am just meeting you for the first time, i think i should take care of this, a girl that looked like Anastasia of the Cinderella cartoon spoke.

No, i have this under control, a girl shouldn’t foot the bills when a guy is around na, i said trying to maintain my rep and at the same time praying for her not to change her mind.

I’ll remember that next time but for now, consider this as me breaking the rule for ‘OUR’ princecharming, she said stressing the ‘OUR’.

Well, she had to stress that. Cynthia was a black belt Holder in karate.

Its not like its a big deal, i said.

But i will let you pay just this one time, i chipped in quickly before she could say anything.

She brought out her purse and counted 3 clean #1000 notes and gave to the waitress but unlike vivian, she collected her change.

This girl must be an Igbo girl i thought to myself.

I stood up to leave(before they start ordering for another round).

You didn’t tell me your name, i asked.

Am Amaka (oh Jeez!!! My instincts were never wrong.)

It was nice meeting you Amaka i stretched out my hands and shook hers.

Girls, thanks for the company.

I pecked Cynthia and left(who said there was nothing to learn from hollywood?).

I walked as fast as my legs could take me.

I met philip and Vivian outside the cafeteria. It was dark so they couldn’t see me.

I felt that jealousy again. Just then i remembered i was yet to get the money for the mr. Fresher’s form.

I walked past philip and vivian and headed straight to the hostel to see moses.

Oboy, you no the try o, you just forget me like that, moses said as soon as i settled down.

Guy, you no go understand, i get plenty things for my hand right now thats why.

Plenty things like wetin na? You don bring food na, how you no go forget me? Moses asked a question i took as a rhetorical one.

Guy, i get plans to contest for Mr. Fresher o.
Moses let out a loud laugh.

Why was everybody laughing at me na? Wasn’t i handsome? Those were the questions that kept running in my brain.

But i fine pass Bance na, i Foolishly said.

NB: BANCE IS A FOOTBALLER, HE IS FROM BURKINAFASO.HIS FULL NAME IS ARISTIDE BANCE.

I know, u even fine pass van vicker sef(all of una know van vicker na).

No be dat one be the walaha now. The wahala na the money, i reminded him.

Oboy me i no get money to chop, you want make i give you money for mr.fresher.

Oboy how i wan take get the money na? I asked moses.

No worry, i go give you #200 make you go gamble, u fit win pass #2000 sef.

Karma was always on my side when it comes to gambling, i was definitely going to gamble. My dream of getting #2000 would soon be realised or so i thought.