Must Read: Memo Of A Male S

Episode 6 years ago

Must Read: Memo Of A Male S

The buildings were uncompleted; while a portion of the hostels were roofed, some portions were not. Getting down from the luxury bus that transported us all the way from Rivers state to Enugu was difficult as soon as I sighted the buildings and the environment. All I felt like doing was just breakdown in tears. Few seconds later as we were about alighting, there came a heavy downpour of rain. The whole place started getting messed up, and those of us still inside the bus saw as fellow students who came before us were busy running helter skelter. It was a disheartening scene, and I decided to call dad and inform him about the new development. Looking at my phone, all I could see was “NO SERVICE”.

“Abeg, network dey your phone” I asked one of the students inside the bus with us.

“Network no dey this place ooo” He responded jokingly “My guy call me yesterday, tell me say na for one tree him dey stay make call” He said while laughing.

“You dey hear wetin I dey hear”? I tapped and aski Oti who was already dozing
“Wetin appen” He asked with sleepy voice.


I tried explaining to him, and found he was not even interested and was already relishing the prospect of joining the league excited fellows. Few hours later, we had packed our bags and I and Oti found a small room with some occupants we already knew, and we were welcomed to stay.


“Why all of una dey wear socks with boxers, una don turn Homo”? I asked curiously. Oremi tried explaining, but some other guys asked him to allow me experience I firsthand.


“Experience go show you why we dey wear all this for body” He said. I laughed over it and sat down on a block inside the room while I taught what next to do with my life.


“Where I fit charge phone” I asked one of the guys. The question was greeted with much laughter that I was almost embarrassed but decided to keep cool.

“You think say na Elele you dey”? The guy queried “For the past one week, we never smell light for here, apart from night wen dey go on gen we go enter inside school go charge” He explained carefully. I nodded fine and left the room to find some of my other friends to know their various rooms. I searched for the cafeteria and saw where food was being sold, it was dirtier than some prison cafeterias, but nobody cared, so I had no reason to care too. I hurriedly ate and had a quick nap on a block bed before waking up in the evening. I saw people trooping out and I enquired about what was happening,

“We dey enter inside school to use light” One guy said to me. That was when I knew that to access electricity that one had to leave the hostel region and enter into the school premise. I followed suit and carried my charger and phone along and made way for the school compound. When I got there, it was a different world all together.
Everybody was busy doing something, and it was a hustle for getting a place to charge. I quickly registered my presence and called my Oti along for a quick tour round the school compound that night.