“…Ejike was a phone dealer at Ogige market, Nsukka. A graduate of Industrial Chemistry, whom, like most Nigerians, finished school second class upper division, yet couldn’t land a good job. He learnt how to repair phones and was good at what he does. When his parents discovered that there were great prospects in the area […]
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“…Things began to fall apart in my life the day I went to the students affairs office to buy nomination form to contest for faculty president. The Dean of Students Affairs, an almost bald man in his early 50s and was said to be a pastor or something, looked sternly at me and others and
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It is said that no one goes to a native doctor to find out why things are moving well for him. Once things are moving well, then he must be doing things the right way. In his mind, he is a genius. However, once things aren’t going well, then something else, not him, must be
“…Jeff remained my friend despite the sour relationship between him and Damzy. Though I didn’t attend his wedding as that would alienate Damzy, especially since Amaka and I were formally in relationship and Jeff now married leaving her in the middle of nowhere in the entire mix. On Jeff’s wedding day, the three of us
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“…The worst part of engaging in illegal deals is that you can’t complain to the authorities when you’re shortchanged. Our Psy 141 results came out. Most people that sorted actually got F. I was too lucky to get a D. Atleast I won’t be resitting for the exams. We couldn’t complain to the Department that
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“…Few weeks later, we were writing exams. I didn’t know what I wrote in Psy 141. Or should I say that I just wasn’t sure of what I wrote, despite all the cramming. Then Kendo, one of the non-academic Students was talking about sorting. You know those students that usually don’t have any business to
“…Ike, my roommate whom I was squatting with had spent that night in someone else’s room, hoping that I would have an exciting night. He didn’t know that his sacrifices were in vain as I tried to hit two birds with one stone and missed both, and now, the two birds are about to clash
“…That night was the most restless night of life yet. After preparing indomie for Damzy and she finished eating. We couldn’t talk for long because she was weak already. It would also be insensitive of me to start asking her questions about Jeff. If anything at all, it should be what would take her
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“…Trapped in a difficult situation, I couldn’t move further down the staircase. Here’s Amaka whom I was just meeting for the very first time that day and she was already at the gate, waiting to spend some beautiful moments with me. Then there is Damzy, whom I have known and loved for more than a
“…The voice on the other side of the phone was that of Damzy sobbing and muttering some incomprehensible words. I have never heard nor seen her cry before. This must be a serious issue. In all her muttering, I heard Jeff. My heart skipped. “Is Jeff dead? What happened to Jeff? Was he involved in
