-18-
Tomisin met most of her room mates dressed in the room anyhow. Some were half-naked and some dressed normally. They were six in the room, she was the sixth person to arrive to that room. She looked at them all and shook her head. She was given Medicine as a course in school, she began to be great with time.
Temitope, he had funny and playful guys as his room mates. They all joke together and got to know each other so early. Tope was happy being with happy people although still sometimes moody, thinking of why Tomisin sent that kind of note to him and her dad sending him away like nobody.
Lectures started and everyone was serious with their studies. Time running into time, days into days, months into months. Temitope got more cute and handsome and was so much loved by many girls on the campus. Still brilliant as before and Godly, he hated girls somehow and mostly shun them on campus.
Tonia frequently and her friend do come to greet him near the boy’s hostel. Tonia had always wanted her to be seen with him always she liked walking with him after they’ve finished their lectures in the evening. Tonia loved him very much but he never had a dime of feeling for her existence. All he liked was Tomisin.
He got in the room, and explained the issue to his friends who laughed at him and told him to forget about Tomisin and move on to greater things. “Girls are at least much on campus.” They said.
……Nigeria…….
Seun was reversing his car outside his building when he saw a jeep fast approaching behind him. It was Tope’s mum, Olajumoke.
She started hooting, telling him to leave the way for her. She knew it was seun on seeing that car and was annoyed. He looked at the house he was living in like a poverty stricken home. She smiled within her and facing her front, she saw Seun, comming to meet her in the car. He had already blocked the way.
‘Olajumoke, I knew it was you. I’ve always wondered to know where your house is in this estate but no time. We have to talk because I want to really apologize what happened between our parents. Please, how can I see you.’ He said sadly.
‘See who? I said who!’ She shouted.
‘Don’t let us make this a noise Jumoke, I know I’m at fault but my conscience hasn’t given me rest telling me until I apologize to you. Please I beg of you.’ Seun was so sad and really apologizing.
‘Jumoke became furious and shouted at him. ‘You are embarrassing me Seun, just get into that thing you call a car and let me leave.’
‘Please Jumoke, Please.’ He begged.
Jumoke opened her door and used it to push him away, he fell into the gutter at the front of that house. Jumoke came out to pack his car properly for her to pass. She did that and zoomed off.
Seun was inside the gutter and was in pain,trying to get himself out but couldn’t do that until he was aided by one of his neighbour’s sons.
He got so dirty and cried out in him, regretting the pasts.
Seun couldn’t do anything, he managed to get the clothes off himself and had a bath but was in total pains. He laid down, couldn’t cook, couldn’t eat, no drug at all.
He sent a message to Tomisin to come home to help him with the cooking and drugs. He lied to his daughter that he fell there mistakenly.
It was so sad!
Tomisin arrived and helped her father out, she discovered that the ‘slight fall’ according to her father was already resulting into another thing. She was so sad. She took him to the hospital, after she called one of her male friends to come and help her with the car.
The Doctor told them that he already had some dislocation and breakages in many of his joints and other things. They Doctor told Tomisin to make sure she gets #500,000 for the operation to commence or it could lead to Seun’s death. She wondered where she would get it.
She ran to school to meet her room mates. She told them about it weeping profusely. She was told that within few days she could raise it if only she would also go into prostitution like them. ‘Is there any other choice?’ She thought in herself, crying profusely.
‘No one will help you in this room, you have to help yourself.’ She remembered again and wept so much.
She left and went to Olajumoke’s house to ask for financial help from her.
…..
Olajumoke forgive and forget