VALENTINE’S CITY
CHAPTER SIX,
The next day which was a Friday I decided I was going to get to school early and get myself registered in the University. Got up prepared myself and Left. On my way out I found Keren on the corridor moving towards our apartment with a dish in her hand.
“ Oh ! You’re going out?”
“ Yeap, I want to get myself registered in the University”
“Oh, wow you do go to school here?. I thought you were going to apply for the one in town instead.”
“No. Why do you feel that way”
“Because, you look like one of those ajebou mummy and Daddy’s boy. ” She said laughing.
“ Where are you going to with a big bag like that?. I thought you said school…”
“No am not mummy’s boy .” I never found it funny so I didn’t return the smile
I didn’t want to continue talking to her least I got used to. So I had to lie to her so that she would let me go
“Are…” before she could finish her sentence I cut in
“Please, I really should be on my way. I don’t want to go and stand on the line for long”
“ But the school administration opens at 9: am. But it’s just 7:30”
“Yeah!! I know, I just really want to be the first on the line. Mike told me it’s usually populated since it’s a government institution.”
“Okay, Nice day alor”
“Yeah you too Keren”
One thing I hated was going somewhere late. Especially if I had made up my mind to be there on time and unnecessary things distracted me.
I also had to pass through Linda’s house to give the food stuffs her mum sent to her. Linda was Mike’s younger sister she did nursing and went to one of the Private Universities in town. I intended to go there drop her things before coming back to school which of Couse was supposed to take me at least Forty-five minutes.
As I rushed, I turned to see Keren staring at me, but she wasn’t smiling nor saying anything. I felt I might have offended her. She looked like a dark cloud had swallowed the Brightness of her face. I felt sorry for her but I still had to go. I left anyways.
Ones I was done with everything I decided I was coming back home To get some rest at about 2:00 pm. When I reached home, I noticed Mike had not come back yet so I went to a small market just around the cite and got us some things for the house, then prepared eru. Before stepping into my apartment, I met Samira coming downstairs from their floor. I greeted her and she was quite friendly and nice and even more gentle than Keren was. As we spoke, Keren came out of her room pass just Beside where we stood, acting as if she didn’t see us.
I took no offense but greeted her which she snubbed me and went her way. I went in to Cook, Samira said she wanted to learn her to cook eru since it was popular food which was enjoyed by everyone, but only mostly the those from the English regions knew how to prepare it.
As I cooked we talked about so many things. I know you probably be wondering how we managed to communicate since she could speak French and I English, but she was indeed doing great with the language. She had in fact spend a year with her aunt who married in one of the English Speaking regions. So the things she couldn’t say in English, she said them in pigin English.
She was indeed heavenly created with everything. She was Blessed every where with two very l rounded planets, fleshy Oranges, a flat tommy, dimples that announced her every happy moment. The girl had it all, even in the way she talks , was perfect. If indeed they had sent her to come as my temptation in that cite then they were indeed succeeding, because I wasn’t going to let her go. Besides, Mike hadn’t seen her yet, not to talk of dishing out her scary past to me.
When we were done cooking, she took hers and went to her apartment. I dished out some, went to Keren’s door and knocked. She answered with a question as soon as she heard the door.
“Have you finished cooking with your girlfriend?”
“ What do you mean, I prepared something. I don’t know if you’ll like it”
“ I mean your girlfriend. Samira.”
“Oh ! No. Samira is just a nice girl and we’re just friends.”
“Nice girl, just friends you say.? She said observing me
“ Yes, why?”
“Do you even know that girl?, You just came in and you’re here already making friends with people you don’t know. “
“She’s …” she opened her mouth to continue
“Oh! Oh!, I am sorry I really don’t want to know, please!! You and Mike should let me be with all this Stories” I told her as I handed the food to her and angrily left.
…………..TO BE CONTINUED…………..
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