Gabi’s diary episode 1 – 2

Gabi’s Diary
Episode 1
By Gabriel Akilozi
So how it all started, it was around the month of October 2016, my dad and I could be seen in the famous Iyare bus park located at iyana ipaja, Lagos state. Of course we were travelling, I was going to school and my dad was following me since it was my first time. I had told him times without number that I am a big boy, 17 years for crying out loud ( I was 17 at 2016) ,but my dad will hear nothing of such,he insisted on following me saying that I could be kidnapped, what nonsense. It was as early as 6:30am, we were waiting for our bus to load, the passengers weren’t complete yet. I sat down with my dad on a long chair in the park, I was drinking my fanta and gala which my dad bought for me. ” Gabriel, when you get to school, dont join bad boys o” my dad told me again, that had been the same thing he had been saying for the past one month that I got admission. ” Daddy I won’t join jare” I answered him frowning. ” Gabriel I know you…” Unfortunately he was interrupted by the loud speaker ( loud speaker, God bless you) ” passengers for the bus 600 going to Benin city should please get seated ” the speaker echoed, my dad got up immediately ” oya come, we might miss the bus” he shouted as he drew me up, ” oh God what sort of embarrassment is this?” I asked myself, I wasn’t the only student going to Benin city, there were some fine girls also going to school for the first time and here is my dad disgracing me in their presence. ” Daddy, is this not the bus in our front? We can’t miss it” I said but he still drew me along. ” They can sell our seat if we dont go to the front of the car and continue to stare at the driver ” he said, some people who heard him laughed. ” Who is in seat number 15?” The man who was screening us in asked no one in particular and my dad came forward , ” I am 15″ he said calmly as the man screened him in. I was number 14 and the man also screened me in, I had barely sat down when my dad turned to me ” where are your bags?” He asked me, ” That man at the back said he will put them in the booth” I told him . ” what!! Mumu, go and watch them put it in the booth, they will steal your bag and you will know yourself” he said and I calmly went down and waited until the man kept the bag in the booth before going back to sit in the bus. The journey to Benin started with a short prayer from one pastor in the bus, he committed our journey in God’s hand . The passengers especially my dad warned the driver to be careful, ” Mr man please drive small small o” My dad said as the man started the Engine. We were soon out of Lagos, the bus was fast. My dad was watching a wrestling video on his phone and I decided to use that opportunity to familiarize myself with the beautiful girl sitting on my second side. ” Are you also a fresher ?” I asked her, I know she must be a student. ” Yeah, its my first time ” she said in her nice, sweet , and captivating voice. ” What of you?” She asked while I smiled, ” Same with you, I am just going there for the first time” I said to her. ” But you are big enough to go on your own now, why is your dad following you?” The girl asked again, the question was kind of embarrassing . ” He isn’t following me, he is going there on an assignment ” I lied, thank God my dad was so focused on his wrestle video that he didn’t pay attention to what I was saying. ” Oh, I thought as much” she said. ” So what is your name?” She asked me smiling. ” I am Gabriel” I said to her while she smiled. ” My name is Jane ” she said as she stretched fort her hand for an handshake, I spied at my dad with a corner of my eyes to make sure he wasn’t looking at me before taking the handshake, the girl’s hand was smooth.
Everyone in the bus soon started to sleep, even my dad. I was the only one awake, I wanted to have a clear view of everything that was to happen in this my first time journey to Benin. My wa-ist region downward was already paining me, it was my first time embarking on such a long Journey, at a point I started shifting uncomfortably on my desk, I shifted towards the girl but it was like the pain increased. I then shifted towards my dad but no difference. I turned around and realized that almost everyone was sleeping except some of the students. I seized that opportunity and stood up to reduce the pain .
It was a long journey but we soon got to Benin,we stopped at uniben main gate, the driver alighted from the car and brought out my big box and travelling bag, my dad couldn’t even help me carry anyone. ” Oya carry them fast, let me do what I have to do here, I will leave Benin tomorrow” my dad said while I smiled, I didn’t want him to stay. We walked into the school and located where some students were doing some kind of clearance, I got cleared and then the next problem was accommodation. ” Daddy, its already getting late, where are we to sleep?” I asked him while he just laughed. ” you will stay with one of my friend for now until you get an accommodation, he is a prof ” My dad said and that was how I ended up staying with a prof for about three weeks.
My dad left early the next day, the Prof on his own wasn’t around, he travelled. One student, a girl was also staying with him, so the house was left for the both of us. She was a 300 level mass communication student, her name was Faith. She is also a pretty girl but she is older than me with about two years. I started class that same day as I was already three weeks late, I didn’t resume on time. I went to school with only a single note and a pen, I didn’t even carry any school bag. On entering the class, I met a seat with only one guy sitting on it, I joined him, that was tope. ” Good morning bros, am new, please can I have any of your note?” I asked him while he smiled. ” I am just resuming today also ” he told me smiling. Just then another guy came to join us, all those guys that like forming serious student, he was carrying three big text books. ” Good morning o” I waved at him as he sat down. ” How far” the boy asked as he sat down and opened his big physics text book. ” Am fine, please borrow me your previous notes” I said to him while he shook his head, ” I dont give my notes to anyhow boys” he said while I smiled. ” this one is mad” tope said in Yoruba while I faced him” Shey omo Yoruba ni e?( are you a Yoruba guy?)” I asked him in Yoruba language while he nodded, we shook hands and hugged ourselves. ” why are the two of you laughing at me?” The guy asked, the guy is victor. ” OK please, if you can’t borrow us your note, come and explain the previous weeks topics to us ” I said while the boy smiled happily, he brought out his physics textbook and started teaching us Nonsense, thank God I have read that topic before. ” Guy, it isn’t like this, let me explain it to you ” I said as I drew the textbook from him, he didnt release the book, he also held it. ” Come were you in the class when the physics teacher taught us?” The boy asked angrily. ” But na rubbish you dey give us now” Tope said and I dragged the book for him. ” Come guy on my own book again? ” he said angrily.
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Gabi’s Diary
Episode 2
By Akilozi Gabriel
So that was how I met Tope and Victor, the most stupid friends I have got. Victor finally co operated with me, he allowed me explain the physics to him and at the end of the explanation, they were both amazed. ” who taught you how to prove like this? ” Victor asked me, as he placed his left hand on his chin. ” Myself ” I replied him while he smiled. ” Me self, am very good in proving o” Victor said again smiling. ” Please bros, just shut up your mouth, ordinary simple thing, you were teaching us rubbish ” Tope said to him. ” I dont even know you guys name self ” Victor said as he took his textbook from me and kept it in his bag. ” My own name is Gabriel ” I said while he nodded. ” Am Oluwatope, but call me Tope for short ” Tope said. ” OK o, am victor, but people call me Victedo ” Victor said while I laughed at his funny nick name. ”
Actually I am the only one who knows myself as Victedo ” Victor said again and we all bursted into laughter. ” So Tope you are how old?” Victor asked again. ” Am 18+ ” tope said. ” Am 19 ” victor said while they both turned to me. I looked at them also, then I smiled. I didn’t want them to know I was younger to them so I changed my age ” I clocked 20 last two months” I said to them when I was actually 17. ” Ah, na bros you be o ” Tope shouted while I smiled. It was about some months later that I discovered that I wasn’t the only one that lied, Victor also lied, he was actually 16 years . ” Okay, it has been nice knowing the both of you, now I will have to go, my dad warned me not to stay with bad boys ” Victor said as he packed his belongings and went to another desk to read, we met him dozing some minutes later.
I and Tope later moved to the front seat in the class to look for notes, the reason was because we believed that brilliant students stay in the front. There was a young, tiny girl sitting in the front. She could be tag a gorgeous angel, she was indeed beautiful. ” oya, go and collect note from her ” Tope told me while I looked at him, ” See eh, all this fine girls can destroy someone generation with their mouth , you go and meet her ” I said to him. ” ah, you are behaving like a woman” Tope said and walked to her, I followed behind smiling foolishly. ” Aunty good morning o ” he greeted, ” Jesus ” I didn’t know when I shouted out, the girl and Tope turned to me immediately. ” What is it?” Tope asked me while I shook my head to signify nothing, imagine the small girl he is calling Aunty, idiot. ” please can you borrow us your previous notes?” Tope asked her while she nodded and brought a big 10 in 1 book from her bag. ” they are all in here ” she said. Just then a boy came and sat down beside the girl, I moved closer to tope . ” Guy, let’s go, I think that boy is a cultist, he might think we are toasting his girl ” I whispered to him while he frowned and shook his head in pity for me. ” Hi, I am Daniel ” The guy said stretching his hands for a handshake, I shook him uneasily, Tope was a bit friendly with shaking him. ” OK thanks for the note ” Tope told the girl as we turned to go. ” what of you, can’t you say thank you?” The girl asked smiling at me. ” Thank you ” I said to her , I was trying hærd to smile. ” You guys should come and sit here and copy the note now ” she said again as she made space for us, I sat down first beside her ( opportunity comes but once ). ” So I am joy ” she said to me after some minutes, I simply nodded. ” Ah, you are weird o, dont you have name?” She said again. ” you are a Mumu, who is weird?” I asked her while she opened her mouth in shock. ” Wait o, you dont even know me and you are already insulting me” she said laughing. ” Sorry jare, that is how I am , I am Gabriel” I said again smiling and facing her, and that was how myself and Joy became friends, from that day onward, we became fond of each other. ” So you mean you always insult your friends when you first meet them?” Joy asked me again after some minutes. ” Yes o idiot” I said again while she laughed. ” You are a fool” she said after the laughter. ” Come, I dont like insult o” I told her blankly, ” Mumu, I only insult my friends ” she said again laughing while I eyed her and continued writing my note.
About 30 minutes later, one of the biology lecturer came into the class, he happens to be a fat man with pot belly, taking a first look at him, you might be forced to believe that he was painted with charcoal. As he entered the class, students also started coming into the class from different angles. I, Joy, Tope and Daniel sat together while some people came to join us. The lecturer didn’t waste time as he soon started saying rubbish to himself in the name of teaching. ” Tope are you getting what he is saying?” I asked Tope silently while Tope shook his head negatively, ” Even me self, I dont understand ” Joy added. ” Who ask you Mumu ?” I asked Joy while she gave me a friendly punch. ” please now, you guys are making noise ” A voice said directly from our back. I turned back to see who had spoken but quickly turned again immediately when I saw the person face,he was the scariest creature have ever seen. I later turned my head slowly to look at him again. ” sorry for disturbing you” I said to him calmly. ” Shhh, even as you are talking now, you are disturbing me” the guy said facing the lecturer and nodding his head to show that he was following what the lecturer was teaching, the guy happens to be Sucex, the one who later became my room mate. I smiled and removed my gaze from him, thank God he understands, I will meet him to explain to me after class. The man soon left the class and I quickly sprang up and went towards Sucex who was walking towards the door, ” Bros abeg wait” I shouted while he stopped, “please teach me this thing the man taught today” I said to him while he smiled at me ” you just resumed right?” He asked while I nodded. ” No wonder, my brother I was only pretending so that this man won’t call me when he wants to ask question” he said patting my shoulder and then he walked out. I stood at the s₱0t smiling, I felt a hand touch me, i turned and it was joy. ” Yes, wait let me ask you, how did a small girl like you get admission at this your age?” I asked her while she stared at me confused. ” am I too small?” She asked me. ” Your mate are just doing their primary six graduation” I told her while she smiled. ” okay o, I hear you. Please come and esc-rt me to the school bookshop ” she said with a pitiful eyes. ” Am not going o, I want to go and meet tope ” I told her. ” Tope and Daniel are also going with me” she said again while I hissed, ” Am not still going” I said again but she won’t hear of it as she drew me along. I, Tope, Daniel and Joy started the journey to the bookshop, I won’t lie, the place happens to be very far. ” This place is far o” Tope lamented as we got close to the bookshop, ” Shut up jare, what is far here?” I asked like a strong guy. ” Guys dont worry, when we are coming back, we will take taxi” Joy said while I hissed. ” I will trek” I told them, I dont think I was actually the one talking, there was one spirit that was talking through me . ” Trek what? Abeg I will enter bus o” Daniel said. ” I dont have money for bus o, I will trek with Gabriel ” Tope said. ” OK dont worry, I will pay for you guys ” Joy said again while tope smiled. ” okay thank you ” Tope said. ” Dont worry, I will still trek” I said again while joy looked at me, ” You are too stubborn ” she said while I hissed. We got to the the bookshop, she bought the books, I also bought a textbook, it was a physics textbook. When we were done with that, we trekked to the junction of the bookshop and stood waiting for a bus or taxi, in no time one bus came by. There was only two spaces left in that one. ” Oya guys let’s go” Joy said. ” Mumu, with only two spaces?” I asked her, ” we can lap now” she said again. ” Dont worry, you and Daniel should go, I and tope will trek back” I said while tope gave me that angry look but didn’t say anything. ” Come jare let’s go” Joy said drawing my hands while I beat her hand off. ” Witch, am not following you” I said while she laughed. ” pleases now” she begged. ” No, I will trek, my fore father’s trekked so trek will I trek” I told her. She frowned and later drew Daniel into the bus and it drove off leaving I and Tope alone. ” come, how did I even know you?” Tope suddenly asked. ” Dont you know this thing is far, we could have just lapped ourselves” he said again as we started to trek . ” My guy, you are a man” I said to him in a thick voice. We hadn’t trekked half the way when I angrily sat down under a mango tree, ” Gabriel, what happen? let’s go now” tope said. ”
please leave me, let me die here, I can’t walk again” I said to him, am sure that evil spirit in me before has left me alone and entered bus.