My life at Thirty episode 4

My life at Thirty episode 4
situation of Ezekiel, i believe he fall under the
category of coming from a wealthy
background and knows how to package
himself very well…why do you think Titi is all
over him and turn this place to his hostel?
She’s in 200 level while Ezekiel is just a
fresher but their claim is that they have known
each other from childhood and its just
unfortunate that Titi got admitted before
him…..All in all, how will a 200level lady be
dating 100level guy if not for financial gains
and other incentives.
Me: this is serious oooo…..am just tired of the
way they expose themselves around this
house..that is why you hærdly see me outside
the compound because they will just make
someone to sin
Ismaeel: Inomoli amolu bi niyah (All actions
are by intentions) that is what the prophet
said, so i believe since i don’t have the mind
of bad intentions, i believe its allowed
Me: so how do you cope with all the
provocative dressing they do put on?
Ismaeel: Mind is not always there…moreso,
what is the big deal? I believe everybody has
their way of life which has to be accepted by
all…we have to in peace and harmony with
each other
Me: that is their own cup of tea sha
We talked about so many things that night
before calling it a day. Ismaeel told me that
second semester always seems to be so long
at the beginning but there are so many social
activities in it that eventually make it short.
Most student are always carried away with
social activities and before they know it,
exams will already be at the corner. Which
one is even my own there as i don’t involve in
social activities. Nobody knows me in school
aside my Muslim brothers and i don’t even
have someone i can call my personal friend
aside Ismaeel.
It did not take long in our second semester
that they started releasing our first semester
result, display of our result turn a lot of
attention to me and y the time they posted all
result my CGPA was already in 4.89.
I was in a strong first class in my first
semester 100 level, my result made some of
my course mate to started coming to me in
terms of tutorial.
It all started with Ahmed in the class that i do
explain things to after class everyday and its
only a little while before one and two other
people joined us and from there, i started
org-nizing tutorials in class for my course
mate.
My tutorial was not limited to my course mate
alone as i also take it as a means of giving
back to my Muslim Umah in org-nizing tutorial
in the mosque. What i do take most is general
course that we do offer in the faculty most
especially mathematics.
Saying that my new identity attracted ladies to
me is an understatement, there are a lot of
them always wanting to come for tutorials but
there are limit to how we relate and they
always respect my decisions and the kind of
person i am.
I don’t shake the opposite Make love talkless
of hug or any physical contact for that matter.
The truth was that, the first time i will see the
lap of the opposite Make love was Titi, the
first time she entered the kitchen with her
bump short and the other time i saw her and
Ezekiel making love in the Kitchen.
Just like Ismaeel told me at the beginning of
the semester, exams time table was out within
blink of an eye. Preparation was top notched
for me, my reading was a bit minimal as have
learnt alot from my tutorials here and there. In
fact, i read more during the tutorial period than
exams.
I org-nized exams tutorial at every point in
time when exam was fast approaching, i
hærdly have spare time for myself on every
particular day.
Even weekends, if i don’t go for one
engagement or the other in the mosque, i will be at home reading and there will be one or
two people that will come and learn from me.
Even though my parent doesn’t have much in
terms of upkeep, i was always comfortable
with whatever they are gave me. They even
tried this time around at the beginning of the
second semester when i was going that they
gave me N10,000 for my upkeep. There is
always food stuff abundant at home as we
always combine whatever my parent gave me
with Ismaeel own.
Ismaeel do help with finance most times too
as he do pay for my transport as that was the
only thing i spend my money on. In Unilorin,
lecturers doesn’t sell text book or handouts,
even though there are handouts but its not
compulsory you buy unlike other schools i do
hear of that lecturers threaten them to buy
textbooks or handout in other to pass their
course. I was at home this particular day after
four of my course mates left our hostel and
there was so many gist after the tutorials
which involve ismaeel too
Ismaeel: Wow…….so, you have become so
popular in the school
Me: popular ke? I don’t think so
Ismaeel: Do you know most people are always
singing your name even in my dept? They
always say that we should come to mosque if
they are interested in tutorials and have never
mentioned that i know you anytime i meet
people discussing about you
Me: ehn..ehn…i don’t know about that Alfa
Ismaeel
Ismaeel: Its good sha, look at the compliment
the ones that left here passed about you too…i
believe so many ladies will be crushing on you
now
Me: crushing on me for what? You should
know me now
Ismaeel: Know you for what? Do you have
someone you are keeping yourself for or you
want to tell me you are still a V-rgin?
Me: Ahuzubillahi (I seek refuge from God). Am
not keeping myself for anybody and when the
time comes i will…Alfa Ismaeel, don’t tell me
you have started having girlfriend at this
younger age
Ismaeel: Lailai..not yet
Me: Its better because its against the quran
and the teaching of the prophet
Ismaeel: Yes i Know..olorun a gba fun wa
Me: Allahumo Amin
Exams was here already, at every point in time
that we will have exam, i used to org-nised to
my course mate a day before the paper and
this always served as a form of revision to me
too.
Just like play, second semester was over, we
were given 3 months holiday and i decided
that the best way for me was to go and spend
the holiday in Offa so i thought about Ismaeel
until he discouraged me and told me there
was nothing exactly to go and do at home
Ismaeel: even if you go home today, what will
you be doing?
Me: Nothing but at least i will be at the
comfort of my family
Ismaeel: and what will that comfort do for you
Me: uhmmmm
Ismaeel: Dont lemme lie to you…you are now
grown up and you can always leave your life
the way you like. If we leave here now, will
the landlord suspend our rent payment? Will
going home bring extra income to you? What
do we get to gain aside seeing our parent on a
daily basis and going on errands for them.
That is more reason why i hærdly go home
because is of no difference. Had it been i we
are staying in the school hostel now i would
have said maybe because they will close down
the hostel at a particular time then we will be
forced to go home but this is not the case
and do you know one thing have learnt about
all this alfa abdulrahman
Me: what is that brother Ismaeel
Ismaeel: Even if you go home to your parent
at every given holiday, there will definitely be a
time that you will be a man of your own….A
day will come you will stop going to your
father’s house….A day will come that you will
be self sufficient..so, why not start learning
how to be self sufficient while in school
Me: That is true sha….but how do we cope
with finances
Ismaeel: I know we don’t have problem with
food stuff but the only issue i know we can
have is little finances that we will require in
case we want to go out or buy something but
i know how we can buy pass that
Me: How?
Ismaeel: This is Ilorin Brother Abdulrahman,
with the knowledge God bestowed on you,
there are so many Coaching centres (IJMB,
JAMB and GCE) here in Ilorin which we can
be doing part time Job. Atleast we can always
earn little from them even if they will be
paying us as low as N5,000 every month
Me: Do they pay up to that?
Ismaeel: Yes..depending on your negotiation
skills and in fact if they realized that you are
very good
Me: How will they know you are very good
before negotiation? Will they put you into test
Ismaeel: Yes they will but as times goes on
depending on the recommendation and
satisfaction of their student, once they
realized you are an asset,they wouldn’t want
to lose you to competitors because you will
definitely be a reference point to attract
student to their coaching class..
Me: Ohhhh…I see
Ismaeel: Most student here doesn’t go home
and this are one of the thing they do to
survive in school. Make some cash and save,
by the time school resume you will see them
buoyant and doesn’t need to rely much on
their parent for financial needs
Me: so, which coaching centre can we apply
to?
Ismaeel: i know of Lankotheory and there is
one close to us here at the junction as if you
are going to fate basin after tipper garage
Me: Ohk..maybe i will give it a try…but what
will i tell my parent if they asked why am not
home
Ismaeel: You will give them one kind of a lie
Me: Ahuzubillahi….i cant lie ooo, to my
parent? Lailai, have never done that before
and will never do it
Ismaeel: Its not a lie per say, at least is not
as if you are doing something bad, you will
only tell them you are engaged in some
extracurricular academics in school and you
don’t deem it necessary coming home as at
that moment
Me: Does that means you always lie to people
brother Ismaeel
Ismaeel: Lie ke? Lailai….i don’t lie ooooo..why
should i lie to people
Me: Its better because Al-quran doesn’t
support lying and even the prophet said “kullu
li haqa, wa lao kaana muro” (Always tell the
truth no matter how hærd it is) and you know
the consequences of lying as mentioned in
the quran
Ismaeel: yes, i know and i have never lied to
anybody before..But am only suggesting this
option so that we can also support our
parents. You know our house rent will due in 2
months time and we will be going home for
house rent payment and want pocket money
with food stuff too. That means our house
rent payment will coincide with our resumption
almost the same time and i believe the best
we could do to support them is to engage in
extracurricular activities for this 3 months
break
Me: Its a welcome idea and i will definitely
give it a thought….
I gave it a serious thought and realized the
best idea was actually to stay in school but
what i will never do was to lie to my parent
about my plans. We were able to settle for the
coaching centre at fate basin Junction which
is a bit closer to Zanrab because some other
ones that are up to standard are not close by.