A Stranger I Met

l thirty minutes before the time. Tony was yet to return from where

us will be there. We always sat at the front seats and all lecturers of ours knew us to the extent that when one of us wasn't

nd sat down on my regular chair: a se

as part of our crew. She disturbed me always and I wondered why. She kep

nsider dating her but what was there to consider? I was only concerned about my education and I had no time to think about unnecessary things. I t

ave," I r

ld . . ." She was cut short by

now. I smiled widely as Mr Jegede began his lectures, putt

nt to the library to go over all that had been taught. I got to my hostel late in the evening and to my horror

raised his hea

slumped to

cture t

r that matter." I was su

oday. It was in the aft

" I s

pal. That old man might not come to c

on something he shouldn't be doing at this point: watching a movie. The semester was just starting so doing any other thi

he came?"

shutting me up. I gawked at him for a while before shaking my

rated old man," Tony la

one, pleading with a girl to come over to his room. It was funny how he made decisions like he lived alone when he had a roommate. I felt he s

in the library and when I returned, he was either away or asleep. Today was an exception. It was

th. After preparing two packs of noodles, I laid on my bed to

ping?" He asked and I

w

Friday

uldn't I?" I

for flexing na.

and that is what I'm doing now. I'm sleeping ear

rmal daily experience. See, there's this par

an't. I'm not

hy is

n't just like those

ever att

N

there before. At least, you should go first; onl

it. So much noise, too much drinking." I

ng a boring life?"

ne likes wasting their time on foolish thin

a party isn't

r time drinking, dancing and finally co

on me. I could see his knuckles tightening as he stared

ed. Just one week of spending time together, we were already at loggerhead. We just couldn't agree

ad with a white towel wrapped around his waist,

th and like the saying says: the truth is bitter. If we were going to live together

" I blurted

ning his shirt. "But you should still come to the party just to

group study tomorrow. I need to get enough

en I grow up o." He laughed and I smiled a li

tomorrow." He said and I nodded. "You're coming with me next

" I y

lled back as I heard his retreating steps. I sunk into the bed and sighed. I n