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didn't start until the second wee

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ill blame myself and think that if I'd watched wher

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hand as I kept on running still I finally got to the administrative building. Though that didn't mean I was reli

s all the way to the third floor, I ran

with him. He was also an assistant lecturer of philosophy and I must say that the guy did know a lot about life and book's, there was a time I even had to

nd laid on his book, whilst his right hand was on the tip of his recommended lens. I was so sure that he d

aced my bag on my table. He looke

elf didn't even know why I'd said that, wh

I gave him an answer, saying; "It wasn't bad, just Normal as usual. At leas

"Don't worr

fe we have

rry you mak

happy. Don't wor

a song I can't, and

you know it's music, actua

speechless. Out of the billions of songs in the world h

tly there were lots of better songs than that. "Be

the beat or anything, why I chose that song is because of the lyrics, the feel

n, be hap

ndow. I brought out my phone from my bag in order to check the time, since there wasn't a wall clock in our office, yet. I had just five min

had asked and I looked at him

hink about my favorite song, because I ha

ure. Go

live by Celine Deon, Vibration by fireboy DML, Mama by kizz Daniel, Bil

ed up at him and saw him with a huge grin on his face. "Yo

ing," I laughed. "I just have a problem choo

and saw that it was already five min

my bag and stood up from my seat. "Are you not going home a

o take today, so I am just

for me. I brought out my phone from my bag as I decided to order an Uber. I continued walking towards the gate, trying to order an Uber at the same

t you

question was asked didn

ked up at the person. It was him and his face. . . it looked re

ut, taking me off guard. "And I'm pret

annoyance laced in my voice, and I

n I felt intimidated by the deep brown orbs, so I looked away. "Shut up! Look

"Ehmmm, excuse me! Who are you calling attenti

grinned, and at that moment I felt like slapping him, tearing my fingers across his face, scream profanities at him, but I couldn't, because I wasn

e. He called me an excrete - a waste product. He simpl

kissed my teeth – which I rarely do. "Do yo

ed his right hand at me and said; "Look, I don't care who you are, more so, why do I ne

ice as he spoke, but I wasn't bothered

ed, because I wasn't having any of it any longer. "And you need to respect me because

een on the first day of my resumption in the final year class, the one who was without a book nor a pen. He was the one, th

e just stay out of my lane. Lecturer or not, I don't care,

yes. A way of saying he had his eyes on me, but I only shrugged and shook it off. Though I was still a

m being a genius in mathematics, of course; forgiv

I didn't care. I continued my walk to

e school gate, the Uber driver eventually

Uber after paying the driver her money. I walked into my compound and met one of my neighbors, Mrs Katie. She was an older

ming!" Sewa's voice could be heard from behind the door. I stood o

the house. "I thought I was going t

as cooking.

as cooking. I took off my shoe's and massaged my feet, then sewa sat next

ry incident that occurred between me and that dude - Denola.

e what happened!"

but first let me have my bath

dn't persist, but I won't lie, I was way too tir

scrambled eggs – After eating, I laid on my bed, wanting

out you." I said as sew

next to me on the bed

had happened between me and Deno

said; "That bastard called you an exc

I knew at the end of all her vexing, she

" like I'd said, I knew s

ed. "I even

apped him, he think

the violent type, I don't like to engage in physi

g; "Then you shouldn't ha

ponded, already getting tired of Se

head then sat on the bed. "T

know that?

uld look for that bastard, give him a piece of y

use what she'd said was funny. She wante

ing?_ I'd a

really serious, if you don't confront him he'll think you're scared of him, or he

to do as she had said and confront the guy. Give him a piece of my mind. I promised myself that I co

ld out her pinky fin

h her and smiled. "I love

between her hands. "You're my best frien

miled, and left my

f the window. I couldn't help but think about where

I had kn