The diary series *frank's life on campus* Episode 15

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Episode 15

"what is happening?" some well meaning people gathered around us and asked, while the boys looked around and made noises as they moved to and fro without giving any reasonable answer,
"don't think the matter is over we are still coming back for you" one of them said to me before disappearing into thin air with others....

"mama nkechi thank you, God bless you" i thanked her sincerely, after the ordeal,
"don't worry my son, don't mind those useless jobless boys, if any of them disturbs you again, just let me know" she said to me while i thanked her very well, and because of that singular act from her, i removed her daughter Nkechi from my list of preys.......

"hahahahahahahahaha" Emeka laughed out loud when i told him what happened, while i watched him in silence as i wondered what really was so funny in my story,
"i bet they have been targeting you for long bro, hahahahahaha" he laughed again,
"you are very lucky they didn't drag you away, cos you could have returned in your birthday suit, hahahahaha" he added and laughed again.....

"but i'm confused oo cos i havn't knacked any girl from this neighbourhood apart from chinyere and i swear that boy is not her brother" i seriously explained to him,
"they were just looking for your trouble bro, don't worry i will meet them this evening" he assured me while i heaved a sigh of relief,
"i will like to go with you" i added while he shruggled......

I do not really like to appear weak in front of guys whether big or small, older or stronger as long as they have the same two balls dangling underneath, and even though i do sometimes flee from battle or demand for help or reinforcement, it is just a strategy for survival inorder to live and fight for another day, hence my decision in following Emeka to their base that evening......

The time was around 7:45 pm when we slowly walked into an old hall, in the heart of orji village, where the smell of we*d filled the air,
"clearly this place isn't orji youths office nah" i told Emeka who just laughed,
"hahaha do you think they planned on taking you to orji youths office?, they just wanted to bring you here and rob you" he explained as we slowly made our way into their den......

"hey stop there! Is it not the idiot that dared challenge us that i'm seeing here", one of them shouted in owerri language, while other's rushed out and faced us again,
"hope this is a good idea?" i quietly asked Emeka who told me to relax.....

"bia enyia who amongst you tried to fight my roomate this evening" Emeka asked them in igbo while they looked at each other,
"oga Emeka so he is your roomate nawa for you oo, you really fucked up by not introducing him to us nah, we thought he is one of this jewish students messing with our girls" the big one among them explained, while Emeka shruggled
"ok please don't disturb him again, he is a fellow guy-man oo" he explained to them while they searched me with their eyes,
"i will travel to okigwe this weekend and when i return, i will bring the usual okigwe we*d for you guys, cos i don't like dis trash of grass you guys dey smoke" he said to them while they hailed him,
"abeg make we go inside play small card nah or una dey fear make i no win una like i dey do" he said to them while they laughed and we all went inside where we played card{gambling } till late in the night and i equally displayed my talent.......

Hmmm, from that day i learn't a very big lesson, which is "to always identify with the area boys in any new vicinity i find myself".....

To be continued......