My name is Uduak,I am 30 years old.I only just got
admission into my state University, I had to wait for all my brothers to go
before me , because my father is of the opinion that the male child should be
given more priority than the female child( I see you giving me that look “ like seriously? In this present day and
time?) ….oh yea… that’s my story, I am from a struggling background, so my
father decided to send my three brothers to the University before me and also
wants me to study a course of his choice, how boring can life be??????
It’s a higher institution
unlike primary or secondary school, so I can manage despite the age difference
between yours truly and these kids in class (yea kids! some of them are just
about 20years old and really, 10 years is no joke, if na village some of them
would have to refer to me Aunty Uduak). I go from home every day,yea….my father
wants to monitor all I’m doing…..(still wondering why he’s yet to start
attending my lectures with me…..#mschwwwwww). Course registration is what is
killing me, one has to keep going to these lecturer’s offices for their
signature and all you hear is “ I am very busy ,come back later” so annoying!
Like they are very busy just to append their signature???? How stressful can
this system be???The General studies classes are just unbearable……GST
101,102…….etc….!!! There is nothing like finishing your Bsc at a younger age (
oh really you think I regard myself as old? No I don’t ….. but the way these
course mates of mine make me feel most times though…yea well let’s leave that
for now)
I have made new friends, the closest was Eki,
unlike me Eki is from a privileged background, she’s got everything she wants
and needs……but she’s starting to get on my nerves…….she complains about everything
I wear and was very blunt about it just this morning……
‘hey babes…if you’re
really gonna be my friend then you need to step up your game,these things you
wear are so tacky…..For God’s sakes my mum looks younger and more put together than you do’
At this point,
I knew I had to do something, but the problem is I come from a home where everything is done and believed like it’s
done in the 60s…..how do I wear these very tight stuff…My mum would definitely
shout down the heavens, she doesn’t believe you have to wear these things to
look good….she always say….If you’re beautiful, you’re beautiful…..moreover the
way to a man’s heart is through his
stomach>>>>>>>>>>>LOL….Somebody help me tell
this woman that, that saying no longer holds water………………or is it my Dad……who
would curse till he starts having hiccups….or my brothers who would start
giving you this look like’ been there…done that’ like they are the first to see
the four walls of the University, I felt I should respect my little self……but I
don’t think that’s helping and again I
remember Eki comparing me to her mum…..uhmmm…… I need to start exercising, this
girl is beginning to think me old…maybe I should start by adjusting all these
my deeper life gowns and face the real world..hehehehe But this body of
mine…..would it allow me?????
Its Wednesday morning and
this lecturer has fixed his class for 7.30am instead of 8.30am his reason being
that he needs to be somewhere by 9am….(Its really nice deciding when you want
to work though…I love me some lecturing job in the future) so we are all here
in this cold class when Eki sent me an sms saying she’s at the car park trying
to get a space to park her Toyota corolla 2014 model(Life’s good#LG) and I
should keep a seat for her…wow!!! Everyone knows that no one keeps a seat for
anyone in Mr Fadin’s class!!! Well I ignored her and next thing is she comes
into class, finding out that there is no seat for her( she had to stand all
through the class) she started acting funny, after Mr Fadin’s class she got a
seat, somewhere in the walkway that leads to the faculty and sat all by herself……...Dramaqueentinz
yea… ………Ok I walked up to her and apologised (I have to be the big na,after all
na me be the dry fish for this matter) after plenty “sorry na” we went to the
cafeteria to get drinks, it’s being a sunny day, the sun is actually out doing
itself today, we got talking and laughing over Mr. Fadin’s accent…………
I
sincerely hope you two pass my course……said a voice that
sounded familiar from behind
Myself and Eki turned
slowly like robots ……… and guess who was behind us???????
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
----Proverbs 31:26
Nice one Ashin!
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