Season 1
Episode 7
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Mrs Robinson left the door into the
room as David watched her silently.
She stood before a table full of books
moving her eyes as if she was
searching for something. She
normally does that, therefore David
kept quiet. She left the table to the
bed then looked at the screen of his
laptop.
"Mum, is just a social network. I'm
Facebooking" David said frowning.
"Did i ask u anything?" the mother
asked.
"I know you're monitoring my
things to know if there is any
phonography or sexual magazines"
David closed the laptop while the
mother walked back to the door.
"Mum, I'm bigger than this, you
should stop it" David added.
The mother opened the door but
looked back at him. "So, you've
decided not to go to Ndiogoro" she
said neglecting his blubbering.
"Yes mum, i don't want to go to the
village yet" David replied before the
mother left.
**
FOUR DAYS LATER
Mrs Williams had refused to concur
with her children on the idea of
taking them to their father's land. But
Udoka and Monica had not given up.
At the cyber cafe 5:50pm, Udoka
had just made an account of the
money she made for the day to the
manager. As she wanted to leave,
the manager called her back. He was
a young handsome man with a ring
in his finger which made Udoka
wonder whether he's married.
"Sir, you called me"
"Yes" the manager stood up putting
his wallet into his pocket. "Shut
down the system then lock this
place" he added.
"Okay, sir" Udoka replied waiting for
him to leave. Immediately he left,
David walked in and found her
shutting down the system. He
carried a bag on his back. One could
see the two handles crossed his two
shoulders. He always dresses neatly
and simply having a romantic smell
of a perfume. "Hi, Udoka" he said.
Udoka finally shut the system down
before looking up. "Hi.." she paused
trying to remember David's name.
"Robinson?"
"Yes, but it's actually David" David
smiled. "Robinson is my surname"
he added.
"Oh, I'm sorry" Udoka smiled too.
"We've closed already" she said.
"I know" David held the two handles
of the campuse bag.
"Then why are you here?"
"I came because of you"
Udoka wanted to leave but stopped
before him. "Me?" she said looking
into his eyes.
"Yes, is it bad?"
"But why?"
"Coz i felt like"
"Really?"
David shook his head positively then
silence took over.
"Thank you" Udoka began to walk
out. David made a U-turn and
followed her instantly.
"So, how was work today?"
"Fine, as you can see I'm heading to
the house now" Udoka replied.
"Aright"
They walked out of the room. David
watched her close the metal gate
and locked it. As Udoka turned, she
saw him staring at her. "What?" she
asked.
"Nothing, just worried"
"About what?"
"Why you don't care to know how
my day also went" David replied
holding the bag handles again. "I
want to be a friend but it seems like
you don't want it" he added.
Udoka remained silence looking at
him. "I'm sorry, i have to go. It's
getting late" she began to walk
towards the main road and David
followed her again! Cars sped on the
road and a loud distance hiphop
music by Timaya ft Rude Boy
(Dance) could be heard too. Hawkers
moved to and fro by the road side.
At another side of the road was a fat
woman roasting maize under a large
yellow umbrella. David stood beside
Udoka who was waiting for a taxi
and said, "Can i have your number?"
"I'm sorry, i don't have a phone"
Udoka replied then folded her hands.
David brought down his bag,
opened it, took a paper and a pen as
Udoka watched him surprisingly. He
wrote his number then stretched it
to her. "Take mine then" he said.
"Why should i take your number?"
"For you to call me"
"And why should i call you?"
"Because i want to know you better"
both became quiet. "As a friend"
David added then Udoka took the
paper as an afterthought.
**
9:00pm
Outside the compound of Mrs
Williams, darkness covered
everywhere but only things at close
range could be seen with the help of
an electric light bulb hanging in front
of the apartment. Udoka sat on one
of the stairs wearing a trouser which
enabled her spread her legs open.
On her body was a white top which
exposed the hands of her bra, and in
her hands was the paper containing
David's number. She kept staring at
it and suddenly began to smile not
knowing that her sister was behind
looking at her. She had came out
from the room without her
knowledge.
"You're smiling again" Monica sat
down beside her wearing a gown.
"How long have you been here?"
Udoka folded the paper immediately.
"Long enough. Why are u hiding the
paper?"
"Nothing"
"Then let me see"
"Wait first" Udoka glanced at the
compound gate. "Mother isn't
around. Where does she go by this
time?" she asked.
"I don't know" Monica also looked at
the gate. "I saw the paper Landlord
gave to her. It's a quick notice"
"Quick notice?" Udoka looked at her
sister.
"Yes, we are to leave this house by
monthend if we don't pay the house
bills. I guess that's what she's
fighting to get"
"Must it be at night?!"
Monica shruggled. Just then, the gate
opened-that was Sunny and Trust.
:
TBC
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