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Divepen, what happened that they banned you?

The names are too funny @ standd.

Nice short story.

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Hmmmm...*grabs a sit infront, eating ma popcorn& Zobo combine* waiting for d delicious meal to be presented

Audrey has already written this story before. Use Nairaland search portal. This was written so that those who want to buy it will find that the book is of good quality.

Audreytimms, nice book.

Toke dropped her phone on the bed. She had just finished talking to her boyfriend, who had used all the persuasive skills he could muster to make up with her.

She liked him; Chinedu that is. He had this directness in him that she liked, it was easy to know what he wanted. For all his cult activities, he never bullied a lecturer. In fact most of his lecturers don't know him as a cult member. He had a way with ladies, though he was not a smooth talker, he knew how to get a lady if he wanted. He showed her enough affection without looking like a maga or a dunce. He was sincere with her, at least sincere enough not deny any offence he committed.

But he had this possessive nature about him, always monitoring her about. She never really noticed on her own, it was always her friends that pointed that out. The most recent incident almost generated to chaos as her friend almost raised an alarm, thinking that his spy was going to mob them.

Then his vindictive stint scared her. He had almost driven all her male friends away, including those that helped her with assignments. It was still a miracle that Chuks had not left her.

Chuks himself was another person that she was beginning to like. Initially he was behaving oddly, like a nerd. But as they continued studying together and her grades improved, he lightened up and they started really relating like friends, gisting and going out to places together. He was free and calm, always seemed to know more than she thought he would about, which impressed her.

Of recent their relationship had increased in tempo and latitude, up to the extent that she stole a kiss from him. Of course they both realised that they did something stupid and decided to forget about the incident.

But she can't and the more she thought of it, the more she began to see Chuks as a husband figure. She would consider it blessed if she had someone like Chuks as a husband. Chinedu was not bad, but definitely was not husband material. She needed someone close by with a legal business that is not scary, not a guy who goes for shady deals every now and then. Chuks really fit the bill, however she knew that she could not just drop Chinedu.

She suddenly had an idea. Since Chinedu has a few 'side-chicks', he won't mind being a 'side-guy'. She will keep running the relationship with Chinedu while trying to gwt Chuks to a state that he will commit.

"A girl has to do what she has to do." She said to herself

Tade raised his hands to the heavens, finally accepting defeat in the quest to knock some sense into his roomie.

"What will you do if you were Chinedu,Chuks?"
Korede asked, looking concerned."You know the kind of power he wields."

"I will do nothing."

Tade put his hands in his head, Korede opening his mouth with that ' You can lie ooh' look. Chuks did not bother about any gesticulations from them but decided to leave them alone.

Once outside his room, Chuks walked to the stairs and sat down there, thinking about what they said.

It is not like they were wrong in anyway, in fact he kind of shared their fears, only that he did not want them to feel like some advisers all of a sudden. He knew, much more than Korede knew, about the consequences of pushing the relationship further.

The only problem he had was that he was not sure of what he wanted from the relationship. This left him in a tight spot.

He was not the only person in such a spot.

harjibolar10:
The dog wey go lost, no go hear the Guards caoution now.. . If Chinedu catch you, I no know no dey ooo


Chucks, here comes your doom




Bross, thanks for the update

Thanks for the correction.

At first, He did not take it as serious as Toke was always having those 'days'. However her persistence began to unsettle him and when she almost forced a kiss out of Chuks, he knew what was happening. His cronies were already pushed for an immediate action on Chuks, but he tarried a little.

Patience they say, makes a meal appetizing!

Meanwhile in Fajuyi hall, Tade was watching with disdain and slight bemusement the increased fondness between Chuks and Toke and he did not take it lightly.

"Chuks, am not comfortable with this your relationship with Toke, its getting out of hand." He protested to Chuks one day.

"Guy, chill out! We are just being friends! Its nothing."

"Nothing indeed! What about the time she was snuggling up with you during the rain, this time last week? Or the fact that she is having issues with her boyfriend?"

"What has her boyfriend issues got to do with this dicussion? The guy is a self-centered, low-egoed dude!"

"Yet he is the capone of one of the most dangerous cut groups in school" Korede jumped in. "Tade is not the only one bothered about your involvement with this girl."

"Look, the fact that you publicly toasted the babe does not mean that I will go the same route."

"What you don't understand is that your route is a more dangerous path. If a guy has to toast a girl, it means that she is not having anything to lose, but the guy has, therefore he has to do things to impress her. In your case, she has a natural liking for you and its dangerous.Its more dangerous because she will become vulnerable to you and with time, you may become vulnerable to her. If for instance the day rain fell, both of you were alone, do you know what could have happened? Your hormones will have pushed themselves to work, even if you were not thinking of that. Then you may do stuff that you will regret later. Or you may actually be so weak as to ask her out."

"And she will accept easily, inciting Chinedu and the Ravens against you" Tade added. "You don't even know what she is thinking at the moment. What if she breaks up with Chinedu?"

"Ehen? What will happen if she does so?" Chuks asked defiantly.

While Korede had learnt from his misfortune that not all 'food' must be eaten, Chuks and Toke's friendship started to grow, though a bit slow at first. This was understandable, considering what had happened in the recent past. However, a dangerous spot in the realm called 'being friends with a girl' is when the two parties are often alone a lot of times. The strike afforded Chuks and Toke such opportunity.

Normally, school strikes are a pain in the neck of all students, as the momentum gathered during the semester is automatically washed away and students have to abandon their studies. However, one of the privileges of being in the college of Health Sciences is that the lecturers from Part Two onwards were not just lecturers, but doctors and consultants, meaning that their work is mainly in the hospital. This meant that most of the lectures did not take place in the campus area, but some distance from the school in the General Hospital.

This meant that Chuks was not having any break.

So as Tade and Korede packed their bags and made for home, Chuks went for lectures, meaning that he will meet Toke more often.

This bred a lot of unwanted feelings as the friendship blossomed to one that was now crossing lines.

Lines Chuks was not bound to cross.

The strike lasted four months and by the time Tade and co were back, Chuks had not only become a 300 level student(while Tade and co were still in 200) but was now in a more-than-friend relationship with Toke.

Unfortunately, Chinedu did not find that funny.

Meanwhile Chuks was reading with some surprise, the threat that was sent via Korede.

"Guy, you have to do something about this, these guys will not let you live." Tade advised

Chuks just nodded his head about the place.

"Tade I know that, I really don't need you telling me that again."

"How they linked me to you, I could not tell" Korede said."But they were sure that I will be able to find you. They did as much as threaten me if their message is not sent promptly."

Chuks raised his head up."I will find a way around this. But I have to go now."

"Now? Guy, no start that one, you just land now. Make we gist small."

"What have we been doing, Korede? Isn't it gist that we have been gisting?"

"Gist ko ti tan now, I still get gist."

"About how you have been using your time to be toasting nurses, abi?" Tade said.

"Guy, wetin be your own? Chuks no answer am."

"Guys, I have to go. Un-like you, Korede, I have responsibilities I can't delay." He walked out of the hospital.


***********************

The semester ran quickly, like a 100m race. Not that it guaranteed a speedy session, as the rush, often paid by the not-the-best performance by the students in the exams, is often due to the fear of industrial action, popularly known as strike by the unions in the university. These strikes, often masked by these unions as a fight to improve the learning conditions for the students, often results in some increased remuneration by the government and promises of improved facilities and learning conditions; promises that are never kept. Therefore, the cycle continues, with students suffering the brunt of it.

It was during one of these strikes that the genesis of Chuks death started.

Please where is Larrysun?

"Toke, what have I done?"

"What have you not done, eh Chinedu? What's it with you? You attacked that poor guy so badly that he has missed weeks of lecture."

"Is that my fault? Can't I defend my own? He was coming close to someone's property, no my own property! How dare he?"

"So that's why you made sure he visited the hospital, shey? You know in your heart of hearts that I can never have anything to do with him. And he is just one of many examples."

He held her waist and attempted to draw her to him, forcing her to push back. "I am only defending my own property."

"So I am now like a house or stock in the stock market you have to protect, eh? "

"Toke, you know you are much more than that. You are my heart, my love. You know......."

"Is that a reason for what you are doing? You chase every person that comes near me, as far as he does not plait his hair and wears trousers and walks like a man. All my male friends avoid me, like am an outcast. I can't even get help for my studies."

"Toke, you and I know that its not as bad as you are suggesting it."

"It is that bad and more worse. My class rep told me the whole situation."

"That weasel!" He swore.

"Listen to yourself." She started walking away from him fast, leaving him behind for a second before he dragged her back.

"Toke! Toke!! Wait na!" He called back."Don't push me away, you know that hurts."

"Ehen? But you don't want to know what hurts me abi?"

"See, there is really nothing in all you are......"

"Stop it! Just Stop it! Jesus, I wonder why I am having this conversation!"

"Toke, what do you mean by that?"

"Look, if you can't trust me when am around any guy, then go find yourself another girl. At least you have been f*cking some."

"Toke!"

"Don't Toke me! Or you think I do not hear? Despite all what I hear, I decide to trust you and this is how you pay me? Sending monitoring spirits all over me?"

"Toke, am sorry." He knelt down.

"Please stand up." She said looking embarrassed. Some 'amebos' were peeping from where they are.

"I won't stand until you forgive me."

"Oya, Oya I forgive you. But stand please."

Chinedu, stood up slowly. It was hard to believe that this romantic fellow was the one called Nightcrawler, feared by many a student.

"But please make my life bearable. Trust me in my dealing with guys. At least not all of them are despicable."

"Okay. I promise I won't monitor you again" He reached for a hug. "Oya hug me now."

Toke, now appeased, give him a full hug, her jugs pressing on his chest. She then smiled and peeked him before hailing a bike.

As soon as she left, he called a number.

"Follow her, make sure nobody is seeing you."

The day brought something new, almost a miracle he dared to say.

Korede was up and running!

He was not yet out of the hospital, but he was now looking stronger and more active. He was even beginning to 'scope' the nurses in the hospital, choosing the student nurses obviously as the older ones were sort of unattractive to him. Even Korede had standards, no matter how cheap they looked.

Tade and Chuks were listening as Korede as he gisted them about the nurses and the patients.

"You see that Nurse Nike ehn, na she dem suppose use as advert for Close-up, na so she dey shine teeth anytime she dey come here. At times I dey wonder if na so dem dey teach them for class."

"The other nurse, Nurse Peju no dey smile unless she wan give persin injection. Even after I follow am yarn, she still dey form say na she dey carry the whole Africa for head. Besides she too dey complain sef. Na so she almost give that baba heart attack the way she dey handle am." He pointed to an old man, obviously sleeping.

"Korede, how are you doing?" Tade asked just to get pause from Korede's talk

"Am fine, isn't that obvious?" Korede replied."They will allow me to leave during the weekend."

"That's cool. You must have missed classes now."

"Yes, I must get lecture notes....."

"No I mean friends, colleagues." It was Chuks that was speaking.

"Abeg, none of them missed me. Abi you see any of them?" Both Tade and Chuks shook their heads. "Na only you two and Toyin that has been here." He then sat up straight and pulled Chuks shirt tightly.

"The people wey beat me say make I pass this paper to you" He brought out a dirty looking paper and gave a surprised Chuks.

Meanwhile, in Motion ground, two 'lovers' were having a heated discussion.

"What are you sorry about?"

"I am sorry for calling you inhuman. Even though I have somewhat being affected by cult attacks, I should not have judged you the way I did. I don't know about your past and I have no right to attack you that way."

"Uhmm." Wande said, though he heard her sniff.

"Were you crying?" He asked, genuinely concerned.

"No, yes... Yes I was crying" She answered back. "But am okay now. Tade, I want to get a reply."

"What reply?" Tade said, even though he knew what she was asking for.

"About my question now."

"Well, I don't know you, at least you are not the Wande I knew in school. Besides, I have been warned not to get close to you."

"By Shade abi?" Wande said. "That b*tch!"

"Not by Shade, wait why are you expecting her to do such thing?" He asked.

"Because she is a b*tch with a capital B. She will say so, after dumping me for that half-baked boy called Lekan."

"Dumping you? What do you mean?"

Wande laughed hysterically. "So she did not tell you all this while? Don't bother on how I know about you guys, I have been following you since you entered campus. She did not tell you that we dated and had fun as sisters, eh? She won't, which Naija babe go tell you that kin history?"

"Eh!" Tade let out a small shout, almost waking his roommates.

"Don't disturb anybody's sleep. Yes, we have dated and done some random sh*t which none of us is proud of really, only that I found Lekan first and tried to polish him, only for her to come and steal him off me."

"Eyah."

"I wish her well, but what annoys me is that she keeps chasing any guy that comes near to me. At least she should give me a chance to have a boyfriend."

"But you are attractive and you have a cult persona that is strong. At least one cult member should be interested in you."

"See, its not like that. Who wants to have his or her mind torn in two places? Or don't you know that if I have a cult guy as a boyfriend that my mind will not be at rest?"

"Really? I thought it suppose to be an advantage."

"Na you dey see am like that, Tade. If im cult group go one assignment and they shoot am nko? Abi you no sabi say cult persin be flesh and blood? What of if na on top mission im come die?"

"Besides as a cult member, your life is always at risk, always. You no sabi when one idiot member go find trouble and you gast defend am. As a leader, me myself gast dey watch my back."

"Eyah. It must be tiring."

"The worst part na if your boyfriend cult group come get kwanta with your own cult group, if the leader no dey mature na wahala be that! Shey you go get mind fight your boyfriend? The thing taya me abeg. Na just the fear and 'respect' people dey give me I dey look, if not, na to comot fully."

"Okay, I will think about your request, Wande" Tade said. "I need to sleep."

"Good night. Thank you."

As soon as Wande hung up, Tade started to think on the conversation and Wande. Why did Shade not tell him all this? What did she exactly do with Wande? Did they 'f*ck' each other? He did not know why this was unsettling him, as he had no plans at the moment to date any of them.

Abi I don dey trip for this Shade of a girl? He asked himself, before shaking his head strongly to the negative.

After some more thinking, he decided to sleep. The day may roll something interesting along his way.

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Lol I missed you 'oney

I miss you too sweety.

Chapter Seven

Tade woke up suddenly. It looked like a dream whatever he saw, but it reminded him of his present predicament.

His present predicament with Wande.


He saw her a day ago and tried dodging her again. However she cornered him.

"Tade, come here" She ordered him. When he refused to answer her, she moved quickly to hold him back.

"What's wrong with you? You behave like you don't know me, you refuse to acknowledge my advances and now you avoid me again?"
He just looked at her like a person who had just been tranquilized.

"Tade, is it that I am not desirable enough or you just don't like me? Answer me Tade!"

Tade would have liked to tell her to gather her sh*t together and stop bothering him, but considering that she is a cult leader, that would be like sending an open invitation to all sorts of harassment. Besides, Korede's case was still fresh in his mind, so he decided to play it cool.

"Wande, its not like I hate you. Its just that I can't really date you."

"Why? Why Tade? Am I not attractive?"

"Wande, its not about beauty. The fact is that I barely know you and I can't trust you, not with the reputation you have."

"As a cult member? Tell me, are cult members animals? Are they not human beings?"

"I don't see it like that Tade's voice rose up. You guys think you are cool, well you are not! To me, many of you are just savage beasts in human flesh."

"So am not human enough to date you, Tade? Is that it?" Wande ran off, bursting out in tears.

"Noo, its not like...." Tade's voice trailed off as he watched her leave.

Remembering what transpired made him to start wondering how heartless he could be. Wande was a lady, cult member or not and it must have hurt her to have a guy reject her, especially with the current circumstances and what he said. He then did something that normally he won't consider smart or wise.

He picked his phone and called a number. It rang a few times before the owner picked it up.

"Wande, am sorry" He started

Nobody asked after me


Am not updating again until I see comments.

Chuks quickly charged at the fellow, making sure he did not escape.

"Hey, you... Who were you calling?"

"Its none of your business." He replied.

"Yes its my business, especially as you were watching me and that lady while calling. And I ask, who were you calling?"

"I said its none of........................" Chuks did not allow him to finish the statement before lunging at him, catching the fellow off-guard. Despite his quiet demeanor, Chuks was agile and had fought in local boxing gyms, so it was easier than eating chocolate to snatch the dude's phone.

"If you don't want trouble, return that phone..........."

"To you, abi?" Chuks looked at him with contempt as he searched for the last number called and then dialed it.

"Mosquito, are you done with it?" The voice from the other end spoke.

"So you don't even have a decent name, even for a cultist, Mos-quit-o." Chuks said, emphasizing the name.

"Who is this?"

"I am the person you are spying on, Nightcrawler."

"Listen to me, ant. If you........."

"No, YOU listen to me" Chuks interrupted. "I don't know hwy you think so, but I have nothing intimate to do with Toke. She needs help with one of her courses and I am helping her as a class rep and her friend. If you were nicer than you, you would have realised it by now."

"However, since you now realise it, I will make myself clear. I don't have anything serious to do with Toke, If not for the fact that we were friends before she met you, I won't be a mile close to her. So, stop been an insecure child and grow up!" He dropped the call and tossed the phone to Mosquito.

"Don't follow me again." He warned.

As Chuks increased his sprightly steps virtually dragging her, he thought of how soon he wanted the discussion to be done with. He knew he owed her a sort of explanation and he will give it to her today.

He walked her to the highest part of White house, where few students come to and then sat her on the stairs to one of the mini-lecture rooms there. He also sat down.

"What do you want from me?"

"Chuks, I don't know what I did to you, but I don't like the way you are avoiding me."

"Is that all?" He eyed her.

"Chuks, please don't do like that! I missed you, I miss our conversations, our dreams, how you used to help me with my assignment. I miss your voice, your smell, everything about you. The guys you threw at me are all a bore."

"But you have friends before you met me Toke, so that does not fly!"

"Chuks! What's wrong with you?" Toke's anger was beginning to fly. "Is it because I am trying to repair what damage that has been in our friendship? Are you taking me for granted?"

"Toke, that's not the point here......."

"Its the point, Chuks! What's it about you guys that you toy with a girl's feelings for you? I liked you for you, not because of anything else. I liked your dreams and aspirations and persona. You were the only friend who seemed to have a future, something bigger than parties and popularity and so on! God! You are quite annoying!"

Chuks looked at Toke, tears voluntarily coming from his eyes. He never expected this outburst.

As she was about to leave, ignorant of his tears, Chuks held her back.

"Toke, please don't go" He called her back, making her to face him. "I know I have been unfair to you, am sorry."

"But why? Just tell me why?"

"Its because of your boyfriend."

"Which one? Nightcrawler?" Toke asked in disbelief. "He does not know about our friendship."

"He will know, Toke. Its like you don't know this guy, he has spies everywhere. Some weeks back they attacked Korede for pestering you and to God who made me, he has not come out of the hospital."

"That's good for that one. Na only me dey market?" She giggled, almost forcing a smile from his face.

I" can't afford that situation, that's why I did what I did. Toke, you don't know what you did to me today. I never realised the depth of affection you had for me." Chuks then held her hands gently,like a guy swimming in love.

"Toke, I promise that I will remain your friend and I won't take your emotions for granted. But I can't do that with my life hanging on a thread. Its not like I want to marry you or something."

"Straightforward as usual" Toke smiled. "So we are friends, I take it?"

"Friends we are." Chuks said as he hugged her, not unaware of a certain guy on shades watching them.

"But please, explain to your husband."

"I don hear you." She said as she hurried down the building. Chuks was about leaving when he saw the guy talking on the phone.

He knew something was not right.

As she walked towards Fajuyi hall, Toke wondered what happened to a previously sound relationship.

She had known Chuks since his first year and they became fast friends. What attracted her to him initially was his quiet demeanor, coupled with the fact that he was always doing well in tests and exams.

But as she moved closer to Chuks during the second semester of that session, she saw more of him and was fascinated at his ideals and dreams. Yes, for Chuks had a dream of wonderful proportions. His dream was to become a doctor and then join Doctors without Borders, a non-governmental and highly effective group who go around distressed countries of the world and offer medical services. She could see the gilt in his eyes whenever he spoke of those dreams and she knew that she had a man there.

But then she met Chinedu, her senior in school who was more outspoken and forward. He came across to her as a goal-getter and a strong guy who won't take a no nor will take nonsense from a lady. Chuks, on the other hand was never interested in her to start with and so she chose Yomi, just to discover that he was a cultist and no only that, but that he was the current capone of the Ravens, going by the name Nightcrawler.

Initially this session, Chuks was still close to her, finding time to gist or talk to her despite his role as class rep. But all of a sudden he withdrew, delegating all the explanations he was giving her as per class work to other nerds, who honestly did not give a shii about her. She needed to speak to Chuks and know what was happening.

She needed him now more than ever.

As she stepped into Fajuyi hall, Chuks dragged her away from the hostel.

"Let's walk to academics, White house to be exact."