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"Tade! What are you doing here?" She shouted.

"Quiet! Don't you know that robbers are all over the town?"

"But nobody can hear us. This house was made to hide sound." She replied, giggling.

"Yet you can't shout for me .Since you know him, come and treat him."

"Lekan dear, don't do that. Please now." She threw a fake 'sad face' at him. Lekan walked to her and kissed her deeply, Shade responding by dropping the First Aid Kit and running her hands on his back. She was soon removing his shirt while he was almost removing her wrapper.

"Hhmmm!" Tade grunted, returning attention to himself. Lekan left her and walked to the room, causing a smug smile to surface on Tade's face.

"What is the smile for?" Shade asked.

"I spoiled someone's chance at smashing your ass, sorry for him."

"See how raw you are. She licked her lips. I will like to imagine how raw you will sound in bed."

"Bad girl."

"Bad boy. What are you doing here?" Tade told her about the party and how the vans drove in.

"Yeee! This guy stalled me sha! I was to go to the party. The celebrant sent me an IV."

"Really? That's cool. Those robbers ruined it anyway."

"Yea, although its not the first time this is happening."

"Wow, how did you know?"

"I have stayed here for a while, Tade. Most parties that happen there are usually well planned, because the celebrant settles the cult guys around so that they don't disturb. They are even given free access to the party. Thought Gbohumi will settle them."

"You know him?" Tade asked.

"Of course. I know all the handsome and rich guys in this school and Gbohumi is both handsome and rich." Tade looked at her as she made that statement, wondering if she had sex with all the rich and handsome guys in school. You can never say with Shade.

"Ah!" He yelped as Shade squeezed the sprained area. "You were too far into your world. Tell me, what were you thinking."

About you f.ucking Gbohumi. His mind spoke but he shut it up."How did you meet him?" He pointed into the house.

"Lekan? I met him at a fashion runway show in Lagos. We discovered that we are in the same school and we kicked it off from there. Mind you, am not dating him."

"Really? What are you two then?"

"We are just friends with benefits. His girlfriend is in Calabar and like him loves sex to the end of time. So they both arranged to have friends with benefits who they will Bleep when the urge comes. The only thing is that the friends have to do is to have a proper medical examination in order to be sure that they are clean of STDs. So if you want to join, you can come, just bring your medical report."

"Me ke? Abeg make I see road!" He laughed.

"Na so you dey do. Your kind person too dey form." She parked the kit.

"Am done with that. She pointed to the leg. Just don't strain it and see the doctor in health center."

"Okay ma." He mocked her.

"I think they have gone. You can leave."

"Ehen! You are chasing me because of his 'tool'."

"Which one be your concern? Abeg dey waka."

"Okay oh! Bros, I don dey go." Tade shouted.

"Safe journey!" Lekan replied him. Tade walked out and met a gore sight.

Dead bodies littered everywhere, some of them in clothes readily identified with cult members. Local made pistols, shot guns and even an rifle were present in the scene. The sight of the bodies was already giving him a sour mouth and a weak stomach. Tade walked away, happy that it was a weekend. If he only knew what he will see next week.

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Tade and the others were shocked at the revelation by Malik.

"Shey Student Union Officers can't help Ortega?" Quadri asked. Some of the others nodded their heads in agreement.

"A good number of them are cult members. A quiet voice quickly answered. It would be better if those 'radicals' like DSM handle the situation." They turned to the direction of the voice and saw Ovie facing them, book flung to the other side of the bed.

"Let me advise you guys. Malik took back the attention, don't join any of the two sides; either cults or anti-cults. Cult members are only safe from their fraternity members and anti-cult guys are usually targets for every cult member. In fact, if not for some strong minded persons in these anti-cult groups, nobody knows what would have become of them. Their lives are usually no safe, a sacrifice that they bear. I can say all these because I have seen them all." Tade bent his head down, the head reaching the region of his laps.

"And don't date a female cult member. If you do..... You are on your own!" Malik gave a nasty grin at the end of the advice.

With the information shared, Tade was sure that Ortega won't last long. If only he knew who Ortega really was.

The weeks rolled by, soaking everyone with it. Even Chuks seemed to be more engaged than ever, his duties making him scarce. Meanwhile Ortega was still forming ' James Bond' in the class, creating rifts with other people everywhere.

One day, Tade decided to hit Ife town for some fun. One of his coursemates, Tijani was having a pool party at Fine Touch Hostel located some metres away from campus. The road, though was untarred and sandy, with various inroads, something Tade noticed as he decided to walk it out instead of taking a bike. The buildings around the area, which were mainly bungalows were not bad either, only that the sand seemed to make everything awful.

He was close to the hostel when two Hiace pick up vans charged past him and into the hostel. A few seconds later, two gunshots were heard, sending Tade and everyone on the road to a frantic search for cover. Tade managed to jump into a fenced compound, having a sprain in the process.

"God!" He winced at his hurt. He then heard movement from the house, meaning that the occupants of the house were coming. His eyes darted all over the place looking for a safe spot to hide, but none was available.

"Who are you?" A hostile tone, hidden by the curtain in the house informed him of trouble. Tade knelt down quickly.

"Please sir! Armed robbers are robbing somewhere close. I need to hide here for some time."

The door opened, revealing a man in his late twenties, tall, muscular and elegant. His brow was hairless and he had this combination of height and movement which revealed one thing; he was a model.

Tade tried to stand but the sprain took him down again, even as shots were been heard everywhere. The man walked quickly and dragged Tade into the house.

"Shade, bring the First Aid kit here!" Tade lifted his face in half suspicion and anticipation. Could Shade be the girlfriend of this guy? It won't be too much of a shock if she was, in fact he was more like the guy she will date. Tade was just not sure that Shade was a faithful partner.

The lady came out and truly, she was Shade.

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Ortega looked at him like he was a fool and wrestled his hand away from Tade's grip.

"Why must you make war with almost every person that is different from you in this class? Don't you know that as a class representative you are supposed to unite the group together, this class? Students that are in tight situations suppose to meet you to help them and you are doing this. Do you know if Mohammed and Dumuje ( referring to the quiet guy) are cultists or worse? Why can't you for once behave like the representative you suppose to be?"


"See, see, I don't have time for all what you are trying to tell me. Ortega started. What's your business, ogbeni? I sabi you from Adam? No be this school we sabi? Wetin you no sabi no talk! Besides na only me dey dey talk to, so no come dey form counsellor abi coach for me, you hear me?"

"Stop to be forming Van Damme too!" Tade shot back. He wondered what Ortega's confidence was in that made him so bold. No cult killings so far, but he has been hearing of threats from some quarters. With Ortega's abrasive behaviour, more people are sure to be bruised.

He walked back to the hostel and narrated everything to his eager room mates.

"Your class rep get 'liver'!" Made said, punching the empty air.

"And he is a fool! It was an unnecessary confrontation. A simple apology would have done wonders. Shittu spoke next. Its annoying when such people start their cocky arrogance."

"Arrogance suppose to be cocky!" Samuel spoke, forcing Shittu to notice him.

"Who ask you come into this discussion sef? I talk say I no sabi English?"

"Sorri oh! Samuel replied, looking contrite. For me, the guy must have something that is giving him that confidence. Maybe na babalawo or he be cult member." Ovie kept reading his note quietly, contributing in no measure to the discussion at hand.

"That one no mean! Persin fit arrange im f.uck up! Nobody dey wey dem no sabi him password for this life." Quadri came on board.

"Which one be password now? Quadri you don come again!" Everyone said in chorus, forcing themselves to laugh as Chuks entered.

"Chuks, Chuks! Come contribute to our talk na."Made said, dragging Chukwuma before he could protest, Oya Tade gist am."

Tade told him everything about the incident, including the threats.

"The guy is brave but stupid! In life, you have to choose your battles carefully, if not you could die before you have the chance to be born." Many a person were stunned by that, even Malik who was typing some project work suspended his work and listened.

"He is just brave but headless, like a bull used for amusement. Funny enough, I feel that the quiet guy will deal with him."

"Why?" Made asked.

"Quiet guys are dangerous. Loud guys already tell you of their plan, that is if they have one. Quiet guys keep the plan to themselves and wait for you to take your guard down and sleep before hitting you!" He hit his hands together, startling them all. "By the time they are done with you, you won't be able to retaliate. That's why silence pays at times, because your opponent does not know the next move. This Dumuje guy won't be the first person that will be offended, abi?"

Tade nodded and was about to say something when Malik cut in.

"You said Dumuje, right? The same Dumuje Otaku?" Tade wondered how he knew the surname.

"Yes."

"Tade, don't get into the way of that guy. He is well connected to cults all over the school and is well loaded. His father is a former Minister. I can assure you that your class rep is as go as dead, its just a matter of if its during the break or second semester."

"But we never even do the exams!" Tade said in shock.

"Dumuje will make sure that he will fail the exams, no matter what he does! And when that happens, be sure of this; Dumuje will fulfil his promise! A Lannistar always pays his debt!"

Happy New Year folks!

Prior to this day, the lecturer had informed them about the test, they in fact knew the date of the test. The only problem was that.......


He moved the date forward to that day unilaterally.


"Good morning." He stepped in, replying the few that dared to greet him. "Tear a sheet of paper, write your name and ............" Students were shocked as he started to dictate orders and dish out questions, with a few including Tade silently calling others to hurry into class.

That day they managed to hold the test for an hour, the whole time for the lecture. As the lecturer left the hall, spreading anguish to absent students; many of the students followed him, especially as he was the course co-ordinator and had claimed that the test will hold weight. A few, however decided to 'scratch' their axes against the leadership of the class or more specifically, Ortega.

"Tega! Tega!! Tega!!!" Mohammed, a six foot three muscle powered guy called in anger.

"Why you no tell us anything?" He asked, charging towards Ortega.

"We did not know about........" Tade was trying to defend his class representative, when Ortega eased him away.

"See, I don't care what you think, because you guys deserve what you got. What does it take you to attend classes, eh? We that come to class and come early are not fools, you know." Tade looked at him incredulously. Did he not know that the guys he was challenging attended this particular class regularly, even more than him.

Tade spoke up and made a sign for Ortega to keep quiet. Ortega ignored his advice and kept talking.

"I know you and that guy are extra year students. He said, drawing attention of the crowd to Mohammed and a seemingly quiet, slim guy. If you 'agbayas' can't take a simple course like this serious, then it shows what you guys do with your brains, which is nothing." Tade could not find the link between the class and usage of the brain. If not that they just had a test, he could have swore that Ortega had been drinking early in the morning, or maybe he secretly did. He was going to stop the increasing tension, when the quiet guy stepped in.

"Mr Oortega. He started. You have only attended this lecture seven times while both of us have attended the lectures ten times." He informed a stunned audience. Why was he keeping attendance of everyone?

"We have attended this class more than you and you are calling us unserious. Do you know how many people have given up on lae because of this lecture? One-tenth of my class! If you think this course is easy, let the semester results come out, in fact do the exams first. Every mark counts in this course and because of people like you, a good number of us lost marks."

"Now, I don't really care about others since they are not here, but if me or Mohammed here have to repeat this class, consider your life as a burnt offering to God, you hear me?" He walked away with Mohammed, instilling some fear into students.

"And we are Part Two students, not extra year students!" He said smiling, as they walked out of the hall.

Tade looked at Ortega, who was still 'forming strong head' and concluded that the semester was not going to end well. As students dispersed, he grabbed Ortega tightly and dragged him away.

"What is always wrong with you?"

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Lying on Shittu's bed was a young, handsome guy, obviously Igbo from his skin color and facial composition. He was reading a Biology textbook.

"Hello, who are you and what are you doing here?"

The young man shifted his gaze to Tade. "Am Chukwuma, better known as Chuks. I stay on top of this bunk. Just did not want to go through the stress of climbing. Hope am not disturbing you?"

"No." Tade said before he could catch himself. "Am Tade, also a fresher over there." He pointed to his bunk."I don't think he will appreciate your lying down on his bed, the owner that is." Tade had seen him shoo some guys away from his 'corner'.

"Oh, okay." Chuks stood up and arranged the bed. "I am a part one student of Medicine." He said quite calmly. "I just cleared my space."

"Just what? This is the third week, hope you know?" Tade said, unable to believe his ears.

"Easy guy. I have been in school since, was just squatting with a friend in Awo hall. I got my accomodation late."

"Sorri oh! So when are you moving in?"

"I have moved in already. My bed is there and my things are in the wardrobe." Tade looked at the upper bunk and true to his word, a new bed was on the bunk. Tade was sure that Samuel, who had been 'managing' the space will be sleeping on the floor tonight, as per a 'squatter'.

He decided to question him further.

"Why did you come late? And have you attended any class?"

"I never came late, do you understand the meaning of the word 'squatter'? I was in school since the first day and I have attended all the classes, am the class rep for that matter." He replied with a 'matter of fact' look.

"You have squatted before and you want to bounce the squatter here, is that good? Can't you have sympathy for the less privileged?"

"Do you understand the word you just uttered? By the way, I was also sent out of the room I stayed in, that's part of the reason am here. The bunk is my space now, at least until the two semesters are up. Please don't ask any more questions." He stood up and grabbed his bag, leaving the room for Tade.

The weeks rolled by and lectures were moving well. Tade was already used to being the assistant class rep and was quite efficient in it, gaining some form of admiration from the female folk. Unlike Ortega, who was loud and hot-tempered, Tade cut the figure of a quiet, unassuming person who did his work quietly, like someone behind the scenes. Ortega on the other hand, was ruffling feathers here and there in the faculty and was already been warned by the faculty president, all to no avail.

The lecturers in his faculty were also another pain in his neck. Some, like Professor Koya, only comes in with his hand-out and dictate like he is reading a novel. Others like Mr Jakande, gave vivid explanations, only problem was that he set tests at every class, even the impromptu ones. It was one of such tests that Ortega started to count his days on campus.

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"What department are you in?" Made asked

"Am in Law."

"Ok, am in economics." Made said. "One other student has arrived here, but he has not moved in. Anyway, enjoy yourself, tomorrow is another day."

"Ok. Can you help me with my stuff and then we can go out together?"

"Sure." Made moved to help him.

The two individuals worked faster than each initially thought and in no time they were done with the arrangement. Tade soon wore his sneakers and went out with Made.

The weather was calm and a bit cool as they left the hostel, creating a serene view with the bamboo trees across the road. The road was dusty, a common feature during Harmattan, which added to the atmosphere its kind of feel. Tade walked quickly, using his Walkman, while Made inhaled the scenario and relaxed a bit. They were contrasting in nature.

As they got to SUB( Student Union Building), they saw two people arguing, with people gathering round to watch.

Shouts of 'Your Fada', 'Sho ya werey?'( Are you mad?) among other obscenities reigned the air, shocking many a fresh student. Made walked towards the scene confidently, asking questions with Tade following conservatively.

"They are fighting over babe." He heard someone tell Made.

The two boys stood and watched as young guys who were at least three years older, went fighting for a girl that the crowd had not seen. When they were tired, the girl walked past them with no sense of remorse and entered a car waiting for her, driven by another guy. The reaction in the two men faces was enough to verify their feelings; they have just been emotionally duped. The ever interested crowd noticed the change and soon started clapping their hands in disgust, wondering why two men will disgrace themselves on top a lady that does not think about them.

The week went past as Tade was getting used to the school. Quadri, Malik and Andrew were other students that had landed. Quadri was a fresher like him and Made, whil Malik and Andrew were finalists.

Lectures had started too and much to his surprise, Tade had to attend a lot of courses not related to his faculty. To make it worse, they were core courses; meaning that they were compulsory courses to pass. He hoofed all around campus with other fresh students, struggling for spaces at lecture theatres. Soon enough, class representatives were to be selected and he was made assistant to a certain Ortega, who was two years older than him. Ortega, twenty years old was a typical Warri guy, thickly set with the local accent and way of maneuvering tight situations, keeping his class in peace.

Two weeks after he first entered the room, Tade had seen most of his roommates. In addition to those present, Shittu, a part two student of Computer Science and Ovie, a quiet lad in Biochemistry had joined. It was remaining one more person, and he wondered who he was and why he was absent.

On Friday he knew part of the answer he sought.

I dey behind you.

Tade seized the broom without hesitation and started sweeping the room with rhythmic madness. Quite soon, the room was cleaned and looking new, even as he started the fan in order to introduce fresh air into the room.

Salisu soon finished packing his load and after a little difficulty, they found his bunk and placed his luggage in there.

"Salisu, come and take me to the central market."

They entered the car and drove off, only to come some minutes later with a long locker which wanted to rival the wardrobe already made in his room. With some difficulty Salisu and Tade carried the locker, Tade assisting so as not to be viewed as a 'spoilt' kid. They carried it to his room and after removing the locker present, placed it around his bunk. Tade was loading his foodstuffs when a young boy in glasses came in.

"Guy, submit your food." Tade looked at the boy and went on with his work, ignoring the demand made.

"E be like say you wan stubborn small, Oya bring that food!" He walked straight to take a packet of indomie.

Before Tade could do anything, Salisu seized his hand with a vice-like grip, forcing the guy to drop the indomie with alacrity. Tade then turned and sized the young boy properly, realising that he will beat the bespectacled fellow easily.

"See, if you can't ask for something decently, don't ask at all, do you understand?" The young fellow nodded his head.

"Now get out!" The fellow scampered away as another boy came in, looking angrily at him.

"That guy has been trying to extort guys that comes into the room." He said. "Good thing you chased him away. You are in this room?"

Tade nodded, as Salisu went back to the car. "Salisu, you can go now, don't want Dad to get angry at you." He faced the young boy. "Am a resident here."

"Cool. I am also a resident here." He pointed to his bunk at the other side of the room. "My name is Made." He stretched his hand.

"Tade it is over here." Tade shook his hand.

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Chapter Three


Tade returned to school the following Monday, packing enough goodies to feed the whole school for a month. His parents loaded his account with money in the usual nonchalant attitude he was used to. In all, he had an account balance reading 2 million(2M for short). For course he was not stupid to show the 'abundance' he had as he packed all the uncooked rice and beans, not to talk of the favorite student companion, garri.

He walked straight into ETF hall, Salisu following him with some of the baggage. He got to the porter's lounge and quickly cleared himself, paying all the required dues. As soon as he was done, he headed for his room, Block 1 room 7.

On getting there, he looked around in disgust. The room was dusty and all stuffy, despite the fact that freshers had resumed a week before.

Seems like nobody has been allocated this room. He thought.

He signaled Salisu to drop his luggage and bring the rest, while he searched for a broom to use. He walked around the room, using his eyes to scan around. When he could not find what he needed, he started to shift the lockers, getting startled twice as rats ran past him.

"Mtscheww!" He hissed. The room was becoming more unsettling for him when he saw it.

The rat, as fat as a packet of Cheeseballs, was tearing a black nylon, obviously looking for food. It soon got its delight, as grains of rice fell from the nylon while the rat went about enjoying his feast. Its teeth went on working with glee, as its claws kept making noise.

"Jesus! What is this?" Tade said, speaking to no one in particular. The rat then stopped eating and started to stare at him. Tade stared back and made a feigning move to scare it. The rat did not respond. He continued looking at it as it replied his stare with its own, occasionally twitching its whiskers.

The rat suddenly made a move towards him. Tade was shocked, when did rats start having brains like this? He wondered. The rat moved a bit forward and stopped, like it was studying him.

Tade clapped his hands towards it. The rat refused to run, rather it adjusted its claws.

I don suffer. His mind spoke. Na rat dey do dis? His eyes suddenly fell on a used food flask.

With unspeakable rage at the defiance of the rat, he stoned the flask at it. The rat scampered away, scattering the rice.

"I have to find a broom!" He said to himself, just as Salisu called him.

"Oga, see broom here!" He quickly gave Tade the broom.