samlak
samlak The Painful Pleasure (By TPP)
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EPISODE 3
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Since they all came before me, i just
had to wait till they are
done with theirs.
I sat down with the other four
people on a long bench. “How
much is the registration?” I asked
the young girl sitting next
to me (who looked quite pretty),
“good afternoon” she
answered. “Please pardon my
manners, that should have
been my line.” I said to her. She
answered and said, “No
problem anyway, i didn’t mean it
that way, i just greeted you
because i felt i had to, there is no
big deal. Anyway, the guy
said the registration is 1000 naira
with printing.”
The price seemed quite much, but i
didn’t want to create a
seen or be a nuisance since that’s
what all others paid. So
while we were waiting, i just enjoyed
a conversation with
that pretty young girl beside me.
Me: So you are here to do your
registration too?
Girl: Obviously, what else would i be
doing in a cafe?
Me: You could be trying to browse
the internet or
something.
Girl: So if that’s what I’m here for,
will i be waiting for those
guys to be through with their
registration?
Me: That’s true (nodding my head in
agreement ), since we
started talking, you’ve only asked
questions. So, should i call
you miss question?
Girl: You don’t have to call me that,
because i have a name
(smiling).
Me: So with this your beauty, your
name must be princess.
Girl: (Blushing) Don’t wine me joor.
(now smiling like
sobosobo) I’m not princess o, I’m
Sandra. So what’s your
name, Prince?
Me: Prince ke, my name is Dapo o.
Its nice meeting you
(stretching my hands to shake her)
Sandra: The pleasure is mine
(shaking hands with me). .
We talked on and on, and she told me
that she was admitted
to study philosophy. I waited until it
was my turn, then I did
my registration. Sandra left and
waved me, “see you in
school” she said. i waved her back,
and she smiled from
afar. It was when i saw that smile
that it occurred to me that
i should have asked for her number.
But it was too late, she
had gone already. “I may never see
her again.” I said to
myself. I just forgot about her since
we have more than
25,000 people in OAU.
I finished my registration and went
back home, preparing
for school.
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What happened next? Find out in
Episode 4.
