[Episode 10] My Days in Trixwin by Kelvin Ossai
It was already Monday. We were having our free period by 1pm to continue lecture by 3pm to 5pm. We(me, James and Henry) left engineering complex to auditorium where we do spend our free time.
I have not spoken to James since morning. I was forming anger but sincerely, I wasn't angry. I just wanted to act.
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Henry: (To me) watin dey do you? A whole you nor dey talk today?
James: Maybe na me he dey vex for.
Henry: Hmmm. Wetin you do am?
James: Ask am na.
Me: Thunder fire you.
James: Me?
Me: No, sorry. Na James.
Henry: Come watin dey do una na.
Me: (I narrated the whole story and all Henry could do was laugh and James even see mouth join am laugh.) make una dey there na. On Sunday, we dey go Trixwin oh!
Henry: You get money?
Me: Nor tell me.
James: He go play bet9ja na. If you dey go, call me o.
Me: Yes sir. Okoro like you.
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We gist about other things and even the weekend EPL matches. I told them about the fight Favour told me she witnessed. They couldn't help it but laugh. We argued if it actually happened and we concluded it can happen as human being can do anything.
The 3pm lecture came and we enjoyed it. Henry and James went home straight as it was already late. I got home and after eating, bathing and talking to Favour, I settled to predict my midweek matches. I need to win.
I ended up scratching out 7.3odds. 1k to 7.3odds would give me 8k (plus the bonus). I went to register the game that night as Celtic would be playing by 4pm and I might be in school then.
I came back and read for 1hour. Jumped to Facebook. Read Facebook stories from a page(I nor go tell una the name of the page, lol) till it was 1:19am. I said my prayers and slept off.
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On Tuesday, school was made up of only one lecture and three practical classes. I saw Favour passing but I hid myself. Why I did that, I don't even know.
About 5pm when we were in a shuttle bus going home, I opened livescore and Celtic played 0-0 first half when I predicted them over 0.5 firsthalf. I just kept quiet. When we got home, Henry and James combined money and bought bread and three bottles of soft drink.
We were eating when I started complaining.
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Henry: come how your game dey be na?
Me: Nor mind that mumu Celtic. Them play 0-0 for first half.
James: wetin you carry am?
Me: Over 0.5 first half.
James: Take heart.
Henry: (Looking at his phone and started laughing so hard like Bovi just gave a joke).
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I knew what James said wasn't that funny so what did this Idiot see in his phone? Maybe he is face booking
Me: Wetin dey worry you na?
Henry: See (he handed his phone to me and James came nearer to see things for himself).
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It was actually livescores. Celtic is now leading 4-0 in the 79th minute. James started laughing.
Me: (Trying to defend my self) I know watin I play na. I know say goals go dey the match. Them just won cut my game.
Henry: Nor be small. Omniknowest.
At about 6:32pm, they both left. I just relaxed. I couldn't read, I couldn't Facebook. I brought out my phone and started playing music and game at the same time.
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Fast Forward to Friday.
After lectures, we got home. I'm now short of cash. In my account I just have 6k and it was for academic work( 2 textbooks and 4 practicals) and I can't touch it for something else.
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Me: Guys nawa oh!
Henry: wetin happen?
Me: Sunday don reach and I nor even get money. How I won do Favour?
James: Go your office na(bet9ja)
Me: I nor even get money to carry go office.
Henry: Ehya, stories that tickles the heart.
Me: (Looked at him like Anthony Martial) in short, nobody dey eat for this hose today.
James: We nor get house?
Henry: Abeg make we pity this guy. I go give am N500. But na borrow I borrow you oh!
James: Okay. I still borrow you N500. If you like, go carry Celtic.
Me: Una thank you. For giving me back my money that you've been stealing since.
James: Fool! Animal.
Me: *laughed.
Henry: See the guy don see strength dey laugh now. He for die if we nor give am this money self.
Me: So where the money first?
James: Which money?
Have a nice day. Yes, you.
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