Chapter 9, Episode 2

Last updated on February 2nd, 2024 at 04:28 pm

It’d been two months since I started service. Tochi and I still hadn’t seen each other. Our convocation was two weeks ago, but he could not make it, he claimed that the distance from Lagos to Lafia was too long for him to attend. I was going to attend our convocation, but if I was being honest, it was really to see him. I also agreed with his decision, but it felt like a sacrifice that he was not even willing to make.

The last time I asked when we would see, he was flippant about it, claiming that it was on me and since I had refused, there was nothing we could do. I had a tighter schedule than him, and my Primary Place of Assignment (PPA) was keen on all the Corpers showing up every day to the school, which meant I only had the holidays to travel. Even though my parents had been here twice, Zabby had also come here more than thrice—since I really couldn’t go home, home was coming to meet me.

Tochi’s PPA was flexible and most of his activities were related to his career and not his PPA. On many occasions too, it seemed like he was really in Lagos to have fun. His WhatsApp status every Friday night was like we, his viewers were in the club with him. He was young and it made sense that he enjoyed himself but I also felt very left out. Zabby did a good job of forcing me to go out whenever she was in Abuja, but I would have loved for Tochi to also consider involving his girlfriend in his many fun events.

It seemed as if we were at a stalemate with Tochi convinced that I had to be the first one to come around because he had important things to do and me being genuinely busy to go to Lagos. All our promises and plans were gradually fading, I didn’t even get to help him decorate his room virtually. It took me asking the other day before he showed me around the house and his room. It wasn’t just the fun that I felt left out of, it was also in other decisions he took. The house was ridiculously expensive and though he and two other friends shared it, I asked him how he was able to afford it and he said I should not worry. ‘Don’t worry, Angel. I know how to sort out my things.’ He had said, apparently, I was not included.

I also tried to avoid any issues with him because I needed the peace. Even when we saw often in school, we did not handle our issues well. With our phones being the only way of communication now, I did not want to risk us not talking for weeks. There was a time when his phone was off for three days, and it just showed me how much our phones mattered to our relationship. It shouldn’t be but I did not want to have to ask him to introduce me to his flatmates yet. The most important thing was that we both had to see each other to rekindle our relationship because right now it felt like we were really drifting apart.

There was no way I could see him in December, it would mean me lying to my parents plus he also had to go home. I also was not sure that I wanted to make such a sacrifice even if I didn’t have to go through all those hoops. So, I planned to take a sick leave in about two weeks so I could go and see him. I had been dedicated enough at my PPA to be able to take a week off. We had not spoken since yesterday morning, but I was hoping we speak later this evening, so I could update him.

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“So, in two weeks, I would see you?”

“Yes, all things being equal.”

“Let me check my schedule.” Was he joking? I kept quiet. We could not speak last night because it was a Friday and he had to go and network. I expected that he would at least update me but I did not want to complain or be the girlfriend that didn’t want her boyfriend to succeed.

“I have an event that week, but maybe we will go together.” 

“Okay,” I replied. I had a lot of things to say but I would keep it until we saw each other.

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