FIRST DAY

NORA'S POV

My lecture hall wasn't very far from my hostel,and I took my time walking there,I kept looking at everything in awe,I really couldn't believe I was in my first year of university,I was given admission to study biochemistry,although that wasn't what wanted,I wanted to study pharmacy,but I guess I had to make do with what I had,that was the system I found myself in,so many others were not quite as lucky as I was...or so I was told.. they were given courses that we never even knew existed,it was crazy.

when I got to class,my nerves were all over the place,and it was quite rowdy,I quickly found a seat in the already cramped up hall,I brought out my phone plugged my earphones and just entered my music zone,there were really beautiful people in this life sha,I really felt so intimidated,A fair girl of average height came to sit close to me.

"Hi" she said

"hey" I replied

"my name is mercy, what's your name?"

"Nora"

'do you have any idea if the class would hold?"

I looked around the class,the lecturer was nowhere in sight

"I don't think so though"i answered her

"what department" I asked her

"microbiology, you"?

"biochemistry"

our conversation was cut shut as a hush fell over the hall,a short man with a pregnant belly walked to the podium "that must be the lecturer" I whispered to mercy,he looked like a pear on toothpicks

"Good morning students" his voiced boom through the microphone

"my name is professor Eze and I would be taking you MTH 112( calculus mathematics) I understand that you guys are babies to this side of life,but I want to admonish you to be careful and study hard,I will not hesitate to give out free F's to unserious students,I would only give the course outline for this semester".

I got my book and wrote down what he was saying,he left soon after,he really didn't care if we were writing or not and some students still didn't care if he cared or not,the second lecturer was taking us only AEB111(introductory zoology),so the students who weren't offering the courses left the hall.

The lecturer had no chill whatsoever,she just went straight to teaching and it was a 2 hour class,my but was sore by the time she left,the other lecturers didn't show,probably because it was the first day,mercy and I decided to go get lunch or something, well merce did the buying I just stayed back and observed everything,

"so nora where do you live?"

"I stay in Ekpoma,you?"

"right here in benin"

"that's quite nice"

"yeah I guess so considering the fact that I was denied accomodation by the school,na wa for dem sha" mercy quipped

"me,I was lucky enough to get accommodation,but it was an eyesore"i told her

"am going to get accommodation off campus though" she added

when we got back the rest of the lecturers still refused to come,so I decided I was just going to head back to the hostel,mercy and I parted ways and I went back to my hostel

In all my first day was boring,although I made a new friend,I only attended 2 classes,boring! when I got to my hostel I decided to cook,since the room was pretty empty,I saw a new face so I introduced myself to her.

"hello,my name is nora,are you new?"

"hey my name is tessa and am a fresher,am just moving in"

"oh,am a fresher too I moved in yesterday,what department?"

"plant biology and biotechnology(PBB)"

"that's nice!we are in same faculty,am in biochemistry"

"ooh BCH people una dooh o"

I just laughed,"is that what you people call biochemistry,BCH"??

"yes na,my sister graduated from that department,you people will do organic chemistry and tire"

"we will survive sha",I smiled at her

i got to work cooking jollof rice i made sure to cook enough for this evening and tomorrow too,I also helped tessa arrange her things with her equally limited space, we were now 7 in the room.

when the rest girls came back from class,I wasn't too fazed to see them stripping to thier undies,the weather was hot abegg! they made conversations about my first day and I answered,they were warming up to tessa as well,I collected some movies from anita,because I do not have a laptop,and going downstairs to the common room because of TV was just too much work.

I watched the movie while I ate my jollof rice,and yes again!it was sweet,what kind of foodie doesn't know how to cook??,anita asked for some and I told her to help herself,

haa!this girl you sabi cook o!,she exclaimed

na God o! me wey like food pass anything! I gats sabi cook na.

The girls only laughed at me,celine saying something about where all the food is going to

I washed my dishes and just lay in my bed reading a book, I fell asleep shortly after,did I mention I love sleeping???

Glossary

○na wa for them sha:(pidgin)am amazed at them

○tire:(pidgin) tired,stress,exhausted,in this case,"doing organic chemistry till you get exhausted"

○haa! this girl sabi cook o:(pidgin) haa! this girl can cook o

○na God o! me wey like food pass anything,I gats sabi cook na:(pidgin) its Gods doing o,I like food more than anything,so I should know how to cook

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