Chapter 29

  KNOWN SECRET

  Raliat was in her room thinking about her friend's brother. He was calm looking and she could vouch that he could barely hurt a fly. His beards were driving her crazy. His pink lips were out of the world, his full lashes and white pupil added to his beauty.

  She knew it was an unrequited love at first sight. He barely noticed her ever since his arrival to Zaria. Not even when she went to welcome him.

  Raliat was a Hausa girl from Zaria city. She was squatting with her cousin's sister off-campus when she was unable to secure a space in the hostel. She wanted to purchase a space which was ×2 the normal price but her cousin warned her against it. She told her it was illegal and the school management wouldn't hesitate to prosecute her if she was caught. She was left with no other choice than to squat with Safiya, her cousin.

  Raliat was Bimpe's coursemate and friend. Her apartment was two doors away from Bimpe's.