"Good evening sir, where are you going?". That felt like a stupid question, "Home of course" I replied. "I'm sorry, I don't think its safe, There was an incident today between some students and indigenes which was very bloody. The king has ordered a curfew which started since 7pm, you won't even get a bike home and its way too dangerous right now". I stood clearly stunned at this information. I took my phone to call Ivan to confirm and he did. He said he didn't have airtime and that he had sent a text via WhatsApp just to make sure I got the message. I hadn't turn on my data for hours. "Stylish just stay wherever you are and come by morning" was his last statement before I hung up. This wasn't happening, I was going to have to go back into the Lion's den. I knocked on the door and Jane came to open. "Stylish, what happened?" she asked utterly surprised. I entered and narrated the whole incident to her and she said it was no problem. She actually didn't want me to go before so she felt it was even nice that I came back. So to cut everything short I managed to get a room for myself.
So the next day she drove off to and took a taxi back to Akropong. I walked to my hostel and I could see Ivan,Mark and some of my other housemates outside. As soon as Ivan sighted me, he screamed
"Yeiii!!!!! My padi is alive!!!, how far bro?" as he put his hands around my neck. I greeted those I met outside and went to my room, Mark and Ivan followed me.
"How far bro?" Mark asked. "My guy, I'm fine just very tired" I replied. "Tired errr???? arrggh!!! wait ooo" Ivan interjected and started with his theatrics.
He moved closed to me and was examining me from a distance. He
smelt my body and screamed out again.
"ahhhh! I said it! Mark I said it, I knew I should have followed this boy, I can smell sex all over him. He's reeking of three rounds of powerful sex" as he laughed in his wicked Denver-like laughter. "My guy you're mad!!" I laughed too and replied him. Mark was just calm but he was smiling. " Stylish so wetin happen? we be your guys, we no fit cast you" He said with a wicked devilish smile. I needed people to talk to about this. Who else but these two crazy morons in front of me. So I narrated everything to them without leaving
out one detail. As were all talking we heard an alert on my phone. I took my phone out to check it and Ivan just snatched the thing. It was a Momo alert( Money Transfer Alert). "Chale this one you have to give us our share ooo" Ivan said. "Exactly!!!!" Mark too joined as we all burst out in laughter. I ended up transferring 500ghc to each of them out of the 2000ghc Jane sent. We later went out to buy food.
So fast forward to Monday, on getting to school, our course rep brought our assignment scripts to us and I scored 20/20. I smiled and was feeling so cool about it when I suddenly remembered that something was off. It took me almost a minute to realise; "The Mysterious Girl"!l Oh for goodness sake, I had totally forgotten about her. l was meant to call her on Friday night but after Jane and the whole ravishing trip of ecstasy that she put me through, I forgot about her. I mean who would wouldn't? not even you reading
this would. After my classes for the day, I went outside and dialled her number. This
was around 4pm, it kept ringing but she didn't pick, I tried it again and she still did not pick. I began to panic gently and wondered if I had messed up. I hadn't seen this girl yet, but the enigmatic alluring aura and vibe that she brought to the table was luring me into knowing more about her. All through the week she still didn't pick and just then I knew it and I concluded that I had just blown this chance. Jane and | maintained communication still and at every chance she got, she taunted me about that night, asking me if I enjoyed
every bit of it and that she was looking forward to the next time.She was utterly erotic and I enjoyed listening to her taunt me. On the Thursday of that week, at our hostel, we called for a meeting. Myself, Mark and Ivan called other housemates and we all were outside trying deliberate on some matters. We discussed matters relating to privacy, cleanliness, washing of the bathrooms and toilets and other things. Of the fourteen rooms in the hostel, ten of those rooms were owned by boys while four was for females. One of the girls Sandra suggested that we had executives, just a President, Vice President, Secretary and a Chief security Officer. Ivan agreed it was a good idea and instantly he nominated me for the Presidential post, before i could even get a chance to refuse and reject it, Ivan came to the centre and seconded it. I laughed. "Guys, please what are you doing" as I tried to defend myself. "I don't want any post" "Mr man will you keep quiet" Ivan interjected while laughing. " We are bestowing upon you the highest honour in the history of this house and you are refusing?, how dare you?" I was clearly laughing as I was begging the idiot not to do this. Mark told us both to calm down. He was a man of the people, well respected in the hostel because he was mature and really smart, cunning too. "ls there anybody here who wants rival Mr Micheal here? he or she
should speak now or forever hold his or her silence". I looked around and nobody spoke, it was like a conspiracy, they had all planned it, this was just mere formality. Then Ivan spoke again. "Fine, let's be democratic, if you're in favour of President Stylish say aye", every single person shouted "Aye!!!". "The "ayes" have it then, oga you have won" as they all clapped and started hailing me Presidol! Presido!!! "Ladies and gentlemen, I president to you, the pioneer president of this villa. President Micheal". Mark declared. l was short of words, I had never been a leader at any thing. I walked to the center and took a bow. A girl, Rebecca was nominated as the Vice President. Ivan was nominated as the Secretary while John was chosen as the Compound Security Officer. Then came the time for me to give a speech. I walked to the centre again with my cabinet amidst claps and cheers. I cleared my throats and started to speak. "Fellow comrades and esteemed hostel mates, I am glad that you have bestowed upon me this admirable honour, I never wanted this, but you have chosen me your leader today because you see potentials in me and I promise you all that I would not disappoint. My Cabinet and I would do all in our power to bring law and order to
this hostel and make sure that we live in love. Love will be our watchword every day, that love which has brought us together from different homes right into this hostel. However rough and bushy it may be, this is our home now, this is our Ghetto, our very own Love Ghetto" I hadn't even finished when Ivan interjected and shouted "A round of applause for my Presidolllll" and everyone was in applause and cheers. That evening I donated 50ghc for drinks and snacks for everybody in the hostel and we had merriment and bonded a little bit.
By Friday, when I got back home from school, I looked at the hostel and I could see a sign at the top, we had given our hostel a name. And as I saw the name, I had goosebumps and a tear nearly dropped from my eye. They had coined it out of my nonsense speech. There it was in bold cream and brown paint on the
top of the house; "Love Ghetto". Saturday morning I woke up and urged us all to do our sanitation. The girls were to do the cleaning and the guys were to cut the bushes. I had never held a cutlass to cut grass in my life as this was new to me. I was a full city boy and I really wanted to lead by example and show I could do it. The atmosphere was electrifying and filled with excitement as we were throwing jibes at each other and catching fun. I took a cutlass and tried to do a section of full grass. "Presido wetin you wan do?" my compound security officer John asked.
"I want to help out too" I replied even though I knew I would make a fool of myself with my cutlassing strokes. "Presido, no worry, we go do am, just dey supervise, your security is my priority sir" he responded. I laughed as hard as I could, "on top ordinary hostel president?" I thought to myself. "Okay, no walaha" I said. It was even better that way, so as not to embarrass myself. A couple of minutes later, my phone rang and l was shocked at the name I saw on my screen, it was the mysterious girl. I took a few paces forward to go pick the call.
"I am actually very very sorry, I totally forgot and I've been trying to reach you for over a week now to explain everything..." "Its fine actually" as she chuckled. Her voice over the phone was so calm, not a soupcon of annoyance or vexation. "l actually just called to let you know I was ignoring your calls and texts deliberately because I was slightly mad at you but it's all good now, I've punished you enough".l laughed as l was relived. "Can I ask you something?" I asked. "Sure, go on" she replied. "Why didn't you call me when I didn't call on Friday or all through the weekend?". She chuckled again."What would that make me look like? desperate?" she laughed again, "You're the man here, you should do the chasing". l giggled, I couldn't remember the last time I did that. "Does that mean you're giving me the green light?" I stylishly asked.
"You'll figure it out tiger" she replied. I felt a rush inside of me. She was smart, and very scrupulous, something I hadn't seen in a girl before. "I'm going to have to call you back later, I have some house chores to do" she said as she interjected me out of my thoughts. "Fine then, we would talk by evening" I replied. "Good, let's hope you don't forget this time around" she laughed as she hung up. I smiled and I could feel butterflies in my stomach. I hadn't even seen this girl yet but it seemed I was falling for her already. I was still mesmerized in my thoughts when I heard my housemates scream.
"Snake!! Snake!!! Snakel!" " Ajei!!!!!!" I shouted as I saw a snake slithering towards me.