Scene 1 continuation from last scene
Ben: I mean ain't you the one dating him right now?
Chikozie: dating who? How? How can I be dating him? A guy?.. he asked looking so confused
Mike: this is my roommate Ben. He's my room mate not what you're thinking.
Ben: what? You mean he's just your roommate?
Mike: yes! How can you be so stupeed to say things anyhow?
Ben: but I heard him saying fvck in the morning when I called you... What does that supposed to me?
Mike: you're very stupeed! Is that a reason for you to conclude?
Chikozie: just watching the both of them
Ben: but you said it on the phone in the morning. Or did you say it just to get me jealous?
Mike: see Mike just come and be going now! Get out.
Chikozie: are you guys gày?
Mike: 😳😳 Jesus! No chikozie you're mistaken..no I mean he's mistaken. He's síck he doesn't know what he's saying.
Ben: wtf! I don fvck up..he said in his mind..
Chikozie: Jesus Christ 😳 so this stuff actually is real? You guy fvck yourself?
Ben: opened the door and ran out immediately....
Mike: shocked by what Ben did. Did he just ran out?
Chikozie: guy don't tell me this true..like seriously? You be gay? You dey fvck man? He asked saying it so loud
Mike: no! You're getting it all wrong bro. I'm not gày. Please don't mind him.. I think he's cràzy
Chikozie: you dey mahd? Are you stupeed or what? Do you want to lie to me now?
Mike: became scàred immediately chikozie changed his facial expression looking so serious and angryy
Chikozie: so you be gày? Chineke ( Jesus)
Mike: please bro stop shouting please..this is hostel please I don't want others to here you please..he began to plead..
Chikozie: I don't need to shout.. only me go bèàt you for here ah swearr. How can you be a gày and you called yourself a Christian? Wait is this even real?
Mike: please bro! You can do what so ever you want to do to me here but please don't say it out...I don't want people to know about this...
Chikozie: then he dropped his wallet.. moving around the room.... Wait I don't understand is your family members aware that you're a gày?
Mike: no please they don't know please.. nobody knows. Just my fellow gày.
Chikozie: wow so you guys are plenty self? Ewoo.... No wonder! No wonder! The kind of vibes you have been giving me since we moved together here.. normally a real man won't be acting this way. I didn't notice so fast.. omor guy you dey irrîtaté me ah swearr..Kik WTF!
Mike: looking so scàred because he just couldn't predict what next chikozie might do..
Chikozie: carried his wallet.. I don't even know what to say again... But I don't think I can stay here together with you! No! Nbaa..never! He said while shaking his head in disagreement.
Mike: couldn't say anything.. just kept quiet looking at him
Chikozie: make I go fvck first come back. Then we go talk then.. because I don't think I can stay here with a man who fvcks a fellow man. I just can't! I can't even look at you... He said and left the room..
Mike: exhales heavily...oh God what have I gotten myself into now? Ben! Ben! Ben! You caused all of this.. why wasn't I too careful enough to see this coming? OMG how do I deal with this now? Before this guy start telling people that I'm gày. I can't afford that shàme at all. I have spent all my life unoticed just now? Ahh..God what do I do now? What will be do when he comes back? Hope he won't come with people to come bèàt me up. Jesus what if he does that? How will people see me from today? I need to leave here and run awày! I can't stay in the hotel again.. let carry my back and run awày. That is the only corrective measures I can take now! But what about lectures? We will still meet at lectures since we're doing almost thesame courses. 🤦🤦 Oh God please what do I do now? He said as he quicky carried his bag and phone and rushed out of the room and even forgetting to luck it..
Scene 2 ( chikozie in the room)
Chikozie came back from the town and met the door open. He entered and didn't meet Mike there.
Chikozie: where this gày boy go? He said as he sat on his bed.
Then he noticed his bag was not there anymore
Hmm he left the room? He ran away or what? Then he removed his phone and called him. It rang the first time but no response, he tried the second time and it said switched off!
He off his phone? He said to him self as he dropped the phone and lie down on the bed.
Around 10:30pm he became a little worried on where he might have went too and it's late already..
Then he quickly left the room and checked around the school maybe he will see him around. After checking for few minutes he came back to the room.
Chikozie: why am I even worrying about him? What is my concern with him? I shouldn't worry about someone who's a gày! He said as he locked the door of the room. Switched off the light and jumped on his bed..
Scene 3( Mike at the hotel room)
Mike: sitting down at the edge of the bed placing his right hand on his neck.. hmm! My biggest nightmare is finally coming out.. one of my biggest fears is getting exposed. How do I treat this now? I can't run away forever! 🤦 But I still don't know what to do? Oh God I'm. Confused what do I do?
Then he lied on the bed staring at the room. Before he eventually slept off.
Scene 4( chikozie in the hostel room)
Chikozie: yawning... Ahhishh.. oh God I don tire.. he said while looking at Mike's bed..
Hmmm this boy slept outside? Hmm...
Let me iron my clothes and go to church, it been long I enter church self..he said as he quickly stood up from the bed.
Scene 5 ( chikozie in the class )
The following day.. which was Monday. chikozie sitted in the class talking with some girls and checking around to see if he's going to see Mike anywhere around..
Few minutes later the lecturer entered the class..and the class began..
2 hours later the class was over.. and chikozie was still looking around for Mike but he didn't see him.. few minutes after he went back to the hostel..
Throughout that week Mike didn't attend lecture. he was still hiding himself at the hotel...
On Sunday evening...
While Mike was inside his hotel room...
Mike: how long will I continue to stay here? How long will I continue to hide? I can't hide forever? My mom is not even aware that I'm not going to school. I just enclosed myself here like one puppy..hmm should I move back to the hostel? No way! I don't know what that chikozie might have said to other guys now. The only thing I can do is to be attending my lecture my here. But what about the expenses? He asked himself. I can't afford to be paying 6k per day.. I'll eventually run broke. Anyways let me start by going for lectures first. From there I'll know what to do next.
He said to him self..
Scene 6( Monday morning, lecture day... Students waiting for the lecturer's arrival)
Mike: stood outside the lecture theatre door.. peeping through window to see if chikozie was in the class.. after checking for few seconds, he eventually saw between some girls chatting... Then he turned back to follow a different door that will make it difficult for chikozie to see him entering the class.
He eventually entered the class and sat down at the end of the class.. wearing a face cap so he won't be noticed..
Not long after that the lecturer came and the class started..
Lecturer: good morning class
The students replied.. good morning sir..
Lecturer: checking around..then he saw some students sitting at the end of the class when there is still enough space at the front.
Why do you students love sitting at the back? Eeh? Oya all of you at the back there should come to the front now! Let me be seeing your faces very clearly.
Then all the students sitting at the back including Mike stood up immediately finding there way to the front.
Mike: oh God! Chikozie will see me now.. what do I do? He said in his mind while trying to get a seat still closer to the end of the class...
Lecturer: hey you! Mr face Cap! Come to the front.. see space here..
He said pointing at Mike.
Mike: Jesus! I'm finishèd. Why will this man point at me? He said in his mind as he walked to the front.
Lecturer: here! I said here...where are you going? He said looking at mike.
Mike: ok sir.. then he sat at the front.. just two seats away from the lecturer's stand..
Chikozie: 🤨🤨.. is this not Mike? He said quietly. He was sitting 3 seats not too far away from Mike.
Lecturer: okay quiet please. Let start..
Where did we stop from the last class?..
About an hour plus later.. he was done with the class.. he took his attendance and left..
Mike: quickly stood up from his seats walking very fast so that chikozie won't stop him.
Chikozie: Mike! Mike! Mikeee!. He called him
Mike: pretending not hear his name as he continues to walk away..
Chikozie: walk more faster and tapped him on the back..
Mike: 😬😬..then he turned... Oh chikozie howfer?
Chikozie: you didn't hear me calling you or what?
Mike: me? When? I didn't oh... He lied!
Chikozie: you dey créaze abi? Na me you dey lie for?
Mike: hmmm! Sorry.
Chikozie: where have you been all this while?
Mike: somewhere.
Chikozie: somewhere? Where?
Mike: I mean with a friend..
Chikozie: I see! Your gay friends right?
Mike: hmm.. what do you want to say to me? I want to be going..
Chikozie: I go slaap you!
Mike: slaap me? For what?
Chikozie: come back to the room!
Mike: huh? What? What did you say?
Chikozie: I say come back to the room. We need to talk.
Mike: why should I come back to the room? You said you can't stay with someone like me.
Chikozie: of course.. just come back. I want to tell you something..
Mike: hmm I'm not coming back to the room please.. from the look of things you're hómóphobic. And I don't think I can deal with that. I don't want to make you uncomfortable. I'll leave my things there for the main time until I'm able to get somewhere else to stay..
Chikozie: hmmm... Ok if you say so but still I have something to tell you..
Mike: we can go outside and talk about it if you don't mind..
Chikozie: no! Let go to the room.
Mike: what are your plans actually? You want to set me up for béàtîñg or what?
Chikozie: set you up for béàtîñg? Why would I do that? If I want to I would tell everyone right now in the class..
Mike: hmm so what is he going to tell me then? He said in his mind while looking at chikozie
Chikozie: you're still a young boy. I believe you can still fix your life. This stuff you're doing is evíl.. you need Deliverance.
Mike: is this what you want to tell me?
Chikozie: yes! So let go to the room. So we can talk better.
Mike: I'm sorry I'm not interested in listening to you and your advise.
Chikozie: see this boy? School stuff apart am I not old enough to be your elder brother? I'm talking to you and you are saying rúbbísh. You want me to change it for you? He said looking at him like he was going to actually slaap him.
Mike: hmm must we go to the room? Can't we talk here? Or outside?
Chikozie: follow me! Let go.. he said and walked away from Mike..
Mike: hmm. Can I even trust him? He said to himself as he followed him..
They both began to trek down to the hostel without talking to themselves.. some minutes later they got to the hostel..
Chikozie: locked the door and stood at the door..
Mike: became scàred...
Why are you locking the door?
Chikozie: how long have you been doing this stuff?
Mike: hmmm... Why are you asking me all this stuff?
Chikozie: answer me. So I can help you.
Mike: hmm I was born this way.. I grew up with it.
Chikozie: is that even possible? God can't create something like this?
Mike: smiles.. then who created me? Devíl?
Chikozie: hmmm..
Mike: no answer me please! Or did I created myself? See chikozie I understand what you're trying to do ok. I don't have any spiritual problem ok! I'm perfectly fine. The fact that I'm gày doesn't mean you have to think less of me..
Chikozie: but why are you hiding what you're doing if you think it's not bad
Mike: smiles... The society thinks bàd of us! They think we are evíl and nothing good can come out of us.. but No. They get it all wrong.. I don't know about others but I know I'm not a bàd person.
Chikozie: how do you intend to plan your life this way? Won't you want get marry someone day? Have kids and rest like normal guys?
Mike: I'll definitely do that but with someone I love and which is a man!
Chikozie: Jesus. Listen to what you're saying. Just listen to yourself. Marry your fellow man? And how will you make kids?
Mike: you don't have to worry about that please. It's my life. I'll live it the way I want in as much I'm not húrting anyone with it.
Chikozie: wow! I can see you're not even ready to change.. you're saying you will get to man... Which man? That Same guy that ran away and left you here the other day?
Mike: and who told you that he's the one that I'll marry. He is someone I was dating before. We ended things already..
Chikozie: I see.. so you guys have had sexx?
Mike: why are you interested in that? You don't have to know.
Chikozie: I'm just finding it so weird.. like wtf! How do you guys do that stuff? Omor.. from looks of things he's the one bàñging you right?
Mike: please I don't want to talk about something like this.. are you done? I want to go.
Chikozie: wow. I thought I could help you bro.
But from look of things I don't think you're ready to change..
Mike: Change? I can't change what I didn't create. Only God can do that... The same way you get attracted to girls that is how I'm attracted to men.
Chikozie: chineke..🙊
Mike: but you don't have to worry. I'll will soon come and pack my things from here.. I don't want to make you feel uncomfortable especially after knowing about my sexualîty. I'll respect your privacy.
Chikozie: my privacy? I don't have any privacy here.. this is not my house! This is hostel Mike. I can't force you to leave here. I don't even have the right.. I just said that before because I was schocked about the whole stuff.. so please stay in your room.
Mike: you're right though. Getting a different place to stay is not a problem to me at all.. I will move off campus. So you don't have to worry. He said calmly..
Chikozie: hmmm... I'm not chasing you awày oo... Stay in your room please... He said trying to make Mike feel comfortable.
Mike: hmm I know chikozie. But I personally don't think I can be able to stay with you any longer.. considering how we started on normal friendship.. I know you won't be able to see me differently from that day you found out...so please let not stress it ok.. thank you.
Chikozie: see Mike I'm not a kid. You staying here can't change anything on me.. not that you will be able to influence into your gày stuff. Never, but I'm just Insisting base normal friendship as you have said. And don't worry About me seeing you in a different way. I just have to watch the kind of things I do around you.
Mike: watch the kind of things you do around me? Why? Am I evíl? Hmm..
Chikozie: no that's not what I mean...
Mike: it's fine.. I'll get going now! I'll be back later to get my stuffs when I get an apartment off campus..he said and left the room..
Chikozie: hmmm...
A few days later...
Scene 8( Mike and chikozie in the room)
Mike: was done packing his things.. and was about leaving..
Chikozie: just lie on his bed operating his phone..
Mike: hey bro! I'm done. I'll be going now..
Chikozie: I didn't pursue you please.. I told you to stay but you refused....
Mike: I'm not complaining bro! It's fine.
Bye bro..he said as he held his stuffs and left the room...
Chikozie: whahala... Why am I feeling like I was the one that chaséd him awày... I didn't do anything bàd please.. I only acted that way because I wasn't comfortable seeing a gày around me... This quilty conscience should leave me please.... After all he wanted to leave too..... he said in his mind as he lie down back on the bed operating his phone...
What happened next?...
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