CAMPUS DILEMMA SEASON 1 EPISODE 40

Campus Dilemma Season 1 Episode 40.

Written by:- 

Chekwube Emmanuel… (0703440
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Episode 40


Later in the evening, I went to Shania’s house. We

left her house for Chitis, it was a bit scanty when

we got there. I located the table closer to the one I

shared with Cindy the day Shania gave me her

number and led her to it. We settled and placed our

order when a waiter came. We kept gisting till they

served our order.

“You know this is the first time I’m actually taking

you out on a date” I started after we ate for a while.

“Yea, and I’m surprised” she replied looking at me.

“There is something I wish to tell you, hope you

wouldn’t find it offensive”

“Ok, what is it?”

Before I left for Shania’s house, I was reciting the

lines I will use. I wanted to officially ask her out to

be my girlfriend. Sometimes when in the comfort of

our room, everything seems easy, but when faced

with reality, the opposite becomes the case.

Everything I recited varnished from my mind when I

needed them. I stared into my food searching my

mind for the words I had rehearsed more than a

hundred times but couldn’t find them. To make

matters worse, each time I raise my head, she will

be looking at me.

“Why are you looking at me like that?” I asked as

that was the only thing that came to my mind.

“How am I looking at you? Wait are you ok? You

are sweating” she said feeling my fore head with

her palm.

I didn’t realize that I was already sweating in a cool

environment. It wasn’t just my forehead, my palms

were sweating too which happens whenever I’m

nervous.

“Yes I’m fine. Shania, I’m feeling nervous because

for some hours now, I have been reciting a speech

which I prepared to present to you but I can’t even

find my words any more”. I said smiling

sheepishly.

“Come on, is that why you are sweating under this

air condition? Ok whatever it is, say it out any how

you want?” she said smiling.

This is someone I was already used to but now I

couldn’t even look at her face. I tried relaxing

myself by taking a sip from my drink to calm my

nerves before I continued.

“Shania” I started. “Over time I have found myself

thinking more about you. There is this happiness

and comfort that I feel whenever I’m around you. I

want us to redefine this friendship. I want a

relationship with you. I know I have done a lot of

sh*t which you know. They say ‘sometimes we tend

to lose a diamond while picking stones’. I don’t

want to tow that line. You are diamond and I don’t

want to lose you picking stones. I don’t know if I

deserve you, but if you still find me worthy, please

will you be my girlfriend?”

I felt like a load has been lifted off my shoulder

when I said my mind. I relaxed back on the chair

while we stared at each other. After a while, she

cleared her throat and smiled.

“Believe me you caught me unawares. I was

expecting the opposite of what you just told me

now. Purity you have enough girl drama in your

hands already, do you think adding me to it won’t

cause you more trouble? I think what you should do

now is to sort yourself out first. When that is done

then you can know where you stand.

I don’t want to bring more troubles to your life.

Don’t see this as a rejection of your offer, I pray you

understand me. I want the best for you. I prefer us

the way we are now to how you want us to be”

“You are not going to cause me any troubles. I

don’t have girl issues anymore. The only girl I still

have something to do with is Precious, who right

now I don’t know where I stand with her”

“Then go and settle things with her. Precious alone

is enough trouble for you. Go and get things straight

with her. Remember what I told you before, a bird

at hand is worth more than ten in the bush. Go and

make Peace with her” she said with smiles.

I looked at Shania and asked myself “were in the

name of God is this girl from” I couldn’t fathom it.

We spent the rest of the time discussing random

issues. I asked her to come spend the weekend in

my house but she declined. She said we needed as

much time apart as possible for me to make the

right decision.

When I got home, I thought so much about what

Shania said. She was right, I needed to fix my life.

It’s true that I needed to straighten things with

Precious. I made up my mind to settle things with

Precious that night. I pulled out my phone and

dialled her number. While it rang, it struck me that I

haven’t even asked her where and who she was

staying with. I re-dialled after she didn’t pick for the

first time.

“Hello, good evening” she greeted. Precious doesn’t

greet me except when she is pissed with me. That

has always been her sign of telling me that she is

pissed with me.

“Good evening, how are you?”

“I’m fine, sorry I missed your first call”

“It’s ok, where are you?”

“Why do you ask? What do you care?”

“Precious please I want us to settle this once and

for all. Please where are you?”

“Don’t worry I will come to your place If you want

us to see ok”

“Ok then Can you come around? I want us to talk”

“Ok, I will call you when I get to the gate” she said

and dropped the call.

That is a typical Precious, she acts all formal

whenever she is pissed. She called after about an

hour and I went to the gate to pick her. We barely

said a word to each other on our way back to my

house.

When we got to my house, she went straight to my

reading table and sat, fiddling with her phone. She

declined everything I offered her. After several

minutes of silence she decided to speak up.

“You needed us to talk?” she asked.

“Yea, but first why are you acting this way?”

“Purity forget the way I’m acting, let’s talk”

“We can’t talk with you acting like this. Precious I

know this past week has been very unpleasant for

us. I know a lot of things must have been going

through your mind. I’m sorry for not asking where

you have been staying all these while. With the

whole thing that has been happening, it seriously

escaped my mind. I’m very sorry”

“Purity since almost two weeks now, you have not

cared to ask where I have been staying, so much

for someone that claims to care. It’s ok.” She said

not looking up.

“I’m very sorry”

“It’s ok, what is it you want us to discuss?”

“Precious, I want us to stop this. I don’t want us

doing this believing that one day feelings will grow.

I can’t give you that love which you want from me. I

have tried to develop that feeling but it’s not

forthcoming. Please let’s just end this once and for

all”

“Purity, I have two questions to ask you”

“Yea go on”

“Are you doing this because of Oge?”

“No, I already ended things with Oge a very long

time ago. This has nothing to do with her”

“Ok. Secondly, am I being a disturbance to you?”

“No, come on. You are not and can never be. I just

want us to stop deceiving ourselves. The more we

are into this, the more we might prevent each other

from meeting the right people. Don’t get me wrong,

if only the hands of time could be turned, I know

we would have made the best pair.”

She left the table and came to the bed where I was

sitting. She kissed my fore head before circling me

into an embrace. We hugged for a while before she

whispered to my ears, “can I at least pass the night

here for the last time?”

“You are not just going to pass the night here, we

are going to fetch your bag from where ever you are

staying back to this place” I replied her.

Who is Precious without cry, I knew she was crying

already behind me so I held her patting her back.

No matter the trouble I will have with Precious, I

can’t forget the road we have travelled. If things

were different, I know we would have built

something great.

To Be Continued…

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Stay tune for Campus Dilemma Season 1 Episode 41.