CAMPUS DILEMMA SEASON 2 EPISODE 12

Episode 12

We left and headed to Mami. We spent time eating
after which we had some drinks before going our
separate ways.
Since camp activities started hitting up we hardly go
to Mami together to eat, but we still ate together
occasionally without Purity.
As I left Chinwe in front of the clinic and was
heading to my hostel, Divine called me. She told me
to wait for her at the Pavilion that she wants to
discuss something with me. I went back to the
Pavilion and waited. Not long she came and sat
beside me. After we exchanged pleasantries, she
started.

“Purity I am sorry about my sister’s attitude.
Sometimes she is like that, which is why I’m not
perturbed by her recent change of behavior. She
once had a boyfriend who treated her badly. When I
say badly, I mean very bad. After their relationship
packed up, out of anger and hurt, she had sworn
that she is never going to date another guy until she
meets someone that shares the same names with
her.

It had been like a joke at first till after two years
and she had kept to her words. It is three years and
some months now and she is still not budging to
my pleas to change that. Now she met you,
someone that shares the same names with her but
seeing that you are with some other person is
something she is finding hard to digest. I’ve tried
talking to her but the same cold attitude she is
giving you is the same she is giving me and
everyone else. Shania told me about how she
ignored you, but if you can still try and talk to her,
maybe she will come around.”

After we talked, I promised her that I will try and
talk to Purity before we parted. When I got to the
hostel I decided to chat Purity up on Whatsapp.
“Hey, what’s up?”
“Are you there Purity?”
“Can we talk, if you don’t mind?”
I sent these messages consecutively but got no
reply even after she read the message. I decided to
quit the pleasantries and go straight to the point.
“Why are you being cold towards me and keeping
to yourself?
“It’s none of your business.” She replied.
“Really? I know it’s none of my business but I care
about you as your friend.”

“You don’t have to care ok?” She replied.
“Do you know this is the first time in my life that I
am meeting someone I share a similar name with
and to think that this person who has been friendly
suddenly went cold baffles me. If there is
something I did that you didn’t like, don’t you think
you should confront me with it instead of going dark
on everybody?”

I saw typing on her profile but got no message
after waiting for a while.
“It’s ok if you don’t want to talk to me again. But
for whatever it is, don’t be cold to others and stop
withdrawing from people. We have barely 8days to
spend here so have fun while it lasts ok?” I typed
and sent.
“Purity this has nothing to do with you. It’s
something I can figure out myself, so you don’t
have to worry about me.” She sent after I waited for
like eternity.

“A problem shared is a problem half solved, they
said” I’ve got ears and time if you want to share
whatever it is.’ I replied.
“Don’t worry I can fix myself.”
“I’m worried already, can we meet and talk?”
“Where?” she replied.
“The place you walked out on me.”
“Ok, but before then, I’m sorry for walking out on
you and the cold attitude.”
“Tell me that when we meet.”
“Ok, let me shower, I’m coming.” She sent and
went off.
I went and showered, changed and went to the
Pavilion. I saw Yusuf and his new girlfriend seated
and talking. On getting close to them, I noticed that
they were arguing over what I didn’t know. I
changed my direction before they could notice me
and moved to the place where Purity walked out on
me.
Some minutes later, Purity walked from behind and
settled beside me.

“It seems your friend has found himself a camp
chick” she said nodding towards Yusuf.

“Yea they’ve been going out for a couple of days
now.”
“Good for him. Heard what he did the other night.
God saved him that I wasn’t around when he did
that poo.”
“He didn’t do that out of consciousness moreover,
he has apologized to your sister.”
“It’s like having issues with women is his hobby’
she said as I looked up and saw Yusuf’s girl
walking out on him annoyed while Yusuf looked
helpless.
I made to call him but decided against it.

Whatever
it is he will tell me when we meet in the hostel.
After the girl, Yusuf stood up, looked around and
left.
“Well that ends the Yusuf drama, so what’s wrong
with you?” I asked her.

“Shebi I told you already that it’s not something that
I can’t handle.”
“Don’t let us start running around on this issue
again just say it out already.”

“Ok, firstly lemme apologize for my cold and rude
attitude towards you all these while. Secondly you
didn’t do anything to me directly, so you don’t have
to worry ok. It’s just something I’m trying to deal
with.”

“I didn’t do something to you directly but I did
indirectly? Tell me about it.” I pressed on.
“Hey why are you hell bent on pushing me into
telling you something just meant for me alone?
Didn’t know you are this stubborn. Ok this is it,
something happened a long time ago and I vowed
to myself that I’m not going to date anybody again
except a guy that shares similar names with me. It’s
been over three years now but I never met that
person. I had promised myself that if I happen to
meet this person and even he doesn’t ask me out
that I’m going to ask him out myself.

Fortunately I
have met that person and unfortunately to my
greatest disappointment he is with someone
already and that someone is a friend.”
“What is it that happened exactly?”
“Forget it, there is no way I’m telling you that.”
“Come on, what are friends for.”
“No Purity, don’t even push it, I’m not telling you
that.” She said.
“Ok, fine should I say that I’m sorry for whatever
that happened in the past that made you make such
vow?”
“Nah forget it. I’m f**king over it.”
“Can I tell you my mind?”

“Yea sure.”
“I think you should give yourself a chance to meet
and date other people. That vow is tying you down
and keeping you from meeting amazing dudes out
there. Whatever that must have pushed you to
making that decision is not far from boyfriend and
girlfriend issues. But that fact that you had it bad
the last time doesn’t mean that it’s always going to
be the same. One way or the other we’ve all had it
bad before now, but that doesn’t mean that
everybody is the same.

You are looking for someone that shares the same
names with you, how sure are you that the person is
not going to be worse? Everyday life gives us
another chance to meet new people and I think you
should let go of the past and dump that vow in the
trash can and move on. For all I know, you are still
living with your past for over three years but you
claim to be over it. Purity let it go and move on
ok? There are chances you will never meet
someone that shares the same name with you
again, will you them remain single for the rest of
your life all because of one relationship gone
wrong? Move on, that is the best you can do for
yourself.”
Heaving a big sigh “You can make a good
preacher” she said with smiles.

“I’m not preaching. I’m telling you the truth dear.”
“Purity have you ever been hurt by someone you
love?” she asked looking me in the eyes.
“Hmmm!! I wasn’t just hurt, I was made a fool to
go with it.”
“How did you deal with it? I mean, how did you get
over it?”
“Mine is kinda complicated. You know this situation
where you think that you’ve got everything under
your control and feeling on top of the world not
knowing that you don’t even know what is going on.
That was my case.”
“Tell me about it na.”
“Oh! Now you want to hear my own story but you
wouldn’t tell me yours. No you ain’t hearing
nothing.”
“Please na, must you pay back?”
“Yes o. Pay back is a bi*tch. Any day you tell me
your story, I will tell you mine.”
“Ok o. so tell me how did you guys meet, you and
Shania?”

“Shania and I started way back in school days. I
met her in my second year. I went on date with
someone and in the process I met Shania and she
stole my heart. I kept asking her out from my
second year till final year but she never accepted,
but throughout this asking out period she was like
my best friend. I always run to her for some advice
and other stuff. As I kept disturbing her life she
now told me we should work our service to Lagos
that if it works then we will start dating but if not
then I should know that nothing was ever meant to
happen between us. I don’t know whether to call it
fate or nature at work but instead of Lagos we found
ourselves in this place and that’s how we started
dating.” I lied.
“Seems you guys just started?”

“Dating yes but we’ve been friends for three years.”
“That’s cool. You’ve got eyes for good things” she
said smiling.
“So what are you going to do now?” I asked
ignoring her earlier comment.
“About what?” she asked back feigning ignorance of
what I was asking her.
I looked at her while she smiled and looked away.
“I will just try to get my feelings together.”
“It’s about telling yourself that it’s time to move on
and not clinging to the past ok?”
“Yes sir.”
“That’s cool.”

“But you guys are crazy, you and Shania. I was just
crazy with jealousy that night. Call me crazy but
getting bleeped in a party or a crowd place by a
boyfriend is one thing I have always fantasized
about.
“Well doing something crazy once in a while is the
fun of life.”
“Jeezz! I couldn’t just take it that night. I so wanted
it to be me.”

“It can still be you, you never can tell. Maybe all
you need is to just get a dude and bingo! Your
wishes will come true.”
We stayed together talking till the soldiers came
pursuing everybody to bed. I led her to her hostel
before leaving for mine.

To Be Continued…