CAMPUS DILEMMA SEASON 2 EPISODE 26

Episode 26

The next morning came. Everybody was in an elated
mood at the single thought of leaving the camp
except Yusuf who is still yet to recover from the
shock Saidat gave to him. On my part, I was a bit
nervous as to what the outcome of the posting will
be.

We all had prepared and headed out to the parade
ground for the passing out parade. Owing to the
fact that most of us weren’t selected to partake in
the parade, we were told to stand at the back of
those parading till after the guest of honor is gone.
Through the whole event, I was with Shania and the
twin. I tried all I could to make sure that there was
no awkward moment between Purity and I but she
was making it difficult as she was avoiding my
eyes and giving me the one word replies.

After the parade which lasted till 3pm, the guest of
honor left and it was time for the posting letters to
be shared. We all went to our different platoons to
collect our posting letter. It took a while before they
called me. On getting my posting letter, I was
posted to a polytechnic. I couldn’t believe it as
most of my platoon members were congratulating
me.

Having heard what stress those that teach in
secondary schools do pass through, I thought
myself lucky. At least I won’t be able to pass
through the stress of writing lesson notes, setting
exam questions and the rest. I was also happy that
I would be dealing with mature people.

After I left my platoon with my posting letter, I
dialed Shania to know what’s up with her. She told
me that she was posted to the state house of
assembly. Divine was posted with Yusuf to the
ministry of youths and sports while Purity was
posted in a big private secondary school which I
didn’t realize was in the same local government
with mine. Precious was posted in an oil servicing
firm in the state’s oil region, Eket.
It was disappointing that I wasn’t posted in the
same PPA with Shania but the other good part of it
was that we got posted to very nice places. On
realizing that I was posted to a polytechnic, Shania
registered her displeasure. I told her that we will
find a way around it but let’s focus on how to get
out of camp and to our different PPA’s first.

I had called Precious after the girls left to get the
bags and she came to meet me. After I had asked
her what happened, why I didn’t get posted in the
same place with Shania to which she told me that it
was her platoon officer that chose the place she
wanted. We discussed about how she was going to
get to her PPA. She told me that she was going to
lodge somewhere in the state capital before moving
to her PPA the following day. We bade each other
goodbye and left hoping to see after we settle in
our different locations.
We gathered our bags before I called my cab man
who came and took us back to the hotel. From
there we made plans on how to dispatch to our
different Places of Primary Assignment.

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The stress of getting accepted and settling down
had taken its toll on me. It was the fifth day and yet
I have not been accepted in my place of primary
assignment reason because the Rector of the
school travelled and no other person had the right
to accept us.
It was on the second day when I came to check on
the Rector that I saw IJ seated on the reception
waiting for the rector too.
“What are you doing here?” I had asked her
surprisingly.

“Same thing you are doing here” she had replied
with a smile.
“I was here yesterday but didn’t see you or
anybody.”
“Yea, I came after you left. They told me that a
corper just left before I came, I guess that’s you.”
She had said.
“Have you seen others?” I asked.
“No, maybe they are yet to locate the place.”

We discussed more while waiting for the Registrar
or the Rector. Intermittently someone will walk into
the reception and hail us. When we got tired of
waiting, we went to the Rector’s office and asked
the secretary to help us with her mobile number so
that we can be able to keep in touch with her to
know when the Rector comes back.

IJ was staying in a family house while I was
staying in a guest house. The school was pretty
much new. It had new structures and facilities. It is
located directly opposite the house of the former
governor of the state. Story had it that the governor
had used the power of incumbency to drag the
institution down to his local government.
After what seemed like eternity, the rector came
back from God knows where. He was furious at first
because the school had written to the state
secretariat that they don’t need corpers owing to the
fact that they were still new and already has as
much staff as they needed compared to the number
of students on ground. After deliberating with the
registrar who had told him how we had been
coming around since we left camp, he had accepted
us and signed our posting letter.

Getting a suitable accommodation was another
huddle to cross after we were accepted. After we
finished with our local government registration, IJ
and I had commenced on the search for
accommodation. It took much of our time before we
could find a new structure which had comfortable
self-contained apartments which was yet to be
completed. The land lord said that he can get our
rooms fixed if we gave him half of the house rent.
Staying in a guest house for close to one week had
me running short financially. I had contacted
Precious who borrowed me hundred thousand to
pay back till eternity according to her. I paid the
landlord complete and got a receipt from him so as
IJ before I travelled for the three weeks break after
camp. He promised us that before we come back
our rooms would be ready.

Before I travelled home, I had gone to the state
capital to see Shania. They were three girls posted
to the state house of assembly and had been given
a well-furnished three bedroom flat at the GRA. I
planned to spend the weekend with her before
travelling. It was in one of the nights after we had a
hot section that she nearly screamed down the roof
that we got talking.

“If you are gonna be screaming like that I think you
should be coming over to my house, your neighbors
might complain.” I had said exhausted as she laid
on my chest caressing my hairs.

“It’s none of their business. Afterall, Tonia was
straffed here yesterday by boyfriend and she was
crying like a baby so why should they complain? Or
is it my fault that you are so good that I can’t just
stifle it?”
“Who is Tonia again?” I asked confused.
“When are you ever going to be good with people’s
name? That short one that was washing outside”
she described.
“Oh! Ok. The boyfriend came around already?”
“Yea, yesterday.”

“So this place has already been desecrated?” I
asked smiling.
“Yes o, by you and Tonia’s boyfriend. That reminds
me, you told me you were running out of cash, how
did you pay for your rent?”
“I borrowed from someone.”

“You did what?” she asked propping herself up from
my chest. “You borrowed money from someone
when I could have transferred to you and you
refused. What is the meaning of that?”
“Come on, we have spent enough money around
here already and I didn’t want to bother you with
that.”

“What trash is that? Did I complain? So you
preferred to get it from someone else?”
“No not like that. At least I wanted to get from
someone I can be able to pay back.”
“Who did you get it from?”
“A friend of mine.”

“Give me his name and account details. I am
transferring it back to him.” She said picking her
phone beside the bed.

To Be Continued…