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One random episode.
<p>"Pingg!!!!"</p><p>The notification came in; it was a text from our class representative. A lecturer had requested that all the students who took his course be present at his office tomorrow to verify their results. Mind you, OAU had gone on a three-week strike and most students hadn’t resumed back.</p><p>”Come yourself 10am tomorrow morning to verify your results and for it to be computed, or you’ll fail,” he said.</p><p>I left my hostel immediately it was ten o’clock. Boarded a bus to SUB, made my way to the faculty and went straight to his office, i saw people standing outside. I was scared at first. I took off my cap and glasses, unplugged my earpiece, and asked those who were outside what had happened. They said nothing—that they had checked theirs, but they didn’t know if they could check for others. Not long after, a coursemate came stumbling outside saying the lecturer had sent him out because he didn’t comb his hair. So, I kept my things in my bag and went in.</p><p>Little did I know, there was a trap ahead.</p><p>I became fragile. I cajoled myself, became shaky. I wasn’t the only one in the room, but I felt his stare.</p><p>Then he asked, "Which village are u from?"</p><p>I answered, fidgeting. It wasn’t obvious, but I felt it within me.</p><p>He asked again, "Have you ever been there?"</p><p>If I knew, I would have said yes, but rather I chose to speak the truth. I said, "No."</p><p>His mood didn’t change, but his voice sat up. He said, "Call your dad or your mum, let me speak to them. Your dad in particular he has failed tradition, and if they don’t pick, I won’t attend to you and you’ll fail this course."</p><p>The word FAIL rang like a bell, echoing loudly in my head. I called my dad—his phone was switched off. I called my mum. The first time, there was no response. I called again, and this time, she answered. Terrified, I handed the phone over to him and he said….</p>
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