On this day, I remember how back then in FGC Ogbomoso, guys had pen-pals from other Unity schools (something peculiar to teenagers of our days. Sadly, it has become history. No thanks to social media). It was really a trend, most especially among the 'happening' guys. I remember vividly, how some guys got up to about 5 letters from other schools on inter-house sports days, obviously sent through the schools' athletes (courier of life!). I remember how peeps, most likely the ones in your clique would rally round to read the letter(s) one of 'em got. Dia's dis particular guy in my house, he got up to abt 7 some time n was rly feeling cool, me I was jst like "wahs doing dis one sef? I wonder wetn gals de see for dis one body sef, wt hin big head!" (Did I hear sm1 mention a name? LOL)
Ok fast forward, there was this time I got a letter from one babe from FGGC Ipetumodu, yeah I got one too! The only one I got throughout my stay in FGC(hihihihihihihihihi). I remember she was like a family friend to one of my friends back in school, so while gisting about her one time like that, I just took interest in her and decided to write her.
"Who is Tunde Adetutu?" , Bolu Obembe came into my room asking, my heart almost jumped outta mouth cos the only thing that could come to my head was "yeeepa! I don enta kwanta!". 'Kwanta' is synonymous to trouble, gbege, yawa, gobe (I trust my FGC hommies not to forget this).
"You have a Letter frm FGGC Ipetumodu", Bolu said. Trust me, it was as if the whole of Olumo rock was lifted off ma mind.
"But who could it be?", I wondered after I had gotten back ma normal self (trust me! You can't be at peace at the thought of having trouble with some Seniors).
Almost immediately, I flipped open the letter! Lo and behold! It was that babe me and my friend talked about! After reading the letter, I felt dragon-flies fluttering in ma belly! (Yeah dragon flies! There's this thing abt them which I can't explain biko). I can't remember how many times I read that letter but trust me, It wouldn't have been less than a million times that day! (You blame me?). For real, everything about me that day made me feel like I was in one wonderland! My rusted bunk seemed like pure gold to me. My tattered mattress (not mine tho' but a senior chose to 'abachise' my wonderful mouka foam. My bad!) was just like a mattress dat even d president wouldn't afford! My garri infested locker felt lik a treasure box! (Cos I rememba how I folded the letter neatly and kept in one of my textbooks, one book I didn't get to open throughout ma stay in FGC!) Wait! did I forget to mention what the letter was all about? Well it was simply 'hello Tunde, I got ur letter. How is school bla bla bla bla bla...tnx 4 writing. Hope to hear from u again'.
You know, this feeling of a super-fly dude enveloped me completely that day! Yeah! I wished someone had stepped on me that day, I'd prolly have been like "WTF! Hw come u step on me! Don't you know I jst got a letter from a 'chic'?". (Oh! Woe betide my folly. Lol). Wherever I went that day, I took the letter with me and gladly showed some of my friends (some were just like me! They never got one letter! So I was a step ahead. Some of them are prolly reading this right now! Hehehehehe).
Eh! I don't intend to bore you with this long epistle. Read if you can! N if u can't (but I'll be damned if u didn't. How did u get here? Lol), U can choose to keep walking and perhaps along d way, think about how to protect urself and loved ones from the deadly virus, EBOLA! and don't you ever forget to pray for Nigeria! *wink* Y'all have a nice day. #myFGCstory #relishedMoments
