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Astray In love Episode 13 I entered the parlour and sat down beside her, looking at each other, she could feel the love & affection i have for her, i turned and face her, then grab her hands, looked into her eyes, i was carried away by her beauty, and at long last, i broke the silence. Me: Ay Ayomide: Yes Me: Honestly! I’ve been try to hide my feelings for you since all this while but i can’t just control myself. Baby! I see true love in your eyes, i don’t think my eyes and my heart are deceiving me. Form the day we met at the Mr Biggs, I’ve started having a strong affection for you. I tried my best not to feel anything for you but I failed, i truly need you by my side. Ayomide! I love so much! I want to spend the rest of my life with you! Ayomide: ****Silence**** Me: ****Shaking her hands** Please! This love is for real! Ayomide: What took you so long Me: Am so sorry, i was afraid! ****Happy**** “So this girl has fallen for me since all this while” I thought to myself...

Astray in love Episode 12 ****On Call**** Peter: Guy how far Me: Am cool Peter: I just wanna ask if your Sama(Babe) is still coming Me: Sure! I will call you as soon as she arrived Peter: Ok baba, No P! Me: Alright na Peter: Hanged up I quickly round up with the cooking, dish my neighbour’s own in her food flask, “thank me later” i said jokingly while i handed over the flask to her. I rushed to the bathroom to take my shower, i spent about 15 minutes in there as if i wants to bleach. I came out, dressed up in a nice jean with a perfect t-shirt, spray my perfume and at the same time applied a my room spray. “Abeg Nepa, make una no f--k me up ooo” I said to myself. I decided to watch film and at the same time anticipated her call. At about 09:40 am, Ayomide called! Me: Baby girl Ayomide: I’m in Abeokuta, am already on bike to the address you sent to me earlier Me: “No problem dear, just give a call as soon as you get there, a friend of mine will come and pick you up Ayomi...

Astray in love Episode 11 I’ve never woke up as early as 05:30am on weekends unless if am going to resumed a duty by 06:00am, “Gush! Just 05:30” i sighed, rolling from one side of my mattress to the other. I jumped up and prayed, brush my mouth as if i was going to advertise “Close Up”, i decided to start preparing the food since everything i needed are available. At about half past 7, i pick up my phone and called Ayomide. Me: ****Ringing**** Ayomide: Good morning ****In a cracked voice**** Me: Morning! How was your night Ayomide: Fine and you Me: Splendid…. This one that you are sounding like this, don’t tell me you’re still on bed Ayomide: Before nko! What did u expect Me: Jesus! Ayomide: ****Smiling**** Me: Still on bed! When I’ve been anticipating you Ayomide: I thought we had deal Me: Yeah! Sure!! Ayomide: So relax! Me: Alright! Ayomide: What are you doing? Me: Just putting somethings in place before the arrival of my guest Ayomide: Hmmmm! Put it well ooo Me:...

Astray in love Episode 10 It’s was as if Saturday will not come, all the days was kind of slow, i had make an arrangement with Peter, one of my course mate to help me pick Ayomide as soon as she got to the junction next to our barracks in order to avoid security check at the gate. He assured me that there will be no f--k up and that he is going to carry out mission perfectly. On Thursday, i decided to go to a nearby market to buy fried rice ingredient, I’m very good in cooking, i learnt how to cook good food when i was staying with my aunty that attended a catering school. I’ve been rehearsing on how everything is going to look like that day, it was all funny as i was displaying in my room alone as if am crazy. That night, i called her in order to remind her if she hasn’t forget about her coming on Saturday. “Am working towards it” She replied. On Friday, I made everything i needed available, i purchased a kilo of turkey at the mami market (mini market right in front of the barra...

Astray in love Episode 9 Me: ****Calling Ayomide**** Ayomide: Hello oga soldier Me: Baby girl, what’s up Ayomide: Am cool and you Me: Fine jare, how was your day Ayomide: We thank Baba God ooo Me: That’s nice Ayomide: And how is Abeokuta? Me: Abeokuta is fine ooo, life here is pretty simple most especially in the barracks Ayomide: Really Me: Yeah! Not like sango “You know what i mean now” I murmured jokingly. Ayomide: You are not serious ****We both laugh**** So what’s the latest? Me: Hmmmm! The latest is, i want you to come to Abeokuta Ayomide: “To do what?” She asked surprisingly Me: I just want to see you Ayomide: Me! “Come to Abk” she asked curiously. Moreover! If u want to see me, you know my house Me: ***She wan dey form innocent be that*** No now! it’s not like that Ayomide: Then is like how Me: You know am a young soldier, i cannot start applying for pass now. Moreover, they will think i want to start taking an advantage of the fact that am serving in my s...

Astray in love Episode 8 No doubt! This journey remains the best I’ve ever embarked on in my life, full of fun till we got to Abeokuta in Ogun State. Most of the instructors that knew me when our screening was conducted were asking me how i make it back to my own state, “Oga na God ooo” I replied with a smiling face. The work is pretty cool, routines such as morning physical training (PT) are carried out three times in a week and evening games two times in a week. Monday, Wednesday and Fridays are always for morning PT while Tuesday and Thursdays are for Evening games. At morning PT, normal jugging and light exercise are observed for about 1 hour 15 minutes while Games like football, handball, volleyball, table tennis, Boxing and so on are observed at evening games. Work resumed by 08:45am on morning PT days and 07:45 on non morning PT days. Evening games on the other hand is schedule to hold by 4pm on it’s days. While i resumed at work by 07:45am and closed by 02:00pm, i wondered ...

Astray in love Episode 7 I was posted back to Abeokuta, Ogun State. “Your state of origin” Gunner Emmanuel Whisper’s into my ear, i nodded in positive. “How could that be” Emmanuel asked me after we were been dismissed. “I don’t f-----g know” I replied. “We all know that we are fighting insecurity in the country, Bornu, Yobe and Adamawa States are the major states that most of us were posted to, some of them have started crying. Moreover, it has never happened in the history of Nigeria army that a newly passed out soldier was posted back to his own state to go and serve there”. Emmanuel further explained. Me myself wasn’t happy about it because i thought of the fact that i will be a little bit close to my hometown and to where my families resides, i wanted to serve in the eastern or northern part of the country where i will have to meet new people, learn different languages and most of all live an independent life. “Should i go and complaint so that it will be amend.” I thought to ...

Astray in love Episode 6 Later at night, i called Ayomide and we spoked for about ten minutes. All that happened earlier that day kept on flashing through my memory, i was just imagining if it was the same girl i knew back then in secondary school, i started feeling like seeing her that present moment. “Does is it mean that I’m liking this girl or what”, I asked myself! I just can’t bear the feelings I’m developing for this girl, i closed my eyes (still imagining) and i slept off. I woke up in the morning, brush my teeth, took my bath, dressed up and ready to leave for Kaduna State. All my mum will offer me is prayer for journey mercy “i thought to myself”. After my mum prayed for me. My twin brother wanted to help me with some things to the park but i told him not to worry because the bags are not that heavy. That morning it was like am leaving something behind, the thought of Ayomide keep running through my mind. When i boarded Oyigbo bus, i decided to check if the number she gav...

Astray in love Episode 5 It was all fun as all my friends that heard that am back came to say hi to me, i earned a lot of respect from both elders and younger ones. I have make an arrangement to be going back to kaduna on the fifth day, spend the sixth day on road and rest on the seventh day before resuming back. A day before i decided to leave for Kaduna, i went out to buy my younger ones snacks at Mr Biggs in Sango. After buying everything i needed, on coming out of the Mr Biggs, i saw one of my secondary school mate. Her name is Ayomide, she was a commercial student while am a science student. I was so surprise as she has change drastically, her face, her b**bs and everything thing about her has changed totally. Not like when we are in school that everything looks small. I called her name! Me: Ayomide!… Ayomide: T Boy! What’s up (In an amazing voice) Me: Ayomide!… (Surprised) Ayomide: Me: Waoo! Longest time Ayomide: Abi ooo Me: U looking cute Ayomide: Thank! Me: Oh boy!...

Astray in love Episode 4 Lecture and training begins with immediate effect but this time around, not as a recruit but as soldier. Learning continues day by day, always putting in my best in everything as the best student will be determined at the end of the course. All this while, i called my mum only when am less busy and when i felt like talking to her including my twin brother. I did not permit anyone to call me at his or her own time because i might be in class or probably be engaged in one or two things. I continue like this for one month and two weeks. In the third week of the second month, it was announced that we are going to have a course break. Having course break simply means we will be given passes to travled to our destination of choice for a period of 7 days. By the time we come back, we will round up with the remaining one month and pass out. When the issue of pass came up i was very happy because it an opportunity for me to see my family after about 8 months that i ...

Astray in love Episode 3 I came back from site around 4pm, i met my mum at home and i ask her if she was able to raise anything. She gave me the sum of 6,000 Naira, i added it to this 4,000 Naira Bode gave to me at the site including the 1,500 that was given to me by bode boss for the work i did. I went straight to the market and purchased all that i needed. The next morning, i dressed up and i was about leaving when my mum started crying, i asked her why she was crying and she said she heard that people use to die or got their legs broken in Depot Nigeria Army. I smile, patted her shoulder and told her that all i needed is her prayer, she then pray for me for about 5 minutes and i cut her short. I told her i have to leave now in order for me not to be late. Kenny help me to the park with my bags and i left for Abeokuta. We were properly checked before entering the luxurious bus, it was my first time entering it as i have not embark on a long distance journey before. We go to kadu...

Astray in love episode 2 When i got home my mum welcomed me, she asked me if i have informed my twin brother and i said yes. I am Taiwo while my twin brother is Kenny. We not too identical and that’s why i don’t normally do things together despite the fact that we came to this world with the same placenta. My dad on the other hand wasn’t on my side, he wasn’t even the one that signed my form when i purchased it. All these things happened because he choose not to value is own children, i persuaded my elder brother to do the signing aspect for me. When i told my dad about my plans, he did not alter a single word, he just look at me and continue watching is television. I left him with the determination that i will go and come back and he will be surprise by my progress. That night i place a call to one of my friend, is name is bode, we went to the same secondary school, bode did not have the intension of going to high institution right from our secondary just because he knew he is no...

Astray in love Episode 1 It was a day i have been waiting for, the final list is yet to be announced as we all gathered at the Medical Reception Center inside the barracks awaiting the arrival Commander in charge of the screening exercise to come out with the list of the successful applicants that will be going to Depot Nigeria Army in Zaria, Kaduna State. The tension was high at that moment as everybody was praying seriously, i couldn’t help myself that very moment because i have suffered a lot to get to the last stage of the screening exercise. I kept on hoping in God for a better result, the tension was still very very high when the Brigadier General came out of the office with the list in is hand. My heart was beating faster as if it’s going to pound out, everywhere was silent like a grave yard as we all listen to the General. After commending our effort, He handed over the list to the physical training officer and he started calling out the names! Lagos, Ondo and Ogun state we...