Chapter 20
"Mopo" on Campus
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The sound of guns being fired, set everybody wild.
People were running up and down, seeking a place to hide.
Seyi pushed me down, so we both lay on the floor for some few minutes before I was pulled up again and was dragged to run.
"Take it easy now" I said
"Are you normal?" he replied
We had to duck for cover at the filling station, lots of people were already there too.
"Na wa for this cult boys. They are going to be punished for all this 'wahala' thank God they are been sent out." A lady said.
If looks could kill, I would have with the way I eyed her.
When the shooting died down, Seyi gave his backpack to me and told me to hold on to it.
"Why?" I asked
"I want you to make me a promise, this is very important"
"What promise do you want me to make, what kind of talk is this?"
"Promise me if you don't see me after 20 mins.
You will find a way back to your hall"
"Meaning you are going back to that war zone?, you must be kidding! There is no need for me to make the promise because I know you are not going anywhere"
"Please! I will make it up to you, when I come back"
"You mean if?"
"I will always come back to you" He gave me a quick peck on the cheek then left.
I was standing there and praying real hard, I know this is the first time I have prayed this hard for anybody even myself.
He wasn't back in 30mins. By this time of course the school authorities had called the 'mopo' "mobile policemen" to intervene.
The gunshots were on again. This time in rapid succession, and everywhere was still in chaos.
I was contemplating what to do when a boy rushed in.
"Jesus! First time I will see someone die in front of me"
"Who died?" everyone chorused
"One department friend of mine, we both left the hall together.
"Apparently he is a cult boy. We were in front of the hall looking for the best way to dodge the bullets when a guy came and shot him point blank in front of me"
"God!, Ye!"
"What hall are you in?" A girl inquired
"Sodeinde"
At this stage, I had to ask who the guy was?
"I don't know his name but he lives not too far from my room, I even heard he came out before it all started only God knows what he went to do inside again"
"What was he wearing?" I asked as my heart tried to pound out of my chest.
The description he gave matched the outfit Seyi was wearing. I didn't even confirm anything else. I ran out of the shelter and headed for Sodeinde. I ignored the screams of wait! Come back! Intent on only seeing for myself if it was or wasn't Seyi.
Getting there was no more sounds of gunshot. I could see the 'mopo' running up and down.
In front of the hall were two guys.
"What the hell do you want?" One of them shouted across to me.
I was about to answer when the other one said "duck!"
The next thing I realised was that he was also holding a gun, and there was another round of firing, then as abruptly as it started it ended.
The boy that told me to duck suddenly pulled me up, then he passed me over to someone behind me and said "Tell am make she careful".
"Seyi!" I screamed in joy, but there was no answer from him, he looked through me then we headed towards main campus.
"Won't you even ask what I was doing there?"
It was when we got to Mass Comm, when he asked me and he was screaming.
"What the hell did you think you were doing?"
"I thought you were dead"
"I told you not to come out, if anything had happened to you, I don't think I could have forgiven myself".
Thank God for Ugo" he said.
Something suddenly occurred to me. "What were you doing there? Were you shooting as well?"
"What is all this, don't you trust me again."
"I don't understand what you were doing in that vicinity and with someone that was shooting as well"
"I don't have a gun and I will repeat it, I have never raised a gun at someone not to talk of shooting.
I went to check on Sunday only to be blocked in because of the shooting"
"Is that the truth?"
"I swear," he replied
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© NgEX 2001
This is a work of fiction. Similarities to anyone
living or deceased is purely coincidental
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