The Final Phase

Gift

There is Imran 📶📶👆👆👆

I sulk into my pillow closing my eyes at the growing headache. Sniffing quietly, I look at the flowery designs on my bed spread finding it interesting as I ignore the eyes staring at me for the past twenty minutes.

I was so bored...

"Will you manage my second phone till you are able to get a new one?" she said.

I glare at the Samsung device in her hand staring at it like it was a vermin.

"No" I said, my voice clipped which made her sigh in frustration.

"Feyi don't be difficult, you need a cell phone. We are in a digital age and am sure most of your works and assignments is on that phone"

"You should have told that bastard yesterday night when he broke my phone!"

"You want me dead right?! I didn't know he will behave that way yesterday. It was totally unexpected"

I rub my eyes sitting up, hugging the pillow.

"Are you okay?" she asked quietly.

"I miss my phone... " I said. My eyes getting moist as I thought about how am going to get another phone.

I should have gave him a slight dose of madness yesterday but something kept on telling me i should not step on his toes. He did that to a phone, who knows what he could have done to me?

A slight urgent knock was heard on our door. I look up as Keji entered. She said a quick greeting to Kitan who reluctantly answered. She ignored her response. It is too early in the morning to bicker by the way.

"Babe.. " she greets

"Morning "

"How are you?" she asked sitting beside me on my bed. I shrugged. "I heard what happen"

"How?" Kitan pretended to be reading but I know she was listening on our conversation.

How did she know? I did not tell anyone. Not that I have the phone to call or text.

"It is on the class group chat, someone posted the video" I groan, holding my head in my hands. "It is also on the school gossip page, even Telegram. Omo oti lo viral o"

What is wrong with we youths of nowadays? Must we upload everything we see or hear online?

Instead of helping, they were busy recording my predicament.

"Am still in shock on what happened"

"You suppose slap that guy yesterday" Kitan snorted from behind her book at Keji's statement. Keji shot her a death glare, I quickly held her by the wrist slightly shaking my head. She sighs. "You will report the incident, right?"

"To who? It seems you don't know who we are dealing with" she huffs.

We talked for a while, she asked me on how am going to go about my phone. I don't know what to do. She told me we will talk later as she had to get ready for a lecture we both had. I don't feel like going due to the news going viral but this course is a three unit course and also compulsory. The woman could give us an impromptu test which is something I don't want to miss.

I gathered enough courage as I go to the public bathroom to take my bath. Keji and i agreed to meet at the walkway that leads to the lecture room.

Even with this, I don't think i will be able to gain or learn anything today cause am physically and emotionally drained.

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The boy screamed again due to the searing pain he felt on his back, the long hot iron had left an imprint on his body, you can smell the scent of burning flesh which fills the room with the pungent smell.