Now that I think about it, I can say that this story was caused by
WAEC. what’s the connection?, Some of u are saying, well, the year I wrote my
WAEC exam was the same year I got admission into the prestigious Federal
university of agriculture, Abeokuta. But the acquisition of that admission was
no walk in bar beach (people don’t really walk in the park here) as WAEC
refused to release my English because one of my papers was not released (I
didn’t cheat o). Some weeks later, it was released after it had been reduced to
a B when I should have had an A, “efiko” like me and by this time, the
admission portal had closed and I had to approach the school’s senate to work
my admission out.
The registrar told me to keep attending lectures pending the time
my case would be resolved. This would prove to be about a month later when my
name finally came out with the supplementary list amongst other. I was summoned to the registrar’s office,
where I saw a man of medium height on native garb with a speculate moustache
and a very thin (Yes. thin came to my mind, not slim) boy with the beginnings
of a similar moustache to that of the man who was obviously his father, with a
big school bag. He was the perfect picture of a boy on his first day at school.
This boy turned out to be another applicant on the supplementary
list and since he was just arriving and I had been here for over 3 weeks, the
registrar thought I could show him the ropes, share my note and timetables etc.
I was first apprehensive, but then I just agreed since it would be cool to have
a lackey.
His name was Drake and he was an engineering student. We were both
to be given school hostel and he got room 17 while I got room 20. And that was
how we became friends……..
One Friday morning, I was running late for my first period, on
getting to the hall, I saw that the lecture was in session so I slinked to the
back of the hall and had my seat quietly, as the lecture was going on, I caught
sight of a familiar face but since I could not remember it I dismissed it… That
was until the face turned around and passed me the attendance sheet…..then he
looked at me and I saw recognition pass over his features, then he faced
forward again and I could see he was in the same situation as I,(we couldn’t
remember where we had met).
Then suddenly he turned back and asked me the question that
clarified all….. “Do you know Pariz?”
“Yes I do “I replied
“He attended my school” he said “he’s my friend too; we stayed at
the same house”
Now let me digress a little , Pariz has been my friend since
primary four, we were
neighbours, got the same score in common entrance interviews ,went
to the same initial secondary school, always topped the class together(Budland
boys), had obnoxious siblings etc. So after we moved I went to visit Pariz at
his school, and that was where I met this strange face……Pariz was the deputy
head boy of his school while this boy had been the head boy and we were
introduced to each other that day…….
Getting back to present times, we became friends and I found out
that he was staying in room 15 of block D, the same block as Drake and I…we got
talking and I learnt his name was Eze, He was also an Engineering student and this dude is as black as shit
(literally). He can eat anything, and even drinks garri with salt and eats
onions raw. Oh and he’s a game freak. But don’t get it twisted, he’s a great
friend and has quite a lot of experience in matters which can’t be put here for
legal reasons
I don’t make friends much so the rest of the lxgents actually
started out as friends of friends, before graduating to friends of mine but
that does not make them less my friends as the others, actually if I could say
they are more my friends, I would.(But I can’t)
A.s.o was Eze’s and Drake’s friend before becoming my friend, He
was in room 12 of our block directly opposite my room, he was a COLERM student,
He is black also and has a weird sense of humor, he’s the oldest of us all and
the one that cooks the most. I particularly admire him because he has standards
and doesn’t care what you think about them (although he cares what u think
about his jeans)
Rydberg was Eze’s friend first. I don’t really know what happened
sha, we sha became very good friends. He’s in COLENG too. A real built
guy smart with a gruff voice, all hairy and stuff but he’s really cool. He
loves using the word “asshole” for reasons unknown to me and he loves football
more than anything in the world. He has a babyface with the body of the
terminator, and is in love with his phone.
Tycoon is a guy who to the whole world is very silent but actually
talks a lot in familiar surroundings, he’s also a COLENGITE. he’s on
scholarship and is the richest of us all (personal wealth not family wealth).
He likes to feel like a young boss and also loves to cook. He drinks garri with
no sugar. He’s somehow built too (na packs on potbelly he get oo).
Jboy is a very cool nigger who is also in my dept. he is very
handsome (coleng’s finest). And his fellowship is right beside room 28, he is a
really devout guy and openly friendly with everyone, you will always find him
bouncing, he cares none for protocol and does things his own way, he’s always
talking about his family. He’s sometimes a fuck up boy but makes up for it
nicely. Did I mention that he’s handsome too. Oh yeah I did (na how he fine
reach be da oo). He actually came up with the name lxgents…
Pariz who I’ve said some things about is a COLERM student . He’s
tall, an igbo boy, loves to read books and watch E entertainment (yuck).
And some might say his jeans are too tight but who am I to criticize another’s
clothing…
Well that’s pretty much all of them, though I can’t tell u all
about them now as this is just the intro, but you’ll get to decide just what
their personalities are by yourself, they call themselves the lxgents
[league of extraordinary gentlemen] and these are their adventures.
