STORY: I and Ogechi (Episode 2)
After I had walked some distance away from the park, I got hungry and stopped by a local restaurant to refresh myself. “Madam, wetin you get?” “I get Egusi, I get Dror soup, Oha and Bitter Leaf. I also get Stew-Rice, Ofe Akpu and Pepper Soup. Which one should I brought for you?” “Give me Bitter Leaf.” “Garri or Akpu?” “Akpu.” “Make I put how many meat?” “A plate with one meat how much?” “N400″ “Ha! Madam ee too cost oo.” “My son ee no cost oo. Ee go bellefull you well-well.” “The meat na today meat?” “Na today meat nah. We no dey do carry over for here oo.” “Okay oo, oya bring am nah.” “Okay my son.” “(Soliloquizing) Inside IMT campus, a plate of food was N150 back in 2008. I don’t know if it has increased by now oo. No matter the increment, if at all there is any, it won’t be up to N400. For what? Is that how much I’ll be spending on food? N800 for two meals a day? From tomorrow, I’ll be eating inside campus. And I’ll still patronize that my 2008 madam. At least she knew more th...
