Chapter 7: Chapter Seven: Where it all Started
By the time we got there the party has already kicked off, we paid two thousand naira each for regular and we were allowed to sit on a chair without a table, chair with table had an higher price, the party was fun, we were dancing, shouting on top of our voices just to communicate due to the loud, we laughed at our funny dance steps, after a while we just felt like chewing something, my friends had to watch over my seat while I went to buy pop corn and ice cream for all of us. The whole place was filled with students, the speakers were located at different spots around the compound, the music was blasting our ear drums, the MC had a great sense of humor and was exceptionally skilled at handling the crowd. When I got to the ice cream and pop corn stand, a lot of other students were gathered there, we were kind of in a queue, although one that could be scattered any time, finally it got to my turn, actually a guy stepped aside for me to be attended to before him, after they gave me what I ordered for as I was about to pay he then stopped me and offered to pay, I accepted he then bought his too and paid. We were then walking out of the place although I was walking towards where my friends were seated while he was tagging along. Then he broke the silence by saying his name was David and asked to know mine which I told him, he asked if I was a fresher, at first I was surprised by the question because I thought that every one at that party were freshers but he explained to me that not every one here were freshers, he further said that some persons are the likes of him that just enjoys the party and never misses it every year, I didn't need to answer the question as he said that my amazement at his question has already confirmed to him that I am a fresher. He asked for my course and I told him, I asked about his and he said that he is a 300 level Engineering student. I couldn't see his face because every where was dark except for the blue, red and a little bit of white rays of light coming from the stage, but with the little I could see he seemed presentable and I loved the colour of his tone. He went further to ask for my number, I hesitated a little but due to his persuasion I finally typed in my digits in his phone and then he asked me to save it with what I wanted, I simply saved it with my name, who he wan do that one for. He said that it seemed like I am here with some persons considering the number of pop corn and ice cream I bought, I affirmed that fact and went on to tell him that I am here with my friends and pointed at where they were seated, he looked in that direction but didn't actually know who I was pointing, I bet it was because he didn't actually know them. He promised to keep in touch as I walked away and that was where it all started.