BETROTHAL

CHAPTER 6

Three months later, Fola was already settled in school.

With the help of her mother and friend, Boluwatife, things were easy from the beginning for her financially.

Though, she was having difficulties with some of her courses due to the fact that she graduated from high school years ago.

Before her departure, she went to Boluwatife's house  to bade them goodbye. Bolu's father gave her some money while her mother gave her some provisions and foodstuffs. Bolu also gifted her a new mattress and Fola was grateful.

Bolu informed Fola of her admission into Bida polytechnic. Her father, Mr Tunji was a lecturer in the institution and have been pestering his daughter about getting a form for the school ever since she graduated from school but Bolu was adamant. She insisted on going to the same school as Fola.

Due to her father's connection, she was offered admission into the Polytechnic of Bida, Niger State to study Agricultural Engineering and Fola was happy for her.

Fola's roommates were 5 in number. Her bunkmate was also a Mass Communication student in her final year. The other two who were opposite her bunk, Tope and Tosin were in 200 level in the Department of Sociology. The remaining two roommates were also freshers like Fola, Kafaya was in Economics Department and Nkechi was in Biochemistry Department.

Since Fola was having issues with some of her courses, she decided to ask her bunkmate, Laide for help.

Instead of helping, Laide referred her to her former coursemates who is a tutor and is presently in the Department of Economics.

Fola couldn't help but wonder how a student of Economics Department can possibly tutor her as a student of Mass Communication.

"Iremide is a very intelligent guy and he has a diploma degree in Mass communication. After his diploma, he applied for his first degree in Mass Communication but unfortunately, he was offered Economics. I am not the best person to help you and I know what I am saying Folake. Infact he does tutor Kafaya's class virtually every week", Laide explained for clarity.

"But Kafaya is in Economics and I am not", Fola stated.

"What I am saying is he tutors both Economics and Mass Communication students especially freshers. He even gives private tutorials to some of his classmates", she replied.

Fola who was not convinced enough gave up trying to look for who to guide her through and she tried reading on her own.

Two weeks after which was a week before the commencement of examinations, Kafaya announced in the room that she was going for a tutorial and they bade her goodbye.

That was a norm with the roommates of F3/34. They made it a rule to make it known whenever any of them was going out for security purpose.

"Folake, won't you go too?", Kafaya asked Fola as she was about to go out.

"Is it not your departmental tutorial?", Fola asked back. It was past 8 p.m already and she was on her bed reading for the forthcoming exams.

"It is but I thought you want to meet Iremide to guide you through? That guy is hardly seen around and if you don't use this opportunity, you might not meet him again till after examinations", Kafaya answered back calmly.

"How is it going to be?", Fola questioned.

"After our tutorials, I will go and explain to him and he will surely help", Kafaya said.

"I don't have money to pay him for a private tutorial", Fola said feeling reluctant.

"Na wa for you Folake, you don't have to pay. Don't be so difficult", Kafaya said already tired of arguing with her. "Are you going or not?"