This story is to portray some societies and Countries that pass rational bills against the LGBT persons and their society. So there will likely not be lot of expectations of much romantic build.
This is my very, first ever serious write-up, of any kind. Feedbacks and responses of any kind will be greatly appreciated for a better development. Thanks.
Chapter 1
Just the day expected, the morning was glowing and bright, though a little dull. Every morning has been a normal routine, sports, one thing that keeps the body and bone strong, flexible and healthy. Presumptuously, it has been to this extent that, jogging to the stadium before training was the best.
Being normal is one thing everyone has been doing since day one of their lives. Pretending to be this person then the other within. That was a lie told in this part of our civilized era.
Dammie woke pretty happy, liking it better than every other day she goes for training. She liked it because she was living home. It is yet good but it is going to be a long distance trip consisting of two days by bus to the north. Dammie thought to herself. Awaken by her alarm from her phone by 4:37 am.
"wow, that was pretty timeless, ...gosh, I need to hurry......" she said
Sliding into the bathroom, she showered quickly, minding not to forget any of her in the bathroom. She does not intend, in the beginning to start buying new stuffs when she gets to the north.
"last time I was there I think I left my toothbrush, or didn't I" she cocked her head thinking before leaving the bathroom.
" you slept late, you were supposed to have finished packing your stuff since last night... don't forget anything and start calling for a ware bill" her mom sounded.
"I did pack mum, don't worry" she responded
"the driver is waiting, take your luggage to him so he would stuck it at the back of his trunk.'' her mom told her.
The luggage was a mighty one.
Dammie was just given an admission in to Bayero University and she needs to get back to school to get herself ready. Lectures start in two days.
Her journey to the bus station was a short one, she paid the driver off and moved to the passengers' waiting room where she literally, half carried and half dragged the luggage to. Her luggage was filled with few food stuffs, her clothes, and not forgetting her boot.
Dammie has been sporty since her childhood, despite family consent because she is an only girl. She has two siblings, an elder and a younger. Growing without a father, and what her mother passed through, she took as her choice of being without a man. She got to know she liked women since she was in primary two.
Life has not been easy, having hidden flings, relationships and still trying, as hard as it is, to hide in the closet. Being with one woman was not her thing she never found the one that she adores, all she does was just a one week stand and then 'hey move on, we're done' kind of thing.
Dammie is known for a no nonsense kind of lady. When she doesn't agree to it she just walks away. Being a solitude kind of person with strict looks.
About 6:10 am the journey began, smoothly and off it went to the north.
Chapter 2
''Did you finish your registration in school? Did you put all your belongings in place?" said Aysha's mum ''hope you're prepared for Monday to move to the hostel, I won't want you roaming the streets with all the rough drivers please''
"yes mum...I think I have" Aysha shouted a response from the dinning
"do not think, when you're done come put them together'' Haja replied
Haja Fatima, is a caring, religious and a devoted housewife. She practically loves the fact that her daughter will be studying after a year at home. Being gladdened she brought a whole lot of clothing to Aysha so she will not complain of not having enough to put on that she has to roam the streets.
Aysha loves being at home with mom, being the only child she is always pampered and she likes to stay with her friends too. She is a friends' fan. Taking pictures, gossiping and reading, in pretense, when she sees her Dad.
Monday is fast approaching and all she needs is to move out of the house, be in school and not have to face the house chaos ever again till the semester was over.
Here in the north, what also makes you a better individual, which is being seen as religious and righteous, is to avoid being seen with opposite sex. A man shouldn't be seen with a woman he is not married to, walking hand in hand, same applies to the women too. So it became rampant to see same gender together, in pairs or in groups. Opposite genders walking together could mostly be those people from the south or the Christians.
'Those waywardly dressed women of the south' she usually told herself. She's seen it in movies, how they walk around naked, wearing tight and sometimes open clothes, exposing every shape and part of their body.' It is always better in the north.' She'll conclude. Though she likes it in away. She gets seduced.
Chapter 3
Monday, the Dee-day has come. After Dammie had cleaned the room, she had rented during the period of her visiting the north for the first time and awaiting admission, the same day she arrived, she made herself sleep out the stress of the journey.
She woke early Monday morning, arranged her clothes and headed to school. The distance was hectic.
"Though as an athlete..'' she tried to encourage herself, ''its just strolling, right?''
She got in to the job of the day, asking and clarifying things she did not know, taking time table and missing classes, because she did not get the time table straight.
''Today was a mess, tomorrow will be better ' she thought to herself. Being a freshman, she had to have buddies.
''it may come in handy someday" she said.
The day went by for her and home she went, tired and famished as she was.
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Aysha woke to the struggle of her room mates, all two, preparing for class. She hates being woken that way. Though no one has a choice being in the midst of different caliber.
She still had her dreamy eyes and when she turned to check the time it was 6:02am. She jumped speedily from her hostel spring bed.
'She ought to be ready' she screamed to herself in her head, rushed towards the bathroom, which had ladies waiting on the queue. Noticing her rush, her roommates starts to giggle.
''yeah, right, 'orange is the new black'....here I am in BUK's prison like Alex and Piper'' she muttered
It got to her turn and she quickly ran in and out of the bathroom in few seconds, one will say she did not bathe.
She hurriedly dressed up, putting on her native attire and her veil and hurried to school. It wasn't until she got to class that she remembered she had left her lens back at the hostel. She was furious, knowing she couldn't get back to the hostel now.
''I'll have to manage, Allah help me.. '' she muttered.
She rendered curses to the weather and the heat scourging her like she was the only one it had seen.
Her class was a mess, she missed two periods and was sad. After the days job, coupled with the hunger and stress and all, she quietly walked to her hostel. Took some snacks and went to bed.
Chapter 4
Due to freshmen beginning, orientation was going be held for three days, first a general orientation, the departmental orientation and a compulsory Entrepreneurship session, because attendance will be taken and a penalty awarded.
It was going to be fun. At least no class will be held. The stress of heading for lectures in a rush was not going to be there.
The two days orientation which started by 9am came through. It was scheduled to enlighten the new students on the 'dos and don't ' of the university and the departments respectively. There was no stress, one could wake to take an early breakfast too.
Wednesdays were Dammie's most important training days. Though she had always been an early raiser. She made a quick breakfast, though she was getting bored about going, she wished she could stay back and sleep a little.
"mtchew...'' she hissed remembering she had told Charles, one of her new buddy she made friends with in class, 'she'll be meeting up with him today for the text he downloaded, since her silly phone rang out of power the day before.
She decided to sluggishly prepare since she still had time. So she thought.
She strolled as usual, casually to school.
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Aysha had woken, knowing today was just going to be a normal orientation like other days but had forgotten the consequences of not attending.
She slowly makes herself comfortable by downloading a plate of indomie she struggled to cook, then gently prepared.
Before she knew it was 8:38am. Though the female hostel was not a distance. She walked and ran at the same time so she would get to the hall before the orientation commenced.
She arrived few minutes pass the starting hour. Was lucky to find a spare and only seat.
''wow" she quietly exclaimed, she collapsed into it ''this seat was meant for me'' she muttered.
Not minding at first until she turned to ask the person by her side
'' please, did I miss anythi.....ng" that she got to notice the person seated by her side.
''wo....oww...the south'' she flipped it out already from her mouth before she could hold back.
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Charles had already settled in at the front seat when Dammie arrived. The hall was occupied already. She then took her phone out and texted Charles
'Please I'll get the text from you after this session, I'm right behind'
She pressed the send button, put her phone on silent and it into her bag pack when some girl dashed into the seat close to her.
'jeez, this Hausa girls' she said to herself.
She has never really liked them. She hears they pretend a lot and because of their religion, many do not bathe and they......
'oh..! waow! What a nice perfume...... I like that scent...." She stopped roaming in her head and was quietly enjoying the scent from the girl by her side.
