Mermaids of Calabar ( Beginning)

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ht shot to heaven. For years, I've watched people take part in the game of love but not me, I haven't been lucky

tried focusing my mind on my studies and daily activities but I couldn't concentrate. Seeing that I couldn't get my mind off this lady, I decided to go to the beach again to see if I would see her again. For 3 days, I went to the beac

dreaming about her. It even reached to the point that I drew the lady's face whenever I dreamt about her. Even during lectures, my mind would deviate from the class completely and I would wast

ng along and enjoying the lectures but not me. My mind was rather focused on the sketch I was doing about the mysterious lady. In that moment, Moremi who was sitting beside me tried to not

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since the semester started and everyone knows what kind of man he is. Rumor has it that Vincent had some students kicked out of the school just beca

know if it was my mind playing tricks on me but I swear I heard someone's voice in my head tellin

as soon as I was done, he glared at me for some seconds before retracing his steps back to the podium. Minutes later as soon

tant than paying attention in class? You almos

, I'm lucky t

ay? Cause you seem

➡ I'm

noticed that you've been sketchi

➡ It's

➡ Sho

think I'd r

mi ➡

cause I'm n

don't care.

was sketching on and saw my artwork. Moremi stood still and stared at the sketch for a whi

ho's this lady tha

. Just some ran

nd she didn't deserve that. In that moment, I grabbed my stuff and then chased Moremi before she could get far. Ever since Moremi and I met a couple of w

t Moremi and I share in common with is the love for the wonders of nature. I admire anything that was to do with aquatic life and she loves animals both domestic and wildlife. Her notebook filled with stickers of animals not to men

was able to reach there so fast in this short amount of time. Just as she was about to leave our department completely,

➡ Morem

➡ (si

o you okay. As my friend, you don

➡ (si

and we had some sort of awkward moment between us and then she disappeared. I swear, I'm telling you

ling me that you're in

➡ I'm n

lings for a stranger. What if she's someon

g to. So does this

Escort me to my hostel

el, Moremi and I talked and walked slowly side by side. Others who saw us thought that we're a couple but that's only because Moremi's clasped her hand with mine. Honestly, I did

l be heading back to my ho

out what I said. Forget about

➡ I kno

mi ➡

noticed some guys hanging around there and one of them gossiping behind my back saying that I was a lucky bastard havi

rson was Iniobong. Ever since we've met, we haven't crossed paths w

l, looks like we m

r my name. How wonde

No, it'

nice to meet you.

➡ Not

still alive and i

h ➡ W

me. I'm just messing with yo

Maybe, wh

be a little party at my place

I don't d

Come on Joseph,

h ➡ S

ave handsome hunk like you to have fun wit

on't even have y

she wild and rumbustious, she's also has a lot of guts. I was honestly surprised when I saw her making a move on me considering the fact that she barely

nk where I saw Adekunle reading his strange weird book. Not once ha

➡ Ade,

ey. How l

ng but my mind no dey for the clas

family

. Well, make

n to make funny remarks about me. Ade who couldn't take any more of his noises

ways the quiet one.. Shege ya

ey worry you? Why you

t believe what I saw this afternoon. Y

a, wetin you d

ge! Who be those two gi

See this

e come be abi? You

runa, th

to be where you are which is coincidental. Tell us who those

re or anything but

h 2 ladies before coming here

, it doesn't

girl you saw me with, her name is Moremi.

➡ Mo

es, do you

r, quiet and sli

Yes but she's

he's my

h ➡ W

Yes. S

ph ➡

r friend then why wer

u guys seein

just held my hand.

is something. I saw the look in her fa

na, watch

you have a good thing going. Just ju

's just a frien

se I can that she's just itching to jump on

he's a wild card and

of ass will definitely spread her

r mind dirty like this? For

Do you think I crossed the north side

uch your soul. Lust

at least I'm being hones

's that suppo

tty off lately Joseph. C

ng or someone has preoccupied your

ays ago, I met this strange chick on the beach. S

, what does this

lady like her. Her beauty i

) This werey is

➡ No, I

t's obviously writte

ut this chick. What happe

ed between me and the mysterious lady at the beach. I even showed them th

it draw like this? Thi

This i

ph ➡

e kissed you a

cause I didn't see any traces

bout this lady. This meeti

isses a guy she barely knows on her f

n't get her out of my head. (sighs)

➡ Wha

d to check on her and see how sh

lectures? Don't yo

Nope. I

going while the

in the evening. She's bou