All Chapters of The Troubles of Friendship: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

JessieKEEP AJA NWACHUKWU HOSTEL CLEAN.

Two days laterJessie

ChisomTired.That was how I felt and it showed in the way I slowly descended the stairs. My thighs felt like bricks; every step I took seemed heavier than the last. It was punishment for joining Jessie in doing squats. I didn't enjoy any form of exercise so, my willingness to tag along to the stadium had surprised even me.Friday was the only day Jessie and I didn't have the same lectures which meant I had to make the short walk to the female hostels alone. Halting on the last stairs of the second floor, I toyed with the idea of going through the back where there

Chisom"Sooo ... Sophia?" I was the first person to break the uncomfortable silence.Sophia was one of my roommates, the most social one among us four in our room. She was also the eldest and in her final year, I looked up to her as the elder sister I never had. Seeing her here with Greg, acting all intimate like they have known each other for years, I didn't know what to think. She knew about Greg, I always told her about him but I never showed her any pictures of him. Still, she should have known he was my Greg, not anyone else.

JessieA plate of fried rice and chicken was in front of me while Chisom's plate had spaghetti with meatballs. We were seated at our favourite booth inside Chitis restaurant, the small black, television connected to the wall showing MTV base top ten countdowns.Every Saturday of the third week of each month, we would go out to any eatery of our choice, push all extra-curricular activities to the side until our one hour with each other was up. It involved us talking about ourselves, our dreams, our future careers; life in general. No talks about boys were allowed si