All Chapters of TÓDÙN: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

22 Chapters

BLURB & CHAPTER 1

Todun born and raised by a poor mother, works at a filling station and struggles to gain admission into an higher institution having been jammed by JAMB(Joint Admission Matriculation Board) twice. She finds herself amongst well to do roommates and attempts to live up to their standards but it is so evident that she doesn't have the resources.Olakunle on the other hand has just returned from the United State of America against his wishes to continue his University education as to satisfy his politician father.How are both going adapt to their new environment ? ~TÓDÙN~The hot afternoon sun that descended from the sky made sweat run down my head as I walked to the filling station where I work. I entered the changing room and changed my cloth into my uniform, a combination of blue and pink colour. I sat down on the stool and placed my tray of oranges beside me. I

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CHAPTER 2

TÓDÙNI walked from the filling station to the junction of the street I lived with my mother. The marshy road made all the drivers I flagged down charge more than the normal amount.I stared at the sky and the black cloud gathering in preparation for another downpour. I pulled off my sandals and walked home with all determinations not minding the dirts that got to my feet. I clutched my hand around my slippers and shivered. I couldn't afford to get the slippers into the flooded street, there was no extra resources to waste on a new slippers.I walked towards the mud building that served as shelter for me and my middle aged mother. The iron roof was making noise as the wind blew in all its strength. I thought about calling Baba Alani the carpenter who came to our rescue whenever we had a leaking roof but his words telling us to purchase another iron roof echoed in my head.I knocked on

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CHAPTER 3

TODUN 3I squeezed the sachet of water into my mouth trying to get the last drop of it as the seller handed me my change. I finished the exam some few minutes ago and I must confess that I was feeling nervous and thirsty. I nervously walked out of the exam hall after clicking on the submit button and found myself buying two sachet of water which I finished in an instant. I walked back to the road and entered a bus that would take me to the filling station where I worked. I was tightly squeezed between two fat women and the smell of the perspiration emitting from their body almost sent me vomiting. It was such a relief when the bus got to my destination and I alighted to feel the fresh air and see the smile plastered all over Bisi's face as I crossed the road to meet her. She was attending to a customer who at my arrival, engaged her in a conversation not minding the look on her face that clearly dictated tha

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CHAPTER 4

KUNLE 4 I stared at the littered street through the tinted glass as the driver drove the car. I just arrived from the United States of America to write my JAMB examination against my wish. I had been to Nigeria earlier to register for the exam and I went back to finish up all the businesses I had there. Including that of Ruby, my ex girlfriend. She found it had to suck in when I told her I was returning to Nigeria. My Dad is a politician in Nigeria and as a way of fulfilling one of the numerous promises he made when he started his political Journey, I am required to attend my university education in Nigeria and there after go for my Youth Service. I stared in disdain as the road looked dirty and the hawkers sold things in the traffic. I scrolled through my phone and called my sister. She had already graduated from the university after studying Business adminstration. She is now in charge of one of my Dad's co

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CHAPTER 5

KUNLE It had been two days since I arrived in Nigeria. I had been preparing for the exams and had no problem in some studying since Dad employed a tutor to put me through. I scrambled off the bed as soon as I had my alarm ring. The weather was cold as a result of the ran that fell the previous day. I took a warm bath, and rushed off downstairs to take my breakfast. Munching away on bread and tea, my sister descended the stairs already dressed up and ready for work. She looked pretty in her red blouse, black trousers. Her black wedge shoe also made her taller than she really was. "Good morning Kemi." I greeted her as she placed her bag on the table and reached for a cup to prepare her tea. "Morning, how was your night?" She asked as she poured warm water into the cup. "It was short. When did you come back yesterday?" I asked remembering I didn't se

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CHAPTER 6

TODUNIt had been a while since I received the result for my JAMB and the school did not go through any post UTME system so all we did was an online screening.I got down from the bike and placed the bag I was carrying on the floor carefully with the help of a passer-by. I paid the cyclist and carried the bag inside the house, with the help of my mother.She closed the door and we placed the bag on the mat which she had already spread on the ground. I unzipped the bag and took everything I bought from it. The things included a few new clothes, second hand clothes, shoes, some other necessities and two kerosene stoves."Why do we have two of them." My Mum pointed to the kerosene stoves."This is more than what you budgetted for, isn't it?" She continued"It isn't Mum, I want you to have this while I will take this to school." I placed one kerose

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CHAPTER 7

TÓDÙN I got down at the bus stop I was instructed to stay and awaited the arrival of Dayo who was my high school senior. The hustle and bustle of my present location and that of Lagos that I came from were also the same thing. The orange light of the evening sun that settled on the stuffs sold at the market beside the bus stop gave them more radiance and the roasted corn seller held her hand around the fan as she frantically blew more than enough air to the fire and called passers-by to buy from her. The speakers boomed in their highest volumes making the place very noisy while the beggers in their multiples were also there, begging both sellers and buyers to spare them some change. While others answered, some others ignored and carried on with their businesses. After studying the whole situation for about thirty minutes, Dayo finally surfaced from a corn

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CHAPTER 8

KUNLE I stared into the box on my bed and discovered my file wasn't in it. I went to the car and took it from the boot, where I kept it some weeks ago. Entering the house I met my Mum and Dad seated on the couch. Mum was muttering several words to my Dad who had his eyes on his iPad. "Dear, why don't you want him to have the car. It will be so stressful going around on campus with taxi and bike." She tried convincing him. I stared at her and walked ahead, happy that she was trying to plead on my behalf since Dad said he wouldn't allow me to take any of his cars. According to him I should survive the way others will survive. "Olakunlemi!!!" My Mum called me in her high pitched voice, making me turn back to the living room. "Darling, he is new here and should not be allowed to walk around in this harsh environment." She told him as I walked up to them and stood at their front listening attentively

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CHAPTER 9

TÓDÙN I sat on the bed and folded my cloths neatly into my box, the ones my Mum bought for me four days ago. My mum came into the room with a nylon bag which she placed beside me and then left to the living room. She hadn't been talking for the past few days, her eyes held emotions that dictated that she must have been crying.I peeped into the nylon bag and saw two new sandals that were in it. I took them out and wore them on my feet one after the other. Feeling very excited with them I wrapped them back into the nylon and tucked it into my box. I took my files and placed it on the whole lot ,there after I zipped up the bag.I am really going to miss this place, I muttered as I looked round the room and at the bed with it's tattered clothes. I walked into the living room met my Mum who was dabbing her face with her wrapper. I walked to her and placed my hand on her back.

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CHAPTER 10

KUNLE "You should call me for absolutely anything that you want, okay?" "Okay Mum" I answered my Mum as she helped me arrange my bag. "If there is any problem call me anytime, are you listening to me?," She asked me and I nodded my head in reply. "Mum, he is no longer a child na." My sister said as she walked into the room with a package which she handed to me. "He is my child o, I carried him in here for nine months." She said with her hands on her belly. I opened the package and brought out two new tee-shirts from it. "Thank you Kemi." I stood up and hugged her. "Kemi ke? You are still calling her by her name, right?" My Mum questioned me. "Mumm..." I walked to her. "Don't Mum mi o, infact if you don't plan on changing, don't call me. Go to school and come back in peace." She withdrew herself from

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