Must Read: Cancer… (True Life Story) [completed] Season 1

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Must Read: Cancer… (True Life Story) [completed] Season 1

Grinn, grin, ggrin, my phone rings, time check, its 6a.m in the morning, with heavy eyes I picked up the phone
*caller: hello
*me: hello who is this
*caller: tee bawo ni ( tee how are you)
*me: Mo wa pa, e jo ta lo n soro ( am fine, please who is speaking)
*caller: boda e Shakiru ni ( its me your uncle Shakiru)
*me: Alhaji e kaa ro ( Alhaji good morning)
*Shakiru: shey o shi wa ni Ilorin ni abi o ti de eko ( are you still in Ilorin or are you back in Lagos)
*me: am in Lagos sir
*Shakiru: well e ma bo ni Ajiran ooo ( well, be coming to Ajiran)
* me : shey ko is sir ( hope no problem sir)
Shakiru: Ko si, sha maa bo (no problem, just be coming)
* me: Boda mi, ki lon shele ( uncle what’s happening)
*shakiru: anti mi ti ku oooo ( my sister is dead)
*me: ok sir……… Dropped call
Got up from the bed, check the seating room, no one was there, got outside, saw daddy bathing for Abimbola with his Elder brother with him. Big Daddy ( dad’s elder brother) has been with us for 3 nights now for prayers and vigil.
I called dad
*me: Daddy e wa ( daddy please come)
* Dad: ki lo shele ( what’s up)
* me: let’s go into the room…… Walked them into the room
*me: Dad, alhaji shakiru just called me now, he said Mama has given up the ghost.



*Dad: when
*me: early this morning
Next thing I saw was dad crying profusely, with his brother consoling him. I went outside, bathed Abimbola and then picked my fone and called my friends.
Date check: 14th October 2010.


Feb 11 2004, the 2004 African cup of Nations was on, it was a Semi-final match between Nigeria and Tunisia. As usual Nepa no gree give us light, so we were all at broda Samu’s room watching the match with his I better pass my neighbour generator. The match was locked at one goal each and it was becoming a fierce encounter. Suddenly I heard Charity(a neighbour) scream my name, Uncle tee, uncle tee, I dashed out to meet her and she shouted ‘your mum’.
Ran inside to see my mum on the rug all sweaty and tensed, getting closer, I heard the cry of a new born baby and saw the head of the baby outside with the other parts still in her.
In shock, I ran back outside straight to broda Samu’s room and screamed at him to follow me. We both ran with d speed of light, the kind of speed that Usain bolt will be jealous of.
Getting inside, to my biggest surprise, broda Samu ( broda Samu was married and as fat as papa Ajasco) was shaking, more tensed than the woman delivering. Next thing I saw was broda Samu crying, after some seconds he tried and muttered some words
Broda Samu: Tee what are we going to do
Me: I don’t know that’s why I came to call u
Broda Samu: Mama what do u think we should do
Mama : (very calm) tee should go and call the nurse down the street.



I quickly dashed out and called the nurse, within two minutes we were back together.


Nurse: Madam, what you did is very risky, please don’t try it again. But I could see you are a very strong woman and u might have done this before but please don’t try it again. I will just cut the cord cause you have done most of the work.
Ten minutes later, I placed a call to dad to tell him his wife just put to bed a bouncing baby boy.
Eventually, Nigeria lost the match to Tunisia on penalties but no one in our compound really finish watching the match. Let me quickly add that this was not the first time Mama will be giving birth at home, her last two children were given birth to the same way ( at home) without help.


Eight days later, the boy was name Abimbola. After the birth of Abimbola, things started unfolding .
Mama just arrived from Oguntolu hospital at Onipanu where she went for immunisation of her baby. She’s been having some pains in her left b0s0m and complained to the Matron who told her it could be the effect of the b0s0m feeding.
Mama complained that this is not the first time she’s breastfeeding and such pain haven’t been felt before, the Matron insisted that she should watch the pain and report during her next immunisation day. She gave her some pain killers and sent her on her way.
Well, Mama had four children in total 3 boys and a girl. Me, tos, yinkus and Abimbola.
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Abimbola is now two years old and Mama hadn’t felt any pain again in her b0s0m. She had said she told God to take the pain away and He did.


Mama came back from digging deep(church service) on a tuesday in december 2006 and the following conversation ensued
Tee: Mama I have great news for you
Mama: what is it my dear
Tee: my name came out on Unilorin addmision list
Mama: thank you Jesus, the God that never fails.


That’s great news my dear. So when are you resuming
Tee: maybe after the yuletide season,
Mama: So how much is the school fees,
Tee: I don’t know yet but it can be more than 20k
Mama: God that has started the good work will perfect it in Jesus Name
Tee: Amen
January was here quickly and Tee stepped out to travel to Ilorin, Mama ransacked the house and gave him 20k for his admission.


Getting to Ilorin, Tee was left with less than 17k and no where to stay. Tee was meant to stay with some friends in Kwara poly, where he stayed during post jamb but unfortunately for him, the guys where still in Lagos and not planning to return soon.


Stranded, he decide to call a friend he knew from lagos who also just got addmission
Tee: Bisola how far
Bisola: tee how you dey na, you no go come do your registration ni?
Tee: I just arrive today
Bisola: henhen that’s nice, maybe we go block for school tomorrow
Tee: am even bored here, which area are u maybe I could just visit
Bisola: Am at Oko-Erin, where you dey sef?
Tee: I dey Challenge
Bisola: just call Oko Erin for any Taxi man and tell him you are dropping close to Girls secondary school in Oko-Erin
Tee: ok, I will be there soon
Ten minutes later, I arrived Oko-Erin and placed a call to Bisola. She waved me from far away and I walked to meet her, we exchanged pleasantries and she took me to where she stays.


The lodge was called MANAGERS VILLA. She introduced me to some of her room mates and told me she was just scouting with them all and that she was the only girl in the midst of 5 boys. Wow I said. I narrated my ordeal to her and she said she can’t be of help cause the room is filled already and it doesn’t belong to her.
While speaking the Owner of the lodge named Acme came close and overhead all we were discussing, then he said
Acme: guy if you don’t mind ooo, you fit join us na, shebi na to sleep and wake till u finish your registration.


Tee: thanks brother am so grateful
Acme: shey na Hostel you wan collect abi na outside campus you go rent house
Tee: I don’t even know yet, make I first enter school tomorrow and see what’s up
Acme: no wahala baba, but guys wan chao Eba now, if you no mind you fit join us
Tee: bros me no dey mind for food ooo
Acme: I don dey suspect you sef, all dis slim people you guys are always consumers
Tee: well its a gift from God and e no dey show for our body
We both laughed and Acme took me in an introduced me to the rest of the guys. TJ, Abbey, Kc and Ismail………………………………………………………………….
Well dos guys changed my life in totality and that we shall see has the story unfolds.
It was a cold morning, and the harmmathan in ilorin no get part 2. I woke up to the sound of music from Midland fm.


Tee: guys good morning
Acme: how r you doing
Abbey: you no dey enter school
Tee: am fine oo, I go enter but na around ten
KC: when you enter just go do your clearance first na there dem go tell you how much your fees go be
Tee: thanks baba, by the way where is Bisola
Acme: she don enter school
Tee: so fast?
Abbey: the traffic is always terrible every morning, me sef don dey comot
Tee: comot ke? You don bath ni?
Acme: na afternoon we dey bath dis days ooo, shey you no see the harmathan ni?

Tee: so even bisola no bath
Acme: if you see her make you ask her urself ooo. We don dey comot.
Kc: when you wan comot just lock the door and give the key to the woman next door
Tee: ok
Kc: if you reach main road just call challenge to any cab, at least you should know your way from there
Tee: yes I do.
All: aiit , see you in the evening
Acme: no tey for school ooo else na leg you go use waka come home ooo
Tee: all right thanks
So I was left alone. Its gonna be my first day in school, even if its freezing I will sure take my bath. In no time I was in the bathroom, chai I couldn’t even use up half of the water in the bucket, I was screaming and cursing *abeg who send me* and Acme don tell me to respect myself ooo na me one do fresh boy. I manage to bath the lagosian way(if u know what I mean) and rushed out.
Checking my bag, brought out the finest of my just four shirts and my only black codro, sprayed my pyramid perfume with my one and only black shoe, off to school I went, feeling fly with my credentials in my bag.



Got to school, found my way to the clearance queue, it was a long one, standing in front of me was a pretty young girl, in my mind I was like *wow tee time to show your swags*
I tried starting a conversation with her
Me: hi, please am behind you, I quickly wanna get sumfin to eat *with american ascent*
Lady: all right but don’t stay long ooooo
Me: thanks, I won’t or do you care for meat pie
Lady: no thank you
*chai, me we no dey hungry, go just waste money buy meat pie wey no hungry me*
Me: am back, thanks for keeping my space
Lady: you are welcome, and where is the meat pie
Me: *see casting ooo* the queue there was too long so I just changed my mind
Lady: all right
Me: by the way my name is tee, you?
Lady: am Ife
Me: ife, such a lovely name for a lovely damsel
Ife:* smiled* thanks
Me: well am in maths department, oh sorry am waiting to be cleared for Mathematics department, you nko?


Ife: very funny of you, well am also waiting to be cleared for Mathematics department too
Me: wow what a coincidence *chai I don catch my first babe*
We kept talking till she was cleared and I did my clearance too. After the clearance she said we should proceed to the bank to pay the fee, well the fees given to us was
School fees, acceptance and others…. #17,500
Departmental fees……………………………….. #1500
Faculty fees………………………………………….. #4000
SUG………………………………………………………#300
And so on
But on me at that time was just #15,300 and Ife said we should go to bank together, omo see casting
Me: ife I think I will just go and receive one or two lectures and go to d bank tomorrow, you know we have missed a lot of lectures
Ife: that’s a good idea, let’s even see what the lectures look like
I and Ife exchanged numbers and went straight to lectures.


After lectures at about 2pm I called Mama
Me: Mama ow r u doing
Mama: tee my child am missing u already ooo
Me: but Mama I just left yesterday na
Mama: I know but am just missing you
Me: Mama is it the missing me that is making you sound like this ? Are you all right ma?
Mama: am ok am just having a little malaria
Me: sorry ma, Mama why I called is to tell you dat I might need to come back home ooo
Mama: hanhan, you just left yesterday na, why are you coming back?


Me: I might need to come and work for about two weeks to make enough money for the fees, cause it is more than we budgeted
Mama: haaaa Mogbe ( am in trouble)
Me: mama don’t worry yourself, I have it under control. Am taking the next available bus home
Mama: isn’t it too late
Me: I will be fine ma
Hurriedly I left school, told ife I would call her and rushed to Oko Erin. I was about opening the door when I saw that it was locked from inside, and the sound coming from in there was like dat of a lady so I tried to ears drop.


Lady: joor ooo diee diee ( please take it easy) do you want to kill me ni, hassssh huuush, yeeeeee Maaami oooo, obo mi ti ya ooo(my mum, my punnany don tear oooo). I moved away from the door and couldn’t control my laughter, I was still laughing when I remember I still have to get to lagos, how would I go about this now? Who could be in the room wit a lady amongst this guys?