1 THE INDUCTION

It was the year 2017 and I had just gotten admission into college. For several reasons I never wanted to school in Kumasi. I wanted to move far away from home, experience a different kind of lifestyle so I can start the independent living. I chose Presbyterian College Of Education and I got picked on my first trail. I received a notification that I've got admission and that I should make fees payment and come for my prospectors. I didn't really hesitate and I did so whole heartedly. Thou the registration process was hectic I managed to pull through. My department, Mathematics, had close to 60 students and in the school as per the first set, we were abt 500 in number.

While seating for the orientation I remembered the sleepless night I had in deciding where I would want to go. I wanted to go the university but due to financial hardships I had to select college instead. It wasn't easy getting admission too. We were close to two thousand and to be chosen among the lucky few, I felt proud, even though my dad had to pull some strings. I didn't have a place to stay and I was tired of staying in the town's guest house and wanted a student hostel. So while chatting with one of my course mate, Ivan, he made mention of this new hostel the school built due to the increase in population. It had 14 rooms with toilet and bathroom outside. So we went to check it out and later that evening Ivan moved in and the next day I followed suit. By the time I got there I met another mathematics geek, Mark. None of us had bought a bed yet so we all slept in Ivan's room since he had a carpet.

About a week later, Mark brought all his stuffs from home and got his room set. I didn't have anything in my room yet and I wasn't even sleeping in it. I decided to get my bed the next day and Ivan suggested I go to town to get one. It was an hour and half journey and the only thing I wanted to buy was the bed. I got carried away and decided to buy some toiletries and essentials and proceeded to pay. There was a woman in front of me in the queue and had so many stuffs. I couldn't really see her face as her back was facing me but with the way she was dressed I could tell she was a corporate person. She paid for her stuffs and left carrying abt 6 different parcels. I paid for my 'one' parcel and as I was abt to leave I could sense the woman was having difficulties carrying her stuffs. " Do you mind if I help you ma'am" I said while stretching my hand and looking into her face and she gave me an alluring smile. She chuckled and responded " oh please my dear..."

I packed like three of her loads with mine while she took the rest. We got to the taxi and the driver opened the boot, while I bent to put her stuff in it. She came up to me to thank me and I told her it was nothing. Staring at her, she would be in her mid 20s, she was of average height, ebony skin and full bodied, not fat. "what a gorgeous woman", I thought.

She offered to give me some cash but I refused and said she shouldn't bother. She tried to insist but I stood my ground.

"what's your name?" she asked. "Micheal ma'am " I responded shyly. "that's a lovely name", | chortled at her compliment. "My name is Jane, Jane Asare" I wondered why she didn't use "Mrs" but it was none of my business. I was probably never going to see her again. I looked at my wristwatch and it was past 4, I told her I had to leave because I came to buy something. She asked where and I told her the market. "oh, that's good, get in, I'll let the driver drop you off" she said. I tried resisting but she made a good point by saying it was the only way she could thank me. So I got in and she dropped me off at the market and drove off. "I hope I see her again someday" I thought to myself as I went amidst the market crowd.

I got back to my hostel around 8pm with my big sized bed and took it to my room. I checked on Ivan and Mark but only Ivan was home. He saw my bed and screamed with laughter "Stylish, are you getting married? is this bed for you and your wife?" I laughed and told him Ijust wanted to feel really comfortable for the next four years. While I was still talking, the idiot jumped on my bed and was shouting.."walahi, this bed would be good for sex, arrrgh, it even has springs" "hehe, I don't know what you're talking about" I smiled as I responded. While we were still talking, Mark knocked on my door and came in. "I can go twenty rounds in one night with this bed". Ivan continued and we all burst into laughter. After the laughter died down, we were silent for a while, then Ivan asked me to come outside that he wanted to tell me something. "there is this girl in RME department I just met, I've been on her matter for days now and she has decided to come over tonight and sleep over" "hehehehehe bad guy" I interjected as I shook his hands.

" but you know say | no get bed, I for ask for Mark's bed but you know me and you are closer, just for this night, make I use am, | go buy my own bed next week".I smiled and asked him if that was all and he said yes. I took a deep sigh, I just bought that bed but I just couldn't refuse him this request and so I agreed and we both carried my newly

bought bed to his room before his girl came.

11 pm I was in Mark's room, I was going to spend the night there. Mark's room was right beside Ivan's . We were having dinner then, Bread and sardine with tea just when we started hearing moans. We were the only ones in the house and it was as quiet as a graveyard so the moans of the girl was so clear and audible. Mark was already laughing and I was smiling. "This thing check like room 306, he wants to kill that girl" ..| burst into laughter. | only just realised now that Mark had this weird way of laughing like that of "Denver's", the character in Money Heist.

"ahh Stylish, na your bed I pity, disvirgined on the first day and not even by you, arrrrgh" he continued as he rolled on his bed and was dishing out his wicked laughter. I joined in his laughter too before telling him he was mad. "shhhhhh shhhhh" he told me to shuush as the girl's voice had grown louder now. I didn't think she knew other people were in the house also or maybe she just did not care.

"yeh! yeh! yeh! arghhh! Ivan! don't stop! don't uuurrghh!" she kept on repeating for minutes. Paul flashed his phone light at his wall clock and in a burst of silent

laughter. Again he said "twenty five minutes,ah! this guy never cum, na porn star?" .. I couldn't hold my laughter anymore as the tea I tried to sip

came out of my nose. I knew it, I was going to have crazy housemates.