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It’s December again, and I decide to

Take a walk out of my room in search

Of food.

It isn’t something that happens every time,

But I’m reminded of my law school days

When I had to take some long lonely walks

Whenever I find myself all alone in the room.

The Lagos campus has been mostly famous

For being situate in the economic centre of

West Africa. Victoria Island.

If you’ve heard of anyone talk about the

Island, then you’ll know that it isn’t a place

That’s meant for everyone.

Better said, it’s mostly ‘reserved’ for some

Settled few within the society.

With streets/roads like Alfred Rewane,

Adeola Odeku, Adeyemo Alakija, Adeola Hopewell,

And the ever buzzling Muri Okunola Park, you’ll

Know for sure that aside lands and buildings,

The Island is mostly famous for one thing.

Food!

The campus was on festive break, and for

Better reasons I couldn’t easily explain, I

Decided to stay back in the campus hostel

For the holidays.

Fifteen thousand naira. That’s what I had to

Pay for accommodation during the course of

The two weeks break.

The school’s food court (known for it’s

Relatively low-priced food when compared

With restaurants in the environs) was equally

On break, and I had to resort to Kilimanjaro

For my lunch or dinner.

Due to the long walks and distance, the day

Time was spent with myself, and on few

Evenings, I would take a walk through Adeola

Hopewell in search of any Noodles selling mallam

So as not to die of hunger.

Aside the fact that I can’t cook, cooking in the

Campus was prohibited by the management;

Thus, everyone had to always buy food, or order

For one. You well know the difference in both.

Leaving Lagos as a whole for the capital

Of Eastern Nigeria, it seemed my food

Life would be quite easier, and perhaps

Cheaper.

Well, I thought wrong.

Not only is food almost the same price here,

The edibles I could easily point at on the

Island isn’t available on the menu list, leaving

Me with the Abacha nonsense and the beans

Plus roasted plantain mixture.

More importantly, the Sabbath day seems to

Be highly revered here, thus stores, hardly open

On Sundays – especially the neighboring stores.

Well, it’s December again, and I decide to

Take a walk out of my room.

You sure know what I’m looking for.

#PaGidiExpressions

READ “IT’S DECEMBER AGAIN” PART ONE HERE