SABINA

chapter 5

Next chapter is for real.
Based on experience.

Today is my first time receiving lecture, I had 'introduction to computer science' class

and it was totally hectic, 2hours in class is no joke, I totally lost it, I walked down to

school canteen and ordered chips with egg and salad, I was literally starving, I called

Kamila to come join me but she said she can't make it because she's having a class, I

finished eating and went to my hostel, well I'm not staying in the same hostel with her

because her hostel was already filled up, I got another hostel, few blocks away from

school.

I still don't have friends yet, I knew only Kamila and my course rep, Ismail I met him

during my registration and brother Anwar literally put me under his care and plead with

him to guide me through, so school was still boring for me, I haven't found my ideal

friends yet and I hate conversing with just anybody.

I entered my room and it was 6:00pm, I said salaam to my two roommates, Maryam and

hafsat, I bathed and waited for prayer time, I prayed maigrib, and started reciting my

Qur'an before its time for Insha, I finished praying and lay on my bed, and dozed off the

moment my head hits the pillow, I wonder how people find it difficult to sleep

immediately they go to bed, I woke up to my roommate, Maryam calling me to wakeup

that there's someone outside at the door looking for me, "alright" I mumbled, I turned

and checked my time, it was 10:05pm, I slept for 3hours and it feels like 3minutes, I was

surprised, who could it be I whispered to myself, I went outside to meet the person

looking for me. I saw a girl about my height In her pajamas, I couldn't picture her face

because it was a bit dark, "salaam, are you Sabina hadid" she asked, "Walaikum

salaam, yes I am" I said quite hesitant, "well my name is Malika muktar, I'm from your

department, and Ismail asked me to meet you and assist you, as you can see I am new

too," she said, her accent was quite impressive, thanks to your English teacher I

muttered to myself, "it's nice to meet you Malika, thanks so much, you're a life savior," I

said to her, we exchanged phone numbers and she left, I went back to my room, and

drown into a peaceful sleep.
***
Its two weeks now, and Malika has been a good friend, she's few blocks away from

mine in hostel, I spent most of my time in her room, she was the coolest girl ever, and

true to her name she was an Angel, she is crazy like me and we had a lot in common

we go to class together, go shopping together, It's hard to see Kamila lately because

she's always busy with classes, so I decided to go see her today in her hostel after my

class.

Malika wanted to visit the library so I have to go see Kamila alone, on my way I stopped

by at the school canteen to get milkshakes, when I bumped into a guy, I dropped my

wallet, he picked it and gave it to me, I looked up to meet his large brown glowing eyes,

he was dressed in white caftan, he's beautiful, without saying a word he walked away,

like seriously , he can't even say sorry after bumping into a lady, what a jerk!, I mumbled

to myself, I grabbed my order and went straight to Kamila's hostel, I told her about

bumping into a jerk of a guy and he didn't even sorry, how rude, "Sabina just let it go,

it's just some stranger, it's a big school and you probably won't see him again, but girl

this is like some kind of Nollywood love at first sight scene, bumping into a stranger,

drops book and stuffs" she said giggling while leaving for kitchen, "it's not funny Kamila

and it was a wallet and not some books" I said pouting, she came back with a tray of

snack which I took a little, we had a little chat, I missed her, it was 6:03pm, since my

hostel closed by 7pm, we said our goodbyes and I left.