The New Journey

I accepted the condoms because it was a gesture I couldn't refuse. We said our final goodbyes, and he boarded the bus destined for Okene. He said it would be simple to catch a bus heading east from there.

I moved closer to where I had seen a bus with the Idah banner. It had passed, but some corpers remained at the same location, waiting for another bus. When I asked the girl next to me if the bus had arrived, she said that it had been full and had left, but that a second bus was on its way.

I realized I'd seen that face before when she gave me the same look. I attempted to position the face, and after a brief moment, when she was almost smiling, I solved the small puzzle.

I met her one morning while she was serving food in the kitchen for her platoon. When I went to get the kitchen bread, she commented on how blank my meal ticket was. "Where did you work?" I inquired after she had finished smiling at me and attempting to locate her face.

"Idah School of Health Technology." With a smile on her face, she responded. She appeared to be content with her new position. When she inquired about mine, I informed her. As she called her name Esther, we made an official introduction.

We were both near the next bus heading to Idaho. The bus was a smaller one that quickly filled up. As we drove away for Idah, another small crowd began to form where we had left, corpers waiting for the next bus to Idah.

Esther and I talked as if we'd known each other our entire stay at camp. We both talked about our three weeks at camp. All she seemed to do was attend lectures at the skills acquisition center.

She told me she had learned a lot of beading skills and planned to expand on them. We laughed and talked freely as the bus drove to Idaho.

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 Chifawu was standing in front of the corpers lodge at the idah local government area office when I approached her from behind and whispered something into her ears. "Do you believe in fate and destiny?" She screamed as she turned to embrace me.

The scream was so loud that some corp members inside the lodge had to rush out to see if everything was all right. She inquired as to where I was stationed, and I informed her.

She was beaming with smiles all over her face, as if she had just discovered a valuable piece of jewelry she had misplaced. We arrived in Idah late at night, and we were supposed to start the next processes to our ppa's the next morning.

We got along pretty well at the corpers lodge. Our elders in the local government had already planned for our arrival. They prepared food for us and showed us the halls where we'd be sleeping until we could figure out our primary assignments.

We had a small meeting with the older batches at the local government in the evening. They gave us a brief introduction and then attempted to educate us on what we needed to know. The night was warm, or more accurately, hot on the inside.

The majority of us were chatting in groups outside the corpers lodge. I was looking through some of the photos on my phone, remembering my days at camp when I was still taking pictures of the girls I fvckeed to use as evidence against the ugly one.

Chifawu called and said she was close to the gate. I met her there, and we went to a secluded area to talk. She asked if I knew I was going to be posted to Idaho, and I told her Ms Enoh had arranged for it.

"How come you didn't tell me while I was at camp?" I would have waited for you so that we could both come here?" I told her I wasn't sure if the runs were clicking at the time.

"Are you still eager to hear what I had planned to tell you that night at camp?" I looked up to her when she asked. Even though it was dark, I could see those lovely lips. I reached for them and softly kissed them.

I kissed her again, and we became engrossed in each other's company for a while. She leaned on my shoulders after we finished kissing, holding me against her body. "Do I really need to say it again?" She inquired. "No, you don't have to." I love and adore you very much, and you've taught me to believe in fate."

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The following day, after completing some preliminary registration at the local government, we dispersed to locate our primary assignments, which would either be accepted or rejected.

Chifawu insisted on accompanying us. She will accompany me to the Federal Poly, and I will accompany her to the Girls Secondary School. When we arrived at the poly, I was directed to the office to submit my letter.

I was accepted right away, but asked to return the following week. The man explained that by then, all corpers assigned to the school would have reported, and they would decide whether to assign us as admin staff or lecturers.

"Do corpers give lectures?" Surprisingly, I had to ask the man. "Of course," he says. He stated. He informed me that as an engineer, I would almost certainly be assigned to lecture ND 1 students, Pre-Nd students, or Part-Time students.

When we left the man's office, I took a look around the school. A typical school setting, with students grouped together here and there. As we walked towards the gate, I couldn't help but notice the pretty young girls adorning the various corners of the school.

They looked lovely in their exquisite gowns. We exited the federal poly and made our way to Girls Secondary School.

Chifawu was accepted by the vice principal, who informed her that there was available accommodation if she preferred to stay inside the school. "What happened to your own letter?" He addressed his inquiry to me.

He must have assumed that I was also been assigned to the school. I told him I wasn't posted there, but he still wanted to know what I studied and where I was stationed. When I told him I was an engineer stationed at Federal Poly, his face lit up.

He asked me to accompany him to the principal's office. I was disturbed by his reactions, so I inquired as to what was the matter. He assured me that there would be no problem, but that I should accompany him. Chifawu and I followed him as he led us to the principal's office.

When we arrived at the office, he introduced me to the principal, emphasizing my engineering background. The principal had a proposal for me. He suggested that I try to find time to lecture at the school, noting that he had students offering Further Mathematics and Technical Drawing but no teacher.

I declined the offer, but he begged me to reconsider. He informed me that the last time his students studied those subjects was two years ago, when an engineer assigned to their school passed away.

Since then, they have had no other teacher for those subjects. He then offered that he would be grateful even if it was only one day out of the entire week, and that he would pay me from the school's PTA fund.

Chifawu squeezed my hand, which she had been holding all afternoon, at this point. I looked at her, and she nodded, encouraging me to accept the offer. I agreed, but told the principal that I needed some time to double-check my schedule with the polytechnic first.

He was overjoyed as he rose from his chair and smiled as he shook my hand. "You're welcome, young man; you'll like it here." Of course, there were many things to do at school. I let my gaze wander as I noticed two lovely sweet tender young girls in school uniforms smiling at the two corpers who were holding hands and walking out of their principal's office.

When I looked in their direction, some of them dared to wink at me. This is going to be a fascinating year! It was going to be a year of se*x and luxury! And it's been a memorable year!

"I loved you from the moment you picked up that microphone and started your talk show at the RCCF on the first Sunday of camp." Chifawu interrupted the sinful thoughts running through my head.

We returned to the nysc corpers lodge at the local government, holding hands.

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We must have returned too soon because other corpers were still frantically trying to figure out their ppa. The lodge was almost deserted, with the exception of one of the smaller rooms, which I assumed was occupied by the executives.

We knocked and entered the room, where a young lady was watching television. We greeted her and sat on her bed to watch the annoying nollywood movie.

Soon after, she stood up, put on a light make-up, and exited the room, leaving both of us behind. The only sound was the television and the ceiling fan. Chifawu and I began kissing once more, this time with more passion than I'd ever witnessed...

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