At College

Throwing the thoughts at the back of his mind, he turned to stare at the street he was in.

It was until now that he paid attention that the noise formed from the countless discussions at different spots on the street invaded his ears.

' Why the noise? Is there an occasion ' James asked.

Looking around to find out what was going on, he was shocked to find out that there wasn't any occasion or event. Instead, the noises mostly stemmed from the interaction of buyers and sellers on the street.

' Is this a market or what? ' he thought.

Walking forward slowly, it was still the same scene that played, but that wasn't the factor that left him flabbergasted.

What left him flabbergasted was that both the buyers and sellers actually looked like students. Yes, the sellers were actually mostly made up of students.

' Are they here to learn or to start a trade ' a confused James thought as he stared at the scene.

Raising his head up a bit, his eyes caught sight of something that drew his attention away from the market-like environment.

It was a huge signboard pinned to a tall wall with a pair of gates fixed to its lower body.

This signboard had the words " Federal University Of Bayelsa, FUOTUOOKE" imprinted boldly on it.

" That's the school gate " he muttered while staring at the gates.

Ignoring the noise disturbing his ears on the way, James bounced his way to the school gate while struggling to keep his head held high.

At the gate, he saw both security personnel and soldiers sitting on chairs by the gates while paying careful attention to the students going in and coming out of the gate.

' Anyone who misbehaves here will certainly be in trouble ' thought James, and sincerely, his thoughts weren't ironic, as Nigerian soldiers were indeed well known for their strict personalities. Even if the security personnel ignored the students' immature actions, the soldiers definitely wouldn't. Coordinating himself well, he slipped into the school gate, after which he let out a breath of air, thanking God that no problems had occurred.

Behind the gates, he was greeted with the awe-striking sight of an extremely fascinating environment. An environment filled various radiant green trees and grasses cut to an equal level to form a tranquil-looking environment.

He also noticed there were no traders within the college grounds.

' Seems like trading within college grounds is not allowed ' James denoted .

Slowly strolling forward while admiring the beauty of the environment coupled with the lovely scent of the trees, he found the college grounds to be extremely artistic in nature. It will definitely make a good touring spot.

Looking around and seeing the numerous turns and corners, coupled with the fact that he couldn't catch sight of a definite end of the college grounds, he could tell the college grounds was definitely huge.

" It's like a little city of its own " muttered James.

" What's up, bro " a sudden voice jolted James away from his thoughts, drawing him back to reality. Looking at the direction the sound came from, he saw a boy that looked neither too young nor too old, about his age, walking by his side.