For the love of brother 1

"Stylistics is the study and interpretation of texts in regard to their linguistic and tonal style. As a discipline, it links literary criticism to linguistics. It does not function as an autonomous domain on its own, but it can be applied to an understanding of literature and journalism as well as linguistics....do some more research on you own,we talk more about this course next week" Dr. Aderigbe finished his lecture with us

I yawned with gratitude,throwing my hands up,glad that the lecture was over,the class buzzing in a murmur,students closing books and chatting with coursemates,some discussing the course we'd just being taught,while others packed their stuffs and left the lecture theatre ,I fish out my phone from my bag, checking through to see the missed calls I've had and taking the profile off silent, I've had,two missed calls from mom and one from my best friend tuby

Whew! I sighed,looking around the hall for any sign of tuby

"He ought to be here for this lecture,where's this dude" I thought,feeling concerned,Dr. Aderibigbe isn't a lecturer to toy with,he takes his attendance very very seriously. I punched the buttons on my phone,dialing tuby's number to know where he is and why he missed the class, "its ringing" I whispered to myself

"HEY YOU!" Someone said behind me,I quickly turned around to see that it was tuby


"Hey tchubs! I was just calling you,wasup man! You missed aderibigbe's class why?" I rapped,ending the call on my phone

"Na,I didn't" he said with a shrug,"I was at the last row of seats,came in late"

"Chai tuuuuby,you live on campus,your hostel is just a few minutes walk away and yet you miss lectures? What would you say about those of us who stay off campus? Huh? Nawa for you oo," I said,flicking through my note "Na aderibigbe oo" I reminded him

"Stop jor" he interjected!

"You ought to ask why I was late" he shot at me,looking into my eyes, waiting for me to ask why,my lashes battling,expecting him to continue

"Common guess na" he urged me restlessly

"See tuby,abeg,my brain is still trying to process all it has taken in this morning from aderibigbe,whatever it is you want to tell me,please shoot,but asking me to guess?abegi I just can't " I said rather dismissively

"Hmmmn!" He moaned irritably, unconsciously raising his hands mid-air and dropping them in a sign of defeat...tuby loves asking one to always guess it gets on my nerves

"Anyway,it's about your brother Qatari" he said,his eyebrow arched

"QT?" I asked

"Yes! QT....Hmmmn! Didn't you tell me he's now dating mosun? The girl in performing arts deparment?"

"Yea...its public knowledge now,isn't it?" Sounding rather sarcastic as I put my notes and laptop in my bag,getting ready to leave the lecture hall

"Hmmmn!" He sighed in a gossipy manner,as I sensed he's about to unload an ugly news to me,my face looking serious and expectant

"Maj! I saw mosun in the car of one those science courses guys,having the fun of her life and the guys stealthily touching her all over,giggling like she's the spawn of jezebel,Maj, truth be told,that was what kept me from making aderibigbe's class on time" he enthused,looking serious and excited,his hands on his hips,looking like he just discovered something the world badly needs...I didn't flinch or shout or gasp. Or any of those shock expressions he expected of me at such a news,I just looked on blankly for a while,then packed my bag and laptop bag and beckon on him for us to take our leave

Descending the stairs leading out of the block of classrooms,tuby shook me vigorously,totally disappointed

"MAJ! Won't you say anything? Ehn! Your brother's rep in this school is on the line,she's making a mockery of your brother's masculinity,think of how everyone would see your brother". mimicking ardent gossipers' theatrics, "Ohhh! Despite his big muscles and cute looks,chai! Maybe e no fit perform inside bedroom,who knows" he finished off with a hiss...I decided finally to say something,smiling wryly,I turned to look at him,placing my hand on his shoulder as we got to the turn to descending another flight of stairs

"Thank you so much tcubs,I know you mean well...but you know my kind of person,I don't want to overreact,I've heard whispers,side comments and muffled chuckles whenever her name is mentioned and I've talked to QT about it,he bluntly told me to mind my business and stop getting into their business,the bitch has warmed her way into the hearts of my mom and brothers,even Karl is fond of her,so right now,am no longer the Adagiri sweetheart but now taken over from Hamz as the black sheep of the family,so again tchubs,I heard all you said,but I saw nothing,no evidence...so my lips would stay sealed....I can't be crying more than the bereaved" I ended off,looking forward like I couldn't be bothered but fire raging inside of me,feeling like I should tear the bitch to pieces


"Oh man,it gets interesting" Tuby called out to me,jogging up to catch up with me, "you don't think I would miss aderibigbe's class over an excuse to you not concrete? We swore to each other to always stage an intervention if any one of us is slacking behind academically" he said breathing fast

I turned around in a sluggishly-bored manner, "what now thcubs....what now?"

"I've got pictures of the whole thing,thanks to my super sharp phone camera..." He said, beaming with smiles, holding his phone out for me to see. THAT certainly got my attention

"Oh my God! Tcubyy! Pictures you say? Wow,abeg let me see the bitch oooo,let me see,ah tuuuuby, bestie of life" I quickly fast-forwarded myself back to him

"And that's not all Majmee, I also recorded some clips of her "schmoozing" with the wolves, la la la"

My jaws fell to the ground....now THAT not only got my attention but sustained it


"Tchubs....walai you're a life saver,you had all this,sitting on a time-bomb like that and had to make me whip out my best poker face am-trying-not-to-care look,ah! Tcubby,diaris God oo" tuby's body shook vigorously as he doubled over in laughter


I collected his phone and swiping each picture away with my finger,my face squeezing into an unmitigating level of anger with each picture,I was incensed, the pictures alone are a deal breaker for any guy in an exclusive relationship with a girl,I moved on to the videos

"Ah!" I exclaimed, "this is soft porn at best" I expressed in shock,quickly turning on my bluetooth on my phone,sending the pictures and videos to my phone,while I was at it,tuby beside me nodding as each picture enters my phone, doyin sauntered over to where we are,playfully hitting tuby and I on the shoulder

"Hey guys! Thought you guys would be home by now,how una day" he talked excitedly,tuby shook hands with him and greeted him,I was lost in what I was doing,doyin tapped me again,I looked up surprised


"Ah,doyin pint size boy,how you dey" I joked,he pushed me away,clenching his fist and prancing all over,acting like he wants to engage me in a fight for calling him pint size,we all laughed and afterwards catching up

"Did beyonce or christiana aguilera just released a single or what?dis one wey una just tanda here dey send send to your phones" he said

Tuby and I laughed knowingly

"This one pass song abeg" I said,handing tuby's phone back to him, "done" I said,doyin snatched the phone from tuby who tried to run after him but with his short size,managed to dribble past tuby and yet checking his videos and pictures,tuby couldn't go running after him again and simply came walking back towards me tired,doyin walked quickly back to us looking surprised

"Isn't this your brother's gf? The one in performing arts?" I nodded in affirmation

"Lawd of mercy! Girl's gotta have a masters in bitchiology,see as this bad ass guys dey grope her,ah, lol" he cracked up

"But wait a second,who took all this photos and recorded the vid.." He looked from me to tuby and back to me,then it clicked,he was holding tuby's phone

"Chai tuby,haba,I know you're a handful sometimes but seriously?adding investigative gossiping to the list?" He said rolling his eyes,I interjected

"This is right,he did the right thing,maybe it is "gossiping" but it made sense when he showed proof,my bro can't be shagging with the school ho!" I ranted,my temper gradually rising,doyin responded


"Chill bro! Chill, first off,this is not cool,If your bro's gf is cheating,he isn't daft,he would find out,don't go behind his back digging his boo's dirt and also,what makes u think your own bro isn't cheating,banging other girls..." I quickly interjected

"...No way,I know for a fact that QT isn't,he is too cool and gentle and committed to do that,he might have a rough-looking,bad boy exterior but inside,he's so down to earth and faithful"

"Ok...if you say so...I just hope this doesn't cause more problems than there already is" he said,I couldn't be bothered,my bro must break up with the ho and stop making himself and me look stupid,I have evidence of her philandering ways and finally,I would be in everyone's good books at home....or so I thought,but when and how did QT begin to date mosun,who is mosun and how did she warm her way into my family's heart,why do I hate her so much and what happened next?

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