The Promise...

I was enjoying the cool air until three men got off and I had to go join the rest at the back. I was fine until a woman joined with her two kids; a boy and a girl at Achimota(a suburb of Accra) overhead. she had to join three of us with her two kids as the sprinter allowed four on a seat. The boy constantly kept stepping on me or my trouser and I kept moving till there was no more space to move. Politely, I told the kid about it But it didnt stop even after his mother had also warned him to be careful. I couldn't really blame him because the vehicle itself didn't have enough space. In fact, that is not the big issue. The big issue is when I started smelling something bad-I put my head on the seat and covered my nose with my hands as I didn't want the woman to think the smell came from her or her children. Who knows, it possibly was not them because around the area where I sat, the was this half 'Kuffour gallon' with a sponge and dirty duster in it which I believe was used for cleaning the car. The odour was bad! In the process I slept off. The troskies I board are always the same ones, however the mates do change sometimes. If the mate is a regular one, l don't have to say where i was alighting because they know already and so when I doze off, sometimes, few metres away, they prompt me and I wake up. Today's mate is not a regular one and am pretty sure he is new in the 'trosky mate' business. He could barely identify who gave him what amount. I woke up all of a sudden and couldn't identify where I was, but, I did after a while. we had gone past the bus stop where I alight- we were almost at the last stop. Eii yaanom, I didn't have lectures but had to meet up with someone at a specific time. We got to the last stop and the mate called out to passengers going the way we came. I came down, walked straight to a coconut seller and bought myself one- not that I wanted to, but to prevent people from noticing what has happened and to make sure those who got down from the trotro all are out of sight. It was very necessary! It was difficult finishing it because I didn't need/want it at the moment-at least not when I had just woken up. I asked the seller to package it for me so I could give it to someone when I got to campus. Whilst he was at it, this woman kept annoying me with "Eii can't you finish this small thing? Bra, give it to her to finish it"(in Twi of course) Eii. Who called her? The bus stop I had gone past and the last stop is not far when on trotro but it is- a bit- when trekking. Why would someone trek? because it is ONE WAY and picking a trotro meant using another route which could make matters worse. The vehicle will have to be loaded if you are not lucky enough to find one which is almost full. Second, you will pay extra money-for delayed service-that's if you took the trotro because you are in a hurry, which I was. I took my coconut and started walking back- not too long, I was on campus but was sweating like I had just come out of a pool. Fellas, it was a sunny day!! I told myself I will always sit by the window no matter what. it's been three weeks and I find myself fulfilling that promise.