The Prognosticator – Episode 4

© Adebayo Luqman Adekunle 

***NAIRABET’S SHOP***

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FIVE MINUTES LATER

*** We walked in to a nearby nairabet shop.

I almost

fainted with what i saw, because it was my

first

time of entering any gambling shop, the

shop

was well furnished with plasma tv, alot of

monitors, couch, Ox fan and alot of

advertisements poster were pasted on the

wall. The place is too crowded, o boi naija

guys

no dey work ni? Or is bank sited here? I said

to

myself***

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CNN: guy shey you go play?

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Me: You mean nairabet?

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CNN: No ludo game

.

Me: i don’t know how to play it oo, maybe

next time, you will have to teach me.

.

***Baba o, Baba agbalagba (Elderly man)

The king of gambling, Baba na you oh, even

after you, na you, Baba i dove my hat for you

oo. Baba wetin dey for the boys nah? Wetin

you bring for us nah? Na you we dey wait

for since morning o, The king of gambling

himself. The people keep hailing O.J the guy

that just walked him, (The guy name is OJO

so O.J Is abbreviation of OJO ) baba shey na

goal goal you wan give us or over two point

five (over 2.5 ) we are fully ready oo, they

keep hailing O.J

.

This guy must be guru for this game o, see

as they keep hailing him like celebrity, if dem

born him well let him meet me at playstation

center. Him go hear am, i thought within

myself***

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O.J: Thank you my guys, you just make my

day, and i will also make your week by given

you just seven odd (7 odd)

.

*** People continued shouting, some

people starting jumping up, i can see joy in

their faces***

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O.J: Like i always said, your father is poor,

your mother is poor, you are not an okada

(bike) rider, you are not a bus conductor,

you are not playing nairabet and you always

bought new jean trouser and shirt during

this baba buhari Regime, my friend you

must be a thief.

.

*** This O.J guy must be mad oo, must i

played nairabet before i can buy new

wears?***

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Me: CNN what’s the meaning of (7 odd?)

.

Cnn: Don’t ask me yet, let O.j give us the

game first, i will explain latter.

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*** omo ale! bas***d!***

.

As O.j continued his sermon, one damsel

beautiful lady walked in to the nairabet

shop,

dressed in a simple pink gown and pair of

sandals. Her hair, thought undone but was

neatly packed, her face was a little oily and

her legs too, she greeted us and say please

where

can i charge my phone? She asked nobody

in particular, i quickly moved closed to her,

collected her phone plunged it to

unoccupied socket beside my seat, i later

discovered her name was “DUPE” – more

story

about dupe later.-

.

O.J: As you all know that am a diehard

Arsenal fan

but this week it is not matter of my club, let

me tell you the fact this ongoing Euro 2016

is full of supprise you won’t believe – unless

you watched it , “Iceland” is my banker this,

you know

“Iceland” is playing “England” kindly play

“Iceland” straight win, That is my seven (7

odd) for this week, best of luck to you guys

.

*** People starting the betting with huge

amounts, some bet it with 5k, 7k, 15, CNN

also bet it with 5k

.

Phone vibrated, its message mtn with their

vexatious messages, i will check it later i said

to myself***

.

Me: CNN oya tell me, what is the meaning of

seven odd?

.

CNN: seven odd means seven cool thousand

naira #7,000

.

Me: I don’t understand

.

CNN : ok, “Iceland” was given 7 odd, it

means

if you stake “Iceland” with #1,000, if

“Iceland” win the game/match against

“England” you will collect #8,000 so #7,000

is your gain, if you play it with #2,000 you

will collected 16k so 14k

will be your gain

.

Me: Cool business

.

CNN: Yeah! Very cool business

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*** Phone rings , it was my mum calling***

.

Me: Hello ma

.

Mum: Hello how are you?

.

Me: I’m fine ma

.

Mum: Have you seen alert?

.

***oh its true, i called her 3days back,

requesting for Jamb fee***

.

Me: Actually i received one message about

5min ago, but i havnt check it either its alert

or not, i will get back to you after

confirmation ma

.

Mum: Ok take care bye

.

Me: Bye ma

**hang up**

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I brought out my phone from my pocket to

check the message, behold It was an Alert

*** You acct 305xxx has been credited with

NGN 7,000 on 30 June 2016 12:33 by cash

dep 3rd party- shola Bal: 8,245,17CR.

I read it again again and again, i placed call

to

my mum again**

.

.

Me: Hello mum, thanks a lot, have received

the

alert

.

Mum: You are welcome son, use the money

to register your jamb not for gambling in

playstation center

.

Me: Ok ma, may you live long to reap the

fruit of your labour

.

Mum: Amin bye

.

Me: bye ma

.

***hang up, turned to CNN ***

Me: Guy please you will borrow me 5k make

i also nacked the game

.

CNN : You mean money?

.

Me: No, it’s sand, please nah borrow me

.

CNN : see pesman, i don’t have such amount

with me here. Don’t you know i also played

that game with 5k and nothing on me

again

.

Me: ok no problem

*** I quickly rushed to the nearest ATM

machine to withdraw 5k out of 7k sent to

me by mum, i was so lucky when i reached

there, there is nobody there, i made the

withdrawal and rushed back to nairabet

shop, i played the game with 5k, CNN and I

about to walked out of Naira bet shop when

Dupe walked on us. Chai! … I nearly forgot i

helped this fine girl plug her phone***

.

Dupe: Please brother where is my phone

.

Me: let me get it for you, i unpluged the

phone and handed it to her but not until i

collected her number

————————————–

AN HOUR LATER. **AT CNN ROOM**

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Me: Guy it seems that I’m having feelings for

that Dupe girl oo

.

CNN : Who is Dupe?

Me: The girl i helped charge her phone at

nairabet shop

.

CNN : Pesman put your mind at rest, you

don’t need to be worried. We are

going to Fayemi’s house in the next two

days, i believe all girls in this area will be

running after you, so forget about dupe till

we come back from Fayemi’s shrine.

.

Me: I trust you my guy.

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*** We are in amidst of our discussion when CNN phone rang, he picked the call and talked like 57sec before hang up, he faced me and said***

.

CNN: Guy you have to start going.

.

Me: What happened?

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CNN: Tola is coming here, she just called me

.

*** Tola was CNN girlfriend, They have been dating for 3months, 3weeks 3days now, and time is also 3:33pm funny enough***

.

Me: *** In jealously voice*** no problem.

Afterall this is your house .

CNN: Stop talking like kid, do you want me to be doing “programme” in your presence?

.

*** “Programme” is a code for having sex with opposite sex, yoruba do called it

“Eto”***

.

Me: So you are even planning of doing a programme with her?

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CNN: Before nko? Tola must hear it today

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Me: *** Felt bad*** no lele, guy let me start going, i left his room went outside, and walking to my house. I brought out my phone, insert the earpice and play some cool music, i was totally lost and gone in the music not remembering i was on the road, i was also shaking my head to the ryhmes of the music. Suddenly someone tapped me from back, i was shocked with the image i saw

To be continued