Chapter 2 Mikel

It was rumored that the clouds were locked.

Mikel Adele didn't believe in it of course but the fact remains the same – the rain is not falling, it had been a seething mass of black clouds since last week which brings the suspicious rumor by some people online that posts a short video of strange lights that glows in the sky. The video had show the sky been lit up of different colors –blue, green, red, and yellow. The light had formed a chained-like image in the sky. Mikel's new roommate at the rented apartment said it looks like an avenger movie gone wrong – Mikel had to agree with him, but whether the cloud was locked or some science problem, it's not going to help him if he got late for his first lecture.

Mikel's rented apartment is not far from the college, but it's far enough to get you late if you wake before 6 a.m., especially if you have lectures by 8 am – Mikel has lectures by 8 am and he's running late.

"Wait for me!.' Posi, his new roommate shouted from the veranda of the rented bungalow, using one hand to tie his shoes, the other to comb his cut short black hair. Mikel didn't know what to think of his roommate, it seems Posi is the cheerful type.

"Can't wait, am running late." Mike returned, it is often said that Nigerians are not conscious of time, which mike is not proving wrong by not being a Nigerian – which can't be helped but by also running late.

"Come on Mikel, you know we are attending the same lecture," he said. Mike didn't know they were having the same lecture, come to think of it he didn't know much about him either – he had met posi on the school group on Facebook a few weeks after the admission was confirmed, posi had posted that he's looking for a roommate to rent an apartment, which he had commented – he had replied to numerous posts like that, guessing that at least one person will reply and chat him up since he didn't have time to go for apartment hunting, which is common for most of the newly admitted student.

" Oya – come on let go," Posi's cheerful voice startled him, he didn't know he had gotten so close to him, he moved like that sometimes," we have a lecture to keep!"

The ride to college or half ride deciding on how you look at it since they have to walk from the inner part of the street where their apartment is located into the main street to board a motorcycle or bus –whichever comes first.

The community college buildings are split into two parts, the one on the right side for science, the one on the left side for the art students. Mike heads to the ones on the left side, he was running for the X–the building where he was to have his first lesson, introduction to history – he was running so hard he almost collides with a girl standing in the corridor, almost because the girl moves smoothly away and posi, who Mikel has almost forgotten pulled hard at his shirt.

Mikel gape at the girl, she had moved so fast!

The girl for a second gives him a surprised look but then her gaze moves to posi who has gone rigid beside him, all his cheerful expression gone replaced with a hard glare aim at the girl. Mikel was happy not to be at the receiving end of that look, but then he looked back at the girl, and shivers, it looks like a deep freezer staring at you, the already cloudy sky seems to grow darker, and thunder rumbles breaking the staring contest between Mikel's roommate and the girl, who both look up at the black cloud – Mikel take the time to study her, hard face with strong cheekbones, her eyes are black like most Nigerians but something cold flicker in them, her skin is almost as black as her hair with is raven black and pull in a thick braid, the thing that struck him most is her lips which is bloodless, Almost blue.

"Lovely weather." Her voice chilled, but also make his skin ting. He didn't know if she's talking to him but since there is only him and posi here he decided to answer – posi didn't look like he'll reply to anything since he's still glaring at her.

"Yes," He said, he attempted a smile – it didn't go well considering the look she gave him. "It's all over the country, only in Nigeria." But she wasn't looking at him anymore, she was looking at Posi and he can almost swear he felt a flicker of cold in the air and the smell of open flame.

She gave posi one last cool look – which he returned with his own and turned to go. moving briskly between the students, she moved like a ghost or what he supposes a ghost looked like since he had not seen one before.

"Come on, we don't want to be late." Posi's voice startled him again.

"Thank you for saving me," he said and gave him a brief smile. "It would have set a record for my year here in the college.

Posi gave him an odd look. "Records?.

" Yes, haven't you heard of the first day of the week, month even year can tell how one will spend the rest of the year?

He gave him a long look before smiling cheerfully again spreading his hands. "Well, since you haven't started it by knocking down somebody, why not continue without being late too?

They were late and they had to sit at the back where they heard nothing but Mikel didn't think he'll have heard anything since his thoughts are full of blue lips and the feel of lightning.