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" Oh. My. Gosh, I am so late. How and why did I over sleepy again ??"

I said out loud trying to prepare for the class I was already 10mins late for. This was all a result of me listen to music late into the night while working on my project. 400lvl stress is not for me but who am I to complain, I wasted no time in getting out of my sleeping outfit and into something casual for class. Wore a face cap powdered my face and Rushed out of the room with my phone pen and note book in my bag.

I got to class at 10:40 am to meet the lecturer in the class teaching us the course Reporting the population. I was glad he was too focused on the rest of the class that he didn't notice me. I was able to enter Secretly and picked a seat at the back once I was settled in class I borrowed notes from my sit partner to copy some of her few jotting. Once I was done copying the jotting I continued paying attention to the class.

" how many of you heard the news, the terrible news of COVID 19 now in Nigeria?"

The whole class fell quiet no one said a word as we were all too shocked to say a word to him. It was the little discipline we had left that held us back from asking Him stupid and provoking questions.

How did you know?

When was such news shared?

And what does that mean for us?

So many questions were running through my mind and the mind of others and we didn't know which to ask first. I ended up keeping quiet because I couldn't think or concentrate on one question I wanted to ask. I just continue listing to the lecture like he never mentioned anything about Covid.

" now concerning the recent news on Covid in Nigeria. I want you all to peer each other in 3, and do a 3mins minute interview on the impact of Covid 19 on world population."

We all groaned out in frustration because this was our fourth group assignment this week an I am just glad he gave us two weeks to finish this assignment. The other 3 were due next week and the thought that's some were half done was giving me a headache.

"Why are you all groaning? don't you all like the assignment? Or I should give you another assignment"

We all echoed a negative response but lobbed our way into getting more time to do the assignment and I'm glad he gave us two weeks. Meaning we had time from now till the last week of February. Which was more than the two weeks we thought he was going to give us. He ended the lecture and left our class after we had agreed on the time and date for submission.

I sigh rubbing my temple feeling exhausted afresh. Project here, assignment there, and a boyfriend who keeps nagging me about marriage too. Sigh, I couldn't honor our date yesterday because I was too tired from all the lecturer I had all day and the fact that my project supervisor is following up on my project backs to back- I don't know if I should say he wasn't help because all he was trying to do was help.

I sighed heading back to my hostels to have my bath brush my tooth and eat something. Once that was achieved I decided to take a 3 hours nap but that was    After I had explained to my Roommates why and how I got the balls to walk  into class sit and have lectures when I hadn't taken my bath or brushed my tooth.  They Were looking at me incredulously and I shrugged it off saying.

"Well guys, sometimes desperate time called for desperate measures."

"Desperate my foot, dirty girl. How did you survive 2hours in that class."

"Common  Winifred it's not that bad."

"Oh dear it's that bad, just don't do it again and If you do, let anyone know you coming from this room oo"

I laughed at her statement before hopping into bed to get some shut-eye I needed one right now. Although everyone even my roommate was talking about the first new case of COVID-19.  I was just more worried about getting a shut-eye and Graduating with first-class honors even though it was almost impossible.