It is a normal occurrence for a comrade to once in a while ask his roommate for a ‘little privacy’ known in intellectual circles as ‘exile.’
The practice is quite a phenomenon that comrades have embraced it with open arms, hoping that he does not get an addict for a roommate in that department.
As such it was quite a shock for Kiplimo Ruto, a third-year student at the University of Eldoret when his roommate Brian announced that he would be bringing a ‘new catch over’ for an overnight vigil. But with demands.
Brian asked to vacate the single room well in advance because his new catch had an undocumented fear of people. It turns out she wants a place that looks deserted as if it was last lived in when Shakespeare was churning out his tragic-comedies.
It was not good news to Kiplimo, who had a couple of friends over playing FIFA and ageless banter which was plenty considering the dipping form of Manchester United.
This signified a total overhaul in the way they have been doing things. In an unwritten gentleman’s agreement, the girlfriend present will cook for whatever number of comrades present in that room, at the expense of the comrade.
It is being considerate considering a comrade may have to spend the entire night being bitten by bedbugs somewhere, or be at the mercy of mosquitoes.
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