John woke up at 3am dazed at the dream he just had. Tessy, his girlfriend of 6months held a knife to his throat. "Why in the world did that happen"?, he asked no one in particular. He prepared for lectures and bolted out of the room. On campus the air was so tense you could slice through it with a knife. People went about their businesses like every other day so john wondered why everywhere was tense, only for him to discover the registrar had died that morning. 4pm came very quickly just as everybody prayed for it to be and he hurried back to his room to retire for the day. He had hardly slept for 20mins when he heard a knock on the door. Immediately he opened the door, tessy barges in with rage and fury like she had lost a bet with the devil. "Where's the money for my human hair?" She asked without greeting him. "Good evening to you too", he replied backing her. "You Poor hopeless bastard". She shot back at him. As he turned back to look at her ..... Hold it a minute, lemme paint the picture better so you dont get it twisted like a lemon in a spirit. John was a final year accounting student doing really great and was a "big boy". As a matter of fact, folks joked that he's got more "cheese" than rats in the USA. He had just broken up with joan when he met tessy. Tessy, a pretty 3rd year student was a normal innocent girlie, so he thought ... He was introduced to her at his friend's birthday party. *í dσn't trust pαrtч pαrσlєs,* anyways, they got to know each other better and they started seeing each other. John thought he had found a wife.. *ℓσℓ* until after four months she started to show him what she was made of. She had a problem. She never understood hard times. . . . . . WHAAAAAMMMM!!!!!!.. John woke up feeling sharp pains in his head. He felt like his brain was having a serious pounding and could fall off any minute. "Ah! Mr. Nwosu". The lousy health centre doctor exclaimed. How are you feeling? He asked. John managed to utter just a "fine". He later found out tessy had hit him with the butt of her MK45 automatic pistol. He felt damned!!. He remembered how he had told her a week ago that he was having financial problems... I mean *scoffs* who doesn't?. Tess as i'd choose to call her was being ill-advised. She had "thug" friends. Plus she had connections with a female cult gang ... hence the gun. *I remember mama warning me bout bad company* How? Why? were the questions that filled his mind as he lay on the tattered bed. Then he remembered the dream he had that morning. He tried to pray but couldn't. He broke down into tears. His emotions have finally betrayed him. He thought of calling his mum but she had warned him earlier bout tessy. He felt so alone, very alone. He reminisced on how they had been so in love. He laughed. "I should've asked kemi out instead". John recovered from concussion but what he could not understand was why she would send his soul to eternity because of another "HUMAN'S HAIR". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tσ вє cσntd.