My phone beeped, notifying me I'd a new message, I checked my phone and saw a new message from a strange group-ARB101.
"Wow!"I screamed at the top of my voice because I'd been added to the group and I was extremely happy.
I'm a student!. I grinned cheekily.
I wasn't one hundred percent happy because I wanted to be in real school not online. Well, it was still better than sitting at home doing nothing.
ARB101
*Ruqoyyah: Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi WABARAKATUH.
I sent a message to the group before I could put down my phone, a notification came in.
*+23*****: Waalaikumsalam warahmatullahi wabarakatuh ukhti. Can you please introduce yourself?.
An unknown number but not a Nigeria number replied I smiled widely.
*Ruqoyyah: I'm Ruqoyyah from Nigeria and you?.
*+23***: I'm Ulaym from Egypt. I'm studying Islamic psychology.
*Ruqoyyah: Nice to meet you Ulaym.
I immediately saved his number on my phone before reading his next message.
*Ulaym: You are welcome ukht.
Another message again in the group, a Nigeria number, I grinned happily because I was about to chat with a Naija person.
*+2349***: Assalamualaykum.
*Ruqoyyah: Walaykumsalam.
*Ruqoyyah : Are you from Nigeria?.
*+2349***: Yes I'm.
*Ruqoyyah : Maa shaa Allah, I'm also a Nigerian.
*Ruqoyyah: I'm from Lagos and you.
*+2349***: Me too.
*Ruqoyyah: Where are you staying there?.
*+2349****: Typing....
My phone dung again notifying me, another person has joined the chat.
*+2348****: Assalamualaykum Ruqoyyah, I'm zaid from Lagos too, a Nigerian.
*Ruqoyyah: Oh nice to meet you too @zaid
@....
+2349**: I'm staying at ikorodu and you?.
I saved Zaid's number and checked the other unknown number profile and saved his number also. His name was Zain.
*Zain: I'm staying at Ikoyi.
*Ruqoyyah: Maa shaa Allah!.
*Zaid: I stay in Agric .
*Ruqoyyah: Wow @zaid, it's near my place.
*Zain: What are you studying?
*Ruqayyah: I'm studying Advanced Diploma in Arabic @zain.
*Zain: I'm studying...
I didn't see Zaid reply before I went offline.
A month later
*Ulaym: Assalamualaykum.
*Ruqoyyah: Walaykumsalam.
*Ulaym: Please are you offering ARG101?.
*Ruqoyyah: No, I'm not. I'm only offering ARB101.
*Ulaym: What are you studying?.
*Ruqoyyah: Advance Diploma in Arabic.
*Ulaym: What?!, how many courses are you offering?.
*Ruqoyyah: Just two.
*Ulaym: What and what?.
*Ruqoyyah: ARB101 and skills management.
*Ulaym: Just the two!, you were supposed to offer seven courses and the skills management is not a course, it's a general course.
*Ruqoyyah: What?, I don't know.
*Ulaym: Oh sorry dear, maybe you should contact the help desk.
*Ruqoyyah: Jazakumu llahu Khair, I will.
I sat in my living room, thinking of what I should do.
I'd contacted the help desk but it said, it was impossible. I would have to wait until next semester.
The remaining five courses plus next semester seven courses; that would be eleven.
How can I go about it?!,I thought panicky.
Eleven?!.
I am dead, I groaned.
Who should I contact?!.
Zain or Zaid.