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Conned of money and left with useless pile of trash

As a student at Moi University, main campus, a familiar face approached me one afternoon.

He was looking for a matchbox to light his cigarette, but when I told him that I didn’t have any, he hung around me trying to catch my attention with numerous topics: exams, lecturers, ladies, pool and the EPL. None of these aroused any interest.

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