It is really a joyful day because it is 14th December when a cousin of mine celebrates. We grew up together and never apart from each other because we were called TWINS馃ぃ馃ぃ.
We grew up in our native town Ifakala situated in Mbaitolu in the East side of Nigeria. There, we went to the same secondary school and we left school with good grades. We hung out together cos we were always on the same motorbike roaming the streets.
I remember one night, we were coming back from our hang out, we had a wild noise that we had to roll into a damp water 馃ぃ馃ぃ so we could save our heads!
Growing up wasn't easy for us but we always scaled through. After our secondary school, we left for different universities but still never to be separated by distance. I would always find a way to visit him and vice versa.
In 2017, when my Dad died. He was undergoing Military training in the Nigeria Airforce as a Tradesman. I wished he was around so he could give me words of comfort but God has other plans. Finally, when he was out and got the news, it came with a rude shock but as the saying " LIFE GOES ON"
In 2019, he lost his own father when he was serving in Lagos in the Weatern part of Nigeria. I was amongst people who took his Dad's remains to the Morgue. I tricked him to come back so i can convey the news to him, he nearly slumped when i gave him the news. We planned and gave his Dad a befitting burial.
In 2021, he got married to his wife Mrs Oluchi from Enugu in the Eastern part of Nigeria. It was really miles away from our home town in Imo state. I drove through the nights till we got home by 5am in the morning of a next day.
In 2022, the marriage was blessed with a beautiful baby Girl, cute and loving.
Before i forget, an incident happened when someone thought i was the military guy because i used to shave my beards , so i had free drinks馃ぃ馃ぃ馃ぃ..
Today, I want to wish him a Super duper happy birthday!!
Cpl. Onyechege Chidiebere Tracy.
