life is a combination of different moments, sweet moments, happy moments, dark moments, sad moments, and tragic ones
They all come together to make life moments,that's just how life is and all these make up our life stories
They contribute to how we enjoy life see life and live life
Some stories come up unexpectedly and they just add to collections of our life stories
Some stories make us while some break us
some stories encourage us while some instigate fear
It was the third term holiday back then, the type that comes up with so many weeks to relax before you move to the next clas
We have the time to ourselves at least to chill and relax and most time holidays like this are the type I cease to travel and go see faraway relatives
My cousin's place was the only place I could travel to then because of the age factor and how young I was
I was in junior secondary school then, you can say I was a bit younger
I enjoy holidays like this because I get to explore and have fun all through before I get bombarded with school works and all
Had no idea a tragic experience was going to come out of the visitation and holiday this time
I traveled down to my cousin's place and was to use two weeks of my holiday there
The first week came, and it was a lot of fun, enjoyed every bit of it
Then come Sunday the beginning of the second week, the tragic day
It was around 8:00 pm when we heard a soft knock on the gate, thinking it was from a friend
My aunt went ahead to check and she was welcomed with a gun pointed at her, helplessly she had no choice but to open the gate wide open for them to come in
No one thought of robbery, 8:00 pm was too early for robbery but when they all came in, it became clear to us that it was robbery
We got camped inside at gunpoint with the three thieves trying to ransack the rooms one after the other asking where the money at like they do in movies
My uncle was not home and it was just my aunt and the kids.
we kept pleading and crying silently for help and God came through when another knock was heard at the gate this time it was a friend
The brother at the gate knocked several times and when the thieves noticed the knock at the gate was not ready to leave without a response they decided to go bring him in
Luckily for us, the three thieves left for the gate at the same time
I know that was God that came through for us because having the three thieves leave for the gate at the same time is just a miracle
That right there was our escape and immediately we locked all doors and switch off all our lights
By the time the thieves realized no one was with us to monitor, we had already locked all doors
And immediately we called for help though the brother that was knocking was held as bait for us to come to open the door but the help we called for came early to our rescue because the night was still young
And that was how God save us from robbery without injury or gunshot
I remember the experience having a negative turn on me because I was younger and it took away my sleep, instigated fear in me for days
with time I got over it and it has been one tragic story I tell