Have been a rugged boy right from my momma's womb. Have been different from every other children in my family which made my father thought i was mistakenly exchanged during birth delivery. I gave everybody tough time from primary school to high school even to college. I was popular for my life style and intelligent which listed me among the best 5 in my college days. I wasn't a girl frick, i hate being in the midst of girls but it surprises me how i find them around me. At a time in college, i was nominated to be leader of our class but was boycott by my level adviser. Wish you know how i felt cause holding that position means holding all the finances contributed by my colleagues and am sure i would done justice to that. I was schooling in the western part of the country and my parents as well stays in the western part of my country(lagos). I developed a morale and courage that nothing can ever happen to me be it on the street, in a club or even during a fight. Have led countless street fight in my street which gave my parents bad name(like i care). Can't count the number of times have slept in the police cell at a point in time i became a regular customer at a local station close to our hood. My dad has really tried countless techniques to change my life.
Few years back, in my father's quest to change my life style i was taken to his elder brother's house to spend some months there. To his greatest surprise, he saw me at home the following week after beating up my uncle's Landlord.
One of the dramatic times i remembered was when i was taken to a white garment church for Special Deliverance. With all their efforts, i was my self but one day i turned a new leaf which nobody knew what was responsible for it.
It began like this.
After every semester break in school, i find it difficult to take bus back home from bus park cause i believe it is too expensive i rather go stand by the road side and take pick and drop which is half the price at bus park.
After this particular break, i had enough money on me that could take me home even if i had to take bus from the park but i wanted to have more money(greed).
I stood at the road side as usual then i saw this car coming i smiled with happiness as i shouted Lagos! and the car parked i went inside with joy.
From my school to Lagos is 2hours drive so i was expected to be home in the next two hours.
After 45min drive, i noticed almost all the other 5 passengers sleeping could it be stress i asked myself. Suddenly(about 1 hour later) i noticed our driver turned at a different direction and began following a different path instantly i knew something was wrong. I asked where he was going but he explained it was a new and faster root i felt relaxed a little bit. 3hours we kept on moving that was the last thing i remembered when i heard from sleep "Wake up fools".Then this hefty men came out and brought the whole six of us down i began crying In my heart, praying to God(cant even remember the last time
i prayed. At a point i was proofing stubborn when i heard a slap on my face... Mehnn they beat the hell out of my life. Then we began this 5 days trek, my phone was taken, could not reach anyone at home was just too scared. We walked for 3 days without food just water then i was only expecting the lord's coming. We were kept in a room after reaching our destination. Can't remember the number of times i said the Lord's prayer. At that spot without a pastor i became born again Christian, i led myself to Christ confess Jesus cause looking at my old days if am to judge my self then i know i belong to hell. I eat only fresh food nobody taught me before i started eating 2 days roosted corn. We were fed with only corn and water. Life was difficult, i thought i was dead, it was cold everywhere in thick forrest still kept on repeating the Lord's prayer.
They came to us and told us our release price was #55m. Jesus even all my father's property at large is not up to #30m.
We were placed on a straight file where i Was the last. The first person's relatives were called and they couldn't meet up with that instantly he was shot. This happened to two others meaning 3 people were killed and 3 of us left. Well i knew my fate already. It was dark already so they decided to make the remaining calls the following day.
At about 6am in the morning, i screamed woke everyone up they all rushed down to me. I was stung by a scorpion, ah they lamented there was no medicine, i became more scared
as i plead for help. Help me please i said to my greatest surprise, they packed up there bags leaving me behind. One of them was about firing the AK 47 at me when someone said leave him with the poison he can't survive it. I became weaker, pleading for help but they all left i was looking at them till i passed out.
Few hours later, i woke up saw multitudes gathered with different look. I shouted from my sleep help me before i realised i was saved already. Am in heaven how come i can't see angels. A man came to me and told me i was in Kogi state a northern part of the country which is over 12hours to Lagos. Then i knew i was finished.
To cut the long story short, they helped me gave me money and put me in a bus back home. Through out my journey back home i was too scared.
What happened to your phone this child you won't kill me my mum said. Where have you been everyone kept asking me, how come you are rough like this. I couldn't talk i felt if a bold lion as myself share this experience with them then i will loose my respect and dignity. I had to cook up a story of me visiting a friend and my phone got misplaced.
Ever since that day, have been the best child of my family, trouble free even my lecturers were astonished at my sudden change of attitude.
Well my mom went to church and gave a testimony of how God delivered me through the deliverance i had i smiled in my heart and whispered to myself "If only they know the story "
The end.
