Hello,everyone. I want to talk about some memorable days that I have had and will never forget. Generally,people have some experiences at some points in their lives that tend to shapen their lives. It could be good or bad. Some experiences could leave some people in trauma. It could also help a lot of people to grow.
One of my memorable days was on 31st of December,2020,which was last year,two days to new year,at midnight. I was at home in Portharcourt with my family. We had a full house. My elder brothers were at home and my kid sister too. My parents were also at home. I and my younger sister share a room,but I wasn't feeling too well so my mum stayed with me in my room to look after me. That is so sweet of her,isn't it? We had dinner that night and I had a movie with my brothers and went to bed. Some hours later,my mum's voice woke me up. She was praying loudly. I was confused at first,and I didn't know what was going on. I joined her immediately. My mum didnt know what it was at first.Then,I looked out of the window and I saw someone jumping over the fence. Then,my mum went to call my dad,but before she could call him,the guy had already ran away. We contacted our neighbours to be alert. My dad also went out to check the compound and there was no trace of anyone. My neighbours also did the same and didn't see anyone. We also saw footprints in the compound and we found out that he went round the compound in search of what to steal. He looked through the house with a flashlight and that was what caught my mum's attention. My neighbours complained of some missing items. We all thanked God that we were safe. Nothing of such had actually happened to me before. It was just like a dream.
Another day I'll never forget is one of the days I went with my mum to market. There is a popular market in Portharcourt called Oil Mill market,that usually operates on Wednesday. It is one of the biggest markets there,if not the biggest. I went to get some provisions with my mum. After we were done with buying what we needed,we went to the park to take a cab home. Then,something happened. We heard people screaming. We turned and saw that almost everyone was running in our direction. We couldn't point out to why they were running. I was so scared and confused. Without knowing why they were running,I ran with them too. People starting falling down as they were running,so the people behind me also pushed me and I fell down. My mum helped me get up. We looked in front and saw the way people kept on falling on themselves. The sight was really bad. I looked at my hands and realised that some of the things we bought were already broken. I picked up things I could still take home and my mum and I went to stay at a corner. There was chaos at that moment.
We later found out why people were running initially. A fuel tanker was spilling oil and some guys took containers to collect them,which was very risky,because it can explode. So,some police men came to chase those guys away,that was why people were running initially. Some people,like me,did not know why they were running and decided to join them.
I felt a pain suddenly at my knee and I realised that I have been injured. I wore jean trousers and the trousers has also been torn. Out of frustration and anger,I burst into tears. My mum was really mad at me,and she asked me why I was crying. I told her that we lost most of the things that we bought and I was really scared. Then,she looked at me and said,"Titi,don't think about that. Let's find a way to get out of here". I wiped my tears instantly. Thing died down and we were really lucky to get cab.
I get home and started narrating everything that happened to my dad. He was really happy that we got home safe and sound.
These are memorable experiences that I have had.
