I've heard it said once that ...
"*Deep within us, memories lie dormant, like hidden seeds waiting to bloom. Some we thought were forgotten, others we never knew existed, yet they all shape our souls, whispering echoes of our past, and hinting at the stories we've yet to uncover."
I can remember vividly well as though it was yesterday, my cousin being flogged in the head with the big cooking spoon on my grandmother's hand. I was dazed for a few minutes as I reiterate on the pain that, that may have caused , even had to move my hands over my head to be sure it was not my head that got flogged .
I had lived with my Grandma with my cousin at a time in my life when I was a kid, it was a lovely experience but if you had lived with an older parent before you would be able to relate. The fights, shouts, arguments most of which always involves food. That day really made a mark in my mind, as I was supposed to be the victim. My cousin's head got broken in my stead in a fight for more meat . as funny as it is, it's an experience I can never forget in a hurry.
I will never forget the day I sneaked out with my friends to the stream to swim. My mum will never permit me so I decided on my own volition to go. I left my baby sister at home,warned her sternly not to follow us. Never knew she had followed from afar , until i heard someone screaming my name that my sister was drowning. I was confused, shocked and scared shit of what to do as I don't even know how to swim myself. luckily one of my friends was able to rescue her, I was so shaken of what could have been, and more so of how to confront my parents.
we got home and I pretended nothing happened, ate and slept only to be woken up with a tingling pain on my back in the middle. screaming out loud but before I could even realize what was happening, I had been flogged all over . It took me days to recuperate from that ordeal, I got to realize that my friend snitched on me to my parents hence their awareness.
I will never forget the day I was caught by my classmate's outside my house playing with only pant on . It was one of the most embarrassing moments of my life even though I was a kid then. I had always left an impression in the minds of my classmates then that I don't wear pants .We tend to see ourselves as grown-ups when we wear boxers as them. Most of the boys I roll with then, have started wearing boxers. Not to be left behind, I told a lie of doing same. Got my pride shattered and ego bruised as I got caught in the act, even refused to attend school the next day. My mum was confused as to my sudden apathy to school,took me two days before resuming school as that was the extent my lies could keep me at home. I received a dose of laughter reserved for me on that day in school 🤦🏼♂️, may as well lasted for the whole term.
I'll never forget the day I got chased out of the house by my mum to go live elsewhere. I had fought with my elder sister's (twins) and overpowered them, something that ignited a paradigm shift on us all as they realized how grown I'm becomed. It was not an easy feat living outside, a few days was all it took to shake me up .
I'll never forget the day Leech got attached to my private organ. As absurd as it may seem, I had gone swimming ( my love for water may likely be the end of me 🤦🏼♂️) with my cousin's on our way from the farm. The water was shallow as it was dry season , so we were warned against it because of the presence of leeches. we knew a trick on how to go around it in avoiding getting them stucked on our skin and that was ensuring not to stay in a position for long. Due to the excitement,I kinda forgot that part and sort to take my time in relishing the moment.
After the swimming, one of my cousins mentioned that a leech got attached to his hand which made me realize that I haven't been cautious enough. I decided to thoroughly check myself only a find one attached to my private self. I screamed, didn't know what to do as it was in a delicate position. Most agonizing of it all is that the only grown up enough person to remove it was a female,it was embarrassing. I was caught in a web, couldn't afford the luxury of thinking twice so I immediately stripped myself off . Never thought I would ever find myself in such a situation.
Reliving the past puts me in a state of Reminiscence.. smiling as I write this piece, astonished at the depth of SUBCONSCIOUS MEMORIES. Memories I never knew existed.
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