Happy Easter to everyone, i hope y'all enjoyed every moment 馃挀. For me i enjoyed every single moment because it comes once in a year and that means I will be alone throughout because my parents are either cooking or out for a party after church and i get to be alone most of the remaining hours of the day.
Easter Sunday this year felt extra special and not just because i would be alone but because of the powerful message to remind us of the resurrection of Jesus Christ and hope from the morning church service and also because of how the rest of my day unfolded and for a very long time i haven't had such fun, and this Sunday granted me what i have been missing for a very long time.
I came back home on thursday evening from school, to celebrate easter with my parents and school has been really stressful and the Easter holiday felt like a long holiday for me because i haven't been back home for a very long time since after new years day.
This was me preparing to go to church while everyone is still busy with whatever they might be doing, i wasn't on duty for any work today because i have done everything on Saturday and i decided to go to church as very early as possible and i attend Redeem Christian church of God.
The morning church service started on a new dimension and everyone was dressed colorful and the sunday service was vibrant and soul enriching from the moment the choir began with their songs and when they started with the hymn, i could feel joy bubbling inside me and i was literally having goosebumps on my hands because the hymn was so touching and it's been a while i have attended the church because i only came home because of the holiday.
Everyone was dressed, I mean well dressed in their sunday best attire, the atmosphere was bright, colorful and hopeful, and the sermon reminded me that no matter how dark things get, no matter how it seems, no matter how it looks that hope is lost, there鈥檚 always a new beginning and that message stayed with me all day because it was so encouraging and it was as if my hope was restored at that moment.
At the end of the service, i saw my childhood friends and after several greetings and hugging a few friends and exchanging easter wishes and people were sharing gifts and i wasn't aware we were meant to bring gift, i was rejecting most because i had nothing to offer but still yet, i was given a lot of gifts to take with me. After several minutes of exchanging gifts, i stepped out of church feeling grateful for the church i attended, the friends i have, for the resurrection of Jesus and also for the peace I felt in my heart.
On my way home, my parents told me where the gate key will be and they wouldn't be around till evening and i already knew that so i decided to go back to the church because i realized that , if I actually go home at that moment, i will just waste the day sitting in front of the TV and probably filling my stomach with junks and while going back, i saw some church friends discussing on going to a mall that has cinema, games and different sort of sports and at that moment my introverted life disappeared and i approached them that i would love to be a part and i really love the idea.
While going to the mall, i discovered we were actually going to the same direction as my home and wgen we finally got there, i was shocked because it was a new structure and it was literally a street from my home street and that made me feel safe and happy because i could just walk home after the whole fun.
As I walked into the mall, it was really awesome and people were not much maybe because it's new or maybe people are still at church at that moment and immediately i saw arcade games, i was so happy but i couldn't shout because i wasn't close to all of them. I couldn't play at that moment because of the way i was dressed in big gown my mum bought for me , so immediately i went home to change in something more comfortable and also wear a sneaker because i would be playing basketball.
After i was dressed comfortably in a teal crop top, high waisted black pants, white sneakers, and a matching teal headband, i decided to come back and i took my first picture even when i didn鈥檛 plan for it
I leaned against a basketball arcade machine allowing the glow from the lights frame the shot perfectly, i started with the basketball hoops and at first, I just wanted to try it out for the fun of it, but soon I got competitive with myself trying to beat my own high score became my mini mission. I missed a lot more shots than I made but I didn鈥檛 care because no one was watching me and I was having the time of my life, laughing at my own wild throws and dancing a little every time I made a basket, people around me were doing their thing but for a moment, I felt like the arcade was my own personal playground.
I was able to take some pictures with the help of the supervisor in the mall and he was actually friendly and i immediately went to rate the mall a 5 star.
Finally i moved to the shooting games and that鈥檚 where things got even more intense and i grabbed a fake gun and stepped into a Tomb Raider game and there was something so funny about holding that controller and aiming at the screen like I was the star of an action movie. The graphics and the screen were dark and immersive and I found myself ducking and moving as if I was really in the game and it was funs and scary at the same time and for a while, I forgot everything else and just focused on escaping danger and defeating enemies
After playing a few more games and some racing, i decided to take a break and i bought myself a drink and some popcorn from the little snack corner and just sat there watching other people enjoy themselves and with time it began to get crowded and couples were laughing, kids were jumping up and down with excitement, and a group of friends were cheering loudly at a dance game. It was a beautiful sight. I felt happy, calm, and proud of myself for actually deciding to come without have any plans on a previous day
By the time I left the arcade, night had crept in and my legs were a little sore from all the standing and moving, it wasn鈥檛 the traditional way to spend easter sunday but for me, it was perfect and i had my time with God in the morning, and then I had my time to enjoy the life he gave me in the afternoon.
Immediately i got home, i had met my plate set aside and i ate the best food this year because i barely see such in school hostel and i are it till i was fully satisfied and i finally got to rest after a long time of fun.
So that was how i spent my easter sunday and honestly, i wouldn鈥檛 have had it any other way.
Thanks for reading 馃槉
