The two moments of my life that I would love to completely erase are as follows:
The first one was in the year 2012, before I got admission into university. I got admitted the following year 2013, into Olabisi Onabanjo University in Ago Iwoye. What happened to me before I received the admission is something I always wish I could erase from my memory. After writing my second JAMB, I was so happy to meet up with the cutoff. The cutoff score for some universities back then was 180 marks, i.e., a university can only give a student that passed from 180 upward the chance to write post-UTME.
I had a friend at Olabisi Onabanjo University who was giving me information about the school. A few weeks later, he called to tell me that the post-UTME form for Olabisi Onabanjo University was out and the price is ₦6,000. He also mentioned that the form would close in the next one week, and with transportation to Ago-Iwoye, I should try and found ₦10,000. At that time, my parents were financially tight, and I was also broke. However, I keep on looking for the money to purchase the post-UTME form because without writing it and passing it, no admission, you will have to rewrite your jamb again. At last, before the closing date, I was able to gather ₦12,000.
Only for me to get to Olabisi Onabanjo University and found out that the post-UTME form was now ₦10,000, and the form is as well closing that same day. After paying for the form and #2,000 for transport to Ago-Iwoye, I was left with nothing. The part that still upsets me is that when I called my friend, his phone was switched off. I had nobody to call for help. So I had to trek back home a distance of about 24.5 km from Ago-Iwoye to my town Ilisan. I was so exhausted and weak by the time I got home. Although I passed the post-UTME and got the admissions, I always feel bad whenever I remember trekking about 7 to 8 hours back home.
The second moment was during my NYSC days. I served in the Leru community, in Abia State. One day, I was traveling from my state (Ogun State) to Abia State. While traveling back, I first arrived at Umiahia, the capital of Abia State, around 6 p.m. From there I found a bus going to Leru community, but I didn't realize that the bus I entered was also occupied by armed robbers. I was robbed that day and left with nothing but an injury. It was a passerby that helped me with some money so I could continue my journey to Leru community. I hate remembering that moment because I always feel scared whenever I think about it.
These is my response to weekend experience week 222. if you could choose two moments of your life to completely erase what would they be and why?
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