Am here again to check your BP status and to regulate it. Seeing that it's better now, am glad. It means that all my works are not futile. Now, having seen improvement in your BP status, let me introduce more medication. Hahaha 🤣.
There is this friend of mine whom I met years ago when he took WAEC (Western African Examination Council) in a school nearby my village. Him and his friends also lived nearby our house. One day, they had accomodation issue to the extent their landlord sent them packing. Ahhh, though I didn't know much about him then, I pleaded to my Dad to give them one of our empty apartments to manage until they're done with the exam.
Dad payed attention to my plea and accommodated them for good 2 months free of charge. The worst is that the guys also depended on us for feeding and that provoked mum. But I told mum to help them because, none of us knows what the future hold. Because, tomorrow, who knows who would be of great help to me. I helped Mum to see reasons why she should do her best to help them despite the challenge and the need to do so with all happiness. After much explanations, Mum agreed and we all lived happily as if we're one family. Honestly, back then, aliens found it too difficult to know that it's not my parents that gave birth to them all.
After the exam, we departed, tho, they took my Dad's contact. At times, they would call and most times, we are the ones to call. After a couple of years, we lost contact, because, Dad lost his phone and was unable to retrieve back his old line. Instead, he bought a new line. The situation really pained me and most times, I do cry because, it was as if those guys are dead to me. After several years, I met one of them by the name Kingsley. How and where?
Yesterday, on my way to Enugu state for a visit, at a point, we met soldiers and they asked all of us to alight from the car. We all obeyed. They asked us to raise up our hands, and we did so. Then, they commanded our driver to move his car 10 poles ahead. Then, they commanded us to walk from the scene to the car. While trekking down to the car with our hands up, my phone rang. Heeeeew, I brought down one hand and started answering call. Ohhh my people, honestly, I didn't know it's against the law to answer calls in the presence of soldiers or while passing Army check point.
On the process, a soldier called me, I went and he ceased my phone. I pleaded for forgiveness, yet he refused. Lastly, he gave me 2 options to choose one. They are:
- Forget the phone
Or - Carry 1000 18-by-9 inches of block and pack them very well
Ahh, hmmm, it's best to pack blocks so as to go back with my phone. Therefore, I accepted to arrange the blocks. I started the work and was very much serious with it. Within 2 hours, I was able to pack 700 blocks. Meaning that in the next hour, I must finish the work. But, unfortunately, something happened.
I heard a voice that shouted my name "marajah". I turned, look and behold, it's one of those guys we cared for. He was also in Army uniform with high rank. We embraced each other. Then, he asked his fellow soldiers why they gave me such punishment. They told him and he became highly provoked. Inwardly, I was telling myself, Thank God, this guys don't know I have someone in authority too, it's time for me to go joor.
Do you guys know what later happened? the guy said to them, this lady is the one I told you guys that saved me and my friends when we took WAEC in their area. So, she don't deserve this kind of punishment. Then, he turned to me and said, bring back those blocks to where you picked them from. Heeey, I wanted to ask him "why?" but remembered that Nigerian Army law states:
Obey the last command
My people, is this love? Did Kingsley do the right thing? The way he chose to reward me, is it the best way? remember, his fellows asked me to pack only but 1000 blocks, and I've packed 700 before he arrived. Now, he asked me to return the same 700 I've packed earlier. Meaning that instead of 1000 blocks, I will pack 1400 blocks. To me I called it wickedness. What will you call it? Or do you think he's not aware he added to my punishment? Should i tell my parents this kind of ill-treatment Kingsley gave to me? @kingsleyy, you're a suspect.
