How I became a goat (A true life story)
EPISODE 5
I actually thought I was blind until my eyes were opened but I saw myself on the floor…
I was wondering why the ground was so close like this,Haba was I laying down on the ground or what,why do I feel so hot? Why can’t I feel my body? I was asking myself so many questions at once,I was confused…I couldn’t explain what I was feeling. I felt so different and abnormal,I felt wired and annoyingly hot. .
Then I heard one of the men talking, “what is going on here? I don’t understand what just happened? What is the meaning of this ?
He is now a goat?
How come ?
But this was not what he told us,he was supposed to be unconscious for some days without water and food and then wake up forgetting about his existence and then follow us to wherever we take him.. And we can now do with him as we wished ,until the ritual is complete and then we get rid of him”.
So what is this rubbish? he shouted” Maybe there was a mixup,I think we took the wrong calabash, remember he told us to select carefully to avoid making a mistake; I think we made a mistake sir, one of them answered; what nonsense mistake ?he shouted angrily. . .
Sir!! I just got a message from Gully sir, one of the men said..
What message is that ? Can’t you see I’m in the middle of something?? Are you blind? Sir , is urgent…sir
What is that? Gully said that the EFCC is looking for you sir…
What?? the first man shouted as they all left that office within seconds,leaving only me on the floor.
I was still confused and not getting anything happening; not until I saw myself in the mirror and lo and behold I was a goat😭
I screamed…and then looked again with serious fear and pains
and there I was staring at my reflection, but instead of seeing handsome Tony; I was looking at a black Goat with dark eyes….ewooo, father eeeh eeeehmmm I cried
Not even a white goat o,but black goat?? With dark eyes…??
I was not sure of what I was seeing or what just happened but I knew I was a goat..I saw that the window was open,I then jumped out from there..I ran,trying to head home.
On my way running,I saw Abiola coming…I was excited, I forgot I was a goat and that he can’t recognize me anymore,I ran towards him and he stopped and said ..jaaah,get out of my way this goat. .
Why are you staring at me like you know me before this goat..he kicked me out of his way,while he walked towards the direction I was coming from…probably to come and meet me.
The way I got angry eh ,as he kicked me,I was like I don’t blame you o, I followed him but he kept chasing me away.
I cried bitterly in my heart,I saw my world crumble before me all because of lack of contentment. I then remembered my poor father,what will I do now? I thought hard..
As I was thinking about my situation,I heard catch it..catch it,that is my goat that I have been looking for. Looking back I saw a woman in her 50s and a young boy running towards me and I took to my hills.
I ran o,as fast as my two small legs could carry me but I guess I didn’t run fast enough because the boy caught up with me and held my legs…
I was shouting leave my leg ,leave my leg but he was still holding me strongly as the woman tied rope to my neck and dragged me to her house.
Nna m eh..Papa m o I wept bitterly as I struggled with them till we got to her big compound,she tied me against a small tree happily.
I was shouting as she was leaving ,” I am not your lost goat o” I’m a human being o, don’t eat me o…i want to go home, abeg na
Of cuss those might be coming out as Goat sound ,so no one could hear me.
Look at what they reduced fine boy like me,chaii
I am doomed,is this my end??
To be continued
By Chika Christina
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