How I became a goat (A true life story)
EPISODE 4
And for the very first time,I recollected my father’s word, “Life is a misery and it is beyond what you see and think you know“ at that point I forgot my name because the second man kept calling my name..
I couldn’t remember I was the one bearing Tony…
Your friend can’t even save you now because he was told to go home and come back later in the evening ,we told him that you have started work..
Tony by the time he will come back here,this place will be empty.
So the choice is yours…you will open one of this calabash”
one of the men brought in two black colored calabash and placed them on the table…open anyone of your choice and whatever happens afterwards happens,and Mr man don’t waste our time;we don’t have all day..
You are actually wasting our time and we don’t play with time because time is money and I might lose my patience and if I lose it you will wish you were never born on this earth..you will regret your life..
I started crying immediately, I told them I am the only child and hope of my father,I told them I didn’t want the money or anything they wanted to offer me and I will not tell on them if they let me go…my father will be worried about me by now because I didn’t tell him of my whereabouts; I cried..
you could practically hear my heartbeats from another room,omo I found out immediately that Yam,Rice and Beans were actually delicious,in fact I stan those food and Pakistan sef 😭 I love those food so much o ,I want to go home ,I cried like a woman..
Chaii look at what they have reduced a grown up man, me that has swag…a crying woman…a fearfully made woman…ewoo chim o,oh lord “Tony you are finished o,you are finished.
But I never knew I was this weak o,if you see me talking and causing you will think I gather liver,but facing life and death has brought out the cowardice in me; I don’t care o,call me a coward na…is it your coward?
Papa o ,father ooo..
I got a resounding slap that brought me back to reality, and I became deaf for some seconds before I started hearing bird’s singing in my ear,and then I heard Ogene sound, then I heard sirens and then finally a voice echoing it is finished..
God why me? I lamented in my heart while holding my fine face,at first I thought I was bleeding on my face…chaii,big boy like me?
“Sit down my friend” one of the hefty men shouted angrily..
As I was struggling to sit down properly I mistakenly hit my hands on one of the calabash and it opened on my face…and I became blind immediately. . .
TBC
By Chika Christina
