I woke up in the afternoon of the next day.my sight was blurry i could see that people where gathered
Sir Winners:daniel do you know your mother’s place?
Me:no sir,but she told me that her parents are late and my grandfather too
Sir Winners:hmmm ok,she would be burried here then…i had someone say “oh,small fine boy,see what he is passing through at this tender age”.
Youths were organized to dig my mothers grave and she was burried close to my step father.my little step siblings dont really understand what was happening.
the first born(girl)whom was just 11years of age and her brother the second whom was just 8years of age seem only to understand that their mother was dead but had no idea of their father,the last born whom was just 5years was just playing around unconcious of what’s happening.
i looked at the crying two and the one playing and felt pity for them,look at wonderful children with a ghost father and now the only person to encourage them is gone and look at me,i dont even know where i stood.
******
A NEW CHAPTER OPENED IN MY LIFE Days turned into weeks,weeks into months and months into year.Sir Winners is a good man,i learnt he was a retired custom.
he enrolled the children into school and paid for my final exams(WAEC).
i knew sir winners was trying his best.he has helped me changed my name to DANIEL KYBEE and was really struggling to train us but i just dont belong here,a new chapter had been opened in my life.
I knew sir winners would have to really struggle to get me into the university after my jamb and being that he is also financing my step siblings education i made up my mind to survive for myself because the old man had really tried.
so i began doing little odd jobs and began saving the money. After a year i made extra cash,i took my jamb and passed it scoring 240,i had put in for unilag and by then i was 20years of age.
i escaped from the house one night without anyone’s notice,i only left a letter thanking the family for what they have done for me and promising to come back once i find my biological father.
I took a night bus to lagos and by the time we got to lagos it was morning.
i went to unilag to access the school environment and rented a student lodge.
waiting for the post UTME i began doing odd jobs like joining in the building of houses,digging foundation etc.
I stopped after post UTME and went in search of my biological father but never found him.
Then admission list was out and my name was shortlisted exactly for the course i choose(ECONOMICS).in no time,school was on,i had now become a first year student of unilag.
life goes on but had i known what awaits me,had i been told what i would turn out to be maybe i would had avoided it.
********
I was that dark handsome guy that a girl wld stare at once i pass by her. my early life hustle had given me that physical body built with 6 packs,intimidating chest especially when i take off my cloth or when am on just singlet.then my muscles were growing and developing very well.
*****
school went on well for my first month in school but there was these lecturer mr Mike who enjoys making jest of me every weddnesday that he is always having us.
he wld just get into d lecture hall,teach a little & then i become his next topic till his period ends & trust students they would laugh & laugh like it ws what they came to school to learn. These single act began to disturb me,whenever am going for lectures i find my self being scared with my heart beating continuously & whenever i get into class am always feeling ashame somehow ofcourse ashame of being mocked.
another problem am having is that each day i get home i meet a letter hanging on my door,a times on my bed.it a letter of warning from d most dread cult group on campus “THE BLACK MEN” always warning me to join them or die in few days time & with this am sure my continuing in unilag is at risk so i might have to drop sooner or later.
who wld i tell or where wld i hide to continue. Today being weddnesday i entered d lecture hall with my heart in my hand because we wld be having mr mike today first period for that matter and unfortunatly for me he ws already lecturing before i stepped into the hall.
i cldnt enter through back door because he always lock d two back doors once he is in d hall leaving just d fronts doors open. Entered & greeted him
Mr Mike:come back here(i walked back & faced him and sure d whole class were ready to laugh)are u a student or a cleaner(d class laughed)
Me: (oh not again o lord)yes sir(i replied with a shaken voice)
Mr Mike:yes sir what? That u are a student or a cleaner?
Me: (stil on shaken voice)am a student sir
Mr Mike:am not sure u are a student,look at what u are putting on,already washed out second hand clothes(i become ashamed instantly and he continued making fun of me)if u don’t have clothes to wear then go & borrow(the class bursted out with laughter.
the man was embarrassing me in the presence of hundreds of students.tears began to run down my eyes but he never cared,he was having a good time with me.
he continued)yesss if u dont have u borrow & return after use.who says borrowing is a sin! but if u borrow the one the owner would use to trace u to class hmmm(class kept laughing)go & seat down and dont wear rags to my class,u are no difference with u from a cleaner(laughs continues)…..
i walked with an already wobbing legs,tears filled eyes to a seat & sat down the seat was vacate,shame wldnt let me seat with someone,all d teachings of mr mike for that day i can’t recall & sure enough he knows nothing,he teaches like a primary 1 teacher & left for me alone he is not worth begin a lecturer.
in my tears as i bow my head to my seat desk with & support of both hands two guys walked into d lecture hall
Mr Mike:where are this once from(d class laughed their ususal way)
1st Guy:heey jam am dia
2nd Guy:abeg leave am make we proceed
1st Guy:no maro,make we leave this jews…..mr mike cdnt say a word again,i didnt raise my head though because i was in deep pains caused by d embarrasement from mr mike. The guys walked up to me
1st Guy:hey mr josing stand up….i raised my head up,d whole class were watching even mr mike,d guys looked very ragged & they are well built than i am,their trousers were almost on their kneels exposing their boxers.
i quickly stood & the first guy entered
2nd Guy: oyah u enter make u sudon(seat down)
Me:sir
1st Guy:are u deaf? Seat down
Me: (entered & sat down)
2nd Guy: oh i forget say na oyinbo guy o(sat down too,i was now in their middle shivering)
1st Guy:for this hot sun na im u dah shiver
2nd Guy: d man neva get liver now….they sat there with me till our 4 lectures for d day finished,then stood up and left both hitting my cheek.i stood up quickly & left for home.
I got to my lodge,opened my door & behold d deadly letter on my bed with a small axe tied with red piece of cloth on top of it.fear griped me,i went outside to checking if my door was tampered with but it wasnt,i checked the windows & both windows were intact,i picked up & letter & read through it & it reads
“TODAY IS 14TH UR DEADLINE,U LIVE OR DIED.THE CHOICE IS URS DANIEL KYBEE
*****BLACK MEN”
i was already sweating like it was raining on me,i throw d letter down.quickly packed my things,i must live back to Edo to save my life,i rushed out of d house & behold they were up to 11 of them,all on black from head to toe holding similar axe i saw on my bed & hitting it continously on their left palm.
i stood transfixed as beads of sweats drops.
I was just too feared to move.the faces i see aint smiling in any form.
my bag dropped on the ground,i suddenly found myself down too begging for mercy even without committing no crime.
I kneel pleading without response for like 11 good minutes with my clothes soaked with sweat,the sweats were even entrying my eyes but i ignored it then three men walked in through the gate on black.
one did well enough to stop and padlock the gate preventing any other person from entering.
i took a good look at them and was able to recognised two,they were those two boys that came to seat with me in class today but i could not clearly see the face of the guy in their middle because his own black beret was covering him down to his eyes leaving just a little space for him to see from and he seem comfortable with it
1st Guy:so i come your class come give you message you no stil understand
2nd Guy:you even wan run.capon wetin make we do am now
Capon: (the guy in the middle of both guys.adjust his beret well now exposing his fine boy face) you want to run?
Me:no sir,am sorry sir
Capon:you can run because we have become your shadow
Me: (shadow ke)thank you sir
Capon:we follow you everywhere you go
Me: (ah follow me!) yes sir,thank you sir i appreciate
Capon:keep shut my friend,am still talking.
no am sure you saw my note and the axe that came with it?
Me:yes sir,yes sir,i even kept it well sir
2nd Guy: (slap my back head)you dey craze,you wan run you say you keep am
Capon:now enter inside and pick up the axe to show you have accepted being one of us and refusal means you are dead
Me:ah sir,i just enter school sir,my mother is late and i dnt have a father,please sir have mercy on me
1st Guy:you are darft o,who asked you all this story you just told?
Capon:butcher (2nd guy answered)
Butcher:my capee am at your service(brought out a small knife from his waist)oya chose fast. membership or death…
i knew this guys werent smiling,they meant business and ready to kill.
i stood up from where i was kneeling,tears filled my eyes,my whole body was shaking like that of a leaf,i was even forcing myself to move. i entered inside alone,i was now faced with a hard dilemma,to throw my dreams away and pick cannibalism and slow death(the axe) or bravely die a hero.
now i dont need or want to die.i moved to the axe and picked it up,i heard myself asking me
“daniel are you sure you are taking the right path?”
i just couldnt think out something.i took the axe and stemped outside,holding the axe firmly and trying to be bold but i still found myself shaking.
Capon: (smiles)you are now a man but still not fully qualified as a member because you bear no mark of botherhood yet.by saturday matchety would come here by 11:30pm to pick you up for final initiation…
i couldnt answer yes or no,i just stared like i was on punishment.a guy ran to the gate and opened it then the capon added
Capon:and one more thing.if you act funny or try anything funny,hahaha,butcher tell him what will happen
Butcher:rain go use dry season fall for your head… then they began leaving one by one in a straight line like occult men do.i just stood still watching them live.
when all of them were out of sight my lodge mates started tip toeing into the compound one after the other all staring at me like i was a new ghost in the lodge.
I knew another chapter had just been opened in my life.
I regained my conciousness and realized i was still holding the axe.
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Me:no sir,but she told me that her parents are late and my grandfather too
Sir Winners:hmmm ok,she would be burried here then…i had someone say “oh,small fine boy,see what he is passing through at this tender age”.
Youths were organized to dig my mothers grave and she was burried close to my step father.my little step siblings dont really understand what was happening.
the first born(girl)whom was just 11years of age and her brother the second whom was just 8years of age seem only to understand that their mother was dead but had no idea of their father,the last born whom was just 5years was just playing around unconcious of what’s happening.
i looked at the crying two and the one playing and felt pity for them,look at wonderful children with a ghost father and now the only person to encourage them is gone and look at me,i dont even know where i stood.
******
A NEW CHAPTER OPENED IN MY LIFE Days turned into weeks,weeks into months and months into year.Sir Winners is a good man,i learnt he was a retired custom.
he enrolled the children into school and paid for my final exams(WAEC).
i knew sir winners was trying his best.he has helped me changed my name to DANIEL KYBEE and was really struggling to train us but i just dont belong here,a new chapter had been opened in my life.
I knew sir winners would have to really struggle to get me into the university after my jamb and being that he is also financing my step siblings education i made up my mind to survive for myself because the old man had really tried.
so i began doing little odd jobs and began saving the money. After a year i made extra cash,i took my jamb and passed it scoring 240,i had put in for unilag and by then i was 20years of age.
i escaped from the house one night without anyone’s notice,i only left a letter thanking the family for what they have done for me and promising to come back once i find my biological father.
I took a night bus to lagos and by the time we got to lagos it was morning.
i went to unilag to access the school environment and rented a student lodge.
waiting for the post UTME i began doing odd jobs like joining in the building of houses,digging foundation etc.
I stopped after post UTME and went in search of my biological father but never found him.
Then admission list was out and my name was shortlisted exactly for the course i choose(ECONOMICS).in no time,school was on,i had now become a first year student of unilag.
life goes on but had i known what awaits me,had i been told what i would turn out to be maybe i would had avoided it.
********
I was that dark handsome guy that a girl wld stare at once i pass by her. my early life hustle had given me that physical body built with 6 packs,intimidating chest especially when i take off my cloth or when am on just singlet.then my muscles were growing and developing very well.
*****
school went on well for my first month in school but there was these lecturer mr Mike who enjoys making jest of me every weddnesday that he is always having us.
he wld just get into d lecture hall,teach a little & then i become his next topic till his period ends & trust students they would laugh & laugh like it ws what they came to school to learn. These single act began to disturb me,whenever am going for lectures i find my self being scared with my heart beating continuously & whenever i get into class am always feeling ashame somehow ofcourse ashame of being mocked.
another problem am having is that each day i get home i meet a letter hanging on my door,a times on my bed.it a letter of warning from d most dread cult group on campus “THE BLACK MEN” always warning me to join them or die in few days time & with this am sure my continuing in unilag is at risk so i might have to drop sooner or later.
who wld i tell or where wld i hide to continue. Today being weddnesday i entered d lecture hall with my heart in my hand because we wld be having mr mike today first period for that matter and unfortunatly for me he ws already lecturing before i stepped into the hall.
i cldnt enter through back door because he always lock d two back doors once he is in d hall leaving just d fronts doors open. Entered & greeted him
Mr Mike:come back here(i walked back & faced him and sure d whole class were ready to laugh)are u a student or a cleaner(d class laughed)
Me: (oh not again o lord)yes sir(i replied with a shaken voice)
Mr Mike:yes sir what? That u are a student or a cleaner?
Me: (stil on shaken voice)am a student sir
Mr Mike:am not sure u are a student,look at what u are putting on,already washed out second hand clothes(i become ashamed instantly and he continued making fun of me)if u don’t have clothes to wear then go & borrow(the class bursted out with laughter.
the man was embarrassing me in the presence of hundreds of students.tears began to run down my eyes but he never cared,he was having a good time with me.
he continued)yesss if u dont have u borrow & return after use.who says borrowing is a sin! but if u borrow the one the owner would use to trace u to class hmmm(class kept laughing)go & seat down and dont wear rags to my class,u are no difference with u from a cleaner(laughs continues)…..
i walked with an already wobbing legs,tears filled eyes to a seat & sat down the seat was vacate,shame wldnt let me seat with someone,all d teachings of mr mike for that day i can’t recall & sure enough he knows nothing,he teaches like a primary 1 teacher & left for me alone he is not worth begin a lecturer.
in my tears as i bow my head to my seat desk with & support of both hands two guys walked into d lecture hall
Mr Mike:where are this once from(d class laughed their ususal way)
1st Guy:heey jam am dia
2nd Guy:abeg leave am make we proceed
1st Guy:no maro,make we leave this jews…..mr mike cdnt say a word again,i didnt raise my head though because i was in deep pains caused by d embarrasement from mr mike. The guys walked up to me
1st Guy:hey mr josing stand up….i raised my head up,d whole class were watching even mr mike,d guys looked very ragged & they are well built than i am,their trousers were almost on their kneels exposing their boxers.
i quickly stood & the first guy entered
2nd Guy: oyah u enter make u sudon(seat down)
Me:sir
1st Guy:are u deaf? Seat down
Me: (entered & sat down)
2nd Guy: oh i forget say na oyinbo guy o(sat down too,i was now in their middle shivering)
1st Guy:for this hot sun na im u dah shiver
2nd Guy: d man neva get liver now….they sat there with me till our 4 lectures for d day finished,then stood up and left both hitting my cheek.i stood up quickly & left for home.
I got to my lodge,opened my door & behold d deadly letter on my bed with a small axe tied with red piece of cloth on top of it.fear griped me,i went outside to checking if my door was tampered with but it wasnt,i checked the windows & both windows were intact,i picked up & letter & read through it & it reads
“TODAY IS 14TH UR DEADLINE,U LIVE OR DIED.THE CHOICE IS URS DANIEL KYBEE
*****BLACK MEN”
i was already sweating like it was raining on me,i throw d letter down.quickly packed my things,i must live back to Edo to save my life,i rushed out of d house & behold they were up to 11 of them,all on black from head to toe holding similar axe i saw on my bed & hitting it continously on their left palm.
i stood transfixed as beads of sweats drops.
I was just too feared to move.the faces i see aint smiling in any form.
my bag dropped on the ground,i suddenly found myself down too begging for mercy even without committing no crime.
I kneel pleading without response for like 11 good minutes with my clothes soaked with sweat,the sweats were even entrying my eyes but i ignored it then three men walked in through the gate on black.
one did well enough to stop and padlock the gate preventing any other person from entering.
i took a good look at them and was able to recognised two,they were those two boys that came to seat with me in class today but i could not clearly see the face of the guy in their middle because his own black beret was covering him down to his eyes leaving just a little space for him to see from and he seem comfortable with it
1st Guy:so i come your class come give you message you no stil understand
2nd Guy:you even wan run.capon wetin make we do am now
Capon: (the guy in the middle of both guys.adjust his beret well now exposing his fine boy face) you want to run?
Me:no sir,am sorry sir
Capon:you can run because we have become your shadow
Me: (shadow ke)thank you sir
Capon:we follow you everywhere you go
Me: (ah follow me!) yes sir,thank you sir i appreciate
Capon:keep shut my friend,am still talking.
no am sure you saw my note and the axe that came with it?
Me:yes sir,yes sir,i even kept it well sir
2nd Guy: (slap my back head)you dey craze,you wan run you say you keep am
Capon:now enter inside and pick up the axe to show you have accepted being one of us and refusal means you are dead
Me:ah sir,i just enter school sir,my mother is late and i dnt have a father,please sir have mercy on me
1st Guy:you are darft o,who asked you all this story you just told?
Capon:butcher (2nd guy answered)
Butcher:my capee am at your service(brought out a small knife from his waist)oya chose fast. membership or death…
i knew this guys werent smiling,they meant business and ready to kill.
i stood up from where i was kneeling,tears filled my eyes,my whole body was shaking like that of a leaf,i was even forcing myself to move. i entered inside alone,i was now faced with a hard dilemma,to throw my dreams away and pick cannibalism and slow death(the axe) or bravely die a hero.
now i dont need or want to die.i moved to the axe and picked it up,i heard myself asking me
“daniel are you sure you are taking the right path?”
i just couldnt think out something.i took the axe and stemped outside,holding the axe firmly and trying to be bold but i still found myself shaking.
Capon: (smiles)you are now a man but still not fully qualified as a member because you bear no mark of botherhood yet.by saturday matchety would come here by 11:30pm to pick you up for final initiation…
i couldnt answer yes or no,i just stared like i was on punishment.a guy ran to the gate and opened it then the capon added
Capon:and one more thing.if you act funny or try anything funny,hahaha,butcher tell him what will happen
Butcher:rain go use dry season fall for your head… then they began leaving one by one in a straight line like occult men do.i just stood still watching them live.
when all of them were out of sight my lodge mates started tip toeing into the compound one after the other all staring at me like i was a new ghost in the lodge.
I knew another chapter had just been opened in my life.
I regained my conciousness and realized i was still holding the axe.
WATCH OUT FOR PART 3 coming soon...
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