Help can come from any angle, it may not necessarily mean that the person you help will be the one to help, there are ways in which you can reap where you never sow and sometimes it will never go in the way you expected, the person we help may be an antagonist to our life. Betrayal can be a tough pill to swallow, especially when it comes from someone we trusted.
I recall a time when I received an unexpected act of kindness from a stranger, it was when I gained admission into the university, I wrote the examination in my state but I had to travel to another state to write the entrance examination, I did not know anyone in this state, though I make provision for the night but my plan didn't go as planned.
I left the house in the afternoon, the journey was three hours from my state so I had already calculated my journey at most I should arrive at my destination before 5 in the evening and I could sort out where to sleep for the night, on our way we had an issue which disrupted my plans
We were robbed on our way and my phone was collected by the robbers with every penny I had, one of my habits was putting my ATM card at the back of my phone pouch, the phone was collected and I became stranded, I cried my eyes out because I do not know where I was going, this is my first time of visiting this particular state, especially the town, the driver took us to the police station and explained everything that happened there but we all know that nothing will happen.
The driver drove us to the park after we left the police station and I met this lady called Becky, she was a returning student of the same university I was going, she was just resuming back to school and she saw me murmuring in one corner of the park sitting with other passengers, she called me and persuaded me after I explained everything that happened.
Becky carried my bad with her luggage and grabbed my hand, she said I shouldn't worry and that she would help me, I slept in Becky's room and she made a delicious spaghetti for us to eat that night, we gisted me about school life and promised to follow up with my examination because her uncle works in the university.
I had never experienced such love from a stranger before, she is so accommodating and down to earth, she gave me some money and also gave me one of her used phones so I to forget everything that happened to me, I was so happy and became friend with her, despite she was two years ahead of me, I gained admission and the first person I calked was Becky, she is now like a sister to me.
I have experienced both sides so I know how it feels to undergo displeasure from someone you thought would be nice to you, in my third year in the university we do undergo student industrial training where students are allowed to go out and learn more about your course from any company of your choice within the country, I applied to another state where I know that accommodations would not be a problem because this program lasted for three months depends on your school.
My Aunt stays in the state where I applied for my studentship training and I informed her about it, she accepted me wholeheartedly and asked me to move in with her family for that period of three months, I was glad to hear this from her, I packed my bags and left for my training. I got there and the story changed, I was welcomed for the first week, and everything was in order but the following week was the beginning of seeing hell while on Earth.
She started to treat me like her housemaid, I practically did everything in the house, like washing clothes and this was the worst chore I always ran for, I would sweep, clean the floor, cook, dress the children for school, and make sure I clean her room before leaving the house, I endured this for some times then mood swings enters her behavior.
She started giving me attitude, if I greeted her she would not answer, she only answered according to her mood, the three months were like 10 years of suffering, I can never joke with her, I am always at my pace in order not to offend her, she treated me poorly that I have the mindset to revenge from her children till date, I hated her for what she did to me and I always find it difficult to forget about the way she treated me for just three months I stayed with her.
My relationship with her has been awkward, I do not relate with her again like family, her children do not have access to me, we always talk if necessary, I lost my self-confidence when I was with her, and her behavior turned me into what I am not. I learned from her behavior that little gestures matter a lot.
This is my response to today's episode of hivelearners community prompt of #hl-w149e2 which the topic is tagged UNEXPECTED PLACES AND PEOPLE
