I graduated from secondary school with an overall best student in mathematics, financial accounting, and economics. My principal invited me to his office and said to me "You are an amazing student with a brilliant performance but your quietness is something that baffles me"
I smiled and replied, that is my nature, sir, he laughed and replied that in a few weeks, you would be writing Joint Admission Matriculation Board(JAMB) and gaining admission into a higher institution.
He further added that cultists in higher institutions like quiet sets of people, they easily force them into cultism because no one will suspect that they are into cultism.
He then advised me not to go to any party that is organized by a certain set of students because they organize "parties" so that they could hunt and force new students into cultism.
After some weeks, I wrote external examinations and my performance was amazing.
I ought to gain admission into the university but because I have no one to help me follow up with the admission processes, I was denied admission to the University but gained admission into the polytechnic.
I was not happy about gaining admission into the polytechnic because gaining admission into the university was my priority but my dad urged me to embrace the fact that I gained admission without wasting a year at home.
I was left with the option to process the admission and complete the necessary documentation.
I resumed school and as a fresher, I did not know my way around the polytechnic likewise other freshers as well but to my surprise some guys volunteered to show us around, asking for our cell numbers and the location of our hostels.
Some of the guys look a bit rugged and as a result, I decided not to give out any of my details.
Lots of parties were organized for the freshers, but I recall what my principal told me and I decided not to attend any of these parties.
The following week, a lady walked up to me she introduced herself as Lilian and said she liked the fact that I am a quiet guy and that she would love to be a friend, and I replied no problem.
We normally study together, i do help lots of my fellow students with the assignment or task and as a result, I have lots of students who like me and love to be around me.
David a friend of mine likes to study with me, he said he always assimilates very fast whenever read together.
David told me to say away from Lilian that he thinks she belongs to "black bra" which was a female confraternity, but he said he wasn't that sure about his claim.
But Lilian on the other hand claims to be a good Christian and I always see her with the bible.
To cut a long story short, Lilian invited me to a birthday "party" and the location was quite far from school.
I wasn't comfortable about the distance but Lilian said there would be free buses that would move us to and fro and I agreed to go to the night party.
When it was around 10:30 pm, Lilian and two guys came to keep me up in my hostel, we picked up some other guys on the way as we were going.
I asked Lilian "Hope your friends from the church are coming as well"? She said that they followed the other vehicle and I replied okay.
we arrived at the "party" around 11:37p.m and most of the guys were on black and they were busy smoking Indian hemp, Lilian was greeting a guy in a cult manner, and when I called her to ask what was going on she was like go to hell bro, I said to myself this can't be a party, I have been lured here for something else.
I was really scared and I knew anything could happen here without anybody knowing.
when it was around 12:30 a.m., a guy echoed and shouted let the initiation begin, my mind skipped and I almost fainted.
They brought out guns and cutlasses, and they started shooting into the Skye, our eyes were covered in black, our hands tied to the back, and they beat us mercilessly.
They said we have two options, it's either we get initiated or get killed.
I shouted Aah please help me I don't want to be killed, immediately I said that, I heard a deep voice saying is that not Holler's voice? I shouted it's me Holler, he then asked again, you mean the one that always assists students with their assignments or tasks? I replied yes sir.
He said to one other guy, keep this holler guy in a separate place, the guy replied yes boss.
I keep hearing some students crying and a series of gunshots.
The man with the deed voice ordered a guy to cover my face properly and take me back to my hostel that midnight, he said he decided to come to my aid just because I am a nice guy and that I have been helping students with their problems in school including him and as well warned me never to discuss what transpired here tonight with anybody.
The guy carried me on a bike back to my hostel that night, and when I got home, I could not sleep till the following day.
It took me days before going to school and when I got to school, I heard some freshers had gone missing but I dared not say anything about that night.
While sitting in the cafeteria, Lilian walked towards me with a guy beside her, she asked how are you doing?
I was already shaking and I answered fine Ma'am, she said speak not about that night, we got your back, and I replied thanks, ma'am.
Ever since that night, I stopped going to all kinds of parties till my very last day at that polytechnic.
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