There are two unforgettable days in my life. First, the day I was punished by a military personnel, and my younger sister watching as I did a hundred frog jumps and crying!
Second, the day after high school graduation. The atmosphere was filled with excitements, the ladies hanging out, and the guys doing what they know best to do. Either stalking the ladies or playing sports.
I love my privacy, so I had very few selected friends. On this great day, I and my friends took to the field for football, otherwise soccer. After playing and being exhausted, I headed for the bathroom, while Kelechi, Jude and Frederick marched for the river. Tears rolled down my cheeks, I couldn't hold them any longer, i bursted into a loud cry.
I kept asking and couldn't stop asking, where's Jude?
Jude was humble, very tall and my very good friend. After school hours everyday, we wait for each other and go home together we always got each others's back and our bond grew stronger.
Where is Jude? I asked Kelechi, after having to wait so long for them to return from the river. Kelechi's prompt reply, I don't know! sent goosebumps all over my body.
What happened, could he have gone home from there, which was very unlikely of him, what do I tell his parents? All these questions stormed my mind.
As I sat outside, three days later, listening to family, neighbors, friends, consoling Jude's parents, I sobbed bitterly with guilt that I hadn't been there for my friend.
A week, two weeks, the weeks gone and still no news concerning Jude's whereabouts. I had to find alternative routes cause I was no more comfortable coming across Jude's mother who keeps asking after her son. After about a month, the miraculous happened. All guilt I felt, every disappointments left.
A continuos knock at the gate got me up from bed, it was a hot tuesday afternoon. As I got close, I recognised the voice, maybe it is my imagination I thought, my imaginations became real when two men stood in front of me, one a tall dark young man, smiling at me. Oh what joy that filled my soul!
So many questions at the same time, what happened, where have you been, are you okay?
After a long talk, Jude explained how the man he was with (a fishermen), had sighted him from afar drowning, and rescued him. Curiously I asked, why did it take you so long to show up? Jude stared at me, then said; somethings are better left unsaid.
