Courage

Its was almost 2016, I woke up this morning in my story telling mood. So i decided to share a story that involves a lot of my friends. Shared and mutual experiences make the best of stories.

One day (actually one night, probably around 1am) in the city of Gwagwalada. In the year 2011 (I guess! please correct me if I am wrong). This was the period before school properly resumes, when committed folks like us came back earlier than others to things we normally can only do earlier than others. From different locations across Gwagwalada we got a call. Get to the house where your Sisters reside! Run! They are been Robbed! (I guess that’s how the call sounded, not sure i was the one who picked it) We got up! With exclamation marks and I woke up the team who camped at Oluwafemi (not the restaurant o! But a compound close by) this guys were Ani, Ay (where you there?), Myke, Olaitan, and Me. We actually got up put on clothes and began to run. The call came from Dagiri, where Papa Ik, Odims, John, Henry and Moses were camping. We were closer to Obanna so we hoped to get there first. We didn’t stop jogging there (sorry Running) with no thought at all, just get there! It was not until we were close that my brain fully woke up. And i stopped running. Kai! What are we going to do? Where are we Going? Armed robbers or just Robbers? How on earth are we able to stop a robbery in process? My courage took a break and let reason mixed with a little fear prevail. But when I remembered they were sisters. Blind courage Resumed and i barked to my guys “Hold something” and we all sighted different sizes of weapons, I had a plank. At least i had something to defend my blind courage. I have no idea what the others were thinking just mine.

We eventually got there with our adrenaline fully pumped with even a reasonable amount on reserve in case Fight changed to Flight. We busted into the compound like the avengers, you know? When everyone passes through one door at the same time without touching each other and take their picture perfect pose before the final showdown. Only to find some of the Boys from Dagiri with folded arms looking at us. Now this is weird we came here to stop a robbery or at least try. Odims in his normal sarcastic tone “What is this” (that’s how it sounded in my head).  That was how we converted from being the Expendables to being Sherlock Holmes such a waste of adrenaline. Even Ik came in first to save the victims before he tells us that Henry had been arrested by the police as they couldn’t comprehend two guys on a bike in the middle of the night. I won’t tell you what they did Ik except he decides to share it himself.

It was a false alarm as we wrapped up the investigation; it was a story of a rat and a funny security guard (who is not from Benue) who loves to chase rats at night.

As we slept in the open of their compound as we couldn’t risk going back on our depleted adrenaline plus the police... I looked up as I laid down and let my mind wonder. What if it was a robbery? What would that have made of us? Would we have defeated them and saved our friends. Well those questions are not relevant. It’s over now. Toba couldn’t make it down that night

It is love that overrides common sense. I know I would react like that over and over again. The love of Christ compels us... That is the spirit that gave us life. It is not just for a season, its forever. I still love you all.

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