True Life Story – The Humans of ABUJA

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PART 1

” I got an admission into nursing school when I was 17years old and as a newbie in school, I needed some help with my whole registration and settling process. I made a few friends so easily but there was this cute guy that was so helpful and trying to be more than a friend to me.

I told him clearly that I wasn’t cut out for any relationship yet and would appreciate that we remain just friends. He accepted my condition and we remained friends. We study together during our free times and he’s super intelligent as well.

He was living off campus while I lived inside the school premises so most times he helps me buy somethings that I need and I pay him. One afternoon, we were free from lectures and i decided to go buy foodstuffs in the village market, he insisted on going with me.

That was my first time going to the village market and I sincerely do not know my way around plus the fact that it’s a typical village with thick bushes. It’s mostly motorcycles that ply the very bad road and it was scary. I gladly accepted his help because deep down I was scared of going alone.

We entered the same bike and he pleaded that we have a shot stop at his house so he can collect money and also get somethings for himself at the market and I agreed. We moved and he kept directing the bike guy of where to enter.

At some point, anxiety creeped in because it was taking like forever to arrive his house and I didn’t know my way around. The bushes we passed were so terrifying, I had to complain. He laughed and told me that I would soon get used to the environment if I go out more.

We finally got to his house(more like 3 houses there), one uncompleted building, another roofed unpainted storey building and a bungalow. He asked me to come and greet his mom while he would go get his money.

His mom was picking beans just in front of the house and as I was exchanged pleasantries with her, someone sniffed something into my nose from behind and that was the last thing I could remember.

I woke up inside one room filled with young girl of my age and even younger ones. We were five in the room, there were mats, drinking water and cups…

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