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Eid Fitr two years ago, I left work at 8pm, no bus. I walked from Ikeja Along to Iyana Dopemu with some strangers, we cornered inside Agege, got to that Habeeb Yoghurt side, then it started raining. One random bike man saw me and asked me to jump on his bike.
This man kept complaining but he still dropped me at Abule Egba, in front of his house and asked me to be going.
He didn’t collect money or anything. I don’t even know why he helped me.
Got to Sango 2am that day. That’s when I decided I had to move to Lagos fully.
He didn’t collect money or anything. I don’t even know why he helped me.
Got to Sango 2am that day. That’s when I decided I had to move to Lagos fully.
After Eid, I told my dad that I was moving. He asked me to wait till he has money for apartment. I told him not to worry. I packed my load, boarded Oshodi bus. From Oshodi to Yaba. I dragged suitcase sotay, suitcase tear.
Started staying with a friend in her family house. Few weeks later, babe started complaining about this and that. It was time to move.
Somehow somehow, apartment money came through. But that was all I had. I moved in with just my load.
Somehow somehow, apartment money came through. But that was all I had. I moved in with just my load.
Landlord asked if I was planning to sleep on the floor. I lied and told him I already ordered the mattress and was waiting for delivery. Day one, day two, day three. No money for mattress. Couldn’t call my parents cus they asked me to wait and I didn’t listen.
Day four, landlord brought mattress for me and asked me to use it till they “delivered” my own.
I used the mattress for like three months. Baba caught the drift and didn’t bother asking again.
I used the mattress for like three months. Baba caught the drift and didn’t bother asking again.
I got to work and was telling everyone I now had my own place. Thank God I mentioned that I didn’t have anything at home, my bosses gave me TV, Decoder and money.
My friends came over to help me clean and arrange. The house started looking good.
My friends came over to help me clean and arrange. The house started looking good.
Less than a month, came back from work and my roof had fallen. Landlord said it was now my house so I’d have to bear the cost. To fix roof was like 25k. LOL.
Stayed in the house like that for one whole week staring at the sky. Thank God rain didn’t fall and snake did not enter
Stayed in the house like that for one whole week staring at the sky. Thank God rain didn’t fall and snake did not enter
Still couldn’t call my parents cus I started this and I had to go through with it. My friends kept coming through for me. I fixed my roof.
Few days later, came back from work again, house don turn aquarium. Pipe don burst. How much is that one? Almost 20k.
Few days later, came back from work again, house don turn aquarium. Pipe don burst. How much is that one? Almost 20k.
The funny thing in all this is that I was using the landlord’s bed so I couldn’t even get mad or fight. Baba don use bed choke me. I removed heels and started packing water. Locked the water supply. House dried. Didn’t fix pipe for another two weeks.
I was finally free. Or not!
Next, rat invasion wiunnnnn. In a day, I’ll kill like six rats. Rat poison didn’t work, not to talk of rat gum. I will sleep with my provisions on the bed and they’ll still eat it. At a point, I started carrying my provisions to work.
Next, rat invasion wiunnnnn. In a day, I’ll kill like six rats. Rat poison didn’t work, not to talk of rat gum. I will sleep with my provisions on the bed and they’ll still eat it. At a point, I started carrying my provisions to work.
My neighbour saw me ranting one day and told me - That’s how it is. We live with rats here.
Why didn’t this landlord tell me this?
I felt so scammed but I still dey sleep for hin bed so what can I do? I collected KAMU.
Started battling with rats.
Why didn’t this landlord tell me this?
I felt so scammed but I still dey sleep for hin bed so what can I do? I collected KAMU.
Started battling with rats.
My friends will come visiting and I’ll beg them to kill some rats before they leave.
Special shout out to @bukola_boss @taofeeqxx @Zeezimoore
From helping me throw out the bin to killing rats and helping me clean my house. I wonder how I would have coped.
Special shout out to @bukola_boss @taofeeqxx @Zeezimoore
From helping me throw out the bin to killing rats and helping me clean my house. I wonder how I would have coped.
Every Eid reminds me of the decision I made to leave my father’s house when I had no plans or no extra money for anything else. But I was so tired of going to work everyday from Sango and the 2am WAKAthon was just the last straw for me.
Any regrets? None at all.
Any regrets? None at all.
