THE DEATH THAT NEVER TOOK ME!.

#MyWaterJourney A THREAD.

Mum: It’s something I noticed when you were still a baby. I will place you a big bowl filled with water and you just play in it till you fall asleep. #FastForwardhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⏩" title="Nach rechts zeigendes doppeltes Dreieck" aria-label="Emoji: Nach rechts zeigendes doppeltes Dreieck">.

#EtiOsaRiver.
I got enrolled into LAGOS STATE MODEL
COLLEGE BADORE!... As a border.

The 1st raining season I experienced in that school was magical... students were catching https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦀" title="Krabbe" aria-label="Emoji: Krabbe"> and https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐟" title="Fisch" aria-label="Emoji: Fisch"> likes it was nothing. I caught lots of crabs and fishes too.

I went to my school father and asked him, how come these things are coming in.
School father: See that fence by the reservoir?
Me: Yes senior.
SF: Behind it is the popular #EtiOsaRiver.
Me: I want to see the River.
SF: Not now. It’s very big and can swallow in seconds.

And that was it, I couldn’t stop thinking about that river and looked out for
Opportunities.

Finally, it was midterm break, here comes an opportunity.
Few mins later, it was me facing the Mighty River... I was speechless, moved closer step by step... till my https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦶" title="Foot" aria-label="Emoji: Foot"> could feel the water.
I was dealing with EXCITEMENT & FEAR.

I hated the fact that I had zero
Knowledge of swimming... All I wanted to do was just get soaked.
#FastForwardhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⏩" title="Nach rechts zeigendes doppeltes Dreieck" aria-label="Emoji: Nach rechts zeigendes doppeltes Dreieck">.

1st & 2nd term was over. It was a new term, #3rdTerm.
The term the school NEVER run out of water, reservoir was always filled to the brim. #HighWaterVolume.

I was standing in front of the WELL &
And was just imagining a lot. The urge to enter the WELL (Our main reservoir) was much...

Yea people do enter it, mostly #2ndTerm #SapTerm when we have a very low water volume. So because it’s deep and we can’t really reach the water, 10-15 go in ahead of 1 another. So imagine
When it’s filled to the brim? Well!!!!... I jumped in. The fear came in the moment it was taking too long for my legs to touch the ground... I looked up, was far away, looked down and smh. Closed my eyes and waiting for my last moment as I began to think about my loved ones.
Then I felt something/someone lift me up... And just like that, I was out... Saw nothing...I ran!... gripped with fear. Got to my hostel and and started shaking, My best friend (Joseph Eyesemitan) kept asking what happened...
Like how am I gonna explain this to someone? Naaaah.
That Night, I dreamt of the same thing that happened... went to see my guardian to call my Dad so I could talk to him.

Dad: Sup boy! You need money right?
Me: No... Am scared, I want to leave this school.
Dad: Just like that? It’s normal, you are in JSS1... You will get
Dad:
Use to it.
Me: Dad, what if I die.
Dad: Simple, we burry you.

My guardian asked me what was wrong, I couldn’t tell him too.
#FastForwardhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⏩" title="Nach rechts zeigendes doppeltes Dreieck" aria-label="Emoji: Nach rechts zeigendes doppeltes Dreieck"> to #NightPrep...
I left the class, went straight to the reservoir... Alone, in the 9th.

I sat, thinking...
#OluwaWetinDeOccure
Then... TROUBLE came... The most dreaded teacher, Mr Taiwo, was approaching...
You don’t want this man’s cane on you. Cane popularly known as #BoneCrusher... Ask @DeGentleman_ https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Lachend auf dem Boden rollen" aria-label="Emoji: Lachend auf dem Boden rollen">.

I started asking myself, “How I wan take die this die”.....

Mr T, flashed his torch
Mr Taiwo voiced out in Yoruba “Who is there”.

I looked into the well, and hanged inside, hoping he was gonna go back. He kept approaching, I was left with only 1 option, SINK!...

So I released my hands and slowly went down... All I could think of was survival... finally,
My legs touched the ground... In as much as I was running out of Air, I was so happy and fulfilled... I had to hustle my way up... Ani Mr Taiwo was waiting for me. Bobo held my neck and dragged me out... For me, this was it for mehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇🏽" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (mittlerer Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (mittlerer Hautton)">...
I visited the River the day we vacated, pulled my clothes, and that was it, I started swimming on my own... YES, no one taught me how to swim. Though I wasn’t swimming the real deal... but I was happy in that River.

UNTIL River Ethiope came onboard & taught me the greatest LSN
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