I remember every single thing, as if it were just yesterday.

It was my first competition out of my comfort, out from the regular faces that I see everyday. I knew I was so good, I knew I had multi-potentials, I knew I had the winning spirit, but...
I was so scared to face to show the world what I've got in me. At some point, I doubted my potentials, I wanted to step down from representing the school. I didn't just want to carry on.

Your words to me that day struck, it planted a deep root in me, it built me.
"You are a star, stars are made to shine, and they shine by revealing themselves. You have got to go out there and even if you do not win, you'd make me proud still"

Just wow, Just how. Those words said formed a certain level of boldness that still drives me until this day
I went for the competition and...

Well, I didn't win the competition but I came second place. I was on a national TV and that alone gave me so much Joy. It made me learn a lot about winning and about life.
How would I even forget you?
You taught me to face the world. You taught me to shine my light. You taught me to never stay hidden.

I remember this funny day,
An in-house weekly club meeting and one of the agenda for the day was to have a rap competition.
It was time to get select rappers for competition and I raised up my hands that wanted to get in. I came out and everyone boom, it was an array of laughter in the air.
Why?
You are a lady, how would you come out to rap, how would a lady rap. It sounded like crap, yeah.
I really wanted the ground to swallow me at that point, because what!!
Tears were already running down my cheek and I suddenly found you in front of me. I felt the warm hug that you gave me.

You said some strong words and those words absorbed instantly, all the tears I'd got.
I felt better, I felt stronger, those words helped me faced all the negatively and I got on the stage.
I rapped and and I won that rapping competition.
Star girl, yeah.😍😍
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I'm laughing with tears dropping at the moment remembering all of these.
Golden❀

This thread was written to celebrate #WorldTeachersDay2020
A true life tale of amazing teacher I had.
Teachers are really amazing people and they deserve all the celebration in the world.
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