********EBIERE******* EPISODE22 . . . . .. .
*****WRITTEN BY GIRAH KARISPEN*
**** I lost appetite to eat that night .I
couldn't sleep throughout the night.She
was really loving and caring .She would
have
been a good wife to me if not of my
promise and love I have for Ebiere .I use the the whole night to mourn for her.I was
overcome by sleep in the morning.I was
still
asleep before Musa woke me
up."Abeg,ogar
wake up, go put something for your belle.You
never eat for the past five days" he said
and
I summoned some strength to stand up from
the mat I
was lying down.I rushed to the backyard ,I washed my face,leg , hand and I break a
stick to chew, 'cause I have not brush my
teeth for the past two month.It was just
chewing stick throughout ,I don't even
know
whether my mouth is stinking or not.I struggle to eat and drink the kunu and
beans ball that I was giving as break
fast.Musa took
me to a field where I really enjoy myself,
'cause I was good at soccer.I scored super
hattrick against my opponent.After the climax of the ball. Kwara fc coach approached
me
and begged me to join his team but I
refuse.I don't want anything to hinder me
from going to England .It was getting
dark,so I decided to go home with Musa ."Musa ,I
want to go to Libya tomorrow .Take me to
any
of your friend that is going to Libya
tomorrow " I said and he tried to stop me from going ."Ogar na beg I dey
beg you,make you change your mind.Even me
when no dey fear anything self still dey
fear to go Libya, because my younger
brother
when sei Nigeria don tire am.when go to
find money for Libya .I hear sei,him no even
reach their,na road na him die" he tried to
convince me but I didn't succumb to his
words."I am not going to Europe for greener
pasture but I am going for another purpose
which I have told you earlier" I said."Which can girl
when you they look for England when no
dey
for Nigeria.Even my madam when die self,I
no see any girl for England
when fine reach her" he said."Are you going to
help me or not" I said with anger."Cha na you don made up your mind" he took me to his friends that want to
go
to Libya to seek for greener pasture .He introduce me to them and they told me to
visit them very at the dawn of the
day.We went back home."Make you think
about the risk when you won take
tomorrow
,incase you change your mind,make you let me know ,because all those my friends
them
when they leave here they go Europe or
Libya ,them no get time for themselves .If
them die self,Allah go bless them with
seven virgins to marry" he almost tried to
convince
me but I didn't succumb to it rather I went
to
my room and slept off.I was dreaming
how my journey was going to be, I died in the
dream before the voice of a rooster woke
me up.I look
at the wall clock,it was 5'o clock.I stood
up,went outside as usual to wash my body
before I took my break fast .Musa took me to
his friends house were his friends and I
went
to a place where only trucks that is heading
to Libya are parked .We entered the truck .
The truck driver started the truck and took the route to the sahara desert .
We were more than fifty people on the
truck.The journey was worst than I
taught .When we reach sahara
desert,people started falling out of the truck.Due to the rate of
wind there.If you fall out ,the truck will not
stop to carry you.You will be on your
own.It
is now three days and we have not yet
reach the middle of Sahara desert ,talk less of
passing it.The food that I took for the
journey has already finish.Some of the
people that were
on the truck began to cry of hunger while
some where praying for journey mercy.We were more than fifty that took part in the
journey but right now as I'm telling you.
We
are only twenty left.Only the odour of the
people will kill you, ,'cause we have not
wash out face,hand and leg for days,talk less of
taking our bath.Oh my God.the water I put
in
my water can has finish.How am I going to
reach Libya without tasting any
water."Today ,today ,tomorrow no more.If I die today,I will die no more" we started
singing , 'cause no sooner than now,we are
all going to be dead men.At last we
reached Libya.We were only five that
survive and out of that, two persons died
as we stopped and alighted from the truck
While three persons were ill,including
me,they rushed us to a near by clinic.One of
us
died in the clinic due to lack of blood in his body .No adequate facility and
apparatus was in the clinic .When they found out
that we are Nigerians,they deported us
back .The only person that survive with me
in the
journey to Libya was a Benin."What is your name?" I asked him."My name is Ehikioya"
he
said."My name is Karis .Where are we
going
to go now.I don't know anyone here and I
don't have any money with me" I said.. "Let's go to my homeland" he said.We
sneaked
out of our camp,where all those that are
deported from Libya stayed.Ehikioya and I started asking for alms in
disguise like a two blind beggars.We were able to raise five thousand naira from our
begging .
We entered a bus that was moving from
Abuja
to Benin route.Finally we were in
Benin.Ehikioya took me to his abode and introduce me to his family."You have such a
nice appartment and a loving wife.What
even make you to abandone your family to
Libya?
I asked him."I was not heading to Libya ,I
only wanted to go to Europe from Libya" he said
."By the way,what do you want to go and
do
in Europe? " I asked curiously."I want to go and play
football .Football is the only sport that fetch
people cool money" he said."Why don't you join
Benin FC" I said while folding my hands to
listen to his tales."I don't want to play for
local club like Benin FC.I want to play for
Manchester United .Do you want Nigerian
clubs to kill my career,Nigeria that don't value sport.No good stadium and
facility.They are not going to pay you well"
he added.This guy has really finish
Nigeria."Even thought you succeed to reach
Europe ,I don't think Manchester
United will sign you and you don't have anyone to
link you to them as well as a manager.Don't
you
see Usaint Bolt who is a big fan of
Manchester
United club,that stop running to play football
,yet Manchester United has not call him to
play for them,despite his influence"I cleared
his
childish thought .To be continue