I will start my story from the time I can remember. I was born in Lagos and stayed there for about nine to ten years. My dad was not around much in Lagos – he was working in Abuja and had to travel a lot. I was always locked inside the house with my younger siblings. When I was about four or five years old, I and my family members went visiting at the house of one of my father’s friends in Lagos. That was where I had contact with porn magazines through someone far older than I was. I think she was about sixteen or seventeen years old. At seven to eight years of age, I recall that I had serious anger issues – I picked up a pestle once and hit my sister with it. I was severely beaten for it by my dad who happened to be around when the incident happened. About a year later, we relocated from Lagos to Abuja.
School Years and Promises
While I was in primary school, my parents always wanted me to be the best in my class. Because of this, they usually promised to buy me bicycles if I could get the first position in my class. These promises made me develop more interest in reading and I usually made the first position in expectation of the bicycles. However, they never fulfilled their promise. I got admission into secondary school and life went on. Initially, I was just an average student. However, when I got into Senior Secondary School, I became a very bright student
Rebellion and Fear
Also, I used to be very rebellious. Once, I went out with my friend and got back very late, by about 2am. My parents and grandmum were at home but I did not mind. One time, I had serious issues with my dad and, in anger, I picked up a machete to kill him – this happened when I was about fourteen. Since that incident, I was cautious of the fact that there was something inside me that triggered those things; I was afraid and, because of this, I tried my best to avoid fights. Sometimes, I would keep quiet and allow people beat me up because I knew I could react impulsively and cause some serious injury to them.
To be continued…
Miraculous Monday: 1st April 2024
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