Good day my dear readers. I really appreciate all of you who take out time to read my phone-typed memoirs.
When I woke up in the morning, I carried my phone and checked for any messages that needed any reply, on my Whatsapp(chatting social network), the message I saw was from a classmate of mine and it read "I heard that Toyin (my friend and classmate,male) passed on in the early hours of the morning". And I just gasped, I went into this shocked phase where I got off my bed, headed for the toilet, performed ablution, said my morning prayers ,read the Qur'an. And then, boom, it all dawned on me that it was real not a dream, not a mistaken message, and I just burst into tears, I went to the living room and told my Mama, she consoled me and told me to take heart, and God has a reason for everything. I also told her about his illness (which I only found out about today), that had been making him miss classes, and even the exams this semester. She ,my Mama ,advised me to call the guy that delivered the sad news to me.
I called and the following conversation took place ;
Me: *tears and sobs* hello.
Classmate: alfiyya, . .
Me: i saw the message ,is it true.
Classmate: yes, it is, sorry, take heart.
Me: what happened, what killed him??
Classmate: he had liver problems.
Me: did he die ,here in Minna.
Classmate: no, at home.
Me: . . . .
Classmate: alfiyya, take heart.
Me: okay. .
*Call ends.
Its really important to take out time to enquire about our friends who are not regular at work or in school. I did enquire from some guy in my class and he said, "maybe,he didn't pass some of his first semester exams, thats why he is not coming to school".
I didn't believe that , and the last time I saw him, about 4 or 5 mondays ago, I was planning on asking him after the class, but , it slipped my mind.
Last week monday, on the day of our first final-exam, our assistant class representative, told us about his hospitalization and a plan for the class/some of the class to visit him, I quickly jumped on that wagon. I also planned on calling him, but, that also slipped my mind.
To my friend and classmate, Toyin Pelemo, I wish you a perfect rest in peace. We will all miss you. It pains me that I never got a chance to ask about your absence in class, it pains me that I didn't call to say "get well soon".! God has a reason for everything.
The lesson for me, is to always follow through with phone calls or text to friends , to say ,"hey, how have you been?". The earlier the better , you never know what tomorrow holds.
A/n: I appreciate you, yes, you. You always read this memoir whenever its up. Thank you.!!!
