Act one(Scene one)
It was exactly Twenty six years ago, when the end of a warrior's mother occurred, everyone cried endlessly as it came in shock, The warrior herself,started a life journey with her cousin, she from one stage moved to another, few years after the demise of a darling mother.
On a Monday again,another shock set in when the news of her Aunt came to her ears just like a planned journey.
'Why me' the warrior exclaimed, who would help me, when winter calls, who would be my breadwinner when hunger strikes, I barely know how to cover myself, when wind blows.
She sub and nearly removed her eyes from its sockets.
Few months after the funeral of her beloved Aunt, Her junior WAEC(west African examination certificate) came up, She tried her best to sit for it, so far and good she triumphed in it.
I'm I set for the next stage?A question she asked.
The junior WAEC(West African examination certificate) lasted for a month
And her mind wrestled for the outcome but fortunately,she made it, later on,she became a graduate of a Senior secondary school, As time flies,she's left with choosing from going to the university and learning a trade, she summoned the courage of picking right, since being educated is her utmost dream. She began to venture on a journey.(scene two)
It was exactly four months after her crowned success from secondary school, that she discovered her weakness from proceeding to school,it was like a jeopardy for her, when she realised that the choice she made as going back to school was just too costly to tango .It became battle like a war front, when she confronted the race of her schooling,many challenges set in as if it was a planned visitor, it's dined and wined in her lane, It was indeed a sarcastic war.
Her efforts to reaching out for help proved Futile and then she eloped to capital of Nigeria(Abuja).Act Two (Scene one)
On Sunday evening at exactly 8:20pm Year 2009
Enitan alighted at Abuja, she made a call through to her receiver in the raining storm
but finally she got to her destination when her receiver went to pick her at the park.
Hmm! What a journey!
She was calmly received with a plate of rice which she hastily ate like a glutton that sees free food ticket(famished).
She was shown her room and she couldn't believe her eyes, it's like a Lodge for the refugees she learnt to sleep with plenty people in a room and also both sex.
She mumed and wailed for Kings and queens of mosquitoes that feasted on her.
No visitor story in their club ooo, it's like new blood for the vampires.
An applauded illusion.
The next day she began the real reason behind her eloping agenda
Her boss gave her a chores of her life, she couldn't have imagined in her widest dream.
She's to store and offload yoghurt from a stationed refrigerator that is specifically made for cold room it's very deep and equipped with a stand by industrial generator, it appeared to be beyond her ability but what would she do, school is important she exclaimed.
Her other task was listed for her and she nearly freaked -out from reality.
Enitan!you would be packing the yoghurt in a sack and coolers after removing them from the chilled prison and then you Would follow a car to a secondary school where they would be sold. Said (The Boss)
Elle était Très triste (very sad).
She couldn't even respond properly all she could was nod her head like a lizard.
Chores continued.
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CRY OF A WARRIOR (BY AYOKU ZAINAB)
Non-FictionAn intriguing story of an African lady whose dreams were hyper to tango.