THE SUN AIN'T SMILLING

 THE SUN AIN'T SMILING

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In a nursery rhyme, we do sing " oh Pretty Sun please smile down on me😊😊😊 lucky enough to live in a place with sunny, beautiful days for most of the year, then you know how amazing it feels to step outside after a long, cold and dark winter. But if you also happen to live in a region that gets almost no sunshine for extended periods of time, then you know how depressing it can feel to stay indoors for weeks on end without any natural light. It doesn’t take much to make anybody appreciate the sunnier side of life. Maybe that’s why so many popular songs and quotes focus on the importance of the sun.

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Nigeria, today, precisely in Uyo along Edet Akpan Avenue to Atiku the Sun ain't smiling...

Today's event took me down memory lane when I used to walk (oh I remembered, Faygirl taught me that trekking is for short distance while walking is for long distance 😁😁) back home from Uyo High school in the scorching sun.

One day, the sun was harsh on me, hurriedly, I neglected chatting and cheering with friends, I took Ewet housing estate routes because there are big trees, flowers and grasses I can easily shade from but none was really helpful at the moment because it didn't give full comfort...

I refuse to admire beautiful cars and houses as I used to just because of the degree of hotness of the Sun 🌞 🌞

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I visualized in my mind that when I get home I'll remove water from the freezer to bathe 😁😁.

Luckily, I arrived home before any of my siblings breathe out loudly as I sat on the pavement near the door, removed my white uniform and searched for the key, I opened the door, happily, as a science student I'm about to perform an experiment that I've never experience before. 

I felt so hot and I already took ill. We used to boil and fill 5litres of water board water into our deep freezer so it can quickly form ice blocks for us to eat.

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One of the 5litres was about forming blocks, quickly I poured it into my bathing pail, meanwhile I love my bathing water 💧 full. In this case I had to go bathe the one available.

One mind was telling me dilute it after I had put my hand in to feel it but I didn't...

I entered the bathroom poured it on my legs I started shaking, my hypothalamus sent a message to me not to bathe with the water I said, com'on wait.

I counted 1,2,3 whoof!!! I poured the cold water from my head to toes- I was told when water start freezing it's at 5degrees Celsius, when I freezes it's at 3degrees Celsius. I think mine was about 7degree Celsius...

Mehn.... My hands became harder, my body stiffens I automatically became sick, my chest hurts, I quickly put on my clothes, hunger left me, I was struggling for my life... I put on clothes, it was as if someone was still pouring the water on me. I searched for long sleeves put it on- my favorite long sleeves made of wool bought by my dad and I reached out for the blanket, covered and slept, I was telling God that I will never do it again.

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When my sister came back she said ehhe you've started with your pranks again...

I told her the truth and she was laughing, after awhile I became so hot.

When dad came back asked of me I was fast asleep. He checked my out and said you'll be fine "ado etuk ufiob idem" I missed the home brought he bought for us. I slept till morning with severe headache. I got my experience. Right!!!

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Today's own Sun wasn't smiling, I wanted to cut cost of transportation so I trekked with my colleague from school campus to the main road, small trekking my body was as if I'm on fire, I was imagining people in Taraba state, Kaduna and Sokoto state how are you people? 🤚🤚 Soon my colleague took another direction to her destination, I was left alone to either stop cutting cost or continue to trek.

As I moved further a black jeep pulled over and was gesturing at me, 'iyammi' oh 😂 my God who is this one. In the blazing sun I walked slowly towards the car as I was accessing it.

The windscreen were opened with some many News paper inside the car, an elderly man around his late 60's drove the car.

I believe you are coming from Ibom metropolitan polytechnic? he asked, I said yes, "Are you going straight? I responded. He said I should come in. I remembered my ugly experience with free lift this time around my bag was on my laps and my phone in my hands. 

I sat down and it was like hell, the seat leather was hotter than fried plantains. I shouted inside but not out let me enjoy this free ride.

I asked if he is a lawyer he answered that he is a labourer for Nigeria in Government. Inquisitive to know I asked how he labours he said he works with the press. oops 🤐🤐

So what is your Discipline, "Computer science 200level. That's good he said...

I was about to alight when he'd stopped the car and asked will you like to be my friend I sheepishly smile and said yes ok can I have your phone contact? I freely gave out and boarded Keke home.

When I got home I was scratching my sweaty skin, off the clothes and lay down thanking God for his blessings...

How did the sun treat you today in Uyo?

Rich kids inside AC cars step backwards