Must Read: Wasted Years: The Ordeal Of A Pastor

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Must Read: Wasted Years: The Ordeal Of A Pastor

I woke up around 12:30 the next day,I saw Edwin and the guys sitting inside a yellow bus outside,they greeted me and told me that my food is on the reading table inside,I thanked them and went inside to take my bath,after eating,I checked my phone and found some missed calls from the fellowship president and cynthia,I ignored the president’s call and called back cynthi,she asked me how am finding the hostel I was given and I said no problem that its well.I ended the call and sat down waiting anxiously for how the so-called initiation will be,I decided to cool off my agitating mind by playing my game which I’ve abadon since the start of these issues,after playing like four game winning all,the guys came in
‘Mike,my guy how far now’Edwin greeted
‘am fine,whats happening?
‘Nothing really,you have to rest so that you can have strenght to perform your initiation rites’Junior said’
‘Alright,am fit’I replied
****************************************************************************I was still sleeping when I felt someone shaking me,I looked up and found Charles shaking me
‘Mike, wake up,its time already’ He said
I stood up and went to the bathroom for a cold wash,i dressed quickly and went outside to meet them by a yellow bus parked outside fully loaded with guys all with bag on their back.I entered and the bus zoomed off.
After driving for about two hours,we reached a junction where the driver is suppose to enter,I saw Edwin and some boys blindfolding about four guys who keep calm on their sit,I was still looking at them till one fair guy came to me and asked me to face front before blind folding me,after driving for about ten minutes more,the bus came to a stop,someone hold me and lead me to a spot asking me to stay there,I was still wondering what is happening when I heard a footstep approaching me,
‘Take this to calm your nerve’I recognized Junior’s voice .He gave me a bottle,I opened it and withdraw after taking a gulp realizing it was gin,
‘Drink it mehn,you are going to find it useful’Charles said, I gulped the remaining at once,
‘you are the man,nice one’Edwin applauded me.My throat was burning likewise my stomach to the existence that I nearly fall down
‘Now we are going to start what we came here for,I call on the capon to give us his opening speech’I heard a voice said,it was then I realized that I was in the middle of a circle,I also realized that I was not the only one in the middle
‘As the power conferred on me as the capitiano of these prestigious club,I declared these ceremony opened’,it was following by loud whistling and speaking of the club language by the boys,’all of the jew man should kneel down’He ordered.The next thing I felt is a hand motioning to kneel,I obliged. ’As a member now,you are free from all form of intimidation or bully from anybody,no matter ………………………’he continued rambling on,
‘Now you’re going to be initiate fully by the priest’He said again.I winched in pain as a sharp object pierced through through my chest.After that the blindfold was removed,I saw the whole arena, I gazed at the arena from the capon wearing a jalabia-like regalia with the skull drawn in its front,all the guys dressed in red and green with my hommies inclusive.The priest an elderly man dressed in agbada with calabash and blade in his hand.We(the new member) were asked to recite the oaths after them,after the recitation,they started singing their club song dancing round us,after then we were asked to climb palm tree in the area with bare hand,Since I was a good climber in the my school days,I found no difficulties in it at all,Some guys who are not good in climbing were falling only to be sent back climbing with kicks from the guys who are waiting for someone to fall.Infact,one guy among us fainted during the the process,After the climbing,we were all sat down and singing began,I was so exhausted that I don’t know what happen,everything just went blurred.
‘He has woke up o’I heard junior’s voice.I stood up from the bed with a throbbing headache.All the guys rushed into the room,
‘So you’ve woke up,You are welcome to the world of freedom and liberation’They chorus
I stand still thinking WHETHER I’VE MADE A GOOD CHOICE OR NOT.