Must Read: My Teenage Mind (18+)

Episode 6 years ago

Must Read: My Teenage Mind (18+)

My dance classes were going on smoothly. It was just like a yoga class. It took my mind away from a lot of things. One day, I was coming back from a youth awareness program done in my church(am catholic) when I saw Frank. He was in a shop. I don’t know what took my eyes to that shop but it was obvious he had seen me before I even saw him.

I looked away and continued my walk home but he ran up to me and stopped me. I looked at him but continued walking.

Frank: Nne please,I just need five minutes of your time please.

Me: For what? So you’ll end up beating me by the end of that five minutes?

Frank: No nau.

Me: Alright. Talk. Five minutes.
I looked at my wrist watch. It was a little past 7pm.

Frank: Nne,I want to apologise for everything I had done to you. You’re really a nice person and you don’t deserve all I did to you. Maybe it was the way I grew up that turned me into such a violent person but trust me,I’m now a changed person.

Me: Who wouldn’t change after spending close to two years in the barracks?

Frank: I know I’ve wronged you and your family but please,forgive me.

Me: Is that all?

Frank: Actually,I came back last two months and I’ve being looking for a way to come to your house.

Me: Don’t even think about it.

Frank: Nne,forgive me biko. I’m about to start a trade and I won’t be successful if I don’t seek the forgiveness of people I’ve hurt in the past. I’m deeply sorry. I know I hurt you and its going to be hard for you to forgive me. I don’t mind if you want to think about it but I’m willing to wait just to get your forgiveness.

I looked at him very well and noticed how different he was. He looked lean but still has the muscles in his chest and upper arm.

Me: Did they torture you much?

Frank: Let’s not even go there. If you see my back eh,they would put me in a metal drum,cover it and leave it under the sun. I’ll be there,crying my head out and before I know it,they will come and start rolling the drum,just to make sure that the scorching heat from the sun gets to all parts of my body.

Me: That serves you right. At least,in your next life,you’ll think twice before laying your hands on a woman

Frank: Next life ke? Starting from this life o.
We laughed and ended up hugging each other.

Me: I forgive you. Just promise you will stop beating people.

Frank: I promise

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Me: And about your business,you’ll prosper in it.

Frank: Amen. Amen. Thank you.

Me: You’re welcome. Guess you must have heard that I now have a baby.

Frank: Wait! Wait! So van vicker later married you? I heard he’s now married but I never got to know who his wife was. Ah! You guys even have a baby now. Congra. . . . . . .

Me: Raymond married someone else.


Frank: Eh?
I tried my best to swallow the tears forming in my throat.

Frank: Why?

Me: Let’s just say I wasn’t a wife material to him. He went for someone better.

Frank: You’re not serious.

Me: I’m not even married.

Frank: Then,who’s responsible for your baby?

Me: He’s late now.

The tears just poured out. Frank held me in his arms while I cried like a baby.

Frank: Don’t think about it. Stop crying.
Please stop crying. Everything happens for a reason.
I nodded as I held onto him for dear life.

Frank: Let me walk you home.
We walked silently to my house. Surprisingly,he followed me into the house where another section of apology was tendered to my mum. After I even helped to explain things to mum about his family,she had no option but to forgive him. He asked to see Kamsi and mum called out to her.
Frank was surprised that she was already walking but we reminded him that she was two years old already. He carried her and gave her #1000 before he left.

Mum called dad and told him. He was happy that he had changed but cautioned that we should be careful around him.