Labyrinthine
Many people have a linear approach to life. Ever since they were kids they followed one straight rule: playgroup, primary, secondary, university. For me it started that way and somewhere along the line there was a crack- I lost my mum to cancer and the line became curvy. I was eleven then, a troubled child with a lot of bad traits and trauma, including sexual abuse, that maybe one day I’ll be comfortable enough to talk about. A few years after the loss I had to move away from everything I knew. In my family’s defence they probably thought it was best for my mental health. So I changed schools after Junior WAEC and went to a new city. Oof — I was so excited. For me, it was finally time to reinvent myself. It was the first time I decided to stop being average. I wanted to be smart, to enter school competitions like my former classmates, to be class captain, to lead. Did I do all of that? Of course. I remember my first day in VCC — SS1. I was the transferee, fresh ...
