The scene is set in a local village, a large compound with five buildings decorated with trees and Flowers. Cars are parked all over the compound, On the walls were native inscriptions and carvings of Kings, one could easily tell that it was a Royal compound. Several kids were seen running around the compound screaming with Joy.
That was the scenario whenever I traveled back to the village for holidays. Actually the village is not always fun if my cousins don't come back. This is because we the kids are never allowed to step out of the compound, we can only play around within the compound and it is no fun if you were the only one playing around in the compound without a companion.
It was the 6th Christmas celebration of My life, and my parents decided that we would be celebrating the holidays. I didn't want to spend Christmas in the village because none of my cousins would be coming back. but then, as a kid I didn't have much choice, my parents had the final say.
It has been five days in the village, yet Christmas wasn't close by. Every morning my parents had places to visit and weddings or burials to attend. I was always alone to myself, I was allowed to roam from one building to another, and do whatever I liked, but I was never allowed to go beyond the walls of the compound. At first, it was fun to have the whole compound to myself with freedom from parental attention, but then with time I got bored and was determined to sneak out of the compound some day.
My opportunity came when the family attended a burial, leaving me behind as usual. From my previous experience I discovered that they usually stay out late Whenever they go for burials. I decided to sneak out, have a little fun and sneak back in before they came back. I got out of the building and joined some random kids to play around. As kids, we never played at a spot, we kept on playing for hours, I never realized that I was far away from home.
When evening came, we all got tired and decided to head back home [or I thought], as we walked home they all sang and danced to some native songs that I have never heard in my life, but I was definitely enjoying the tune. The group came to a halt, then I realized that we were at the stream, for another round of play.
"I need to get home." I told one of the boys.
"Ah! we passed your house on our way here, you should have said so."
I had no idea I literally walked pass our house. The boy promised to take me home, when he was done swimming. As I waited for him, I could hear the stream call me.
"Come and Swim! Come and Swim!!"
Lol The stream didn't actually say that, but I'm sure I heard that in my head. I was fully aware I couldn't swim, yet I proceeded to answer the call. One feet in, before I knew it, my whole body was in, next thing I felt myself drifting away in the water. The water tossed me around as it carried to the deepest part of the stream. Then I heard somebody scream.
"The King's grandson is drowning!!"
I don't think I knew what was happening to me, I can't remember if I was unconscious, but I know I didn't struggle, I just remained still in the water as the stream carried me away. That would have been the last day of my life, but then one of the boys dived into the stream and pulled me out. Whatever happened from here has faded from my memory.
It was a miracle that the little boy survived, because if he didn't I wouldn't be here today, because that little boy was me.
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