My Best Friend.

he went away,
i still remember it like yesterday, when i woke up real early cos i had a party to attend.and me, being the person i am,once i can't come up with something to wear in my head,then getting an outfit can be a days' battle.so i got up early and started ransacking my wardrobe tryin to match up outfits, there i was when my lil bro(lets call him jnr)came in to tell me that our pumping machine had packed up,damn,dat meant having to go fetch water from our neighbours house opposite.double damn cos that was d venue of the party.oh of all things to happen?but we had no choice,momsie was waiting n i still vent come up wit an outfit.so off we went to fetch water.met up wit my friends,Taiwo,Kehinde & Idowu(porpularly known as aro meta,cos tho they were sisters,they always walked together like all the time.n the celebrant was actually Idowu).fetching water actually became fun as we were alot,n there was much to gist n gossip about..thru wit my chores for the day,i went back to searching for wat to wear n i had heard from Kehinde,dat Idowu was going to wear a really short outfit.trust me not to be outdone(excuse my french) by anyone including the celebrant,i finally decided on a short brown spaghetti dress n platforms,dis was like 8yrs ago,was so excited i culdnt keep still.so off to gist and gossip wit Him.now hes my best friend in d whole wide world,whos is always there for me.
fianally went for the party,had a great time,ate,ate,n ate some more.then i got back home in d evening to give my bestfriend updated gist(lol).then went to my room to change,whilst changin i heard commotion outside n i ran to c wat culd ve append,my bestfriend was coughing up blood,everyone was crying n talkin at d same time.i was dumbfounded cos i culdnt imagine wat culd ve appened btw d time i left him to go change,then he was rushed to d hospital,n i became scared so scared i culdnt go to the hospital instead i stayed at home and cried.the next morning i went to see my friend jumi n told her to escort me to the hospital.i also told her dat i was scared cos i believed dat my bestfriend was going to die,she asked me why i thot so,n i told her i just knew(it was a gut feeling dat i had,n its never wrong).so together we went to the hospital only to be told that he had been transferred to another one.i was gettin anxious now.we rushed to the other hospital dis time we were told dat we culdnt see him cos he was with the doctor(a cold feeling went through my body)n i started crying and wouldnt stop.Jumi took me home n tried to console me but i was inconsolable till i fell asleep.
the next day i was determined to be allowed to see him whether i was permitted to or not.i wasnt going to leave the hospital witout seeing for myself that he was alrite.so i got dressed, tidied up the house n was about to leave when i saw a car fully of people drive in.i wasnt ready to be sociable,so i locked up n waited by the gate,firstly to see who they were n wat their mission was,n secondly,to inform them i was leavin the house(rude tho it might seem but i couldnt be bothered with small talk).then out of the car came my mum,followed by some aunties like this i hadnt seen in a while,then some other women.i went striaght to my mum to ask her how my bestfriend was and she said he was fine ,dat he had again been transferred to another hospital,good right?but why where they crying? then it hit me right between my eyes oh i cried,i cried like it was goin out of fashion,i cried like i had never before in my whole life,i cried for the stories i wuldnt be able to tell him,i cried for the advice he wont be able to give me,i cried for the shoulder i knew i could always lean on,i cried for all the things i had planned to do to make him proud of me as i was of him,i cried for my mother,i cried for my brothers and sister,especially my sister,becos she wasnt going to know this great man who fathered her,she wasnt going to know wat i did about this great man,i cried for my unborn children who wouldnt get to know the wonderful person their grandfather was,i cried because trully i didnt want to live again, my bestfriend whom has been there with me right from birth,
my bestfriend who heard me say my first words,
my bestfriend who watched me take my first steps,
my bestfriend who was the first male presence i ever knew in my life,
my bestfriend whom i told evrything to,
my bestfriend whom i could laugh with,
my bestfriend who protected me from the cane of my mom,
my bestfriend who was my knight in shining armour,
my bestfriend whom i adored,
my bestfriend was gone
gone for good and never to return.
i miss u daddy
after all these years it still hurts.
REST IN PEACE