2016 would forever become a memory in a matter of hours. Before it rolls away, I want to talk about my year 2016.
I entered 2016 oblivious of the fact it was a new year, this, was, consequence of a terrible breakup I had in the October of the previous year.
The tears and pain that came with my broken relationship saw me through the first two months of the year and one morning in the month of March, I woke up, looked into the mirror, told myself I was beautiful and I deserved more! I really think, the old witch in my village had dropped my picture to use another she fancied more than mine to fan her bosom and that's the only reasonable explanation as to how I received sense that morning.
For the first few months of 2016, I laughed, sometimes, too hard. This was an attempt to mask my pain, I put up a nice show - I should be an actress, I even deserve an Oscar.
I didn't want the world to know my pain, I didn't want them to see I was weak and vulnerable, I didn't want to be seen as a victim of love. So, I kept up with all the show and cover up.
After that miraculous morning, I moved on with life, and I tried to concentrate in school as my grades were already taking a nose dive and just as I was settling into my new life, I was involved in a accident in April, I almost lost an eye, the devil had not given up on me and God wasn't letting him have me. The period passed with the speed of a baby learning to walk and I kept looking in the mirror hoping and praying that my face didn't become permanently deformed - God heard me.
While I was recovering, I found love.... No, love found me - I wasn't searching.
Fast forward to September of 2016, I clocked 22! I hated myself, I mean, this adult thing was coming too fast, I wasn't even half way where I wanted to be in my adult life, I compared myself with everybody I thought was successful and was my mate but that only made me depressed even more and till date, I don't know how I snapped out of that mood.
On the 16th day of September, I became a graduate and there are still no words to express the joy I felt that day.
If you were to ask me what made my 2016, I would simply say Facebook. On Facebook I made a lot of friends, I read a lot of awesome things and the points where I felt my lowest, Facebook gave me the much needed strengths, I made friends who just kept pushing and praying for me. It was all these twists and turns that made my 2016 thick.
Finally, too many stuffs happened in 2016, some were tales of pain and tears, joy and laughter, tales of War, tales of loss, tales of disappointment and despair, tales of love, tales of victory... 2016 was controversial for many prophets, 2016 saw Hillary trumped, 2016 didn't see my end.
To the year that saw me graduate, to the year that put one too many Nigerians on their toes, to the year the made me stronger than I ever thought I would be and to the year 2016, cheers! 🍷
Voke Ogedegbe
A strong fighter, wonderful girl, meaty fellow (laughs) ... and awesome friend.
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Yesooo Niyi. Voke is really a strong woman. Meeting her was and is a blessing....I throway salute for her..Thanks for reading Niyi
ReplyDeleteHmmm.. Ddnt know all this happened to you ooo, should one start reading meaning to your smile again? Of course, u had to mask it or explain it and I think as difficult as it seems, the later would have been more difficult, I pray the love that finds you should be one that leads u there and should b of the tribe.. Short, cheers to the previous year.
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