Growing Up! Episode 2 by @itsbrill

Kelechi reluctantly answered "no where" (that's his favorite answer), my mom then said "make una mind una sef oo". Kelechi sat close to my father to plug his samsung Galaxy, then his headset went in, when mom finished cooking we all ate and my mom, dad and Ibe went to bed, I stayed awake cos I had this my class mate whom I had a crush on, and fortunately she was online and we were chatting
Me: hello
Henrietta: hi
Me: whatsup
Henrietta: 5n
Me: ΰя day?
Henrietta: 5n
Me: Ok

And she never replied until I slept off.

Woke up so early to go to school, my school is not far from our house.
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Meanwhile, my bro Kenneth is at home chilling. All he did at home is kill his battery. His friend shows up, (he doesn't like his friends visiting him, he love visiting them) he peeped through our dirty window net and he saw Micheal, he didn't like Micheal that much cos Micheal talked too much, Micheal is a tall lanky looking boy, he wore a blue shirt and a black short with his leather ponds (that's the only expensive thing the dude owned), he knocks again and my kenneth reluctantly walks to the door, seeing the Micheal he said "stupid boy, na so you d̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ waka d̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ visit people for this kain early morning, you no get work"? Micheal smiled showing his 32 teeth, before he could open the door to come inside, kenneth opened it first and went outside with him to sit in a long bench close to our house. They both sit there for close to 2 hours until Micheal finally decided to leave, Kenneth was over happy at least he can go in and rest, they both shook hands and off Micheal walked out
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When I got back from school, my dad was already back from work, he was busy studying for a talk he had at church, my dad always studied so hard for talks but at the ends he goes there and disgraces us all, because of that anytime he had talks we would all come very late so that we wount be there to watch him disgrace us. The man was studying zealously you, am sure if Chris Rock had studied like this he would have gone to college, I thought to myself. "Daddy good afternoon" I said, "ehem welcome" he said, I just removed my uniforms and threw it anywhere my hand faced, then went to the kitchen to eat, after eating I rested for a while before going to bed, I hardly slept at noons so I just lay there thinking: I thought of so many things but my best thought was that I was from some rich family, and that I was too cute, girls were dying to see me, I also thought about having a verified twitter account, I also thought about how I chilled with Wizkid, Dbanj, Ice prince and how I took photos with them and posted them on instagram and twitter, I thought about so many things, then I heard "Abuchi" kenneth was calling, he walked to the room where I slept and asked me "how do I look"?" Mtcheww, see kori man" I snapped. He always loved to hear how good he looked and that's one of the things you gat to do to be his friend, just compliment his dressing then you are a friend for life
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Our church was not that big but was big enough to contain close to 160 people, the members have all seated down, then the chairman introduced my father as the one to give the talk for today, my father wore a very fat shirt that kenneth often referred to "parachute", my dad walked slowly to the alter he stood there dropped his bible on the bible stand, then he started
"The lord is good......." While giving his talk he never stood at one place, I don't know if I should call it pacing he paced around the alter like he was dancing to one of these ancient songs, we barely heard what he said, but at least he finally finished we clapped (that's what we do, even if yu don't perform well, they always clapped).
When we got home kenneth immediately told my dad his flaws, in our house we hardly accept correction, (that's what happens when you have too many professors I guess), my dad never agreed to any of his flaws, he praised himself. My mom had this habit of keeping quiet unnecessarily, after we finished eating my mom called us together (Lecture begins):

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Growing UP.

"Abuchi!!!" I heard my mother call me, I quickly rose up from the
peeled ophostrey chair we got in our house, I was sitting in our
living room which was small, it could barely contain 6 people, I
rushed outside to see why my mother was calling me, when I got outside
I saw my mother bringing in the clothes I washed earlier from the
ropes where we spread our clothes for them to dry, our compound was
not very big neither was it very small but trust me it was over
crowded, for some of you who grew up in Ajegunle am sure you would
understand me well, our house was seperate from other houses cos we
stayed in two rooms and we were arguably the richest cos all our
neighbours stayed in one rooms (we felt like the Dangote of the
compound) our right handed neighbours was a couple, (they had no
child) this couple were the most troublesome couples I've ever seen, I
stopped greeting them cos of their high level of wahala. Our other
neighbours were mainly young ugly, jobless, uneducated fellows (mostly
girls though). As I stood outside watching my mom bring the clothes I
knew that today Professor Mrs, Chinyere Ejimozor and other well known
professors like my father would be giving me a full two lecturer this
night (that's what we usually get when we don't do things right) I
just walked back into the palour to continue watching the Mtv Base I
was watching on our 13 inch LG tv (for those of you who might be
thinking that we had DSTV, *smh* don't be decieved Stv usually showed
it everyday from 6-7pm everyday) fortunately for me Wizkids "Caro" was
playing and mhenn I loved that jam (song? any which ways) I sat down
to what I thought was a gold plated chair but nahh it was still our
worn out chair which my mom bought five years ago. My mom walked in
and I finally greeted her and the first thing she said was "so yu wash
clothes leave them for outside, sit down here they watch tv"? Damn! I
knew it, but as a big boy I didn't reply still in the spirit of
"Caro". Next thing she said was "where are ΰя brothers"? And I said "I
don't know" (that was our national anthem, nobody knew anything in our
house). She passed me and walked into the kitchen then came back and I
knew I was in trouble cos I didn't throw away the water I used to wash
the plates then I heard somebody scream "ABUCHI!!!!!!!!!" I knew it, I
calmed myself down (you know na, that's what I gat to do). Then she
came up to me and ranted for close to ten minutes, (I call it rant cos
I didn't get onÉ word from what she said). Top Of the World by Dbanj
(My Guy) was now showing, after all the rants my father walked in, I
greeted him, my father was a lanky looking man that to himself thought
he was a hardworking man but to me and my siblings he was just as lazy
as me (or even more). Then I knew that my lectures might begin now....
So I just changed the stations cos my father was not a fan of music
(old fashioned) I turned to NTA and you know them, NEWS is their
calling. My mom told my father my wrongs and all but who cares?? Am
sure I didn't and then my father called me "Abuchi" "why don't you
like throwing the water away"? He asked, "Nothing" I said, then he
sighed and the next thing he said was "Na wa oo" (that's what he
usually said). I was sitting at the long chair which contained two
people, and opposite me was my father, then my brother Kelechi walked
in (I am the last of 3 boys), Kelech i was to some people the most
handsome amongst us, but I didn't really care cos like me no girl
liked him, some did actually but not the ones we wanted, so we just
ignored them. Kelechi is 5ft tall, am taller than him, he is dark (we
are all dark) he has broad shoulders and is more intelligent
(sometimes though), my eldest brother Ibe walked in too, he is 5ft 2
inches tall (we are almost the same height). He is good looking too
(we were all) but he loved ugly and short girls, he is not a fan of
reading, he saw reading as some kind of hard work (till tomorrow I
still wonder how he passed his WAEC). He is 20 while Kelechi is 18 and
I am 16. As they both walked in they greeted my father, who by now is
engrossed in the tv listening to some rubbish news, my father
reluctantly answered their greeting, then the Lion of the house (my
mother) walked in from the kitchen and before she could answer their
greeting she asked "
Where una from"? Silence filled the room (TV was still on though)


EPISODE 2! SOON

EXPECTATIÓNS

WHAT DO THEY EXPECT FROM ME? WHÀT DO I EXPECT FROM ME?
WHAT DOES HE EXPECT FROM ME?
A̶̲̥̅̊m̶̲̥̅̊ caught in between lines
Every single thing in so many
ways informing me that
time is and was never on my side
should i blush with embarrasment?
Or should i cheer with amusement?
i`ve been caught in between lines
and i guess it has become my way of life
but i cannot remember what i did those times
it lasted for ages
but disappeared with the blink of an eye
I still have the memory but not the lessons
memory... without the ability to learn from them... What is the essence?
Success has always been my expectation
but its now a nice prediction.


Another year new resolutions
but i dont know what to add to my actions
oh work
But work
was the action
but why did`nt you include it?
I guess i needed more and less of it
cause everyone expect success from me
which brings me answer to WHAT THEY EXPECT FROM ME!

Work!
Work!!
Work!!!
Was all they could see
I dont know if i saw
what they saw
But i did what they saw
And i expected
what they expected
But the results was`nt what we all expected
They were surprised
but i was shocked
And the current is still flowing
A bulb is connected and its glowing

To the ground i fell
Due to the intensity of the glow
Like Saul of Tarsus
Then i heard jesus
Oh! Yeah i`ve heard him before
Like a knock on the door
He was saying the same words
"Ask and believe to recieve"
Were the words
These words were my routine
They`ve kept me wide awake like A̶̲̥̅̊m̶̲̥̅̊ a caffeine
guess A̶̲̥̅̊m̶̲̥̅̊ getting in on my way
Or maybe
He cant hear me
From far away
Anyway
Thought he said if i called he would pick up the phone
Guess the network is breaking
Or i dailed the wrong number?
No!
Far from it
The Numbers
Are correct
Then why would`nt it connect or A̶̲̥̅̊m̶̲̥̅̊ i calling with a hidden number?
Please pick up
I really need to talk
been whisperÍng now A̶̲̥̅̊m̶̲̥̅̊ writing a speech
Please i need to talk
Oh! I talked so many times
I guess it was into a dead phone
No!
The number was active
Oh! I guess you did`nt want to talk to me
But why give me your numbers in the first place?
Or maybe you want to see how sadness creeps in on my face?
Oh! It never creeps
It runs at a great pace
Love is embedded in you
Why A̶̲̥̅̊m̶̲̥̅̊ I seeing cruelty?
Oh the slanderer
He has been the one cutting all my calls
But now i really need to talk
Pleas pick up
Oh yes i feel refreshed
I can hear your voice now
They are sweet
THANK YOU FATHER!!!!



Your comments are highly needed!

MY FAVORITE QUOTES

Good day guys.. I just decided to drop some of my favorite quotes with you:
1} Idle people tempt the devil to tempt them
2} Birds of a feather congregate to the nearest proximity
3} When you are trying to be like someone else the best you can be is number 2
4} Procastination is a grave where opportunities are buried
5} Education is the key to success
6} The desires of the flesh can make you not to get to paradise
7} Failure is not a seat of defeat but a platform and zeal
F̶̲̥̅̊ợ̣̣̝̇̇̇я̩ the purposeful in heart
8} If everyone is thinking alike then nobody is thinking
9} Life is filled with ups and downs but the way you handle them defines you
10} Never say never........ Thanks F̶̲̥̅̊ợ̣̣̝̇̇̇я̩ reading you can
also drop yours below

'A BAD DAY'

It was already 7:00am when Bola realized she was late for the
interview, so she hurriedly took her bathe, she hurriedly wore her
blue suit which she had not worn in ages, she dusted her files and off
she went, unknowingly to her she left her door open.
When she got to the road, she had to wait for a bus, unluckily for
her 10 minutes has gone and she has'nt seen any empty bus, so she
looked at her shoes and lo and behold the left shoe had a hole on it
but since she did'nt have any other flat one she decided to manage it,
while in her thoughts, a bus showed up and she hurriedly got on board,
she sat on the third row next to a fat woman who wore a big gown and
to sum it all the woman was deep asleep and was snoring, Bola
remembered how her mum always snored while she slept and then a little
laugh came to her sweaty face, the thought of her younger siblings
came to her mind and she tried to erase it focusing her mind on the
interview ahead.
The sounds of cars distracted her thoughts so she just focused on the
road, when she looked through the window of the bus she saw hawkers
walking from one bus window to another.
Bola sighted the name of the company which she had an interview and
she smiled, when the driver got near the company, she told the bus
conductor that she had to stop there, she hurriedly handed the
conductor his money, she walked over to the pedeastrian walk way where
she had to cross to get to the company, as she wanted to cross the
road she remembered the rules of crossing which she was thought while
in her primary school, just as she was crossing, a car knocked her
down. She was immediately taken to the hospital, she opened her eyes
and it was just a dream, she checked her time and it was 3am.

20 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ME

Good evening guys! How was ur day? Mine was good i hope yours was also
good. I just decided to write a post about myself because i would love
you guys to know me. So here is the list:
1- My name is Bethel Brill Chigamezu Amaechi
2- Am the last child
3- Not in school yet but seeking admission
4- Am a Jehovah's Witness
5-Am a Nigerian (imo state)
6- I love listening to Music
7- My best artistes are D'banj, 2face, Akon, Beyonce, Rihanna, Bruno
Mars, Yung6ix, Wizkid, M.i, Iceprince, BankyW, Justin Bieber etc
8- Am dark in complexion
9- I hate late replies when chatting
10- Am more attracted to girls who are light skinned and tall
11- I love cartoons
12- I love twitter and facebook
13- I think more than i talk
14- I love reading
15- Am single
16- I love entertainment NEWS
17- Am a rapper
18- Am not working
19- I created this blog on 20th May 2013
20- I love being around nice people
21- I dislike unserious people
22- I like money
Thanks for reading this post. You can also gmail me bethelbrill@gmail.com.

THIS IS WHAT I LOOK LIKE

HAPPINESS

Good morning guys! This morning i just decided to post a very short
write up on tips of how we can gain true happiness.
#1) passion: This has to do with looking for things that we have a
passion for and then doing it more often. For instance a person may
have a passion for singing, so if he/she sings more often even, the
person is sure to have happiness.
#2) forgiveness: you might ask what does forgiveness have to do with
happiness? I'lld tell you, forgiveness is a key to happiness because
if we don't have a free mind happiness cannot be experienced. When we
bear grudges, our mind would be filled with negative thoughts and
dislike for the person who has offended us, thereby blocking our
chances of experiencing happiness when that particular individual is
around us, so taking the initiative to approach our offender and tell
him or her how his/her action or speech hurt us can be rewarding
because if we do that our mind would be free and then can we start
experiencing true happiness.
I hope you would use this tips today. This are my tips you can add yours below.

PS: have a wonderful day!

The Value Of A Lily

A lily is a type of plant that grows from a bulb with a large white
colored flower. My main reason of using the lily for this post is
because of the inner beauty of this flower, it has an inner layer that
leaves it undamaged when rain falls similarly as humans for us to be
like the lily we should not allow people or conditions we find
ourselves in hinder us from being who we want to be. I have some
examples of some great men who never allowed their present condition
distract them from achieving their goals in life, first on my list is
INGVAR KAMPRAD: he was born in Eltaryd which is a small village in
Agunnaryd, though from a poor family Kamprad at the age of ten sold
matches to his neighbours with his bicycle, he bought matches in bulk
from a wholesale shop at lower prices and sold them individually at
low prices, from matches Kamprad moved to selling fish but now the
swedish business man now earns $31 million per year, thus making him
one of the richest men in the world. Kamprad never allowed the
condition he found himself let him lose focus on what is ahead. Second
on my list is Li ka Shing who lost his father at the age of 12, as the
first son he had the responsibility of providing for his younger
siblings. Shing left school to work in a plastic producing factory
and there he worked 16 hours per day, after much hard and smart work
Shing was moved to say 'THE FUTURE MAY BE MADE UP OF MANY TRIALS BUT
WHERE IT TRULY LIES IS IN THE HEART AND MIND OF MEN'. Li Ka Shing is
now one of the richest men in Hong Kong. Just as Kamprad and Shing
did'nt let their present condition stop them we too should be
determined to imitate them in this aspect.



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comment and i'lld also love it if you would visit this blog again.
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