Have you ever had a day where nothing seemed to work out the way you want to? I was talking to my good friend @King_Gozie today, and he was in a bit of a situation where things weren't going according to plan. I felt bad for him and this reminded me about an experience I once had.
Why are there bad days?
Honestly, I have no idea. Could it be Karma or a message from God Or just you having a bad day?
Whatever reason behind this experience will remain a mystery to me. It can get really frustrating, enough to make a fully grown man cry. Just in case you were wondering, I didn't cry but it did frustrate me.
Storytime
You might this funny but I can assure you it wasn't. It happened to me because of a girl.
I was a young boy who was crazy in love. I was in love with a girl who schooled far away. When you are a young teenager in love you do things you just wouldn't believe now when you look back.
The plan
We had not seen in a long time due to school activities and the tension was building up. We needed to meet up so a date was fixed. The perfect time, you could call it. I had just finished my exams and she had just resumed for a new session.
I told myself, "Great, you need to make this journey". I hate traveling, it's often because of the bad road and the heavy traffic and I also suffer from road sickness. Before this, I had never traveled anywhere that far especially to a place I've never been just to see a girl I love. Oh, if you can keep a secret, I didn't tell my parents about this.
It was morning, just like any other day. I woke up smiling feeling proud of myself about to make this journey. She had called multiple times that morning to find out of I was already on my way but it was only 6 am.
The first sign
I jumped down from my bed feeling all hyped and accidentally twisted my ankle in the process. That should have been the first sign but I didn't listen to that silent voice in my head. Luckily it wasn't severe, I had it straightened out by my roommate just before hitting the gym.
Phone stopped charging
I got back to the room and decided to call her back. I noticed my phone battery wasn't charged even though it was plugged in. The second rule about traveling is to always keep your phone switched on. There was no way I would travel without having this fixed. So I hurried out of the hostel to meet up with a "Phone repairman", he charged me quite a sum but I didn't care, I wanted it fixed so I could start my long journey. He told me to come back after a few hours which I did. He tested it and it was charging again. I rushed back to the hostel to get some power into the phone so I could be on my way.
I found a traveling partner
Just then, a friend of mine (a coursemate) who was also leaving for home (as earlier mentioned we had just completed the session) offered to share a free ride promo code with me since he was going through the city which I have never been to. It was a good idea, at least I will have someone to talk to to help me with the nerves that were just killing me inside. So we ordered a ride and I gathered my belongings.
The phone situation just got worse
I remembered that I had seen her missed calls so I decided to call her back, only for me to discover that I could hear her but she couldn't hear me. Apparently the " Phone repairman" hadn't done a good job, why all this?
I went back to his shop to complain about what I had noticed and he made up an excuse about my phone's mouthpiece been bad and needed to be replaced. I argued it had been working well before now but the argument wasn't going to bring me anywhere close to fixing the phone. He requested another money to get that fixed. What a cheater, preying on a young naive boy's desperation in the name of the business.
I had little money left for the trip
The clock was ticking and I needed to make it in time to meet with the ordered vehicle which was supposed to take us to the garage where we would finally enter a bus to our destination. I saw my account balance and what was left there wouldn't be enough anymore. I had worked as a tutor that semester and was expecting my salary. The person in charge called to tell me he had sent my money to my bank account but it hadn't been reflected yet. He blamed it on his bank's network.
He accidentally canceled the free ride and lost the promo
I was so confused and didn't even know how best to proceed. I went back to the hostel and told my coursemate that he would have to leave without me since I wasn't ready yet only to be greeted with another disappointing news. He had accidentally canceled the ride wasting the free ride promo we had. I was so upset, tired, and frustrated that I just sat down on the bunk and buried my head with my hands. What is the meaning of all this? Since we no longer had a free ride, the solution was that we would have to carry our load to the school's garage and stop at different bus stops with the said heavy load until we get to the garage where we would enter the bus and be on our way.
I gave up on trying to fix the phone and found an alternative to
I went back for the phone. It was tested And was proven to be working. I went back to my hostel to face the problem head-on. I tried calling her again only the discover it was still the same issue, she still couldn't hear me. I was just about to smash my phone to the ground when a friend suggested using an earpiece temporarily till I get back. It worked and I was able to get in touch with her about my whereabouts. I was losing daylight and had a journey that would take hours to make.
Finally, some good news
Not too long, I got my credit alert on my phone and we started our little journey, my coursemate and I. We finally got to the garage only to discover that there was no bus on the ground because the last one was still in route stuck in traffic. We had to wait for almost 2 hours before the bus came. At this point, I had resolved within me that I was going to get to my destination really late.
The young boy who has never traveled, lost in a big city, it has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?
I did manage to find my way even though it was late and I was also exhausted. The third rule about traveling, don't be afraid to ask for directions, it's advisable to ask someone from the opposite sex, they are more likely to help you.
I made the journey at last. It was exhilarating filled with a lot of anger and frustration but it was worth it. If you were paying attention, you would notice I never gave the "First rule about traveling", always tell someone before making that trip. There are so many reasons who should that is why it is the first rule. If anything had happened to me, my parents wouldn't have known which was a stupid but calculated risk. Avoid unnecessary risk when you can.
We have all had bad days at some point in our lives, fortunately, it doesn't last forever.
Eeyahh, I hope it was worth it🙃🙃