I missed the Bus

I'd normally begin this kind of story with "long ago" but it hasn't been so long after all, it's just two years back .

Story time

It was the year 2019, during my SIWES (students industrial work experience scheme), what other schools refer to as IT (Indistrial training), it's basically an internship program that lasts for six months. Yes, six months of stress. I worked at a very far organization in the capital of Lagos- Ikeja. And had to go all the way from Ikorodu every single day. Those that live in Lagos, Nigeria will know how far a distance it is and the amount of stress involved in travelling such distance every day. I don't think anyone would survive going through this amount of stress everyday for a year, it's a "life shortener".

It was a lovely Tuesday morning, one of those special mornings where you over-sleep because "a body at rest needs to remain at rest", and I think I had a really interesting dream which I didn't want to let go of. I think I was being tipped 1 BCH by a random rewarder or perhaps by @Pichi28 , twas one of those "too good to be true" kind of dreams.

I needed more sleep

My alarm did the usual beep beep by 3am but I told myself another 15 minutes of sleep wouldn't hurt, unknown to me the "god of time" wasn't by my side. I completely deactivated the alarm and gave myself another Fifteen minutes. Well, this fifteen minutes became hour before I could even pronounce the word "Quiditch". It's just as I said; "a body at rest wants to remain at rest".

@Princessbusayo should have been there to wake me up with her kisses.

My usual schedule was- wake up by 3am, dress up till 3:30am, and move out latest by 3:45am to meet up with the staff bus which leaves Ikorodu by 5am. Finally woke up, looked at the time and "damn" it's already 4am, I had slept a whole one hour extra. My house to the bustop wasn't the problem, the problem was from my bustop to Ikorodu bustop where I'd normally join the staff Bus.

I teleported into the bathroom faster than the speed of light, as a theoretical physicist I know the speed of light is 3 multiplied by 10 raised to the power of 8, but I think I moved faster than that speed (it's a joke, no one can move at such speed unless you intend to be dust, I believe you all know that). I poured two bowls of water on my head, completely ignoring the early morning cold that was.

I dressed up as fast as I could, by 4.10am I was already completely dressed. Decided to look official just as I was taught by @OfficialGamboaLikeUs to always look near and tidy, hence I took a fairly black blazer along.

At the bustop

My brain was already working on lightning mode because to miss the staff bus will be disastrous for me. In lieu of this, I didn't bother to wait for a public bus to take me to the bustop where the staff bus would normally pick me up. Without hesitation, I jumped on a bike and shouted "Ikorodu garage". You should note that I got to this bustop by 4.20am, time was really passing me.

Vamoose! I said to the bike man, then I heard the most disappointing words in the universe come out of the rider's mouth; "I'm not going to Ikorodu".

I was instantly covered with sweat, almost like it rained. I felt like the universe was against me that day and, once the universe is against you, there's nothing you or anyone can do about it. I felt like I was in big trouble because I was already running late, missing the bus would lead to great consequences. Oh boy, where's @George_Dee 's car when you need it!

Double the fare

I waited another twenty minutes and was beginning to lose my patience when another bike approached. A bike man came around I was like "pls tell me you're going to Ikorodu", His response was straight to the price- "250". I instantly jumped onto the bike then he said he needed to find one more passenger. At this moment I wished I had the power to teleport to my destination. I was like, "oga let's go, I will pay for two people (Oga is a Nigerian dialect, a special way of showing respect when referring to someone older or superior).

I told him I was gonna pay double which means I was gonna be paying the sum of 500 Naira after the journey. @clixmoney could have paid the fare if he was available but he was on a tour out of the country. The bike man was smiling already and was riding so fast. I was happy and sad at the same time because I was late already. I looked at my wristwatch, it was already 4.48am and I haven't gotten half way. The bike man was riding like it was his last day on earth, I was praying to God that he makes it not be my last day in the land of the living, because speed kills. I had earlier told the bike man to move with super-speed but didn't mention that I was ready to die. "Speed racer slow down"

Disappointment

We got to Ikorodu bustop around 5.20am, unfortunately what I had feared had just happened. The staff bus had left already. The bike man was waiting for money, while I was about to magically develop the powers to turn back time. Where's @HappyBoy when I need him?

I gave him the money with disappointment in my heart and had to plan how I was gonna get to work since the staff bus option had been eliminated. This means that I'd have to use my money to get to Ikeja. The distance wasn't the pain, but I already planned a perfect lunch break with my money. Those perfect lunch breaks where you'd buy according to your heart desires without holding back and the ladies at work will be attracted to your level of awesomeness.

My plan was about to become nothing but a fantasy, as I'd have to use the money to transport myself to work. We all know how costly transportation in Lagos can be. I accepted my fate and did the needful, after all there is no going back at this point. The plan B was; I may be lucky to meet @CoquiCoin at the staff canteen, she will pay for my lunch.

Unknown to me, the journey was only beginning and there are more troubles ahead.

To be continued....

I do hope you enjoy this story.

To be continued?

Yes, there is a second part and I hope you enjoyed this story.

It's more of a friends experience, I wouldn't go through this amount of stress and still be alive to tell the story. I'm not as strong as you think.

@FarmGirl I wrote this story with you in mind, I'm beginning to write with confidence, what do you think?

@Eylz2021 what do you think about this? I trust your decision.

@Jinifer I do hope you find this fun to read.

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