Nanganganib; left broken down.

It is a very bad thing for me to lose my peace, whenever a thought come upon my heart and I noticed that it is a very big thought, I always try to run away from such thought. When there is a fear in me, I have always try to pretend within myself as if it doesn't matter to me and I know that it is all pretences.

I thought about it over and over again. It could have been a trial that will push me out of my low class life or let me say poverty. If i could grab this awesome opportunity today, I might not have the opportunity again in my life to fulfil any purpose, to be honest I won't be happy with myself a bit. The thought keep on pressing on my mind continuous and it was a call for response.

This is the experience that I heard on the first day that I played football bet in my life. Though, before that time, I always thought of it as the last thing that I would never ever attempt till the last day of my time. Haha! That was very rigid of me, right?

It is just like yesterday when I read my friend's post. @Kristofferquincy was saying he would never break his glasses again. But since that my experience, I have known that until human being are confronted with strange period that he can say that he is a man.(Eni ìjà o dé bá ló npe ra re l'okunrin)- @Success.1

I was tempted by my friend winning, which I thought that it was a very big success. He won $286 (#100,000) as at that time. The rate was #350 per dollar. I thought it was a lot of money, closely, I thought about what I could buy with it. If I was the one that won the money, I would have bought an android phone as at year 2007.

I never knew that it will be a trap for me, until I found myself in Surebet shop not quite far away from my abode. I started playing, and it was like a dream to me. I started what I thought I would never do in my life. Well, I was not able to overcome the temptation.

In my first week of playing, I started stealing my father's hard-earned money and staked with it. Some times I stake with 57 cents per ticket and I played more than a ticket. Each time he asked me, I would deny it and at a point he stopped asking me and he change where he use to keep his money.

Few weeks later, I couldn't play with much money anymore. One day I was washing my clothes, I found some cash in my pocket, #500 (143 cents) and I staled with it. I won #10,000 ($34) with it. I was so happy and I thought that it was freedom for me to play from my personal money.

I returned to the betting shop and I was back with the whole of the money, I wasn't thinking straight anymore. I didn't feel any sense of humour that I needed to buy something for myself at all.

I wasted all the money on playing bet and I couldn't get it back. After some times, I started doing some petty jobs to earn money and my only concern was playing bet. I started making friends with some guys over there.

Eagerness; A few years after, my eagerness to become rich quickly was growing within me as well. I was not wise enough to calculate how far I have gone and check what all have been able to achieve since all that while.

There come a time when I couldn't find peace anymore and all my joy and my spare times has been stolen away from me. I was given bursary in my high school. The scheme organized by a Professor in my town, to support secondary school leaving students. I was also sent some stipends by my dear brother outside the state. I gathered the money and saved it.

I was scrolling through Facebook page one day and I saw one of the scammers on the page who claims to be honest. As at the time, I was using Nokia X2-01. I should have gotten myself a phone with the money but I didn't.

I took his phone number down and messaged him on WhatsApp. He chatted me up quickly, and told me that he could make me a millionaire. Smiles... I hope you know how eager I was to be rich as at that time.

He told me all forms of lies and ask me to send him money, I sent #23,000 to him and I was left with #17,000 in my savings. He sent me his bet predictions and I went ahead to stake the game as high as I could. Wooo... I failed, when, I messaged him he managed to console me and he still convinced me to send more money... The more I sent, the more I lose.

Finally, I lost it all the money that i was having and I got depressed. I couldn't concentrate on anything else. I was depressed for a long time and I didn't know how I was able to build confidence.

It is later that I realized that my winning percentage was less than 5% of my total stake. Too bad for me. All I was thinking about was not good for me at all. I thank God that I managed to survive the situation. The depression costs a lot. I don't want to risk such anymore. That's why I backed out.

This is the truth, that is why it might not be funny, but manage it like that. I wish you a nice day. Don't feel shy to say your experience here. I don't bite haha!

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