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Forgetfulness is that enemy we never seem to win no matter how much we try. It usually starts off with something small and harmless - like a forgotten name, an overlooked responsibility which we brush off, with the intention to remember later when it counts the most. But sometimes forgetfulness costs more than just a slight discomfort taking things we can never get back. At first they seem harmless enough until a single mishap changes the entire story that could either Make or Mar you. I was no different, learning the cruel penalty for just one silly mistake that cost me more than I bargained for.

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Forgetting is a part of human nature and as much as we try to remember it all, we just can't . As we grow older we start to lose memories of our childhood and when old age steps in, most people end up with dementia. I am no stranger in this terrain either. There have been a lot of things escaping my mind over the years from those little thoughts down to life changing decisions. Even in the course of writing this prompt there were ideas and dictions popping into my head to make it more appealing but like Avatar Aang when I needed them the most, they vanished. When I first saw the prompt for the week, I laughed so hard as my mind immediately raced down to a day I truly lost to this invisible enemy.
It all started just like every other day, I was getting ready for an early morning class by 7 but I overslept and was running late so I had to rush through everything without even taking breakfast. On my way to board the usual yellow Keke napep (tricycle) that conveys off campus students into school at a subsidized rate, I ran into a coursemate who was also on his way to class so we both went together. When we were almost at our stop, I tried to pay for my ride and removed my phone in the process as it was also in the same pocket with my money. I dropped my phone just behind my seat, paid the driver, hurried down to class forgetting my phone right where I kept it. Fifteen minutes into the class, I could not help shake the feeling something was wrong - I felt to light so I decided to just check my phone maybe it will help but it was nowhere to be found.

I immediately remembered the whole event that transpired in the Keke napep a few moments back. I told my coursemate ( the same person I came to class with) to call my number which he did but there was no response. We both rushed to the school gate to inquire if the driver dropped the phone with the school's security officials. Luckily for us, they affirmed that indeed a driver dropped an android phone at the office but I have to prove it was mine which I did by providing the password to the phone, showed them pictures of myself and provided enough evidence to prove that the device was truly mine so they had no choice but to hand it over. Overwhelmed with joy I told the
securities to give me the number of the driver as I want to thank him personally and show a little appreciation for helping me out. They gave me his number which I dailed immediately. I spoke with the driver for a bit and he told me he was kinda preoccupied but he will be free the next day so we both agreed to meet up by 10 am.
I ended up skipping classes for the entire day as I was still pretty shaken up from the entire ordeal. I told my roommate everything that happened and we both laughed over it. That very night I was supposed to lock the day before we sleep but I was too busy admiring what I almost lost that morning until I eventually slept off forgetting to lock the door.

Flashforward, my roommate and I both woke up phone-less the next day. We don't even know how it happened but when I stood up I could not find my phone anywhere nor could my roommate. I rushed outside to borrow a phone to call my phone only to find all four of our collective sim cards at the front of our door. It was then we knew they were both long gone. I suggested we report the issue to the local authorities but my roommate told me bluntly that the police were not going to provide any positive results and honestly he wasn't wrong. I was scared he would react aggressively to me being the cause of last night but he simply told me that mistakes happen and it was fine but my conscience kept hurting me for months.
In the end, my careless and nonchalant attitude cost my roommate and I more than we planned. Till this very day I still relive the moment in my head wishing I had done things differently, a single moment of forgetfulness is all it takes to lose something important forever which I can never change. I have come to terms with my mistake, promising to be more self-aware so I allow something similar does not happen again. Forgetting is inevitable I just hope I stay vigilant and ever conscious so I don't forget things that will hunt me for a lifetime.

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