MY VILLAGE SWIMMING EXPERIENCE

My Village Experience On Swimming
I remember some years ago on how I learned how to swim. So at one point, my father decided not to take us to the village anymore. He said we were risking our life and wouldn't stay at a place even when we knew the kind of village we came from.

I was 15 years old when I will always join friends To played around the river bank.

Another Experience Occur Few years, I think 5 Years Or So".🤔 A Family member had a wedding, So my Father took all his male children to the village. we took off on Wednesday evening because the traditional food is Thursday as Eggon Cultural Food is a Prior, My Dad and siblings had to traveled to the village to spend a few days for the occasion and return. This was during our holidays. Since we were on holiday he decided to take us along with him.

One day, we decided to take a stroll on our own to see around the village. we didn't tell anyone because we don't plan to go far.

While walking on this lonely path, we saw a group of boys heading to the river's for swimming in their numbers. the stood from a distance and beckoned on us to follow them. they're all friendly and very simple and were happy to have us go with them, we weren't feeling threatening at all.

we began to walk behind them and kept following them. First, we got to a tree where there were Ripe mango fruits.

the plucked one of the fruits and threw it at me, I happened to be the eldest among my siblings. I caught the fruit with both hands and took a quick bite. It was very fresh and tasted sweet.

Without saying a word, the pointed to the tree. we looked at it and began to pluck the fruits which were very reachable. I plucked six and filled my pockets. my siblings likewise, Then I plucked 2 more and held on my hands.

When we were done, the began to walk again and we followed them.

When we had gotten to the river, I was not good in swimming so I only play around the river bank with very stricken nervousness, but the boys paused and pointed to me and my brother's to move deeper.🥺

I smiled.

I was like "thank you. But I can not swim, I reply to one of them."

"I don't like the idea naturally. because I was Scared of drowning so I quickly reply, No Thank you."

but in other not to feel like a weakly I join them guest what? I drank gallons of water, my lil @donvic can relate 🤣😂😂 I felt like my village people came for my soul, very dramatic but it cause me alot, well; I thank the boys we went together' rescue me" from premature death...

A storm of regret blew and I regretted why I fall to their deception, I pulled out to the river bank, i was devasted, but there is no way I could turn back the clock, Afterwards, we walked our walk our way home...

When we arrive home our father ask about our whereabout' Of Course I Wouldn't tell him the exact truth, if not ahhh...
I explained to him and told him the story but not the truth.

He smiled😅

The next day he took me and my siblings back to Akwanga and went back to the village alone.