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Trixie Wrights Nigeria
Student @ Yaba College of Technology
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Episode 2 of Tracy's Two cents: Sleep Wahala
<p>The rain drizzles. Somewhere not so distant, a frog decides to harmonize.</p><p><br/></p><p>Me: We have another national crisis.</p><p><br/></p><p>You: Again?</p><p><br/></p><p>Me: Worse than Food Wahala.</p><p><br/></p><p>You: Impossible!</p><p><br/></p><p>Me: There should be professional sleep supervisors.</p><p><br/></p><p>You: (excitedly yet reluctantly) I'm sat.</p><p><br/></p><p>Me: So… you know how sleep becomes tempting when you need to stay awake?</p><p><br/></p><p>You: (side eyeing) Yes…</p><p><br/></p><p>Me: Good. Let me gist you.</p><p><br/></p><p>You: (sigh) Okay.</p><p><br/></p><p>Me: So, there was a time I had something important to do… You know I don't take coffee to stay awake; it quickens the pace at which I doze off.</p><p><br/></p><p>Me (again): I was in my room, everything was going smoothly, and then a yawn snatched itself from my lips. Just one small yawn o.</p><p><br/></p><p>You: Tracy…</p><p><br/></p><p>Me: Wait first.</p><p><br/></p><p>You: Let me guess, later two more snatched themselves…</p><p><br/></p><p>Me: How did you know?</p><p><br/></p><p>You: So, why were you on the bed?</p><p><br/></p><p>Me: To think.</p><p><br/></p><p>You: You were thinking horizontally???</p><p><br/></p><p>Me: It was supposed to be 5 minutes!</p><p><br/></p><p>You: Nigerian time?</p><p><br/></p><p>Me: 😒 Anyway, two yawns became three and suddenly the bed looked more comfortable than the chair.</p><p><br/></p><p>I just wanted to test that theory. Daz all!</p><p><br/></p><p>You: Everyone knows you don't handle important stuff on your bed! So, what happened?</p><p><br/></p><p>Me: You didn't tell me!! (Side eyeing.) After that, I decided to rest for 2 minutes... or maybe 5.</p><p><br/></p><p>Later, I woke up confused, dehydrated and somehow it's tomorrow.</p><p><br/></p><p>You: (silent)</p><p><br/></p><p>Me: I promise it was only supposed to be 5 minutes. I just wanted to test a theory o.</p><p><br/></p><p>You: As per scientist nau.</p><p><br/></p><p>Me: I slept for 5 business hours. I didn't know my brain chose a different subscription.</p><p><br/></p><p>You: So what about the important stuff?</p><p><br/></p><p>Me: What important stuff? (Yawning and stretching.)</p><p><br/></p><p>You: 😒</p><p><br/></p><p>Me to you: Please don't be tired of me. I just need to rest for 5 minutes…</p><p><br/></p><p>Honestly ehn, my bed is an instigator. At this point, I'm a prisoner. Please tell me I'm not alone.</p><p><br/></p><p>Have you noticed that the bed becomes softer and colder the moment you have something important to do? Especially when you ought to be awake.</p><p><br/></p><p>Before I know it, I wake up the next day with a map on my face, red eyes, thirsty, and no idea where I am.</p><p><br/></p><p>But the moment it's actually bedtime, my brain opens a file labelled "Embarrassing Things You Did in 2016."</p><p><br/></p><p>Subtitle: "Things We'd Like to Discuss at 12:00 a.m."</p><p><br/></p><p>Now I can't sleep.</p><p><br/></p><p>Kindly share your thoughts and tell me if you can relate.</p><p><br/></p><p>P.S. Welcome to Tracy's Two Cents, where I share relatable things through my lens. This is episode 2.</p>
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Episode 2 of Tracy's Two cents: Sleep Wahala
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