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Student @ Lagos State University
The Day Didn’t End Right
<p>It didn’t happen loudly.</p><p>No warning.</p><p>No buildup.</p><p>Just a normal day…</p><p>that was supposed to be different.</p><p>Because it was her birthday.</p><p>A day that should have started with calls,</p><p>messages,</p><p>“long life and prosperity,”</p><p>pictures, laughter, small joy.</p><p>A day that should have been remembered</p><p>for life.</p><p>But somewhere between a moving vehicle</p><p>and a body hitting the ground,</p><p>everything changed.</p><p>And suddenly,</p><p>time became everything.</p><p>The kind of time that decides outcomes.</p><p>The kind of time people pray will be enough.</p><p>Minutes.</p><p>Moments.</p><p>Breath held between maybe and too late.</p><p>And in moments like that,</p><p>you don’t think about policies or procedures,</p><p>you think about one thing:</p><p>Can she be saved?</p><p>Some are saying help didn’t come fast enough.</p><p>Some are saying there were delays.</p><p>We don’t know everything.</p><p>But we know this,</p><p>When life is hanging in the balance,</p><p>every second should count like it matters.</p><p>And then…</p><p>There’s what comes after.</p><p>The silence.</p><p>The shifting stories.</p><p>The feeling that something so heavy</p><p>is already being handled too lightly.</p><p>Because why does it feel like</p><p>answers are not as urgent</p><p>as they should be?</p><p>Why does it feel like</p><p>the truth is being softened,</p><p>or worse… slowly buried?</p><p>This is where it hurts differently.</p><p>Because it’s no longer just about the accident.</p><p>It’s about accountability.</p><p>About whether truth will stand,</p><p>or quietly step aside.</p><p>But beyond all of that,</p><p>There are people.</p><p>A family</p><p>that woke up expecting celebration</p><p>and met loss instead.</p><p>Friends</p><p>who didn’t know their last conversation</p><p>was the last.</p><p>Course mates</p><p>who will sit in lecture halls</p><p>and feel the absence louder than any noise.</p><p>A seat that will remain empty.</p><p>A name that will be called once… then skipped.</p><p>She was supposed to graduate next year.</p><p>“Almost” is such a painful place to stop.</p><p>Almost done.</p><p>Almost there.</p><p>Almost becoming.</p><p>And now…</p><p>Everything is paused.</p><p><br/></p><p>Life is fragile in ways we don’t like to admit.</p><p>One moment, you’re making plans,</p><p>next moment, you become one.</p><p>So while we demand answers,</p><p>while we ask questions that deserve to be answered</p><p>Let this also remind us:</p><p>To show up for people now.</p><p>To say what we keep postponing.</p><p>To not live like time is something we control.</p><p>Because between time… and silence,</p><p>between plans… and reality</p><p>Anything can change.</p><p>And sometimes…</p><p>There is no “later” to fix it.</p>
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