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Israel Oyedeji
Student @ Obafemi Awolowo University
Student @ Obafemi Awolowo University
Leaking.
<p>Episode~1</p><p><br/></p><p>Another morning to wake up to a wet bed…</p><p>Hmmm..</p><p><img alt="" src="/media/inline_insight_image/7EF7EB9B-7483-4180-81E0-A332E8727AEE.jpeg"/><br/></p><p>This has gone on far longer than usual, it should have stopped by now. I thought it was automatic.</p><p>I used to like it. Well not like it per se, but it felt normal when I wasn’t the only one left.</p><p>When I wasn’t the only one out of four grandchildren.</p><p><br/></p><p>He thought to himself...</p><p>"I'm tired. For real..."</p><p><br/></p><p>How do I put it? Maybe a little story would help.</p><p>A little story of how my little holiday went.</p><p><br/></p><p>I remembered giving various excuses every time it happened.</p><p>Sometimes I would say it's water.</p><p>Sometimes I would say the ceiling was leaking.</p><p>That was my favorite line, I guess... but it grew old over time.</p><p><br/></p><p>It was starting to get to me, it’s starting to feel more and more normal.</p><p>It became a burden I had to carry in secret.</p><p><br/></p><p>"PUCAAAAAA!!!!!!!" The voice burst through my thoughts.</p><p>My mum's calling...</p><p>This is what happens. I'm not even asleep and I've lost consciousness. Half-gone...</p><p>Sigh...</p><p><br/></p><p>I answered, "Maaa!!!!!!!!"</p><p>She replied, "Come and soak your bedsheet."</p><p><br/></p><p>That statement alone brought about a sense of shame I couldn't explain.</p><p>"And go and spread that bed out on the balcony," she continued.</p><p>Being the oldest grand child here and still bed wetting is……</p><p>I guess you know what happened here. Yes, I leaked on my bed.</p><p>Now I have to deal with questions, and my mum will definitely not cover for me.</p><p>I’m 11 and the rest are below 9.</p><p>I moved quickly, hoping someone didn't hear her shout.</p><p><br/></p><p>Gone are the days I'd see it as normal and go about my day: playing, jumping, shouting, and lots more.</p><p><br/></p><p>I keep to myself, I don’t play rough. I don’t drink water after 7, I even sang to the electric pole at the front of the house.</p><p>It's a start, I guess.</p><p><br/></p><p>And this is just the beginning of a much larger story…</p>
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