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Samuel Ibok Nigeria
Customer Service Representative @ Ibom Air
In Literature, Writing and Blogging 2 min read
Okirika boys Ep5: Barbershop
<p>The first time I stole I did it for survival, the next time I did it for fun, and the last time I did it without a reason. My life's field was a gamble and my biggest bet was on myself. I was bullish on and off the pitch like my guys said. I guess I was quite sporty. The first time myself and Nana saw Priest was on the pitch. Priest and his wolves rained hell on a school because some teachers tried to convince students not to join his gang. My annoyance was the fact that his boys seized our ball and taunted us. We showed them we weren't just kids. We waited for them behind the school fence and sprayed them with stones. It was then I suspected Priest had a thing for boys. He was furious when he saw one of his wolves flogging us. Priest dealt with him openly to the point that he was bleeding. That level of rage was unwarranted. Normally dem de lace niggas for street but y u go de stack up your home boy like that. </p><p>As Priest was leaving, myself and Nana approached him with our hands raised shouting Senior Man after you na you. He was quite amused at our courage. One more thing you should know is that Priest had a crown hanging on his neck. Werey pass werey sha. We started tracking Priests movement and we noticed a pattern. He visited a particular barbershop every Friday evening. We were hungry kids trying to prove a point to Priest that we could be useful to him. </p><p>One Friday afternoon we stole some fruits and meat from the market and headed straight to the Barbershop waiting for priest. I climbed the roof with Nana to scout what was happening inside. We thought we'd see something normal. How naive of us. We saw boys our age go in and they left looking somehow. Somehow was the best our minds could craft to match their countenance. We equally heard a few screams. Honestly we couldn't just understand. We then peeped through the roof and saw Priest abusing a boy. The boy was crying and struggling. Priest hit him with so much force that he slumped. Nana and I were grieved because the act was wrong and we knew that boy from our regular battles on the school field.</p><p>No child deserves that. We decided that day that we will be anything but powerless. There was so much hate in our hearts but sometimes the best way to push a man out of line is to be in his circle. We heard footsteps and we quickly climbed down and gave a performance of a lifetime. We told the wingman by the door we wanted to show workings to Snr Man Priest. The guy wasn't convinced and shouted at us. We ran away but what we witnessed stuck.</p><p>...</p>

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