Hi guys, I am Ruth Ade, I am 32 years old, born in Akure State, Nigeria. I am the second child of my family. We are living an average life, but we are one big happy family. We are five siblings, two girls and three brothers. My dad is a civil servant, working with the federal ministry of Information, he is in love with the technology world. He can design anything technical. With his kind of knowledge, I am hoping, he will be the minister someday. As for my beautiful mum, she has a pharmacy. She is into drugs and makes sure no one falls sicks. She loves helping people especially when it comes to admitting the right drugs. As for my siblings, my senior sister, she is married and a fashion design. You just need to see her work, it is something out of this world, her designs, her sowing is just a perfect fit and neat, no one can compete with her. My three brothers are all in the university, they are reading courses that I can’t do. They are the most intelligent brothers that one will do everything to have.
You see this introduction is just for formality, so sorry if you are bored but I had to begin my story with it. Now to me, myself. I am a girl who has been through thick and thin. You see the word, MANAGE, that is me. Behind every smile, there is something bothering you. Something, you can’t share with anyone. You prefer to hide and keep a straight, happy face. I have a challenge, a challenge that has made me feel less of myself. Like I said, I am 32 years old but my life is a boring life, I prefer to stay indoors, shut myself against the world. I do have friends, but I prefer they come to my house than me going out with them. My comfort zone is my room, that is where I do all my activities. I sleep, wake up, eat there, watch a movie, and have fun. As for work, I got my bachelor’s degree in creative arts, I love creative writing, it is so much fun. Four years in school, I had a lot of back lock, carry overs everywhere. I will feel so bad, while my mates were moving forwards, I had to cover up for my carry overs. My parents ( GOD bless them), they are the most supportive parents I have, very encouraging too. My life has a lot of ups and downs. I am that kind of girl that don’t like stress. I do the home chores and make sure everywhere is neat and fresh.
What is my story all about? Its nothing but my health issues. I am scared to climb the stairs, if you see me, I climb like an old woman who is about to die. Back then, in my school, people will laugh at me and call me names. They will bully me and make me feel less of a person that I am. I wasn’t able to stand for myself. The only strength that I had was to swallow the insults and cry out still I fall sick. I stayed in the hostel, if you know how hard it was for me, you wont dare talk about me. I took the humiliation, I took the tossing and pain. I carried my own burden, it killed me and my spirit. I couldn’t fight for my life. I wasn’t the neat girl that I am today. I had friends, good ones, but at some point, they got tired of me. Academically, I cant even talk about it, I wasn’t that good at all. I was extra ready to come out tops in class but my best wasn’t good enough. I really did my best but it wasn’t good enough. It was hard as ever. What, I can’t wish such life for anyone.
Let me stop here, I will continue next week, love you…..
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