A town crier came informing women that their will be community prayers early in the morning around 5am.
This just reminded me of something I experienced some years ago.
I was in junior secondary school when this thing happened in my village.
I grew up in the village in as much as I attended a boarding house, my holidays were at home and I did my primary school in the village.
I know a few things about the village, a lot of people know me and I know them too even though I hardly walk around the community.
So, it was on those holidays which I was enjoying at home, my brother's were at home, the house was full and exciting.
I was just in the compound doing something when a group of women came to our house knocking.
My elder brother answered and opened the door for them, just two who happens to be our neighbor came inside the compound while the other women waited outside.
They told my brother that they needed me to follow them for a community prayers because the pastor asked for a virgin female to come join in the prayers.
My mom wasn't at home at the moment but my brother dismissed them, by telling them that I won't be coming with them because my parents are not around to give permission for such thing.
Even when the women tried to pressure my brother that it wasn't something serious and that they will be there too Incase of any unpleasant thing is to happen.
My brother still stood his ground refusing to agree to their needs.
When they left I wanted to tell my brother to allow me go because I felt amongst all the girls in my community they would see me fit in such important role (to heal the land).
I felt so much proud but I couldn't tell my brother to allow me because he was already angry about the women's demand.
Hey, don't blame me I was young and dumb.
I couldn't have thought that way.
I didn't even see it that it might be dangerous to join them in such prayers, especially with my mom wasn't even among the group of women praying.
This made me understand that teenages don't have the right to make their own decisions and choices without a proper guide especially life threatening matters.
A guardian is the core root of their decisions and choices at this age.
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A photo of me in secondary school taken from an album