With a sigh of relief, I stood up from my sit to go home after a really hectic day at work. On my right hand was my handbag and on my left was my lunch bag. I walked so fast to the bus stop to get a bus I was in a hurry to get home.
I got to the bus stop and the first bus passed the conductor screamed “Ketu- Mile 12”.
I highlighted and asked, “how much?” He screamed with so much confidence and said “500”.
With so much anger and shock I suggested “400” he hissed and asked the driver to keep going.
I stood at the bus stop for close to an hour waiting to enter a bus that would at least take me to my destination for “400” even if I knew the amount is meant to be lesser but I really had to choose and I stood my ground not to pay more than my budget.
A bus suddenly came and the conductor screamed “Ketu-mile 12” with so much stress and little energy in me I asked once again “how much” he said “500” and once again I said “400” and he said, “enter but don’t let the other passengers know”.
With so much shock and excitement, I said “okay thank you” and I flew into the bus.
Even if at the back of my mind I felt like this conductor would ask for something more either wanting to talk to me or just asking for my number. So I realized it was either going to be the scenario above or it was just grace.
It was really a smooth ride not until when we got to “Ketu” and the driver asked everyone to highlight that he wasn’t going to “mile 12”.
When I heard it I acted like it was a joke and didn’t hear properly until the driver got to Ketu and asked everyone to come down. So much anger from all the passengers especially from me I was extremely furious because I know how I finally got a bus and the thought of having to look for another one was a chore.
Oh yes, the driver drove off without being concerned about how angry we all were. At that moment I stood for a while and ahead of me was a terrible traffic jam and immediately the thought of even waiting to enter another bus flew away.
Guess what?? I decided to trek!!
Was I tired? Yes!!
Did I have a choice?? NO!!
Immediately I reached out to my AirPods in my handbag and inserted them in my ears carefully blocking my ears from vehicle sounds and trying to live in the moment with the hope that the beats of the songs will help me build up the right energy in me that I needed to trek.
With the beats of the music, it felt like the rhythm increased the pace of my steps and within a twinkle of an eye, I was home.
It dawned on me finally when I removed my AirPods and I started feeling the pain in my legs, it felt like they wanted to fall off.
I was so weak but I had no choice but to take a shower. As the water ran down from my head to toe the chills, and the drops of water splashing on the floor, I felt a sudden relief from stress and it felt like I should remain in the shower.
With one step out of the shower and another with the last energy in me, I jumped on my bed which felt like the softness I needed, and with my head on one pillow and my legs in between another a final sigh of relief I slept off.
I really can't believe that most of my weekdays are mostly like this and I am certain it is like this for most people. We are barely living, we are just surviving with the hopes that it all gets better one day.
