Take it as it comes

**A step back**

"Naira!Naira!Wake up darling.You have to go to school.You gonna be late."I wake up with a startle.Where am I?What's going on.Who is this woman besides me.Ooh no this is my mum.Where is my aunt?Last time I slept on the sofa.What am I doing on bed.

I suddenly feel dizzy,my sight is blurred.Then everything becomes dark.I don't know how long it stays dark until I feel some wetness on my forehead.I reach out and find it's a damp cloth and my head is burning.I start recollecting memories.I finnaly end up with a conclusion though I don't believe it myself.

The bed I am on is very familiar,it was the bed I used as a kid.The voice,it belongs to my mother,the surrounding,this is my bedroom.Have I traveled back in time?Is it a dream?Am I imagining things.I give myself a pinch and realise I ain't dreaming.This is so real.So far I don't know what to do but I decide to flow with whatever comes but I remind myself to be on high alert.

"Mum.What is going on.I feel dizzy.Where have you been all that time.I feel thirsty."I say.The woman I believe is my mum gets me soup and helps me drink.She helps me wash up and makes me rest the whole day.When evening comes I have a feeling that I am going to wake up on my aunt's sofa the next morning.

I finally say a silent prayer and doze off.When I wake up I am still on my bed.I decide to get up and face whatever that is happening to my life.And I will start by finding answers