BLACK COCKTALE

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We walked the mountain terrain during the day and slept in the caves at night.The cold came,drought came,many died but i kept going...I wondered why..What other life could be out there for me other than this which i'm living at the moment?

I was trained to carry guns,to kill,to survive!I endured bites frm mosquitoes,the cold and the heat..i found succour in d rocks which had become my bed and pillow,raw meat at times was all i could eat,the water from the rocks,an ambrosia to my lips.

Today we march on to conquer a village so small...Orders are being given,I've been assigned to the fifth division..we march at sunset..I'm so scared,so terrified...i'm going to kill once again this evening..this time around,is it gonna be an adult or a child?a man or a woman?...I can hear the soldiers making their rounds,giving the usual dose of morphine..They barge into my room as usual,drag me down and inject me..Now i'm strong,my emotions are gone,i'm ready to hunt and kill.

At sunset,we marched...we entered the village,killed every adult,took every supply in sight,put each child in manacles and set the village ablaze...We left and got to a point ontop of a hill n here we made the children watch as their once cherished home and family burn to the ground...we destroyed and erased a part of the human race within 2 hours.

Tonight is the night of celebration and as usual,two children or rather captives are made to fight each other to the death..The effect of the morphine has worn off..I just can't watch this..i must return to my room...i turned and left for my room...i entered and laid on my rock of a bed and then drifted off to dreamland...

..."someone is here with me,he is trying to part my thighs..i can't feel my hands..is this another nightmare?"
Suddenly,my eyes are open..this is certainly not a joke..there is a man standing over me..it's Mohammed...i'm tryna scream but i can't; i've been gagged and tied up...Mohammed came down on me,tore that tiny veil; 

he stole my innocence!!!

I've accepted my fate...and now, i patiently await the day i would have the pleasure of driving my dagger right through his heart and take my revenge on my captors,set the captives free as we all sing and chant "Freedom at last"



I am that African Child whose cries await discovery......

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Fire!Fire!!Fire!!!...the voices kept clamoring,the footsteps were closing up,the noise was coming near..Now what is happening?i keep wondering...is the time for the festival near?maybe it has begun already..No!that isn't it,a voice keeps telling me something dangerous is happening...I stand up from my mat,move closer to the door,throw it open only to see soldiers beating helpless children,shooting every male in sight..Oh!I can see one of them struggling with my friend Halima...What is really happening?

Oh!it seems the war is finally here!..Yes it definitely is!!!I can feel the sweat trickling down my face,my heart pounding fast...I have to make an escape,run for my dear life but where is mother,my sisters?
Mama!Mama!!Chioma!!!Tochi!!!Nneka!!!Where are you?The war is here!we have to run....They aren't answering,the panic sets in. Have they been killed?Perhaps they have escaped and must have forgotten to wake me up!Oh why did i fall asleep?why does this have to happen now?I've got to go,I need to hurry....Suddenly,the pictures become hazy,it's all becoming blurry!flashes everywhere...why i'm i going in circles?Somebody Please Help!Draw me out of this labyrinth.

Now the pictures are suddenly brighter,the flashes are gone,the images,clearer...I look around,mama is right here,my sisters are snoring softly..Alas,'twas all a dream!
I really should go back to bed now,'tis too early to be awake..Surprisingly,i can hear the noise again,it is clearer this time,there is someone banging hard on the door,we all jump almost at the same time..Suddenly,they barged in..we shrieked and cried...Clubs,rods,iron rammed on us n everything went blank.

I'm cold,I'm shivering,why can't i feel ma hands nor my legs?i'm so wet and all tied up..Slowly i open my eyes,i'm surrounded by men,they are laughing and drinking,eyes so red and bloodshot..who are this men?the memories are coming back..yeah,they are the same soldiers who raided our village!and now it's all glaring..i was actually captured and separated from my loved ones.


Day after day we matched,memories of my loved ones haunted me,knowing that i might never get to see them again scared me.....(to be cont'd)....