The Morning That Changed Everything

Greetings to the hivenaija community! As excited as I am this morning, I decided to use that excitement to write on this prompt from hivenaija, no mind my pidgin, na so I dey do somethings, depending on my mood! Here is my story line on the prompt

That morning ehn, I just know say something different dey about the day. I no fit explain am, but my spirit been dey somehow. I open my eyes around 6:30am, still dey feel sleepy but my hand go straight to my phone like usual. I check my messages and see one mail from a sender wey no dey familiar. Normally, I for skip am, but something tell me to open it

As I read the mail, my eye wide. My mouth open. I no even know when I jump from the bed. I shout, “Jesus!”

The mail talk say I don get selected for the international writing program wey I apply for months ago. Me wey no even think dem go notice my small story. I apply with hope, but honestly, I no expect much because this kind program no be beans. People from all over the world dey apply, and dem dey pick like 20. But somehow, my own story enter

They talk say my writing touch them and dem want fly me out, pay for my stay, and even give me small money join. As I read am again to confirm say no be scam, tears just roll down my face. I no know if na joy or shock, but I just dey cry like mumu

I think back to the days wey I dey write inside heat, phone screen dey burn my eye, and battery dey low. I remember how many times I wan give up because rejection too plenty. But something inside me always dey say, “Just try one more time

I run go meet my mama with the phone. At first she think say I dey joke, but when she see the mail, she just hold her head and kneel down. “God, I thank you o!” she shout. My younger brother begin dance around the house. Even my papa wey no too dey show emotion just nod and say, “Well done

That day remind me say make person no ever give up on their dream. Sometimes your blessing dey come quietly. E fit take time, but e dey come. You just need to hold on small

That day remind me say make person no ever give up on their dream. Sometimes your blessing dey come quietly. E fit take time, but e dey come. You just need to hold on small

So to anyone wey dey push for something maybe na writing, music, business, or even school no stop. Just dey do your thing. Because one day, the good news go land, and e go turn your whole life around

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