road to stardom ep 1-4

Episode 1

Music are spirits, we’d say in Africa, no one knows where they come from, or where they’ll end up, but in that brief moment that they are with us they animate and inspire us, and show us how possible the impossible really is.

It was around 3 am in the morning, I woke up to the sound of 2face’s spiritual healing music, I really love 2face music he is indeed a legend ,he is an artist I always look forward to and he is also my mentor. I wait for a while till the track was over then I stood and switch off mini home theater set in our room.i stood up and I could feel the wind blowing from the outer part of my room, I picked my guitar and do a little rehearsal cus the next morning I will be having a musical audition, I really need to rehearse because I don’t know what I might meet there.

As loud as the sound of the guitar was, I was very sure  heywhy my roommates  didn’t hear it. Heywhy  is a type of guy that can sleep under the rain, in short sleeping under the rain is an understatement let’s say he  can sleep through an earthquake, day in day out it is a ritual for him to sleep 8pm‎ every night and wakes up 10am in the morning and by 11am his next destination is D1 winners golden bet centre ,after that na to play PS 2 still he exhausted all the naira on him,‎ he never misses this , like he misses his Sunday service..

Before I could notice, the time was already 6am so I quickly jumped up and dashed straight into the bathroom, in few minutes time I was set and good to go, I decided to wake my friend heywhy just to tell him I will soon be on my way to the audition and I might return lately. ‎

I checked my wallet and I have just 300 naira there, and I will be going to eko hotel from ketu, Shai! I screamed..  So I have to ask heywhy maybe he could lend me some money, I  tapped  ‎him like six time simultaneously  but he didn’t make a move as if all my effort made no effect on him, so I tapped him  again,But this time it was filled with force and frustration I  hit him as if he had a fight with me
Me  : heywhy! Heywhy!! Heywhy!!!  Oga ade wake up jorh! Them take sleep do you? Abi you no hear as I don de wake you since ni?  *i baked *
Heywhy : (yearning )alaye wetin happen?
Me : I just want to let you know I will be on my way to the audition
Heywhy : so why you con de wake me ? shey na me be person whey wan do audition give you ni ?( he asked in a furious manner)

Me : no vex the money whey de my hand no go reach me toe and fro , shey u fit see like 5h borrow me?. 
Heywhy : I resemble your papa ni?
Me : abeg nah!
Heywhy : ok! From 2h to 5h…
Me : ha! Wetin happen?.. abegi borrow me something jare.. 
Heywhy : e be like say you no need am.. (he turned and resume his sleeping) 
Me : ok! Oya 2h to 3h make we no meet again..
Heywhy : ok nah.. he quickly reached his wallet and pulled out two hundred naira from it, he gave me..

Me  : thank you paddi mi.. abeg I fit return late o,  cus naso you go begin sleep like dead goat when person go de knock ..
Heywhy : Mr. man dey go jare, bye bye! no
wake me again o if you no want make dem chase you comot for auditorium . (he screamed like someone who has an encounter with insanity)
Me : ha! E don reach that level?
Heywhy : e pass am! Ode (fool).. (he countered)

He turns his back and before long he was snoring again . I  don’t  even bother to disturb him anymore, so I carried my acoustic guitar  and walked out of the room, on getting outdoor  i saw as Caro the runz girl busy working on her facial make up,I wondered where a runz girl will be dressing for at this hour of the day, but I don’t really have much time to reason her Mata so  I greet her and walked out with full speed,  ..

Few hours time I got to the audition centre and I saw a large crowd of people sitting and getting prepared for the audition, at first I was furious to see a lot of people but one thing I surely know is that if I put in my best with the few av rehearsed, am gonna make it through the first stage or probably get something good out of the contest.

As I went in to register my name , an overly made-up crone, stinking of expensive perfume  and dressed like an Eastern Bloc prostitute, gave me a quizzical look, but I never mind her as I walked pass her,  When I got in , ‎the auditorium  had an underground feel to it … I stood there wide-eyed … full of surprises  … filled with a sense of trepidation … couldn’t wait to explore more .

As I was busy observing the environmental, one of the auditor , a short stocky chap with curly fair hair, was already at his desk. He stood up immediately and with an idiotic grin spreading a ridiculous amount of freckles, and flashing sky-blue eyes, bounded over like an excited puppy

The contempt radiating from his narrow eyes, … made my leg start shaking, but I quickly calm myself 
Me : good morning sir! My name is Mathias David, am here for the audition.. 
Auditor : ok! Did you come along with the required documents ? 
Me : yes sir ( I quickly pulled out a file filled with the photocopy of my password, birth certificate, state of origin and my ND certificate.. )

He quickly collect them from me and in few minutes I was registered , he gave me a slip of Green paper with NO 106 on it.. “that’s your audition number, go get ready for the challenge ” he said while I walked  out to get myself prepared..

TBC

Episode 2

I sat for a while and flip through my rehearsal note, I studied the music am gonna freestyle to the judges”Asa no one knows tomorrow ”  and I do some short rehearsal on it. I noticed some set of guys laughing  at me mockingly but I don’t even bother to care about why they were laughing i just keep on doing what I love doing, few hours time I overheard the judges call on NO 105!  at this point my heart started beating faster than it normally does..

 I knew in few minute time I will be call on, I prayed they buy everything I present to them, I pray I didn’t make any error and I hope for a call up message soon after the audition . I quickly round off my short rehearsal and took out of the ragolis water in my bag, I do some few voice training, before I could conclude that, I overheard the judge call out loud 106..

I quickly jumped up and carry along my acoustic guitar, I walked in with full confidence, but when I got in the crowd I saw could easily make one pee on his short. I walked down to the audition centre and the judges asked me to show them what I gat , I quickly lift my guitar and I started playing it while I sing along. At first the crowd were not moved cus I noticed just only one person standing on his feet , but when I got to the second vocal 

“Tell me what’s the need 
To go to war/all the killings
Just to settle some one else’s score o o o
When the victory isn’t even sure
No one knows tomorrow ”

I saw everyone on their feet charring shouting and applauding me, I was really happy so I put in more effort till am finally done with the music. The Judges commend my style and also admire my voice, after they are done with their comments I was asked to wait for the result after the audition, it was actually 3pm and I still have over 200 people waiting to go in for the audition.. 
Nawa o! Na here man go sleep ni.. I said within myself as I walked outside to wait till after the audition..

I waited for 4 more hour until the audition was over , it was about 7. 30pm in the evening when they called us all in. The three judges addresses us and tells us to keep on with our music carrier that no one is a looser because all of us did well so they asked us to go home that they will send a  text to the winners in the next 3 hour  to come for the next round of the audition .

I quickly stepped out of the hotel into the beautiful city of ikeja, I walked straight down and I get a bus going straight to ketu, I quickly board it and it drives away, on getting to ketu I had already exhausted the whole amount on me so I have to trekk from ketu garage down to alapere. Chai!! No be small thing o *i said within myself as I walked down home, I walked for about 30 minute before I found myself at the front of our gate..

I quickly walked in and dropped my bag and guitar, I saw my dear friend heywhy already doing what he love doing..

Me : heywhy!!! *i called for the tenth time*
Heywhy : hmmmm? *he answered with his nose*
Me : oga wetin you cook! I de hungry like mad o..
Heywhy : I no cook anything jorh! No disturb me..
Me : wetin I go come chop now? I de hungry wella o..
Heywhy : them no share food for where you go?
Me : no jorh! Them de share food for audition? 
Heywhy : if you ask me, na who I go ask? Alaye go collect credit for Musa place jare, make you no disturb my life..

I quickly stood up and head to musa’s place I collected one indomie and one egg and I made a dinner for myself.. after eating I was unable to check my text message maybe the company had sent me a congratulation text, so I vacate my bed with immediate effect.. few hours later at around 1am in the morning I overheard some people trying to make their way into our building, I quickly wake heywhy but he did not make a move so I decided to use water on him, he jumped up and tried to scream but I hold his mouth with my two hands. 

Me : guy e be like say we get visitors de this compound o. *i whispered *
Heywhy : which visitors? 
Me : thieves nah, you no de hear them foot steps? 
Heywhy : na true o, wetin we go do now?
Me : make we call the police station whey de around us nah. E be like say I save them number that day whey them come give everyone them hotline for street.
Heywhy : oya you call them, before it’s too late..

The police officers, officially gave us their number because of the complaint and accusation people range on them that they are not helping our street from the hands of the armed robbers, so I quickly locate my phone and dialed the police number on my phone

TBC

Episode 3

I dialed for about five times but no one picked, so I keep trying till one of them picked..
Officer : hello, who be that? *he screamed *
Me : hello officer, am calling to inform you that there is an ongoing robbery at my place right away..
Officer : enn! OK! Where be your place?
Me : NO 5 kukoyi  church street alapere..
Officer : ok! How many them be?
Me : I think they are just 4 sir.. *i lied just to make them come quickly, cus I knew if I mention six or more, they won’t come..*

Officer : you sure say them be just four?
Me : yes sir..
Officer : ok! Which kind weapon them get?
Me : it’s machete sir.. *i lied again *
Officer ; just machete? We go finish dem o..* he bragged *
Me : officer abeg do quick them don de raid from down stairs..
Officer : ok relax we go nack una street soon.. Sergeant!! Abeg fuel de that motor whey go fit reach to pursue armed robbers  ? (I overheard him calling out to one of his colleagues)
Officer 2 : yes fuel de..
Officer : ok! We de come now, just relax.. 

I hanged off the call and I saw heywhy looking at me in amusement, I ignored him quickly put my phone on silent..
Heywhy : Dave you Sabi lie sha!.. how you take know say them be four?
Me : see you.. e be like say you no Sabi our police them ,if I tell them say the thieves pass four, you go wait till next tomorrow before you see them..
Heywhy : na true you talk o.. hehehehe *he laughed *
 Me : oga this time no be time for joke, make we quickly hide some stuff before dem reach here..
Heywhy : wetin you get whey you de hide? Abi make you hide yourself make dem no vex beat you cus you no get anything..*he said mockingly *

We waited for about 20 minute but the police had still not arrived, the best option is to look for a way out.
As we were  busy thinking on what to do, we heard them knock on our  door but we didn’t make a sound . 
” we go brake this door if una no open am o” one of them screamed!. 
At this point I was shaking like a rain-soaked puppy.. heywhy on the other side was no where to be found, so I quickly opened the door and let them in. Immediately they got in, one of them landed a thunderous  slap on my left chick, with immediate effect my brain start  thinking anticlockwise, I fell on the floor helplessly crying out of the pain .

They went ahead to search our room and they find nothing suitable for them. 
“As u big reach, you no even get anything whey make brain apart from this mini home theater, you poor sha” one of the said mockingly..
“Oya whey your phone” one of them asked

I quickly pulled my tecno F6 and reach it out to them, luckily for me they removed my sim card and dropped it on the table.
“Oya face the wall, we de your back o,if you look back or do phim I go scatter ur head with gun ” 
I stood there watching the walls for about ten minutes until I felt a cold touch on my back..
Heywhy : alaye look here jorh! Dem don go.
Me : *crying* Heywhy where you run enter? 
Heywhy : I de back of that wardrobe .. 
Me : chai! Phone whey I just suffer buy..
Heywhy : guy no reason am, thank God say them no kill you..

Few minutes later we heard everyone screaming and crying outside, but still the police have not yet arrived .
Me : Nawa for dose police o, since when I don call them. Them no even care to come…
Heywhy : naso them de do jare..
We didn’t even bother to visit them, I just picked my sim and inserted it in one nokia phone like that and went to sleep..

TBC

Episode 4

The next morning came like it will never arrive, I opened my eyes to see a huge shining light peeping from the opened side of our window, I locate my slapped cheek and it  had swollen so big..  I quickly scroll through my Nokia phone to see if I made it pass the audition stage, but there was no text from the judges. Nawa o, so them no choose me? This country en. I thought within myself.

 everyone in our compound was crying and shouting, but I didn’t bother to step out, few minutes later, the police officers arrived but heywhy had gone out to D1 game centre so I was home alone busy treating my pain, They came in and started asking irrelevant questions, I just  answer the ones I know and they all left ..

Few hours later I was getting set for Saturday’s rehearsal.. I carried my acoustic guitar and walked out, on my way going my phone rang and it was shade my ex who was calling, at first I ignored the call but since am becoming a central of observation to everyone around  I decided to pick the call..
Me : hello shade, wetin happen?
Shade : David, shey person no fit call you again ni?
Me ; am not saying you should not call me, but e don Tey when you call me ni..

Shade ; haba! Anyways I just say make I greet you ni.
Me : ok thank you..later sha!
I hanged off the call and walked my way down to church.. luckily for me I got to church 5 minutes before the rehearsal started. When the rehearsal was going on, I noticed a girl starring at me from the members quarter but I don’t even bother to know why, I just keep doing my thing..
“E be like say that Bae de trip for you o” wale our talking drummer whispered to my ear..  but I pretend as if I didn’t heard what he said.. 

Wale : guy! She still de look you o, e be like say she don fall for you o..
Me : oga! Bone jare, me no get time for girls and moreover she be our church member, so I no fit do am..
Wale : alaye! Forget am! Na church member de make brain pass..
Me : sorry I can’t do that.. I no need all dose girls whey no fit help jare..
Wale : David! U mumu sha! Shey you know who that girl be ni? .. she be the daughter of our patron o, abi you don forget say our patron na commissioner? Bro no dull yourself o, na your opportunity to hit am be this o.. 

Me : serious!!? I no know o, I be dey think say na one aje-pako girl like that ni.. no lele nah. Thank you my guy..
After the rehearsal ,i left the church auditorium ,on my way going  suddenly a car crossed my way, i was really scared cus it was late and am all alone not until a fear, skinny lady winedown and looked out from the car ,she was actually the same girl I saw starring at me during rehearsal. 
Lady : hi! Are going down street? 
Me : yes..but why are you asking? 
Lady : I was asking maybe I can give you a ride if you don’t mind..
Me ; ok no problem, but that won’t be necessary..

Lady : common I insist..
Me : ok!
I hopped in and she drives along.. we both sit mute for minutes until she finally broke the silence..
Lady : you know am a big fan of yours?
Me : oh! Thanks a lot..
Lady : anyway! am folake, but you can call me fola
Me : am david..
Fola : I know.. you are famous within the church.. so where do you stay?
Me ; I stay at alapere..
Fola ; okay no problem, I love the way you sing and also play guitar,  do you stay alone? 
Me :  no I stay with a friend.. 

She keep on asking different questions about me until we got to the last bus stop in  my area, she collected my number and I walked my way down home, when I got in heywhy was busy surfing his phone, “I know it’s 888score you are checking” I said.
Heywhy : ehen. Wetin concern you ?
Me : cus I know say you no get another work pass that one ni.. *i said mockingly *
Heywhy : oga na you Sabi jare.. ehen! Who be that girl whey drop you for junction? 

Me : na my church member, Wetin happen? 
Heywhy : na she get the car?
Me: yes na she… why you de ask?
Heywhy jumped up and gave me a hand shake… 
“My guy you get luck o, where you go see rich man pikin carry nah?” he asked 

Me : alaye free me, I wan go find something chop jare, we go de talk about am later..(I said and walked out of the room)
‎On my way going , I saw a old lady struggling  to carry a bag filled with different stuff best know to her.. “nawa o! Shey dis woman wan kill herself ni?”i said as I quickly ran down to help her with the stuff..

Me : mama! Where you de carry this big load go nah? “I quickly collect it from her”
Old woman : na down there my piking.. “she said pointing straight forward ”
I let her lead the way and I calmly follow her until she got home, I dropped the stuff and bid her farewell..
Old woman : wait young man!
Me : yes ma?
Old woman : you have done a good job for me, it’s time for me to pay back.. take this (she stretched forth a small rob bottle filled with something like honey) 

Me : thank you ma! But I don’t need this..
Old woman : shut up jorh! Youth of nowadays sha! Take jorh.. it’s honey,when you get home make sure you licked every drop of it before going to bed.

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To be continued