I wrote most part of this post yesterday, 6th January 2023. Now I don’t think it was that much stress cause today came with it’s own struggles. Maybe I will write about that soon.
I knew so well I would be traveling and I didn’t pack my things. I didn’t even get a ticket so I was up at 4:30 and started packing. When I finally got to the station, the first car was full and that was expected. I’m usually relying on the second car so I went to get the ticket. The conductor said the car is there but there were just 3 passengers so there’s a possibility it will be canceled. I got the ticket anyway and went to wait in my brother’s car with him. About 30 minutes, I went back to see if there was hope and they handed me my money and said it’s been canceled.
At 7 am, it would be quite impossible to get a metro mass which I hate. But it was the only option and we had to see if it was still available. When we got there, the bus was there but it was almost full. I now went to look for the conductor and there were others waiting as well. When he came around, I had to pretend I didn’t see those there before me and I got the ticket and left them standing there. There was no space for my luggage so they kept my suitcase on the stairs of the back door and the rest went under some people’s seat.
The journey began and in less than 30 minutes, the bus stop. Some people alighted. I just knew this was going to be a terrible day. We kept making a lot of stops as people were getting down and others were coming in. Even to the extent that the bus was full and the conductor was still selling tickets for people to come in and stand. The air was just not conducive anymore. And we were traveling on an untarred road with a lot of potholes. Then we got to a point were there was a road diversion. So the driver re directed and when we were leaving the diversion, there was a big truck loaded with big bag of probably some fruits. It was packed right in the road.
And the annoying thing, the driver laid a mat under the car and was sleeping. How is this even possible? Like you know this is the road everyone uses and you decide to block it and sleep 🤦🏽♀️. The driver managed to pass through a small portion of the road that was there and it was actually a hill. Everyone was scared. Some even got down cause they thought the bus wouldn’t be able to go up the hill. After that near death incident and a billion more stops, we made it to Tumu. This is the community that is usually used to mark halfway of the trip. It was 11 am already. On a normal day, I would get to school by 12 pm and today I’m just halfway.
We got to the bus station in Tumu and some people alighted and there was a queue waiting there to board.
We finally left there at 11:45 am
And yes, we kept making stops.
Then cramps, headache and a bit of motion sickness. I thought to myself “was getting ahead of those people in the queue to get the ticket really such a bad thing that I’m being punished this way?”
I dozed off at a point but we eventually made it to Navrongo at 3 pm.
And they decided to reward me with my bag looking like this:
A friend asked me to pickup a package so I did and was on my way to my hostel.
Finally I was going to rest.
Well I got there and the main entrance was locked.
Funny enough, this will be my third year in the hostel and I done have the contact of the landlady. So I had to call my friend to call her and ask her to open the gate for me.
My friend called back later to tell me she got mad saying I didn’t inform her before coming, which was my bad. So the only option was to wait till evening till she gets back because the key wasn’t with her at the moment. So now I had to find somewhere else to put my things.
But everyone I know wasn’t in school yet.
So @zzzinnn suggested I go to his place since his key is available. I got there and there were renovations going on. They were working on his room so it wasn’t accessible. Thankfully, the landlady gave me the key to an empty room to pack my things into while I wait. My phone and laptop were low but I managed to charge my phone a little with the little power on the laptop
My friend gave around to pick up his package and we ended up talking till it was 6 pm.
He took this picture of me looking miserable 😂.
I went back with him to my hostel and the door was still locked. It was another stress but we eventually got in contact with her then we had to go and pack the things. That too was another struggle. When I got into the hostel, my door was blocked with wood of large quantity. So my only option to get it was to jump through the wall through my friend’s veranda. Finally!!
I got in, turned on the light, nothing. Turned on the fan, nothing. Hm. I went to check the socket and confirmed it wasn’t light out or any other thing. So now I had to go get a bulb and replace the old one. My friend had left but he came back later, took my phone and laptop to his place to charge. I didn’t have an extension extension board and it wasn’t available at the shop I went to get it.
I started cleaning till he came back an hour later with food and a half charged phone and laptop. I just took my bath, ate and had to sleep cause I had to be up early the next day.
It happens like that sometimes , The way we plan our day atimes does not come out so. You don't have your landlady's phone number that's not really good though. Please try and save it on your phone in case of necessities.
I am actually new here on hive please we can follow each other on hive and view each other post.
It happens like that sometimes , The way we plan our day atimes does not come out so. You don't have your landlady's phone number that's not really good though. Please try and save it on your phone in case of necessities.
I am actually new here on hive please we can follow each other on hive and view each other post.
Okay nice to meet you.
I just got the number this evening and now I know it’s importance
Oh Mariam can’t begin to imagine how much you slept after all this😮. Maybe it really was your punishment for cutting the line.😅
I’ve never liked metro mass and this trip of yours makes me dislike it the more. You mentioned your door being blocked with wood. Is your landlady renovating the place?
I didn’t get to sleep much. I was out out the hostel around 6:30 am because we had some activities to undertake.
She’s not renovating, I don’t know what she’s doing with it. I think she’s building elsewhere.