Behind The Veil

Day 6 -30days content creation challenge. In yesterday’s content, I mentioned something similar to this story in Never be ashamed of these things and I never knew this is what I would be sharing today.

An excerpt from my memoir titled, “Behind The Veil”

I graduated from Federal Government Girls college, Sagamu, in August 2013 as a satisfied average student.

There is no parent who wants an average performer. I was satisfied on a note that I didn’t come home with a pass or fail on the other dread my parents reaction to my performance.

My parent didn’t see any good in coming home without an award or achievement. They had expected better and when I didn’t surprise them with an awesome certificate, their manner became resentful and bitter towards me.

I wrote JAMB the year after because my parents were financially constrained to get me the JAMB form. I stayed at home, reading and preparing hard for the examination. No tutors, no friends and the processing was challenging as I have not done something of such before and I had no one to put me through.

I wrote the examination on the appointed day and the awaited result came two days after.
My heart was in my mouth as I checked through the screen of the computer at the Cyber cafe where I had gone to check, skipping through the irrelevant information to discover my scores out of the junks of words on the screen.

Disappointment awash me when my eyes finally catch on my scores. It was not encouraging at all, to stare at the total score of 183 in my first jamb. I have not only disappointed myself but my parents won’t be happy about the result.

My shoulder slumped forward as I stare aimlessly at the cracked well-trodden floor of the cafe. Few minutes later, I asked the computer operator to print two copies of the result.

Disappointment can be hard thing to deal with if it’s coming from people you have worked all your life to please especially your parent.

The look on their face could easily tell that they aren’t ready to accept that their child failed. They wanted you to do better or they still do.

You’re are trying your best coping with what your strength can’t handle so greatly. I have been in that shoe and here’s my story behind the veil. Not many people would believe that the young smart lady they know now, was once an average person and a failure.

Did I let that stop me? No! So also, you shouldn’t let anything stop you because you can do better unless you get the veil off your face.

My book launch is coming up this Saturday, 30 October, 2021. You can pre-order the book before the launch day at a discount price of (#1000/$2) one thousand naira/two dollars in the link below.