THE NUN RIVER
CHAPTER 1: BUSINESS TRIP
I traveled to Bayelsa State on a business trip, I was so excited about the travel because I've always had about the mystery of the Nun river.
I flew from Abuja and landed at BIA it's an international airport located at Wilberforce Island, I immediately lodged at the Celebrity Hotels to cool off. The meeting was the next day so I had to get my papers ready, I sorted then out and practiced my talk on Real Estate Management & Development/ Landscaping, I went through it twice before going out for dinner at the restaurant, the vegetable soup wasn't that tasty but I enjoyed the big fish, after that I headed to the bar for some bottles.
The Next day being tuesday was the meeting, I wore a black suit with a nice tie and while I was wearing my wrist watch I stood in front of the mirror and told myself 'block head you got this' taking my bag and leaving the room I knew deep down I didn't 'got' anything and just smile as I looked the door.
CHAPTER 2: THE MEETING
At the Meeting which was at another hotel not quite far from where I lodged, It had to be Aridolf Resort everyone converged and in no time the meet started. The meeting started at exactly 10am with a brief introduction because we all came from different parts of the country, we started going through the items on the agenda we took a tea break and when it was time I was called upon to give my talk, after the talk a few persons ask questions of which some I could answer and others I just attempted. I was applauded and by 2 PM finally we were done I was starving, we were served refreshments and then we dismissed, After exchanging pleasantries and exchanging contacts I couldn't wait, i went home, got refreshed and what kept pondering in my heart for about an hour was the Nun river... asking myself if I should or shouldn't visit it.
I heard a lot about the river and what happens there, so should I not visit it after coming this far? I went out, stopped a cab and told him to take me there, the look on the drivers face was as if he was asking if I was insane, I jumped right in without thinking twice and the car moved.
CHAPTER 3: THE NUN RIVER
We got close to a place, he stopped and begged that he couldn't go further I paid him and he pointed to the direction that was only accessible by foot.
What gave me courage was that I saw people going towards and coming from that direction, I asked question and a strange looking man pointed to the same direction. I noticed something, that everyone going towards that direction wasn't wearing footwears.
I didn't know if I was to remove mine but "where will I put it" besides "I can't just hold it I could misplace it" at the same time I didn't want to offend anyone I couldn't tell if it was tradition, I held my shoes and said to my self 'Mark you've really don it this time' and smiled, this was when and where I was supposed to abort the mission. we passed through a small bush before we got to where the large body of water was, the weather was cold and the cloud above the water was differently weird.
When we got close to the shore I noticed another thing, before the people got on the boat they made enchantment and did somethings with the water touching it on their forehead before entering the boat.
CHAPTER 4: SAILING
I didn't want to do that besides I wasn't the only one that didn't want to join in all of that, I was scared if I did I'll attract some water spirit to my self "Mark turn back" something inside me told me but I loved adventure and I didn't want to look scared besides it's just water so why not.
A funny thing happened, someones baby began to cry seriously as she was carried into the boat, and when taken out she'll be calm, that was supposed to be a sign, the sailor had tattoo-like inscriptions on his face and I didn't understand what he was saying directing me to enter the boat, at this point I was literally between the devil and the deep blue sea.
I got into the boat and that was when I started wishing it was all a dream, it was some minutes after 6 in the evening and it began to get dark, the people who made enchantments began to sing and clap there hands, they did that till we got to the middle of the river where the boat refused to move anymore even as it was been paddled and the clapping stopped, It didn't occur to me that they were singing to the river for safe passage.
CHAPTER 5: RIVER BELLY
Me in my mind hoping this wasn't a Jonah and the big fish type of situation, I could swim but at this point I didn't want to even touch the water left alone get into it.
They started an argument in Ijaw language and at the end they accused us that didn't join in the clapping to be the reason for the stagnation, those ones too argued in there Ijaw but said in English that I was the foreigner there.
I was scared and it was like the weather became colder
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©️ Hope Rush Jayson
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CHAPTER 1: BUSINESS TRIP
I traveled to Bayelsa State on a business trip, I was so excited about the travel because I've always had about the mystery of the Nun river.
I flew from Abuja and landed at BIA it's an international airport located at Wilberforce Island, I immediately lodged at the Celebrity Hotels to cool off. The meeting was the next day so I had to get my papers ready, I sorted then out and practiced my talk on Real Estate Management & Development/ Landscaping, I went through it twice before going out for dinner at the restaurant, the vegetable soup wasn't that tasty but I enjoyed the big fish, after that I headed to the bar for some bottles.
The Next day being tuesday was the meeting, I wore a black suit with a nice tie and while I was wearing my wrist watch I stood in front of the mirror and told myself 'block head you got this' taking my bag and leaving the room I knew deep down I didn't 'got' anything and just smile as I looked the door.
CHAPTER 2: THE MEETING
At the Meeting which was at another hotel not quite far from where I lodged, It had to be Aridolf Resort everyone converged and in no time the meet started. The meeting started at exactly 10am with a brief introduction because we all came from different parts of the country, we started going through the items on the agenda we took a tea break and when it was time I was called upon to give my talk, after the talk a few persons ask questions of which some I could answer and others I just attempted. I was applauded and by 2 PM finally we were done I was starving, we were served refreshments and then we dismissed, After exchanging pleasantries and exchanging contacts I couldn't wait, i went home, got refreshed and what kept pondering in my heart for about an hour was the Nun river... asking myself if I should or shouldn't visit it.
I heard a lot about the river and what happens there, so should I not visit it after coming this far? I went out, stopped a cab and told him to take me there, the look on the drivers face was as if he was asking if I was insane, I jumped right in without thinking twice and the car moved.
CHAPTER 3: THE NUN RIVER
We got close to a place, he stopped and begged that he couldn't go further I paid him and he pointed to the direction that was only accessible by foot.
What gave me courage was that I saw people going towards and coming from that direction, I asked question and a strange looking man pointed to the same direction. I noticed something, that everyone going towards that direction wasn't wearing footwears.
I didn't know if I was to remove mine but "where will I put it" besides "I can't just hold it I could misplace it" at the same time I didn't want to offend anyone I couldn't tell if it was tradition, I held my shoes and said to my self 'Mark you've really don it this time' and smiled, this was when and where I was supposed to abort the mission. we passed through a small bush before we got to where the large body of water was, the weather was cold and the cloud above the water was differently weird.
When we got close to the shore I noticed another thing, before the people got on the boat they made enchantment and did somethings with the water touching it on their forehead before entering the boat.
CHAPTER 4: SAILING
I didn't want to do that besides I wasn't the only one that didn't want to join in all of that, I was scared if I did I'll attract some water spirit to my self "Mark turn back" something inside me told me but I loved adventure and I didn't want to look scared besides it's just water so why not.
A funny thing happened, someones baby began to cry seriously as she was carried into the boat, and when taken out she'll be calm, that was supposed to be a sign, the sailor had tattoo-like inscriptions on his face and I didn't understand what he was saying directing me to enter the boat, at this point I was literally between the devil and the deep blue sea.
I got into the boat and that was when I started wishing it was all a dream, it was some minutes after 6 in the evening and it began to get dark, the people who made enchantments began to sing and clap there hands, they did that till we got to the middle of the river where the boat refused to move anymore even as it was been paddled and the clapping stopped, It didn't occur to me that they were singing to the river for safe passage.
CHAPTER 5: RIVER BELLY
Me in my mind hoping this wasn't a Jonah and the big fish type of situation, I could swim but at this point I didn't want to even touch the water left alone get into it.
They started an argument in Ijaw language and at the end they accused us that didn't join in the clapping to be the reason for the stagnation, those ones too argued in there Ijaw but said in English that I was the foreigner there.
I was scared and it was like the weather became colder
Check out:THE NUN RIVER 2 link 👇
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©️ Hope Rush Jayson
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