I learnt this the hard way. I had a serious bike accident. In those first minutes, I wasn’t thinking about bones or bleeding. I was thinking about one thing: water. I became so thirsty. So desperate. I kept crying and begging for water. I was telling everyone, “I’m fine, I just need water. I’m just badly thirsty.” The way I begged made the people gathered around feel sorry for me. And as a typical Nigerian, they would joyfully gather to watch. They brought the water. Just as I was about to gulp it, hoping it would calm me down, something changed. A few minutes after taking the water, I started feeling like I was losing air. I couldn’t breathe properly. I had to pause, stop any movement, and just focus on staying conscious. Na God just save me. The worst part? The people around didn’t know any better. No one said, “No, don’t give her water yet.” They were just looking at me like television — helpless, co...
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