My admission into the fatherless club...

2.30pm Nigerian time, 7th february 2006. A call came through. I was reluctant to answer it because I was tensed up. Iwas watching a live football match between our own Super Eagles (national team ) of Nigeria and another country in the African Nations Cup. I reluctantly peeped into the handset to know the caller. Seeing the caller wass my senior brother, I grabbed the handset and answered. He broke the news... That the big iroko tree shielding us from the adverse weather conditions of life has just fallen down. That papa just passed on. He was straight to the point. Maybe because he was convinced I was man enough to be admitted to the fatherless club. On my own part, I immediately informed my spouse of my new status and continued watching the live football match as if nothing has happened. Unfortunately, Nigeria lost that match. It was double stragedy for me. I stood my ground that day, absorbing the shocks of the two events. Maybe becaause I was matured enough to be admitted into the big fatherless club. Are you a prospective member of the club? Watch out for how I prepared myself for the big day!