My Messiah :Love in Damascus - Episode 13

 

I began to get flashes of the whole incident, I had been drenched and she had come to my rescue, i began to relate issues with how I met Melissa. I had being eyeing Melissa for so long but she took no notice of me and after a long time, she had walked into my life herself like this particular girl.... I suddenly realized I haven't ask for her name . She had been in my eye for so long and with enough patience, she had walked herself into my life, at least if not fully into my life. I wasn't ready to let go, Never!

My thought was disturbed by the sudden change in weather, the rain had stopped. It was God work, guess I was destined to be with her, destined to meet her. I looked up at the sky and saw the rainbow smiling at me. I was so happy, for the first time I was happy I was soaked in rain the rain had engineered my meeting with her and I call it 'fate' for we were destined to meet one way or the other.

Soon as I entered my compound, what I saw was beyond my imagination. A mad man in the compound dancing naked. He was shouting and screaming, guess there was no one at home cause nobody came out, maybe they were stuck at school due to the rain. I wondered how he entered the compound cause the compound was always locked. I was not ready to ruin such a lovely evening

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. So as i was about to enter my apartment, I saw a glimpse of the face and it registered in a seconds in my brain.

"Oh my God!" I shouted.

 I didn't know who pushed me or what made me run. I just saw that I was running, not away from the mad man but closer to him. I just couldn't bring myself to mention his name. It was ..... Oh my God! Can I really say it, I couldn't even dream of it. 

Danny was already mad at least if not completely mad for now mentally unstable. He was displaying in the compound naked. So immediately, I took him to my apartment. He was trying to free himself from my grip but due to my huge masculine body, I was able to get a hold on him, so I pinned him down. I let loose of my belt and tied his hand with it, it was just like in the movies. 

Guess I watch too much of it, so I immediately wore him my anorak. Actually in the reverse manner like they do in the asylum. So I tied the sleeves of the anorak together and he was unable to move his hands. For the first time I was so glad to have being able to practice what I watch in movies.

So I looked round my room for sleeping pills Melissa had gave me when I had complained to her that I find it unable to sleep. So she had bought me pill which I had only used once. So I ransacked my cabinet looking for the pill which I found lying helplessly beneath my textbook. I ran to my kitchen to get a metal spoon and a glass of water. I used the metal spoon to open danny mouth and immediately flush the pill with a glass of water.

I sat opposite him waiting for the pill to take effect. After twenty minute or so, the pill was already taking effect. I could see him dozing, I became relieved so I laid him down on my bed and went to the kitchen to prepare what to eat. Its been a very long day.

'What if people were in the compound' I thought. It would have being a stigma on him for many years to come. Am glad I had came at the right time.

I knew what was wrong with danny was Frustration. It was something similar to mine. I thought i was okay but I wasn't. Danny had been living like a living dead for a very long time. He looks okay physically but something was wrong with him mentally.

I didn't know exactly what was wrong with him or what might be bothering him and I felt sorry for him. I felt annoyed at myself for pushing him away, I knew if I had been with him, such might not have happened. I might have detected the problem with him, but I had pushed him away all because I felt he was a bad influence. Since I knew what was right, I should have made him realize the effect of what he was doing, the negative influence of smoking but instead I pushed him away and I felt bad. All I know is that danny needed a quick intervention. He needed someone he could pour out his mind to, someone who he could rely upon, someone who he could lean on, someone who can save him from the ditch in his life, someone who will make him a man he really wants to be, he need a messiah.

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After few hours, the pill had began to lose effect. I could see that danny was already regaining consciousness. I began to pray silently, I didn't want anymore unstable display especially not in my apartment. I had put my tape closer in case he wakes up and began to shout. I would immediately tape his mouth. I don't want the rest of the people in the compound to know what was happening for they have all arrived.

So I stood still and watched him gain consciousness. Danny opened his eyes wide and I could see pain in it. I had expected shouting and screaming but found none.

"Joe" he said and I thanked God for his recovery "why am I being bonded?"

I was happy he was already in his right senses

"You don't remember anything?' I asked looking stern

"Well, all I remember was that I was......" Danny looked at me and I perfectly understood what he meant. He had being smoking-

"....... after that I went blank and didn't remember anything"

I stared hard at danny, I could see how miserable his life had become.

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. I didn't know whether to feel pity or hatred for him. I had always thought he was smoking cigarette, but now he is on blunt. Only God knows what mixture he had smoked to put him in that state.

"Danny" I called with disgust "something is bothering you and it is killing you. I think it is time to let go. Time to say whatsoever that is weighing you down"

Danny looked at me and I knew he must be wondering what made me think he was bothered, but it was so glaring and obvious. I could see that he was bothered.

"Nothing is bothering me" he said after so many thought but I merely smiled knowing fully well that he was lying or maybe he didn't know that something was wrong with him or probably didn't want to accept the fact that he isn't in his right state of mind.

"Danny" I said "let's face reality, you are not okay"

"Joe!" He said half screaming and it jerked me from my seat. I thought he had started displaying again "I am okay" 

"Well, if you say so. I want you to know I was once in this type of situation before I discovered myself early"

"Really?" He said calming down

"Yes, but mine wasn't mental instability. It hadn't gotten to that" I suddenly realized I shouldn't have said that. "Just tell me what the problem is"

"What is wrong with me? Is it really a problem? If so, then I have a problem" he said as he confessed everything to me but I only smiled because he had admitted he needed help....an urgent help.

So I was glad I might be of help, or maybe....... I was his Messiah.