8:30pm on a cool Wednesday evening, moonlight gracing the earth with its presence, couple of streetlights shining very bright, cars moving up and down the one-lane road,it was really a beautiful sight.This big restaurant was just by the road side and a big logo with bold italics "THE CROWN" embedded on a billboard with fancy lights and pretty colour.It was really amazing.

I stood very close to THE CROWN, admiring the view.

What a beautiful sight.

I looked to the distance and I could not believe my eyes.It was really him.A young man,late 20s,was heading in my direction. He was short,on a very low haircut,tiny eyes with a cute face.He had small small legs and arms,fitting for his small body.He worked stylishly to me and we exchanged greetings in an extremely loud and awkward way.

it has really been long we saw each other.

He came over to see a friend and its lucky we met because it has really been a very long time.

We stood there for a couple of minutes and headed towards a wine bar just opposite the road.We had a couple of drinks and headed to his hotel room.

I was really famished and gladly, he was too.So we orders for egusi soup(A Nigerian dish very popular among the IBO tribe) and two wraps of pounded yam.The soup was really rich,with fish and meat.The mere sight of it was worthy of satisfaction.

I hurriedly ate up the food,swallowing the fufu like I was in an eating competition. I was extremely hunger and now I have seen a free meal,What's there to lose?.I was already done with my meal in no distant time and I watched THE BIG BROTHER NAIJA program as he ate his.Soon he was done.He brought out a small nylon bag and handed over to me.He gave me a short and soft white paper.I was really happy to see that and I hurriedly brought out chuncks of green and light yellow grasses and I was already rolling up a joint before he blinked.

We stayed for hours smoking marijuana while watching T.V and suddenly it happened. He coughed as he puffed a smoke and it seemed like he could not stop.It was getting louder and didn't stop even after I gave him a glass of water.His eyes were extremely read as he coughed and his heart rate got high.He drank more water but it was already too late.He spat the water out of his mouth forcefully and the cough got worse.He fell on the ground and his heart rate got quicker.

I felt goose bumps all over me as I watched him cluelessly.I quicker called the room service and he was rushed to a nearby hospital and he was rushed into the E.R.After long  a while,the doctor came to meet me and the thing was as a result of the increase in heart rate and shallow breathing,he suffered from a heart attack and was extremely lucky to have survived.He explained the dangers of marijuana overdose and strongly adviced against the use of the hard drug.

I was finally free to see him.I walked into the room and met him lying on the hospital bed with an oxygen pipe connected to his nose.I came close to him and placed my hand on his shoulder. He opened his eyes and looked at me.He dropped a sad smile as tears rolled down my eyes.We really cannot tell how lucky we are.

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