WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FOREVER

Childhood friends are one of the few sets of people that made our childhood days interesting and filled with wonderful memories; without them, I believe childhood would be boring because nothing beats the feeling of playing around with one's peer group. Regardless of how loving parents can be, the importance of childhood friends can't be overemphasized; losing contact with such people isn't good, and I for one can say that as someone who lost contact with my entire childhood friends.

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Although I'm the type of child who isn't allowed to go out that much, given the fact that I was raised in one of the most notorious areas of Lagos State, regardless of how strict my guardians are, I'm sure y'all know a child will still take every opportunity to good use just to be around their peers, play, and laugh out one's sorrow.

So without further ado, in this post I'll be telling you about some of my child friends, what led to us losing contact, and much more. I hope you'll enjoy the read.

I grew up in the Ajegunle area of Lagos State, which is known to be home to the most rascals, uncultured, and violence-loving set of people, and that's the major reason why I was hardly allowed to go out, in order for me not to be influenced by their attitude, but despite that, I still get time to play with some of the kids of my age grade in my compound.

Some of my childhood friends who made my childhood days remarkable are Niyi, Latifat, and Lawal. Those three souls lit up my world during those days, and we were so accustomed to each other given the fact that we all grew up together, from primary school to our early secondary school days, after which the unexpected happened.

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During my junior secondary school days, the landlord of the house where my guardian lives died, and his death resulted in his children inheriting the house. Immediately after that happened, they gave every tenant a quick notice, informing us to pack out of the house within the next two months because they wanted to sell the house to someone else.

Then, not long after that quick notice, on one faithful day, my guardian informed me that we'd be moving to a new place. I wasn't happy about that news at all for many reasons, one of which was because I just joined a music crew who were teaching me a lot about music; another was because I'd miss my friends, so I quickly ran down to inform them (my friends) about the new development.

We were all disappointed but thought we'd still see each other because we thought we'd be moving to a new place a few streets away, but the bitter truth I later realized was that we're moving to a new state entirely, which brings an unexpected halt to our friendship, and I guess the popular Yoruba proverb that says "Ogun omode ko le sere fun ogun odun," meaning '20 children can't play together for 20 years, was right after all.

Although we still see each other once in awhile, that was because after we moved to the new state, I was asked to stay with someone else who lives close to my school till I could conclude my junior WAEC, but it wasn't as it was before, and after concluding my junior WAEC, I left to join my guardian in our new place, and that was the last time we saw each other till date.

For the later part of the prompt topic that asked how we would feel if we were to meet those childhood friends we've lost contact with, personally, I think I'll be excited to meet them and see them doing well, but I don't think we'll have much connection any longer, given the fact that we've been disconnected for about 20 years.

The bubbles we usually had when we were young aren't there any longer, and I'm sure just like me, they've had different experiences in life and met other friends, so meeting a childhood friend wouldn't be anything too special, but then I'm certain we'll still have a thing or two to reminisce about that would literally let old memories flood back in.

That's about all I have to say about my opinion on meeting childhood friends I lose connection with. You can go through @kronias blog to get more information about the topic and requirements.

Thanks for your time, I hope you enjoyed the read, have a prosperous week ahead.