*I don't joke with the statement that says "life is full of ups and downs." Sometimes, when I feel like I'm on top of the world, showing my bright glory and cheering other times, I feel like everyone has turned against me. I can vividly remember that day like it happened yesterday when nothing went like I expected. I felt like something or someone was playing these tricks on me to test my patience and perseverance.*

*It was on a Monday morning waking up to the sound of the alarm, still feeling like I didn't close my eyes all through the night.*

*"How come it's morning already?" I muttered to myself.*

*I grumbled as I pulled the pillow off my face and looked at the clock. I was shocked to see that the time had passed 8.00a.m Indeed l woke up very late.*

*It's passed my resumption time already at the office, and at that moment, I knew I was already late for work. I jumped up from the bed, grabbed what I thought was my towel, and dashed into the bathroom, only to find out it was a shirt. So I had my bathe and got into my office wear for the day that I had already ironed.*

*I couldn't have breakfast because the time wasn't smiling at me. So I took my handbag from the chair. In a rush, I hit my leg on the table, thereby knocking everything on it down. My sister ran from the kitchen to see what happened.*

*"Are you okay?" she said, looking at the shatters of broken glasses on the floor.*

*"Are you injured?" She asked trying to find injuries on my body.* 

*"I am fine," I replied, pretending not to feel any pain.*

*She was so furious that she started lecturing me about my clumsiness. I had no time to clean up the mess, so I apologized, pretended like I'd adhered to the lecture, and immediately went outside to board a cab.*

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*I boarded a cab, and Fortunately, it started moving; at that moment, I decided to put a little smile on my face despite everything that had happened. So I plucked in my Airpod and started listening to some cool music because I didn't want to look like my problem that morning.*

*After a while, the next thing I heard was, "Park here!" Immediately, I raised my head up to see what was happening, and to my greatest surprise, it was the Nigerian police asking the driver to park his vehicle.*

*"What is this again!" I shouted without minding the other passengers inside the vehicle.* 

*"I'm late for work," another passenger said with a low tone behind me.* 

*I turned my head slowly to the back to see the person who was In the same category as me. Then I turned my back to the front. At that moment, I didn't know what else to do. Rather, I engaged in a few seconds of prayer for the police to allow the vehicle to pass. In the moment of praying I heard.* 

*"All of you come down from the vehicle"*

*"Ooh, not today," I muttered to myself.*

*Everyone came down from the vehicle, and the search started; they searched every one of us and later asked us to enter back into the vehicle. Of which we did.*

*Then the vehicle started moving again; this time around, there was no obstacle on the road till I got to my destination. Came down from the vehicle and started walking to the office.*

*I looked up into the sky and noticed the weather threatening. Immediately, I checked my bag for an umbrella, but unfortunately, I had left it at home. The only solution right now was to walk faster than my shadow in order not to be caught in the rain.*

*But then some things were unpredictable, and the rain started. As I splashed through the puddles, something shifted inside of me and I started laughing at the absurdity of everything that happened.*

*The rain soaked my clothes but then it washed away all my frustration. By the time I arrived at the office, I was already looking drenched and bedraggled; I felt a little bit liberated. My colleagues and I laughed about the whole situation as we shared stories of our morning.* 

*Fortunately, the day later turned out to be one of the most productive days I've ever had. And it made me realize that sometimes, a little chaos can be a good thing.* 

*I went back home after the close of work feeling all bright, like a diamond, forgetting the feeling of Murphy's law that had a toll on me.*

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