A few months after I finished my KCSE, I went to live with my aunt in Donholm so as to help her with household duties since she had just had a little bub. In return, she had to enrol me to a local computer school. The school she enrolled me at was also used as a cyber café’ at the front. Within a few weeks, the cyber attendant and I became friends and he would teach me a lot about computers. He helped me open my first email account. He was a few years my senior, I was a young naïve woman. When I look back, I’m really convinced that he was smitten but the furthest we went was just holding hands and lots of blinking forehead sex.
On that particular day, he told me about some online scholarships and we both applied. A few months later, my application was accepted. When I informed him, he didn’t take the news too well since his got rejected. I thought that’s normal though and maybe he just needed some time to digest everything before he comes back to his normal charming self. I went back home to inform my parents of the good news and three days later when I went back to the Cyber café’, he was gone. He had quit his job. I tried to trace him. I knew he lived in that slum opposite Dohnholm with his uncle; I cant remember the exact name but we used to call it kijiji but I didn’t know the exact residence. I never got to see him again. I have unsuccessfully tried various ways to locate him.
How I wish I could meet him again, just chat and express my gratitude. If he didn’t tell me of that Scholarship and help me apply, I would not be where I am today. He made me who I am and I will forever be grateful. Wherever he is, he will always have a special place in my heart. I’m still hopeful that I’ll see him again.
Ati he made you who you are? As in? I like to believe he was a catalyst at most. Good story though, of people doing great things.
Here’s a thought, if he helped you with your first email account, he may have used his email as an alternate email. Check your email settings to get it. Try that.
There was a show on citizen radio or KBC not sure,where people would call or text the presenter saying they’re looking for long lost friends/family/schoolmates/workmates/strangers I don’t know if it still exits.
I feel you.
Reminds me of a thread I posted on K/lost about her…and how we went separate ways in early days in college. Been looking for her for quite some time(over 10 years), in FB, twitter, yahoo, etc , but nothing. @Bozingwa (where the hell is he?) gave me some contacts but it turned out not to be her.:(:(:(.
