Many times I get a lot of imaginations running through my mind. There are times when I think of how I will handle some situations when it happens for real.

Situations like getting rejected while having a public proposal, stretching my hands for a handshake and getting my hands aired in public, and wanting to use the toilet at public parties or meetings. 😂.

I never knew that someday I will get to experience one. 😆

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There was a day I had to travel back home, it was a long journey at least 12 hours on the road. So I prepared myself and always tried to book a nice bus for the trip. Most times when I knew I would be traveling I always try restricting the limit of how I take food and the kind of food I take too.

But this very day I also had similar plans for the journey and I didn't eat much food. Just some slices of bread and a small cup of tea. That was okay for me. I might just get some snacks on the journey.

I was about to get to the park when I saw a friend of mine. We were so happy to see each other, and he asked me to come over to his apartment only God knows when we shall see again.

He served me some irresistible meals. I tried to control myself not to take much, but after taking a few spoons, I went beyond my limit, I ate it to my satisfaction. I forgot about the consequences.

I left for the park so happy and fully loaded. A few hours into the journey, my tummy started to give me some signs. I knew something is going wrong. I held myself a little. Maybe the driver will stop at a nearby park for us to ease ourselves or get something to eat. The driver didn’t stop. At this point, I wasn’t myself anymore. 😂

I began to sweat on a bus will full of AC. I was into the conversation with other passengers before and even their focus, but all of a sudden I became as silent as a graveyard. All my prayers were for the driver to stop somewhere soon.

Finally, he stopped somewhere. He gave us 10 minutes to do what we wanted to do. I ran into the toilet in the park, some people were in already. I am already hot from the inside. It's like I was in a pressure cooker. I waited for a little and tried to hold it till the person was done.

Finally, the person came out. I stepped into the toilet, but I had to run out again. 😂. That is the reason I don't like public toilets. The toilet was poor. The person that just left didn’t even flush his shits. Immediately, the shit that was disturbing me left. I tried forcing it out, but No 😆.

Yeah, I thought of going into the bush. But I can't take the risk of getting attacked by snakes or even missing my bus. I am happy it was gone. I felt eased a little.

A few hours later it started to hit me so bad. Immediately I started to think of what to do. I felt my brain function more than normal. 😂. I opened my google map to see how many hours were left to get to my destination. Just 3 hours left. I should be able to hold on. I am a man. Those three hours were like 100 days. Only if I could just disappear off the bus. I will do so without hesitation.

An hour left, I thought of shitting on myself, but can I hold the shame. Nigeria is not a good country. Wicked people everywhere. Someone told the driver he wants to urinate, but the driver said he will never stop the bus until he gets to the next park. And I don't blame him, the level of insecurity in Nigeria is discouraging.

Finally, I alighted the bus, I took a bike home. While I sat on the bike I knew I am gone forever. I already paid him before he got closer home. As I reached home, I dropped my bags and ran straight to the toilet without greeting anyone. Before I got to the toilet, I already started to shit myself. I am happy, I am finally home. I rushed into the toilet and did the necessary. That was how I overcame the situation.

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In response to Galenkp prompt

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_{You have caught public transport to the city, alone, for a day of shopping but halfway through the day you shit your pants badly. How do you handle the situation? Write a post of at least 300 words. Make sure you title your post, I shit myself.}

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If I should be in a situation like this and I shit my pants it's not something bad to handle. 😂

I am the type that uses fitted pants. Not large ones 😆. So I am sure they can hold my shit. I am going to manage to shit a little and not all. It will be a burden on me if I don’t do so. 😂.

I would rather think of myself as a baby that shit its pants. When I get to the shopping mall, the first thing I will get is perfume or body spray. Spray myself so bad 😂.

Then start looking out for any public toilet around. There should be some. If there is, then I have to find a way to clean up. But if I can’t find any, I am still with my perfume. I keep on maintaining a constant and odor-free environment around me. Till I get my way back home and have a proper cleanup.

Before that I will look at myself in the mirror and ask myself “You shit yourself? then you are responsible for cleaning yourself”.