Beyond Irinajo (A FICTION) 🧳

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Noise and more noise kept polluting the air in the town of Irinajo. There are no words to describe the reason for the loud sounds. Like a music unpleasant to the ears, there is this harmony well unified by children as sopranos, car engines as altos, and the deep voice of animals reared enough to form a headache for the healthiest being! Henry had been in the town for more than 4 years, and his imaginations on the unpleasant music ran wild. A new menace emerged: “Hi Henry, let’s go have some fun, man!” Kudus, one of Henry’s friends, shouted at him from outside his house. Henry has a lot of friends, but his closest friends in the whole of Irinajo are just three: Kudus, Ibikunle, and Ifajimi. These ‘troublesome artificial quadruplets’, as they are popularly called by all the folks in the town, are one of the most feared cliques in Irinajo Town.

Henry took his shirt and joined his friends as they moved to the town’s pub, where they normally drink to stupor any evening they feel like. But on this day, Henry felt a bit different and was busy thinking about his earlier imagination about the noise in Irinajo town. “What has changed?”, he thought to himself. “Are you pregnant for your girlfriend? You’ve been avoiding this chilled dosage since we got here”, Ibikunle taunted at Henry with a suspicious but funny look. He had never seen his friend so moody. “I think he needs a change of Eve; he’s been too stuck with that fine chick, and he’s considering marriage after impregnating her, I guess”, Ifajimi added while Kudus joined them in laughing at Henry. Henry couldn’t give a response to their inquiries; he was only shocked at how wrong and out of point his friend’s imaginations were. He is busy thinking about how noisy the town is, but they couldn’t even see beyond their table of beers!

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The clique normally leaves the bar with a lady each, but tonight, Henry didn’t drink too much and was still pondering a solution to his noisy thoughts. Although the lady Ifajimi was referring to, Shekinat, has captured Henry’s heart one way or another, but that is not his reason for not getting a girl that night. Henry kept wondering after waving his friends goodbye and facing his way home. “Who could have thought that Irinajo would turn out to be a busy place both day and night?” The loud horn of a moving train passing by almost sent him running, interrupting his feelings. After recovering from the shock, Henry wondered why the scary horn had to be at that moment.

“Pafun! Pafun!”, the loud, sharp sound came running into Henry’s ears. This time, he almost jumped out of his skin, as he was just recovering from the train’s harassment. The sharp sound was like those made by yogurt sellers in Irinajo. But it’s night already, so this wasn’t expected. Henry was already on the floor because he jumped in fear as he tried to run from whatever it was. “Ha ha ha, I got you, sweetie!” The female voice was so familiar, and Henry prayed it wasn’t who he thought it was, but as he turned, he discovered his prayers were unanswered—it's Shekinat holding a trumpet prop! “I think you just lost me!”, Henry angrily replied as he was dusting off the sand off his trousers. “Common, don’t be like that; it was just a romantic prank, don’t you get it?”, Shekinat said in her defense. But all fell on deaf ears. “I don’t want to ever see you again!” As Henry made his stance known and left angrily, Shekinat could only watch, as she had never seen him in such a mood.

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As Henry got to his bed, he knew he had to find a solution to his problems, which were mostly the noise, his clique, and his lifestyle. He resolved to relocate to neighboring towns or whatever is at the back of the beyond of Irinajo. He heard there is a place called Irinkerindo but wasn’t sure if the noise there is the same as in Irinajo town. “At least, I’ll start a new life and move away from this environment”, he said to himself. Before he could conclude his thoughts, two big mosquitoes buzzed in his ears. His frustration was like that of a new baby who could only communicate with loud cries. “Can I ever run from noise totally?!”, Henry cried as he started packing his bags to leave the town the following morning.



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Sadly, Henry can never really escape noise, it is everywhere. If it's not the noise of humans, it's the noise of animals lol.

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😄😄😄Exactly! Good theme well cited. Thank you for your comment.🌹🌹🌹🤗🤗

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Hahaha, where can Henry run toin a wood full of noise? I enjoyed reading this piece.

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😄😄 obviously, he can't run out of the world. Thank you for your comment.

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Some life's challenges can be troubling and all one seeks is a change of environment, not minding what may lie beyond. Well written script

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Yes very.. it takes courage and discipline to sometimes move on. Thank you so much for your comment boss.🙏🙂

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Noise everywhere. It is just one thing that he can't run away from. Perhaps, he should have learned to live with it.

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😄Good advice. Thank you for your comment.

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Poor old Henry, never a moment's peace. Reading this feels like that moment when you hit your early 30's and suddenly the lights and sounds of the club no longer hold the same allure as they did in your 20's; they are no longer more appealing than your bed. A cozy night trumps a wild night out every time. It's an ode to growing up. Henry hasn't quite worked it out yet - the noises were always there, he has simply become aware of the discord that they sow in his life. I think a move to the back of beyond sounds like the perfect solution. Let's hope he takes his girlfriend and future child with him. An insightful and amusing read delivered with some unique imagery, fab alliteration and wonderful dialogue!

Thank you for writing in The Ink Well.

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Wow! The best summary ever! Thank you so much for your excellent comment. There are times in life we get to a moment we just need to have that shift, that change. I really appreciate your comment. Have a great weekend.

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This was fabulous, Samuel. Well constructed, amusing, great dialogue and internal monologue and I loved the imagery at the beginning to kick off all the noise. !LUV !ALIVE !PIZZA

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Thank you so much for your kind words and the gifts. I'm glad you love my piece. Wishing you a blessed weekend.

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“Can I ever run from noise totally?!”

The mosquitoes was just there to remind Henry that no matter where he goes, there will be noise😂

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😂😂 As uncomfortable as this sounds it's very true.. thanks for your comment 🌹🌹

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