Nurse Chinyere |
Lagos General Hospital was usually a place of order and efficiency, but that all changed the day Nurse Chinyere was on duty. Known for her stern demeanor and no-nonsense attitude, Nurse Chinyere had a way of making patients feel both safe and slightly terrified. This particular day, however, would be remembered for a very different reason.
It all started with Chinedu, a young man who had come in for his routine immunization. He joined the queue outside the immunization room, chatting with others to pass the time.
“Abeg, how long e go take?” Chinedu asked the man in front of him.
“E no go too long,” the man replied. “Na just small injection dem go give us.”
Chinedu nodded, feeling slightly reassured. As the line moved forward, he noticed that people were walking out of the room with a strange wobble. “Wetin dey happen?” he muttered to himself.
Finally, it was Chinedu’s turn. He stepped into the room and found Nurse Chinyere ready with her syringe. She gave him a quick, stern look. “Oya, sit down,” she ordered.
“Ah, nurse, abeg make you take am easy o,” Chinedu pleaded, sitting down and rolling up his sleeve.
“Just relax,” Nurse Chinyere replied, preparing the injection. “E no go pain you.”
Chinedu sitting looking shocked as Nurse Chinyere administers the injection. |
Chinedu winced as the needle went in, but the real surprise came when he tried to stand up. His leg felt like jelly, and he stumbled, grabbing onto the chair for support.
“Nurse, wetin you put for this injection?” Chinedu exclaimed, looking at her in disbelief.
“No be ordinary injection?” Chinedu asked, struggling to regain his balance.
“Na the normal dose,” Nurse Chinyere responded nonchalantly. “You go dey alright. Next!”
Chinedu hobbled out of the room, joining the growing crowd of patients who were all walking with the same peculiar gait. It wasn’t long before the hospital corridors were filled with laughter and chatter.
“Chai! See as dem dey waka!” a woman exclaimed, pointing at the group. “Nurse Chinyere don finish una today o!”
Another patient, a young woman named Ifeoma, approached Chinedu. “Abeg, bros, na wetin dem give you?”
“I no even know,” Chinedu replied, shaking his head. “My leg just dey do like say e no belong to me again.”
Ifeoma laughed. “E be like say we all go learn new way to waka today.”
As more patients received their injections, the hospital’s waiting area turned into an impromptu comedy show. People were helping each other walk, some holding onto walls, others leaning on friends. The sight was too much for the hospital staff, who couldn’t help but join in the laughter.
Dr. Oladipo, the head doctor, eventually came out to see what all the commotion was about. “Wetin dey happen here?” he asked, observing the scene with a mix of amusement and concern.
“Nurse Chinyere injection dey make people waka like say dem no sabi use leg again,” one of the nurses explained, trying to stifle her laughter.
A group of patients struggling to walk |
Dr. Oladipo walked into the immunization room and found Nurse Chinyere calmly preparing the next dose. “Chinyere, wetin you put for this injection?”
“Na the usual immunization, doctor,” she replied, looking puzzled. “E no suppose cause wahala.”
“Well, come see for yourself,” Dr. Oladipo said, leading her out to the waiting area. Nurse Chinyere’s eyes widened as she saw the spectacle before her.
“Ah! Wetin I do?” she exclaimed, covering her mouth in shock. “I swear, na the correct dose I give dem o!”
Dr. Oladipo chuckled. “E be like say you go give dem small overdose. Make we go check wetin happen.”
As they investigated, the patients continued to turn the situation into a joke, sharing their struggles and laughing together. “Chinedu, you fit dance shaku shaku with this your new waka?” one man teased, causing everyone to burst into laughter.
Chinedu, always one to find humor in any situation, attempted a shaky dance, making exaggerated movements with his wobbly legs. The crowd roared with laughter, tears streaming down their faces.
“Chai! This one go become new dance style for Lagos!” Ifeoma declared, clapping her hands in delight.
After a thorough check, Dr. Oladipo and Nurse Chinyere realized that a mix-up in the dosage instructions had caused the problem. They quickly administered a counter-injection to help alleviate the effects, but the laughter and camaraderie in the waiting area continued.
By the end of the day, the story of Nurse Chinyere’s special injection had spread throughout the hospital. Despite the initial discomfort, the patients couldn’t stop talking about the hilarious experience.
As Chinedu and the others finally began to regain normal movement, they left the hospital with smiles on their faces. “This na story we go tell our pikin dem,” Chinedu said, waving goodbye to his new friends.
“True talk,” Ifeoma agreed. “This kind laughter no dey come every day.”