Alone in my thoughts, I'm slowly fading Lost in my own clouds, I sure need some healing Pain runs through my veins, maybe it's now my companion Each day, uncertainty awakens with me and stays to prove its dominion Shadows from the past dance on my wall Loud echoes from the past, keeping me frail Light fades, Darkness flames I want success, I want it to bear my name It's gloomy and I need light I need a star to guide me th...

This is my story, a story of the most painful experience of my life so far. Nothing in this story is fiction. BEFORE AUGUST I had been worried about going for the one-year National Youth Service Corps program. This was because my result, alongside those of my coursemates, had a tough time being approved by the university's senate. I prayed, and my parents prayed as well. They were tired of the delay as much as I was. Whil...