Last Night I Got Drunk
Posted: 22 Jan 2021, 17:02
Last night I was visiting my grief stricken Junta friends who were heavily drinking when I arrived at their home. I joined them in the drinking frenzy which lasted until the wee hours of the morning. Realizing I couldn't possibly drive home intoxicated, they called an Uber to give me a ride home. As luck would have it, the Uber driver turned out to be a Tigraway man with insatiable appetite for lies and politics, which made my ride home very memorable.
The driver mentioned to me that he was new on his Uber driving job and apologized for the few wrong turns he made and the red traffic lights he ran due to his excitement over having a fellow Tigraway as his passenger. When I asked him about his previous job, he said, for the last 10 years he was a full time TPLF cadre at Mereja forum, where he was known as Deqi-Arawit.
At that moment I could feel the hair on my neck standing up and goose bumps covering my body. But I couldn't bring myself to tell him who I am for fear that might embarrass him. As he dropped me off in front of my house, I said to him "Tigray TiEwet" to show my solidarity to the pain of defeat he's experiencing, and to the new reality he never prepared for. The good news is, he's still alive, and driving like crazy!
The driver mentioned to me that he was new on his Uber driving job and apologized for the few wrong turns he made and the red traffic lights he ran due to his excitement over having a fellow Tigraway as his passenger. When I asked him about his previous job, he said, for the last 10 years he was a full time TPLF cadre at Mereja forum, where he was known as Deqi-Arawit.
At that moment I could feel the hair on my neck standing up and goose bumps covering my body. But I couldn't bring myself to tell him who I am for fear that might embarrass him. As he dropped me off in front of my house, I said to him "Tigray TiEwet" to show my solidarity to the pain of defeat he's experiencing, and to the new reality he never prepared for. The good news is, he's still alive, and driving like crazy!
