THE PATH THAT DIDNT FEEL RIGHT.. (FICTION)
I just used the longer road because there was something wrong about the shorter one. It was an ordinary journey. Out of town, a hasty drive, do what I needed to do, and be back…
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The Bus I Didn't Board.
I kept wiping off the sweat on my face each time as I made my way down to the bus stop. I would have taken a bike or a taxi down to the bus park, but I thought against it. Not…
The outlier
Alex had just graduated from high school. His grades were so good, everyone in the family was proud of him. On many occasions, his dad would boast about Alex. He seized every…
The Long Way Home.
The road to Oguta was not on any app. Chiamaka had checked twice Google Maps drew a clean blue line along the expressway, the kind of road you took when you were in a hurry and…
Between Doubts And Destiny.
The bus to Enugu was filled with the smell of palm oil and sweat and people who wanted to make a life for themselves, There Chukwuemeka had been sitting in the bus for four…
When Your Dreams Don't Look Like Everyone Else's.
The time Tunde said he was not going to university everybody laughed at him. This was not a small augh it was the kind of laugh that says "you will soon come back to your senses…
Right book, wrong cover
Jimmy was the kind of person to be regularly misunderstood. He had this rough appearance. He had a rough face, some weird tattoos, he dressed like bad boys do. People often had…
The Man at Table Seven
It wasn't a fancy place. One of those cafes people went to think, or use their laptop, or just sometimes sit and do nothing. It had soft music and those lights that made it feel…
The Window Seat
Bola had been sitting at Cafe Mone forty minutes, She nursed a cup of ginger tea and pretended to read.. She wasn't reading, she was watching the couple sitted by the window.…
Seeing Anew.
Mama Chisom had been selling akara at that junction for eleven years, She knew everyone , the danfo driver who always collected change and never returned it, the NEPA man who…
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