The Room With the Red Curtains
The first thing I observed was the curtain. Red, and it has faded on the top, with one small tear at the left, which was obvious. I remember having some thoughts, “At least this…
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THE WRONG DOOR
When Ada finally left Emeka, she thought the hardest part of her life was over because She had spent almost four years trying to make that relationship work.... four years of…
A very Expensive Escape
Emeka had one plan for that Saturday morning and it was very simple,it was to get out of the house before his mother would wake up and remembered the list of chores that she had…
THE FIRE WAS WAITING
When Daniel resigned from his job, he felt like the happiest man in the world.... He had worked at Benson Electronics for almost three years and every day felt longer than the…
The wall i built after loosing my father - CNF
A while back, i used to think losing my father was the worst thing that could happen to me but then I discovered that grief could make you afraid of losing everyone else too…
A WALL INDEED.
Throughout my life I have put up several walls based on things that I see happening to others and things that have happened to me, and I've watched several of those walls crumble…
AND IT BROKE
I knew I was desperate, but I knew if I just took the risk, it could pay me a great deal and even change my current situation. My partner was against it, but I was too desperate…
What the Cracks Actually Held
"You people and your steel and glass," Baba Joy said while she was using her legs to match the palm slowly inside a section of mud wall that has been built since before any of us…
Sometimes Walls Fall For A Reason.
When I saw the house again I almost laughed. It was not because the house was funny, Because it looked exactly like how I felt inside. The house had cracks in the walls like…
THE COMPOUND WALL
Everyone in Umudara village knew who Chief Okeke was but very few people actually knew him.. to most people, he was simply the old man behind the wall. His compound sat at the…
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