On The Other Side Of The Fence - #dailyprompt The fence in our backyard had been there before I was born. Papa said never go near it after 6pm. "On the other side of the…
Is this blackmail? My landlord knocked on my door by 6am. He does not knock, he bangs. "Amara, your rent has expired since last month. If you don't pay today, pack out." I was…
"Some pain is loud. Others are carried in silence. A Quiet Pain is a story of love, secrets, abandonment, and the kind of heartbreak that changes you forever." "Karma isn't…
Every morning at exactly 6:15, Mama Adaeze stood by the window and watched the road. Nobody knew why. She lived alone in the old yellow house at the end of Odu Street, the…
In Nkpor, there was a boy named was 10 years old Every morning, Somto fetched water for Mama Nnanna, the old woman who lived alone near the boreholee. He did not do it for…
In the small town of Nkpor, everybody knew Adaeze was single. At the market, the women would ask, "Adaeze, when will you marry?" She would smile and say, "I am single." At…
If I'm honest, my crutch has always been my Not in a bad way, but anytime I feel awkward, anytime I feel nervous, anytime I don't want to face somethingg,.....>>> I pick myy…
The small church choir in Nkpor had not sung in three weeks. Their choirmaster, Sister Joy, traveled to Lagos and left them with one instruction - "keep rehearsing". But without…
Today's prompt is suppress the feeling. Musa has loved Laila since they were in secondary school. Everybody in Unguwar Rimi knew it. Laila knew it too, but she pretended not to…
Tonight I did something very rare. Nothing. I have been at home in Onitsha since morning. No school stress, no hostel noise, just home. My mum and siblings were in the parlor…
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