The Day Light Hostage Takeover.
Saturday afternoons in Lagos are usually so very noisy, buses honking, hawkers shouting, and music from nearby shops just mixing into one big street soundtrack, but inside of…
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The 'Who' on the Other Side
My heart thumped fast I made my way out of the changing room. I jumped up and down and tried to take steady breaths. I was sure the next person could hear the epileptic beating…
The Final Test: A picture is worth a thousand words
He was late. Again. There I stood, pacing the small ring. I've anticipated this day a long time ago, training under the sun and in the rain hoping I'd be a match for him. This…
The Quest For Freedom
The dusty harmattan wind was here again, twirling through the streets of Lagos, stinging Adesewa's eyes. She had hidden and stepped out with some of her maids to the market. "…
The Lost Ticket…
He’d been saving all year for the summer concert only to lose the tickets an hour before the gates opened. Josh stared as people made their way into the Tafawa Balewa square…
ZapficMonday; Renewed hope.
As she stood at the threshold basking in the warmth of the sunlight that shone brightly on her frail skin, she just knew... She knew today would be a good day…
What could have been
Kate stood by the beach. She wanted some peace, or at least some escape from the party. Her dad had thrown a party to also serve as a fund raiser for his company. A lot of elites…
The hostage game.
Helen, a nurse at the Lagos teaching hospital had just finished her shift at the hospital and was heading home already after she received a call from her grandmother, she called…
A Fate Day.
Image Generated Using Meta AI The morning the sky turned purple, I should have stayed in bed. From my window, the clouds swirled like boiling yam porridge, streaked with…
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