The Name on the Receipt
"Sir, it was your younger brother who collected it. He said you told her to come for it." The young lady who was behind the wooden counter held up the small white envelope, and…
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I WAS THERE
I was there when Tobi and Sandra entered the house, I watched them sit on the couch to talk about the things girls talk about in private. It was surprising to see them talk so…
Somebody Saw Me Do It
Until he asked me to hold the paper, I never knew I was a witness. It was a cold Wednesday morning, and I was with one of my guys in a small photocopy shop while waiting for…
SCAR
Life on campus was splendid until reality made me realize that things weren’t that simple. Like every other student I was preparing for exams, when a course mate asked for my…
SEVEN YEARS IN A DREAM 🏡 HOUSE____PROMPT #53
Adaeze had the same dream for seven years. In the dreamm, she was inside a big white hoouse with goldden currtains. There was food on the tabble - jollof rice, fried chiicken…
THE WOMAN AT THE WINDOW
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…
DOUBLE STANDARDS
Joe started off as a high school prodigy, always standing out in everything. Entering into college, he carried the same aura he had in high school. People started flunking around…
Someone Had to Sit There
"Can you sit here so you can tell me if there is enough breeze blowing?" This was how my assignment started. On a weekend, I want to go to a building site with a wooden chair…
The Day the Spare Key Became Mine
“Take it. You are old enough to stop knocking.” Those were the words that came out of my mother's mouth while I was standing beside the kitchen door, while I was also…
THE RUNNER
Kane came to a stop, seeing a glimpse of the small village far ahead he could not help but wonder, it had been so long since he had a place to rest. He had walked miles, seen…
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