The Cost of Never Checking
"Add small" – that is exactly the statement that usually comes out of Uche's mouth, cutting the fabric 3-4 centimetres short of what I actually paid for and quickly folding…
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I AM SORRY
When I spoke the words out, it felt rehearsed, not like an apology, but words that have often been spoken and had now cleaved to my tongue. I knew I was wrong, but I was not…
THE BLACK GOAT UNDER THE TREE
The first time old Mama Nkem sold the black goat, the village laughed. The second time she sold it, people began to whisper... By the third time they called her a thief.. "How…
The Price Of A Sincere Apology.
Well, the first memory happened to disappear on a Monday. You know, I was just so sure it had worked considering the fact that I couldn't remember my mother's expression…
The Power Of A Sincere Apology.
Nobody expected the apology,especially not from Kunle. If there was one thing everyone in the neighbourhood knew about him, it was that he would rather argue all day than say he…
The Old Man's Debt.
The thing about Baba was that he had never apologised to anyone in sixty three years of living, Not once. Not to Mama when he missed her graduation because of a contract in…
Equal In Not Knowing
Uncle Bayo's home had that Saturday afternoon smell, the one that comes from a mix of fried plantain, cement from the neighbors unfinished fence and somebody's generator smoke…
Beyond the surface
Fourteen-year-old Samuel arrived late to school every morning... Not five minutes late. Not ten. Sometimes thirty. Sometimes an hour. His teacher, Mrs. Deborah Okonkwo…
THE APOLOGY CONTRACT
It's now the year 2047 and the society had finally solved a problem that had troubled humanity for centuries..... Fake apologies. Generation after Generation people had lied…
The set up
Ryan Bolton was the best at his job. He worked at a finance firm. He was loved and respected. Ryan has had a steady and quick rise in the company. Within just two years of…
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