THE DAY IT HAPPENED
I can still remember how unreal it felt, adrenaline was still rushing through my entire system, sweat beating down on my face. I could feel the hairs at the back of my head stand…
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WHERE SILENCE SAT
At the end of every funeral the seats are supposed to be empty but Ours did not turn out like that. The chair was older than all the members of the household. The arms of its…
Whoever Sits There Speaks Last
Ever since my grandfather passed away. His chair in the family house has remained like that because I doubt anyone has touched it. Not since he got buried, until recently, when…
The Seat Of Kindness.
If you had entered Chuks' apartment for the first time, you would probably think he had just moved in, But the funny thing is that he had been living there for almost three…
His Final Gift of Reassurance
Fed"It's been three days since Grandpa passed, and you haven't eaten anything," Uzo said to her cousin, Nene. She could see a tiny teardrop fall down her cheeks as she struggled…
THE MORNING SHE DIDNT CALL BACK
The phone was silent throughout the night, and somehow, it was louder than all their fights. Tunde woke up to the first thing he noticed when he woke up, was the silence.…
Hope After The Storm.
The morning after the robbery the entire street felt really quiet. Normally by 7 a.m. traders would have already be shouting prices , buses would be on the road , children…
Reconciliation
Janet was furious as she sat in the sitting room, waiting for her husband, Mike to get home. She looked at the wall clock, it was already 11pm. She tried to focus on the TV…
The Whisper Between Worlds
For as long as anyone could remember, Mara had a strange gift. Whenever someone dies without saying goodbye to the ones they loved, Mara will hear the voice they never got to…
CNF: Nobody Told the Rooster
At exactly 4 am, the rooster crowed for the first time, as it usually does every morning of my life, and this was exactly what broke me, not the burial. It was…
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