MISSED TWICE
This past week has made me understand the need for preparedness and understanding what is expected of me in the corporate space. The week started with a scheduled meeting with my…
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THE SELLER WHO FINALLY TESTED HIS OWN LUCK____#57
He has been selling lottery tickets for seven years. Not playing. Selling. Baba Tunde's kiosk was just beside the motor park in Ibadan. Small table, small umbrella, stack of…
The Words Behind the Curtain
"I beg of you, do not let my daughter know about this. I still struggle with the messages she sends." I was behind the curtain while holding my laptop, where I wanted to print…
THE LAST TICKET
The first time Samuel won a bet, he bought his mother a new wrapper.... It wasn't an expensive one, just a beautiful Ankara fabric he had seen at the market but the way Mama…
The Last Match, The Lost Hope
"You can try again next time. Better luck next time." The man in the betting shop said that loudly to one of my friends after he used his whole school fees to place a bet…
THE DEAL OF A LIFE TIME
Sam had prepared all night, so much that he could hardly get a good night's sleep before his big day. He had gone through every single slide, and every single information in the…
The Passenger Nobody Collected
"Madam, can you tell that man to stop following our bus?" That was what came out of the conductor's mouth that everyone looked towards the left window side. I was sitting in…
AN INVITATION TO THE MARKET OF THE DEAD🥀💀__#55
I have never believed in ghosts until the night I followed the masquerade. In my village in Nnewi, they tell children not to go out on the night of October 31st. Not because of…
THE VOICE CALLING FROM THE KITCHEN
The first time I heard my dead father calling my name, I did exactly what any sensible man would do... I covered my head with a blanket and pretended I was still a child... My…
DON'T GIVE IT A MOUTH ___PROMPT #55
Tunde's father was the best carver in Mushin. Not chair, not door. He carved faces. Eyo faces, Egungun faces, masquerade faces. People came from Ikeja, from Yaba, even from…
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