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Airport trauma

Image from meta ai My admission came late. Two weeks acter resumption. I was really grateful it didn’t come later like most of my friends. I guess God had a way

THE HOUSE AT NUMBER TWELVE

All Detours are Costly. The fortunate ones find that it pays them back as well. Samuel had one rule. Do NOT cross through Maple street. It took him nearly two hours

"THE CHAIR"THAT BECAME MY STUDIO

Some chairs are just for sitting. But this particular chair in my sister's house became my photography studio. Last year, my birthday wasn't going the way I had

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

The Seat was Never Free - CNF

I have heard great rumours from the elders of old that if one is after the chair, he or she must be ready to leave his life for it. I have also heard from my colleagues

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 quiet.The first thing he noticed when he woke up,

Unexpected Connections: Creative Non-Fiction

My NYSC service year was nothing I expected—and everything I needed. After clicking "pay" on the online application, I waited. Then the posting letter

THE CONNECTION THEY NEVER EXPECTED

Michael never imagined that the person who would help save his business would be the same person he had barely spoken to properly in months. And that person was

The Warning in My Mother's Eyes

pixabay Signals are common among African mothers. Whenever they want to warn you about something, just look at their faces; you will see reactions you never imagined,

Family banter

Its so crazy how couples could hold a full conversation with themselves just with their eyes. Let's say, a visitor came by to visit and after the welcome hug. Just

Angelic keke drivers

Nothing is more frustrating than the feeling of looking for something, especially when you know where you left it. I really abhor looking for things and i dont hide

The future that never arrived

Tomorrow Will Be Better, Emeka had mastered the art of postponing happiness. Not intentionally. Life had simply taught him that survival came first. At twenty-five

THE RECEIPT INSIDE HIS WALLET

The receipt was old, faded and had worn out at the edges and should have caused no concern whatsoever, but it changed a marriage before it dawned. Clara discovered

The burning man

In my dreams, I see a populace. The streets are busy as always, some people standing in front of stalls after a long shift, others heading home to sleep. The

THE PHASES -CNF

When I was younger the only desire I had was to become old enough to be able to make decisions on my own. As a child it seemed as though when I became an adult all

He didn't break his promise

Chief Felix had arrived before the visitors came. I, seated among my colleagues, watched how Mr. Felix, with a lot of pride and a sense of accomplishment, gave a

THE STRANGE MUSICIAN

I always hate it when people act like without them a particular thing won’t happen. It’s so annoying when its actually true but no one can do anything about it.

The painter's choice

The truth is that whatever we put all our energy, strength and might into we don't like when it's criticized with so much disdain. Whether we like it or not most

THE LOUDEST VOICE IN THE ROOM - FICTION

The man who spoke the most about honesty was the one person no one expected to be dishonest. In the small town of Ogbara, everybody knew Mr. Samuel Adeyemi. Pixabay.com

Memories lives on

I thought losing a loved one would mean losing the memories we have of them in us but then I was so wrong, the memories are the ones we live with for the rest of