Author: Mariam

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I write fiction...

Tony composed a long resignation email and sent it to Mr. Henry; life was now uncertain for him without a job but he felt free, he felt happy, he had a certain peace that he could not explain. No matter what happened, he was sure that all was going to be well; because he now knew the things that matter the most to him, life and family.

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The plain began to move and Biola looked outside the window, taking in the final sight of her homeland and releasing all the pain it had brought to her. As she felt the plane elevate, she was glad that this was the last time she was ever going to be called Biola Kila.

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“You are early” I said “so are you” he replied. Looking at him alone already broke my heart; I couldn’t wait, I couldn’t wait to order and have a pleasant conversation before discussing the main issue that brought us there and so I went straight to the point.

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Yes, because from the thing wey I don see; first of all ASUU strike no dey solve any wahala at all. The strike go just waste the time of people children and the amount of time wey dem suppose spend for school go increase with no merit.

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When he got to the floor that was directly below the roof top; he searched for water desperately and finally found half a bottle of water abandoned underneath a desk. He gulped it without thought and waited for a few seconds to see if it was going to have any effect on his current state. It did… he felt a little better and stronger but the pain in his arm lingered.

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She entered a baby store trying not to pant obviously for the world to see “can I help you with anything?” a sales girl asked, she could tell that Efe was in a hurry “yes please… I want a green dress, a beautiful green dress” Efe replied pointing at the rack with baby dresses. “Okay, let me help you get it… please have a seat”

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What is the question that I wanted to ask him? I wanted to ask him if what we were doing was leading anywhere; I wanted to ask him if marriage was something that he saw for us. But I couldn’t bring myself to ask him that question because I felt that it was going to make me look like I was desperate for marriage.

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After asking him a number of interesting questions, she finally landed on the one that the whole country wanted to ask him “Sir, this interview will not be complete if I don’t ask you this question” she started smiling with caution. “As your Presidential tenor comes to an end, the entire country wants to know if you will run for a second term” she asked.

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Good morning o, Mazi you just dey wake from sleep? Mtshww, Egbon I no even know for myself again… the kind sleep wey I dey sleep these days enh. You drink alcohol? Your voice dey crack like say you drink alcohol I no drink any alcohol abeg. My voice dey crack because my throat dey dry. Speaking of alcohol, you know say federal government wan ban alcohol for this country. Na lie abeg. Where you read that nonsense? I no read am, na person tell me last night say dem wan ban am. No be say dey wan ban alcohol…

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“I am very happy for her… I mean it is good news but I won’t lie, I am a bit jealous” Lota confessed “don’t worry you are next” I replied as if I was a psychic “between you and I, you are most likely next” she said firmly and it made me wonder.

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So how that judgment take concine you? Yes, I agree with the thing wey dem dey do for kaduna; anybody wey wan go rape person pikin, make dem castrate am. Since e no wan get self-control… government go give am self control

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Na wa o. your patience don loss this morning. The good part be say fuel price fit reduce to the barest minimum; if something happen now and fuel dey everywhere, the price of fuel fit reduce well well and you fit even buy fuel for twenty naira per litre

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Sis. Aloysius was happy to see her as always and so was Biola; as they sat to talk, Biola took a good look at her and realized how much she had aged “time has really gone by” she said softly “indeed my child” Sis. Aloysius replied.

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Tony turned to Mr. Henry “you never asked me why I asked you to come here” “to take care of this murderfucker” he replied with confidence as he nibbled on an apple “wrong” Tony announced and shot Mr. Henry in the head causing Anderson to scream and cry like a baby.

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