Sixty Seconds The first time Adaeze Okonkwo realized she could rewind time, she was seventeen and her father was falling. Papa had just gotten out of his room when his slippers found the one patch of tiles

The Frequency of Still The old man sat at the base of the tower when Kofi arrived. There was no vehicle or bag I site. Just a wooden stool, a tin cup, and the nonchalant posture of an old man who had nowhere

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The Night I Wished Upon the Wrong Star I was thirteen when I first wished to club like I had seen most of my aunties and uncles done. It sounded crazy to my parents when I voiced it out one time to them.

I gripped the steering wheel of Chidi’s Mercedes G-Wagon, my paalms so sweaty caressing the beast on wheels. It roared at every gas I hit, totally in control of the road. Somehow, I still feared I’d slip

Vacancy In Oakhaven All my life I've never liked quiet towns. That was why I left my hometown for the city. They always felt like sleeper cells to me. I loved the bubbly, chaotic life of the city. They

On the dry earth, the old horse rolls, surrendering his weight to dust. In her eyes I see his pain. Years of struggle and tiredness. I feel his constant burden of being a beast. The quiet pain singing

The Things We Didn’t Say Image Generated using Meta AI I loved the fact that we didn’t fight the way people fight in relationships. We barely shouted at each other. Nor has she ever packed her bags. Or

I met him that evening, and the rain refused to stop. It was that kind of rain that soaked your patience and even your umbrellas. I was standing at the already

He hiccuped loudly in the quiet room, breaking the tension. Everyone froze, then burst into laughter. That tiny, unexpected sound turned the serious meeting into a moment of shared joy and relief, proving

The Boy Who Set the Table The first time I heard Tony laugh during our first conversation, it caught my heart like a hook pulling me out of my loneliness. I had just moved into the two–bedroom flat beside

Title: The Inheritance That weird but oddly sweet smell of rain filled the room. This time, I found it too pleasant to resist, maybe because it was mixed with the aroma of the palm oil stew cooking in

The Tenant Upstairs I still remember the promise I made to myself the first time I moved into my new apartment in Block 12: no distractions, no friends, no parties, no falling in love again. After my last

The Promise Under the Mango Tree “Whoever makes it first will help the other,” I said to my elder brother, patting the soil just after I had carefully buried my mango seed into the ground Chijioke looked

The Family Meeting Whenever we hear my dad clear his throat early In the morning three times, it is usually a our signal to assemble for a family meeting. It is usually loud and croaky like a village town

The Clone’s Choice Dr. Evelyn Marr was always known as a woman of precision. A Nobel laureate and artificial intelligence pioneer. She is also the youngest-ever head of the International Artificial

The Fever Dreams The fever came hot like fire from a burning wood. I shivered and sweated at the same time. How can a man be hot and cold at once. I was in a state of discomfort. “Mama… water,” I croaked,

The white envelope sat on the table. Like a prized possession, waiting to be revealed. Finally, Tobe turned it over in his hand. His father and sisters eyes followed him from the cane chair. “Read it aloud,

Scribed In The Stars I still remember it as if it were just yesterday. I was the child people pointed at with pity. Stuck in a loop of endless sickness. Always coughing, fragile, so small for my age. They

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