For a moment, the class fell silent. Amaka fidgeted on her seat and wondered if she should answer or not. “Sir, she’s here,” someone from the back seat shouted and Amaka turned. It was the same girl who had been on the first day of resumption. She was staring at her with a sneer on … Continue reading Archibald Memorial Secondary School – Part Two
It was September again. It was drizzling again. Students were back again. Teachers were frustrated again. It was resumption day. The time was past two pm, barely seven hours into the start of a new academic year and teachers were already fed up by the presence of their students and their parents. Students could be … Continue reading Archibald Memorial Secondary School
LIKE MASS SMOKER’S The most needful may look beautiful but full of soot I was carried away in a trance at bluebase trans-amadi Where I peered a cloud of white full of carbon blacks Not everyone was aware, despite the yelling of the poor. As the rich in money uses the poor to clean their … Continue reading A World Of Carbon Blacks
I don’t know why I agreed to go on such a stupid expedition in the first place. Perhaps, it was because I wanted to impress Kiki. Or because I was simply broke and badly in need of cash. However, whatever it was, I was sorely regretting my decision at the moment. It all began on … Continue reading The Revelation
JOURNEY TO ITALY – UNTOLD STORIES OF A RETURNEE (fifth episode) The inhabitants of Durku behaved indifferent towards us. Everybody we reached out to simply drove us away. We kept gallivanting round the village till the west welcomed the sun. Having no success in neither the filling of our belly nor the putting of a … Continue reading Journey To Italy – Untold Stories of a Returnee (5)
(1) Lara fell on her knees and shut her eyes, waiting for the wailing storm to pass. A dark ferocious wind circled her and lifted her into mid-air. It held her for a nanosecond and then dropped her. She fell flat on her back and became unconscious for a timeless period. It circled her still, … Continue reading She-devil EP 1
She-devil Woe unto the earth for the mistress of the devil has come to seduce, steal and slay. Hell will freeze over cause she has come with a great lust for revenge and destruction. WATCH YOUR BACK!!! COMING SOON!!! (c) Gabriel G Odigiri,2018
CHAPTER 2 Ring, ring, ring, the bell ranged and all the student were gathering at a special place, it was assembly time and the beginning of a new term the boys were standing with their green ironed trousers with well knotted tie, and white flashing shirts, why the girls were flexing their white ironed blouse … Continue reading Towards The End at High School 2
Along the river road The three young girls walked single file along the path that led to their village, Igodi. They were returning from the river, where they had gone to fetch water for their mothers. Placed on their heads were clay pots of different sizes with Edafe, who was at the rear of the … Continue reading Eki: The Prince’s Bride
They stormed in without warning. Clad in black attires with masks covering their faces except for one, they looked to be assassins. Each wore fitted, long hand sleeves while their gloved hands held wicked, looking weapons. They were five in number. My mother and younger brother were in the room, unaware of the intruders. I … Continue reading Doomed
DURKU! that’s what she called the place. It’s a small village from where we were to board a jeep that will take us across the border into Libya. After raping us all, madam UC pleaded with the leader to drop us at durku. He refused at first, they even left. She had began to sob … Continue reading Journey To Italy- Untold Stories Of A Returnee (4)
THE ONE FRIEND EPISODE 4 In Davida club, Boma and Anny are sitting opposite each other , drinking from a bottle of wine as they gist and laugh with each other like two good friends. ‘How come you are into this? Quizzed Boma who hasn’t stopped wondering why a wealthy parent child would turn to … Continue reading The One Friend – Episode 4
CHAPTER 1 The third term examination always put pressure on students, but this time, it was cancelled. The ministry for education decided that student in ss2 should seat for mock examination as their promotion exam to ss3. It came as a surprise everybody had prepared for the exam, I was going through my notes, we … Continue reading Towards The End At High School 1
THE ONE FRIEND Episode 3 Boma quickly swiped the green button of her phone. ‘hello honey, how are you doing?” she asked. ”Am fine, my love, I hope you are taking good care of yourself. I hope you miss me a lot” Asked Tom. Of course I miss you like crazy but am only bothered … Continue reading The One Friend – Episode 3
Michael ran his fingers through his foaming beards as if he was doing a head-count for his hairs. The spray tube sprinkled waves of gentle bubbles of warm water at his face… and indeed, the warm bath suited his mood and was exactly all he needed to seal his long day. His wife’s birthday was … Continue reading Every Man Has a Price.