Story Time

An altruist short story — The last school bell rings. My friends and I rush to the park, which is outside our school compound. The school got out early today. Our class teacher said it is because of a water problem. The sun is blazing hot. We take out our school jerseys and shirts to…

A story inspired by a song — I wrote this piece when I was in high school. This used to be part of my unpublished handwritten anthology. I wrote it again from memory because I lost my first draft. It will never be like the original one. Even so, I hope this version is better. Before reading…

One aunt. Two for sure uncles. One maybe/maybe not. — Today’s article is going to be simple. I will get to the point fast since I don’t have much time. It is 7:57am. I applied to more jobs and emailed my uncle yesterday about the Biafra War. 1 million people died in it, and he was a survivor like my…

A short story of probability — I knock off with the late shift at 9pm. This is the first time I did a double shift. As my colleagues say, it really is no child’s play. And yes, my mind and body have paid the price. We’re all headed to the mall’s ground floor parking lot. Everyone…

As the summer sun shone in through the small open windows, the stale smell slowly drifted out of the small cramped classroom. The students lost what little concentration they had left to the green blowing leaves outside. …

A one sided conversation — While I’m waiting in the taxi rank queue with hands in my pockets, I get a finger prod on my shoulder. “Hi, please tell anyone behind you that I’ll be back, right?” I nod and look forward. The girl returns when the queue is moving into a minibus taxi and…