Original Stories

My Own Dilemma

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What If You Can’t Make Lemonades?

“Never say never. Never believe it cannot be you, because you will be shocked at the way it will be you”. Juliet never thought a day would come…

Maybe It’s All A Movie Plot

“…and they lived happily ever after. Snap! Not that – The villain died. Oh, sorry, I meant The Lovers. You remember those two lovey-dovey partners who fell in…

A Victim of Twisted Faith

“Today, seven years ago, I lost my brother to a twisted faith.” Layi and I were more than just siblings; we were public-pieced twins, born approximately a year…

She Thought This Was it

“I do not know” Reggs nonchalantly blurts out, not thinking. I raise my eyebrows with disgust. Sadly, she does not notice. It is a familiar response though; Liana…

I Think I Will Be Tired Tomorrow

“I think i will be tired tomorrow”, I sighed. After a long day out, joggling between tasks to survive life and its ever-calling challenges. The hands of the…

As Death beckons

As Death Beckons

“Happy Birthday, Papaaaaa!” The chorus rented the air as I was wheeled into the living room. It’s a small party as I can observe, which is just the…

The Different Folks You’d Meet at the End of the World

I wake up to the sounds of an alarm. It isn’t my bedside alarm, I had long trashed that. It is a siren signaling the countdown to the…

Lost

Another Evidence of What Is Lost

How much more can others lose before I am the one that is lost? You know how it is that you think the worst has already happened to…

Trauma to Love: Healing from the Scars of Verbal Abuse

“Ori e o pe, I wo obirin oshi yi”. were the words that woke Angel from her afternoon nap, and just as she thought, daddy was referring to…