Alex sat in front of the house with Brian as he waited for the old man's arrival."What do you think the chiefs wanted to discuss with the Baba Agba?" He asked Brian, who was busy on his phone."Why are you getting yourself worried about it? There's nothing to worry about. I know their discussion is over a trivial issue." He assured me."Check this babe out. She's beautiful, right?" He placed his phone in front of Alex to see."Guy, I'm not in the mood for that." Alex didn't look at the phone's screen."I don't know why you are anxious. Just chillax."Alex immediately rose from the seat as he saw the old man from afar."Welcome, Baba Agba. How was the meeting? What did the chief discuss with you?" He lowered his head."It was okay. We just had a little discussion. Are your parents and Vivian inside?" He inquired as they walked towards the house."Yes.""Okay, stay outside with your friend for now. I need to have a discussion with you, but you will be called upon when your attention is
"Surprisingly, I enjoyed my short stay in this village, even though it was just a few days." Brian said, as he and Alex were packing their clothes into their travel bags."Really?!" Alex smiled."Yes, man. It's surprising for you to hear me say that, right?" Brain chuckled."Yeah." Alex said."What about you?" Brain asked."About what?" He was clueless."Did you enjoy your stay here or not, dummy?" He clarified."Oh – that. Like I said two days ago, when the old man told me that I would be king in the future, I did. I enjoyed my stay here. At first, it felt like I was living in hell, but I gradually enjoyed it. I didn't even feel reluctant to leave America when we wanted to relocate to this country, the way I'm feeling now." He explained."What?" Alex was prompted to ask because Brian chuckled after he uttered the statement."Look at you talking about enjoying your little adventure here when you were ranting and crying about leaving this place because you couldn't endure to live here.
Suddenly, Alex found himself in a dark room. He felt trapped because he had no clue where he was, how he got there, or where to head towards to leave the darkness. Still wondering all these, he saw a dim of light from afar, but the dim got brighter later on making it seem like it emanated from his front initially. He heard a voice echoes,"your people await you" several times, while still blinking his eyes from the glittering light which took him abacked because he didn't noticed that someone accompanied the light.Then, he tried to take a look at the person to examine the person's appearances notwithstanding the light. He then concluded that the person was an old woman due to her conspicuous shaky voice, but after he managed to take an in-depth look at her, he noticed that she wore a dirty white cloth; her hair and fingers were so dirty that one would think she used her hand to till a soil, which attested his initial observation. However, he couldn't see her face because her dirty ha
Leaving his house, he ran to his classmate and friend's house - Brian. His house and Brian's are just some few minutes away from each other, and they have been going to school together ever since Alex and his family relocated from the States.He halted from running to catch up his breath on getting to the front of Brian's house because he ran out of breath from running in haste. Luckily, he met Brian's mum - Mrs Smith, who was about to enter her freshly washed red Venza car which was parked on their driveway. She was surprised to see him that way. "Good morning ma." He greeted her, realising Mrs Smith's weird look. "Good morning, Alex. Hope everything is okay with you?" She replied. "Yes, I am." He answered, still knee bent trying to catch up his breath. "Is Brian still at home?" He asked her. "No, he left already. I thought something was odd between you two because you did not pick up his calls when he called you earlier to remind you that he was still waiting for you. I hope e
He walked reluctantly towards him as he wondered. All the students were scared of him because he was really skilled in beating students. Some teachers even call him to beat students whom they are supposed to sometimes."Good morning, sir." Alex murmured and bowed his head as he greeted him."What happened?" He asked abruptly."Sir?" Alex tried to feign ignorance like he did not know what he was asking about. "Why are you late to school?" He asked calmly." The thing is... I... I..." He stuttered as he scratched his hair trying to find the best way to reply him, but Mr Akeem cut in. " My friend, is it going to take you forever to answer my question?!" He asked, raising his voice. " I was not feeling okay, that was why I came late." Alex replied. "But you should have stayed at home. You know that one's health is very important." He said. " I came because I did not want to miss your test." Alex retorted. "That's very good of you. That would be all if you had missed it. Anyway, you
His heart was beating wildly, and he felt as though a devil had been let loose inside of him. At that point, the pace felt slow, and Alex was unable to control his urge. Before the bus could hit Charlotte, he sprinted out to where she was and forcefully shoved her, causing both of them to slide to the opposite side of the road.Alex felt relieved, shocked, and uneasy at the same time. They both felt uncomfortable because of how similar their situation was to two people of opposing genders bumping into one another.After a few awkward seconds of staring at one other, Alex got to his feet.People, including Brian, had crowded around them, before one of them could speak or before Charlotte could rise up. While Charlotte was being grilled by onlookers, Alex remained puzzledly standing.You nearly implicated someone due to your negligence.""Why use earphones while crossing a street?" People, particularly the market women, questioned her about such things."Do you realize that due of your
"You don't have to pretend to be unaware or dispute it. The video has been trending, across all social media platforms since yesterday. I suppose you are unaware, because you have not been online since the incident happened." His father said. He then realised that his father, and virtually everyone might have been aware of what had transpired."Did you also know about it, Mum?" He asked, turning to face his mother.His mother didn't look at him as she nodded in affirmation."How did you do that, by the way? Like, it's incredibly unexpected and enigmatic." His father said. "I don't know. I assume I was just meant to save her." He muttered , hoping that his father would end the conversation."Well, be careful next time. Your safety should be your priority before any other's." His mother warned.Okay ma," he replied. He could not bear it anymore and left the kitchen."Mum, I'm sorry to leave you with this cooking, I need to do something in my room." He told his mother, as he headed
They arrived at the school's grounds early, where they only met a few kids.They entered their classroom but saw only a few people. Charlotte was not there at that time. They greeted their mates present, and walked to their seats. "Do you think she will come today?" Brian whispered to Alex."Maybe so, maybe not," he replied bluntly, as they made their way to their seats. The children present were alerted by the school bell that for the commencement of the assembly had. Most of the students sprinted to the gathering area.Alex and Brian ran into Charlotte, while going down the stairs. She nearly collided with Alex as she was hurrying to their class in order to make it to the assembly ground on time.She took a step back to avoid a collision. Alex and Brian cleared a space for her in the staircase, as it could not be possible to occupy more than three people walking freely.She murmured, "Thank you" as she sprinted to their class, still panting heavily and avoiding Alex's eyes. As t