❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ After the astronauts had journeyed for about 156 hours, they were gradually getting close to the half moon. However, the journey has been adventurous. “Guys!! We are coming to the end of this journey,” Alfred said. “I didn’t know the half moon was this far,” Sarah said. “Look at those Arabidopsis thaliana,” Raphael said. “Let’s move closer!” Brown said and the astronauts walked to the Arabidopsis thaliana. “What are these guys?” Sarah said, touching one Arabidopsis thaliana flower. “They are plants called Arabidopsis thaliana and produce white flowers,” Raphael said. “I can see that. Do they produce fruit too?” Sarah said. “No, they don’t. Arabidopsis thaliana are small plants that have a short generation time, usually 6 weeks, and grow well under laboratory conditions, on shelves at room temperature, with a limited amount of light,” Raphael said. “Wow!!” Sarah said. “I hav
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Professor MacPherson drove at midday to an uncompleted building located in a non-residential part of the United States of America. Inside the building were Charles and his light-fingered guys. Dickson saw Mr. MacPherson’s car through one of the windows and notified other gangsters. “The professor is here again…,” Dickson said as he peeped through the window. “Professor MacPherson?!” Jeremy said. “Yeah,” Dickson said. “Guys, coordinate yourself; I don’t want you to disrespect the professor,” Alfred said. “Alright, boss,” the gangsters said. “Welcome, professor MacPherson,” the gangsters said as professor MacPherson sauntered into the uncompleted building. “Don’t greet me!” professor MacPherson said with a glare. “What’s it, boss?” Charles said. “You haven’t done the work I gave you. I saw that bastard in a bar days ago,” professor MacPherson said sternly.
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ The whole place was getting dark; the astronauts who had been waiting for the night were euphoric. Sarah couldn’t hold her joy; she was looking at how the moon had suddenly changed. “I was thinking the moon has no night,” Sarah said. “I told you all that the moon has darkness too; now, we can see things by ourselves. Raphael, are the candles still intact?” Alfred said. “Yes, boss,” Raphael said. “Good; please, give everyone a stick of candle,” Alfred said. “Alright, boss,” Raphael said and gave candles to all the astronauts. Charles kindled the candles with matchsticks and the astronauts continued their adventure to the half moon. Soon, the astronauts got to the moon’s mountains. “Oh my God!! These mountains are strange. I didn’t know the moon had mountains,” Raphael said. “I read in a documentary that the moon has mountains and highlands,” Smith said. “Yeah, I read that too
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Galaxy plaza was located at the center of the country’s market; this plaza had outdone other plazas in the United States of America over the years for its selfless kind of service. Louise walked into the plaza holding his car key. After Louise had bought some items, he walked to one of the cashiers. “Hello, cashier…,” Louise said. “Hi, Sir! You are done shopping?” the cashier said. “Yeah, madam; here is what I bought,” Louise said with gestures. The cashier took the items one after the other and made some calculations with her calculator. “Your bill is 100 USD!” the cashier said. “Alright; no discount?” Louise said. “No, sir; we give a reduced price here. You can try other plazas,” the cashier said. “Okay…, I don’t have cash here; can I make some transfers through online banking?” Louise said. “Sure! Here is the POS machine,” the cashier said.
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ The armed men alighted from the vehicle and dragged Louise out of the vehicle. They ushered him like a lost but found dog into their hideout, the uncompleted building. “Idiot!! You think we need your money; we are not hungry men,” Dickson said. “He thought we resembled his hungry relatives,” Logan said, and everyone laughed. “Dickson!! Tie him down!!” Charles said. “Alright, boss,” Dickson said and sauntered away. Dickson walked in with ropes. He hijacked Louise and tied his hands and legs. Dickson also landed some blows on Louise’s face. “His face is too rigid; he almost wounded my hands,” Dickson said. “The pauper can’t afford a cream,” Jeremy said and everyone laughed. “Young man, we shall treat you well if only you cooperate with us,” Charles said. “Let him not cooperate, I will personally chide him,” Dickson said. “Louise, what’s your vocation?
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ It all started when MacPherson heard about Louise’s latest achievement. MacPherson walked into Louise’s office one morning. “Morning, professor,” Macpherson said. “Morning, sir; please, sit down,” Louise said. “Thank you, sir,” MacPherson said and sat down. “I hope there is no problem, professor?” Louise said. “Problem?! No problem at all. I only came to greet you for your new achievement,” MacPherson said. “Achievement?” Louise said. “Yeah, professor. The vice Chancellor told us that you have gotten a new land,” MacPherson said. “Oh! That? Yeah; I have gotten another land by the grace of God,” Louise said. “And I heard it is located in Government Reserved Area 2, right?” MacPherson said. “Yeah, professor,” Louise said with a smile. “Wow!! This is good news, professor. You are so lucky to have land in a busy part of California,” MacPherson said. “You can say that again, professor MacPherson,” Louise said. “Receiv
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Louise was sitting inside his office, thoughts were running through his pierced mind. After deep thoughts with no answer, Louise finally dialed Macpherson’s phone number. “Meet me in my office now!” Louise said. “Okay, professor; just some minutes, MacPherson said. “Come in!!” Louise said expectantly. “Morning, sir,” Macpherson said. “Morning, Macpherson; sit down,” Louise said. “Thank you, sir,” MacPherson said and sat down. “Please, I want you to tell me the truth; did you take the land document?” Louise said. “No, sir; I have said this hitherto,” Macpherson said. “So you are this adamant? Let’s settle this thing without a third party,” Louise said. “I said I didn’t take the document; with due respect, professor, I want to leave now,” MacPherson said. “You are a mad man!! You are inferior, but I relate with you like otherwise. What do y
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ The Lord of the Moon was in an excited state. He sauntered out of his residence and began to look at the beauty of the moon’s night. Everywhere was covered with darkness. However, there was no night breeze, whirlwind or sea-breeze. “My kingdom is large, cool and beautiful; I am the custodian of powers from the moon. I am the one that puts smiles on the faces of the motherless and fatherless, I give hope to the hopeless and I eliminate the lives of the wicked; I am the Lord of the Moon,” the Lord of the Moon exalted himself. “Guys, I think the half moon is closer, I can hear the voice of a man,” Alfred said. “I can hear that too, but do men live here?” Smith said. “Don’t be daft, Smith; have you seen anyone’s house from the outset of this adventure?” Alfred said. “No, I haven’t seen any, boss,” Smith said. “Then why the silly question?” Alfred said. “I am sorry, boss,” Smith said grimly.
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Davies was sitting on a couch in the sitting room. It was a hot afternoon. He was sipping a cold wine as he gazed at the television. Before Magdalene and her baby, Edwin and Alfred left home in the morning, Magdalene told Davies to tidy up the clutter and clean the bathroom. As soon as Davies ate his breakfast, he tidied up the clutter. He started from the sitting room. Next, he tidied the clutter of Edwin’s room before he tidied his own room. He cleaned the bathrooms and toilets with soapy water. The work was too much for Davies, so he felt tired. He was so engrossed in the television when he heard the buzzing sound of the buzzer. He muttered some words before he stood up from the couch. It was then that he realized that he was still tired after the morning engagements. He was so excited about seeing Liam. He closed the door gently when Liam entered. The twosome exchanged pleasantries as they walked in the direction of the set
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Davies was so happy when he received the call in the morning that Magdalene had given birth to a bouncy baby boy. He had gone to take his bath. When he returned to his room, he glanced through his phone’s screen and saw two missed calls. He became worried when he discovered that Alfred was the caller. He wondered why Alfred would call him in the morning. However, when Gino and Gina came into the room, he borrowed Gino’s phone and gave Alfred two peep calls. Luckily, Alfred called Gino’s number. Alfred never knew who owned the phone number, so Davies quickly introduced himself.“Magdalene has given birth to a bouncy baby boy.” These were Alfred’s words before he cut the call that morning. Davies was sitting under the marquee. It just rained so everywhere looked wet. Davies dialed Gina’s number and waited for Gina to pick up the call. When Gina picked up the call, they exchanged pleasantries. “I am unde
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ It was a bright Monday morning, two weeks after Alfred and Davies returned from the hospital. Davies was inside the sitting room when Magdalene walked in. Magdalene had gone to the mall on Saturday to buy food items, because Davies would be resuming school today. When Magdalene got home that day, he showed Davies everything he had bought. Davies took a gaze at the food items. They were majorly what he wanted. He thanked Magdalene.“I hope you have put the food items inside the car’s boot?” Magdalene said gently.“Yes, mum. I finished that some minutes ago. Have you eaten your food?”“No. I will eat my food when I come back. It’s time we went. You shouldn’t be late on your first day at school.”“Before we go, mum, can I tell you something?”“Alright. Be very fast.”“Edwin told me you rarely eat…”“He did?” Magdalene cut in.“Yeah. Please, ensure you eat often because of the baby. I wouldn’t want you to ha
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ King Rehoboth walked into the inner chamber. Beside him were two guards. He was dressed in his regalia, holding his office staff. As soon as the chiefs saw him, they greeted him. The king replied to them before he sat down. A guard stood on the left and held the king’s office staff while the other guard stood on the right.“I have called you here today because of our last discussion,” King Rehoboth said.“With all humility my king, you mean the discussion about Alfred?” Cooper said, standing up.“Yeah. You have a retentive memory.” King Rehoboth smiled. “I have decided that we will help Alfred and his son with money, so that the surgery can be carried out on them.”“From an African adage, my king, a man doesn’t gulp down the hand that feeds it. Alfred has been a backbone to this state. He risked his dear life just to see that others were happy. I think this is the best time we can show our appreciation to him. We
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ When Magdalene got home, she changed her clothes and sat down on one of the couches. She had branched to the mall to buy popcorn and groundnuts as soon as she left Edwin’s school. She took out the popcorn and the groundnut from the bag and started consuming them. After she consumed everything, she became bored. She turned on the television and started gazing at the actions displayed on the television screen. It was an episodic film. Magdalene had watched the first and the second episodes of the film. The actions of the film hadn’t reached the climax, so she had hoped to watch the third episode of the film one day. She visited the cassette store two days ago. She had gone to buy an interesting film when she saw the third episode of the film she had been longing to watch. Without any hesitation, she picked up the cassette and paid for it. It cost 15 USD. It was worth it because it was an interestin
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ It was Sunday evening. Magdalene was sitting inside the sitting room, she was looking sad and inactive because Alfred and Davies hadn’t returned home. Different thoughts were running through her mind. She had left home for Sarah’s house in the morning. She told Sarah about her ordeal. Sarah was so shocked. She told Magdalene that Alfred and Davies had left for home the previous night. Magdalene became more worried. She had returned home and refused to eat. Edwin walked into the sitting room and met Magdalene. Edwin sat beside Magdalene and said, “Mum, you can’t continue like this. You taught me to pray in every situation, but here you are thinking. You don’t have to cause more havoc.”“I couldn’t take it anymore. I have tried Alfred’s and Davies’ phone numbers several times, but they weren’t going through. I hope nothing happens to them,” Magdalene said and couldn’t hold her tears. Edwi
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ The moon was already out. The streets were lighted by the streetlights. The streetlights were used to see in night in California. The lights were charged via the energy from the sun in the day and when the night came, they illuminated everywhere. The lights were so bright that even when a pin fell down, it could easily be picked up. Despite the streetlights, there were still some nooks and crannies in California that experienced darkness because the streetlights couldn’t reach there. King Rehoboth dialogued with the citizens several times. He would tell them that he would create more streetlights for the state. The citizens would leave his palace happily. Yet, King Rehoboth hasn’t been able to create any streetlights. Rehoboth wasn’t a stingy man. He could give anything except his wives. He grew to love his wives. The major problem King Rehoboth had was financial problems. He did not have enough money
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Davies had restrained from negative thoughts that day. He was resting his back on the couch when he heard a knock on the door. He wasn’t expecting any other people apart from Magdalene and Alfred, who had left for the hospital in the morning. He gathered a ray of hope that Magdalene and Alfred had returned home. To his greatest surprise, it was Liam. He grimaced, closed the door and they walked in the direction of the settees. Davies asked Liam what he would like to take, but Liam refused. Liam told Davies that he wasn’t famished. Davies pleaded with Liam to take cold water and Liam acceded to that wholeheartedly. Davies stood up from the settee and returned, holding a mug. He handed over the mug to Liam. Liam thanked him and emptied the mug before the twinkle of an eye. Davies knew the kind of friend he had. He knew Liam didn’t like to be disturbed when drinking water. So whe
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Davies was so eager to go home. He has been away from home for the past seven months. He had called Alfred one fateful morning and told him that he had finished his examination. Alfred had promised to come and pick him up next week. Davies stuck his bag to his back. He clutched his luggage. He greeted Gino and Gina before he left the hostel. Gino and Gina were identical twins, so it was difficult for people to differentiate them. They were international students from China. Actually, they weren’t citizens of China. They were citizens of America by birth. They had relocated with their parents to China in search of greener pastures. Many people never believed that they were Americans because they spoke the Chinese language most of the time. The few people close to them could easily identify them as Americans because of the color of their skin and hair. Davies was very angry when the housemaster int