❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Peyton stood up from the bed, she wore her pair of slippers and walked in the direction of Luca’s room. When she got to the door, she opened the door and entered the room. She could see Luca sleeping on the bed; the youngster spread his legs and occupied the whole space of the bed meant for a maximum of three people. Peyton gazed at Luca for about 12 minutes and walked in the direction of the standing fan. She reduced the speed of the fan, used a blanket to cover Luca’s body and moved out of the room. She walked to the sitting room and sat down. After sitting for about 3 minutes, she got bored. “Margaret! Margaret!” Peyton said. “Yes, aunt! I am coming!” Margaret said from the kitchen. With no hesitation, Margaret placed the knife she was using to cut okras on the table and walked to the sitting room. “I am here, aunt,” Margaret said as she walked in the direction of Peyton’s couch. “What are you do
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Margaret stood up from where she was sitting and walked in the direction of the kitchen. When she reached the kitchen, she washed the plates and cups, she put them inside a tray and carried the tray to the dining room. She placed the plates and cups on the table and walked back to the kitchen holding the tray with her left her. She put a little soup inside a plate and covered the plate, she also put some yam flour paste inside the plate and carried the plate to the dining room. However, after about 5 minutes, she was through with the table setting; she walked back to the sitting room. “I have set the table, aunt…,” Margaret said as she walked to the sitting room. “What kept you so long?” Peyton said. “I couldn’t carry all the plates and cups at a time, so I had to do it gradually,” Margaret said, and sat down. “It’s okay,” Peyton said. The gangsters walked to the sitting room and s
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ “Oh! There are microwave ovens inside the boot of the car,” Charles reminisced when he got to where he parked his car. He walked to the direction of the door and knocked. “Open this door!” Charles said. “Hold on, uncle,” Margaret said as she could recognize Charles’ voice. Margaret walked to the direction of the door and opened the door. She took two steps backwards. “Come back here, Margaret. There are some microwave ovens inside the car boot; go and bring them in one after the other,” Charles said. “Alright, uncle Charles,” Margaret said and walked out of the sitting room. Charles walked to the sitting room and sat down close to Peyton on the same couch. “When will this film end? It is quite long,” Charles said as he gazed at the television screen. “It’s an episodic film, Charles,” Peyton said. “I see,” Charles said. Margaret walked into the sitting room carrying a microwave ov
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ The trio walked out of the males’ wards. When they reached where Mrs. Anthony’s car was parked, they entered the car and Mrs. Anthony drove the car away. The car hooted and one of the security guards opened the gate. The car moved out through the gate. “Mason, Ayla would have missed you,” Evelyn said from the front seat after Mrs. Anthony had driven the car for about 5 minutes. “I miss her too and want to see her,” Mason said from the back seat. “Mason, Ayla and Landon send their regards to you and Evelyn often,” Mrs. Anthony said as the car made a U-turn. “That’s nice of the youngsters!” Evelyn said. “I am quite disappointed in Landon. He made me go through these messes,” Mason said grimly. “There you go again. You caused everything and you ought not to blame others. The juvenile couldn’t behold how you maltreated me,” Evelyn said, and turned her neck backwards. “You are r
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ It was exactly 6:05 am. Professor MacPherson walked to the sitting room after taking his bath and dressing up. He was dressed up in a white suit, a tie, a golden wrist watch, a pair of white shoes, a pair of non-recommended eye glasses and he was clutching his briefcase with his right hand. When Professor MacPherson got to the sitting room, he saw Ayla already sitting on one of the couches. Professor MacPherson dropped his briefcase on the table and sat down beside Ayla on the couch. “Good morning, dad,” Ayla said. “Good morning, Ayla; and how was your night?” professor MacPherson said. “It was fine; how about yours, dad?” Ayla said. “It was also fine. Have you brushed your teeth?” professor MacPherson said. “Yes, I have done that, dad,” Ayla said. “That’s good. I received a phone call from Evelyn last night,” professor MacPherson said. “A call? What did Mrs. Evelyn say?” Ayla said curiously.
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ “Let me see you two off,” Mason said. Mason, Professor MacPherson and Ayla walked in the direction of the entrance door, Mason opened the door and the trio exited the sitting room. They walked to where Professor MacPherson parked his car. “See you soon, sir,” Mason said. “Alright, sir. Ayla, make sure you take good care of yourself,” professor MacPherson said. “Alright, dad; I will,” Ayla said and walked away. Mason walked in the direction of the entrance door while Professor MacPherson entered his car, he wore the seat belt and started the car. At a high speed, the car moved away from Mason’s house. Sadie stood up from the bed, she stretched her body, wore a pair of slippers and walked in the direction of the door. She walked to the sitting room and saw Wesley, Aubrey and Ethan sitting on different couches. “It’s 6:55 am already and you have just woken up,” Aubrey said as Sadie walked into the si
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Aubrey and the youngsters constellated around the dining table. Aubrey dished out fried rice and beef to everyone. “Pray for us, Davies,” Aubrey said after she had dished out the last plateful of rice. Davies prayed and everyone constellating around the dining table masticated his or her food. As they masticated their food, the dining room was very silent, as if they were already conversant with table ethics. With the speed they used in carrying a spoonful of rice, one could easily tell that the food was delicious. Ethan was the first to empty his plate. “Do you need more fried rice?” Aubrey said with gestures. “No, mum; I am satisfied,” Ethan said. “It’s alright,” Aubrey said and carried her last spoonful of rice. “Sadie, you know we are going out very soon and you are eating majestically. You better clear off the rice now,” Aubrey said as she gazed at Sadie’s plate. “Okay, mum
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ However, after about 20 minutes’ drive, Aubrey stopped the car at the front of a building. Mother and child alighted from the vehicle. “Mum, you didn’t carry your bag from the car,” Sadie said as mother and child walked towards the building. “Oh, I forgot!” Aubrey said. “Let me get the bag for you, mum…,” Sadie said. She walked back to where the car was parked, she pulled the door, carried the bag from a seat and closed the door. She sauntered back in Aubrey’s direction. On the wall of the building was the inscription “Diamond Plaza.” The plaza had several shops, about 15 of them, with different inscriptions at the top regions of their pitheads. Some of these inscriptions were “Grocery Store”, “Medicine Store”, “Bar”, “Stationery Store”, “Bakery”, “Unisex Clothing Store”, “Art Studio”, “Cafeteria” and a host of others. Also, leftwards and rightwards of the plaza were bakeries, banks, salons and sundries. Diamond plaza was th
❌ 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