❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ “Over to the judges!” MC said. “As for me, it is kudos to you! Keep it up, man!” Benjamin said. “You have done well, but it’s a love song, so one has to put in a great passion. All the same, kudos to you!” Bentley said. “Let me buttress on the already laid protocols. You can’t sing a love song without displaying enough passion. Work on yourself, guy, and the sky will be your limit. An extolment from me too!” Avery said. “You can join your colleagues now, and I guess we would all clap for him as he joins his colleagues,” MC said. As Miles joined his colleagues, the audience clapped their hands. “The second contestant on my list is Miss Taylor. A round of applause for this lady as she saunters forward,” MC said. Taylor sauntered to the dais amid the screams and claps. She collected the microphone from the MC and sang the ancient song, “Part Time Lover by Stevie Wonder.” The song was admitted by the
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ As James sang this Stevie Wonder song, the audience clapped and screamed. Avery giggled the bell and said, “Time up!” James gave the microphone to the MC with his head bowed. “Over to the judges!” the MC said. “Well, it is a no from me. Next time, put in your best,” Benjamin said. “It’s a no from me too!” Avery said. “It is a yes from me, guy, but you have to work more on yourself,” Bentley said. “It’s alright. My judges have spoken, you can go back to your seat. My audience, don’t be tired of clapping!” MC said. As James walked back to his seat, the audience clapped and screamed as if there was no tomorrow. “Now, we have come to the end of the show. It’s now left for our judges to tell us the three best contestants. Permit me to welcome Bentley to come on stage. A round of applause for him as he saunters forward,” MC said. The audience screamed and clapped for Bentley as he sauntered towards the dais. Bentle
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ As Mrs. William sauntered towards the dais, the audience clapped and screamed. She climbed the dais and began the benediction, “We seek your presence from the outset of this program, and we’ve enjoyed it; we say receive our thanks. Thank you for the awesome edition of the music contest. We pray you will spare our lives to witness next year’s edition. Thank you for answering our prayers and as we pray in Jesus’ name!” Mrs. William said and handed over the microphone to the MC. “Amen!!” the audience said. “A round of applause for Mrs. William as she saunters back to her seat,” MC said. The audience clapped and screamed as Mrs. William sauntered back to her seat. “It’s alright, everyone. Now, we have come to the end of the program; everyone should wait for his or her delicacy…,” MC said. Some gunmen entered the hall unannounced and began to shoot the ceiling. “Nobody, must move! But
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ At exactly 5:07 pm, Davies could hear the sound of a car. “Switch off the television! Mum is back!” Davies said. “Oh, my God!” Liam and Ethan said. Liam rushed to the direction of the television and switched it off alongside other electronics. Liam and Davies ran to their room while Ethan walked towards the pithead. He opened the door and saw Aubrey and Sadie coming towards the pithead. He sauntered towards them and collected Aubrey’s bag. “Welcome, mum; welcome sister Sadie,” Ethan said. “Thank you!” Sadie and Aubrey said. The threesome walked towards the pithead. When they were closer to the door, Aubrey opened the door and the threesome walked into the sitting room. “Everywhere looks cluttered; what happened in our absence?” Aubrey said and sat down on one of the couches. “Nothing, mum,” Ethan said. He dropped the bag on the table and sat close to Aubrey on the couch. Sadie sauntered silently to her room. “Alright, Et
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Aubrey walked towards Liam and Davies’ room. When she was closer to the door, she knocked at the door. “Who is there?” Davies said. “Open this door!” Aubrey said. Davies could recognize Aubrey’s voice, he stood up from the couch and sauntered towards the door. “Welcome, mum!” Davies said as he opened the door. Aubrey ignored Davies and walked into the room. “Welcome, mum,” Liam said. Liam and Ethan were sitting on the bed. “So, you didn’t know we had arrived?” Aubrey said with a glare. “We are sorry, mum,” Liam said. “You people want to turn into something else, and I won’t take it lightly with you. Your father needs you in the sitting room,” Aubrey said. “Aright, mum!” the youngsters chorused and stood up. “Ethan, I told you to tidy up the clutter. If this isn’t done, you won’t eat anything,” Aubrey said. “Alright, mum; I will tidy up the clutter,” Ethan said. Aubrey and the youngsters
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Queen Alexandra walked towards queen Caroline’s room. When she was close to the door of the room, she glared at the door and knocked. “I am coming…,” Hazel said. She stood up from the bed and walked towards the pithead. “Good morning, my queen,” Hazel said as she opened the door. “What is good in the morning?” Queen Alexandra said. She hissed and walked into the room. “Hey, queen Caroline, or what do you call yourself? Can’t you see me? Oh, you’ve lost your vocal organs,” queen Alexandra said. “My queen, I am not blind; I saw your reaction to my daughter just now. So you can’t expect me to greet you,” queen Caroline said. Queen Alexandra laughed and said, “It’s not your fault. Let me see how you will give that foolish king a male child. After all, you’ve only given birth to this thing.” “I won’t stay here and watch you insult me and my mum; I am respectful of your age; if not, I would have fucked you
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ “We are sorry, our king!” the queens said. “I am not angry with you; I only want you to change. Queen Hazel and queen Caroline, I didn’t bring you two here to become boxers. I brought you here to procreate and enjoy yourselves. Don’t allow my love towards you to fade off. Did you get me?” King Achilles said. “Yes, our king!” Queen Caroline and Hazel said. “And you, queen Alexandra, why have you changed all of a sudden? The Alexandra of Sparta I used to know was nice and easy-going; what happened to you?” King Achilles said and gazed at queen Alexandra’s face. “My king, I am still the queen you married some years ago, and I haven’t changed. The new queens always look for my troubles and I always retaliate. My king, just tell them to let me be,” Queen Alexandra said. “I guessed as much,” King Achilles said. He sauntered back to his throne and sat down. “My king, we all know
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ However, the new accounting junior lecturer, Mason, was dressed in a black suit, a tie, and a pair of black shoes. He sauntered towards the pithead, clutching his bag. When Mason was closer to the pithead, he knocked at the door and said, “Open this door! Daddy is back!” “Hold on, dad! I am coming!” Landon said. He had been engrossed in the film he was watching. He left the film and walked towards the pithead. “Welcome, professor Mason!” Landon said as he opened the door. Mason smiled and said, “If that was supposed to be sarcasm, you have to stop it.” “No, dad,” Landon said. He collected Mason’s briefcase and both father and child walked towards the couches. “I am coming back, dad; let me take this briefcase to your room,” Landon said. “Alright, son,” Mason said. He sat down on one of the couches and began to gaze at the actions displayed on the television screen. Landon walked towards Mason’s room clutching the briefcase. When he
❌ 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