PPBlessing
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Category: Flash Fiction
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He was excited as he knelt down, presenting the ring to her as he asked, “will you marry me?” Her reply was, “there’s a risk worth taking and then there’s you.”
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With the surge of men discovering their children weren’t actually theirs after DNA testing, Mr. Okoro decided to conduct one too, their first three children were his replicas but Chris, their last child looked nothing like him. On the morning when the doctor informed him to come for the result, he told his wife, Mrs.…
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He struts like a peacockHovering over his kids like a mother henSince their mama went to be with the LordToday, his old friend visited with DNA resultsAll the kids are his friends’.
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Maiduguri, May 17 2022, Dusk The 30 seater coaster bus meanders methodically through the busy street. The driver chose this day of all days to be unfortunately slow. I’m seated at the 3rd to the last row; and I think I can hear the screaming thuds of my heartbeats. Aisha, my girlfriend, seated next to…
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Sokoto: May 16 2022, 2. PM or there abouts The flames have been blazing for nearly 30 minutes, licking through the gusty hot afternoon breeze with a growing bravado. The crowd is mad, hailing those who have killed my sister. I cannot edge closer to the mad inferno, but from where I stand, I can…
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Meet me at my place by 6pm. Don’t be late.He looked at the text with excitement, it will surely be a beautiful evening. On getting to her place, she didn’t even wait for him to get comfortable before breaking the news. “I’m pregnant.”“Wow! I can’t believe we are having a baby! I’ll inform my parents…
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“Mr. Paul, you will pay my client 10 million monthly for your childrens upkeep.”He smiled, presenting the negative DNA results.
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“You’re at it again right?”He furrowed his brows as he always does when he’s deep in thought, “I don’t understand, at what?” he asked. “You’ve been staring at that lady all night.”“No, I haven’t. You know I only have eyes for you mon cherie,” he said with a wink. “You like her?”“No!” he replied, looking…
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“What do you want for dinner,” Grace asked.“You” he replied, pointing at her friend.
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The pounding on the door woke her up, confused, she tried to understand what was going on. There had been tales, of kidnappers coming into people’s home to abduct them. There came the pounding again.“Who is there?”Silence. The person didn’t answer. Heart pounding, she wonders how they got through the estate security and then through…
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