ind of silence that follows a bomb blast. Anne sto

agical kept spreading to other buildings. The sound of running feet from behind her propped her to turn backwards, to a more terrifying sight as giant-like men hotly pursued others, towards h

t v

her dad's. But... ho

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ized clock, on the wall opposite her bed as it disrupted the stillness of the day with the tick-tock sound it made as the seconds passed by. She eyed the book on the top of the shelf as her eyes moved to the left side of the room. Although

o sleep, she let her mind roam about other things

e. She recalled the dream again focusing more on the voice that had called her and blaming her

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e classes before now and hoped that the fourth one would not be as stressful as the others had been. Moments later, the class rep announced the cancellation of the class. It was indeed a relief to the students and in no time th

otebook is as empty as it is right now". Anne called out w

acy". Josephine add

bitter". N

know I have be

ays sick". N

eve that their nagging is nothing but fun, but having stayed with them for long hours and being worse than they are to some exten

nd finish her chores, Anne held a little conve

sisting you study for

o said

tted me for days right a

my exams. The conversation wasn't about

ll you continue to avoi

e was angry but because she lacked the words to say to him. She had missed him and couldn't convince hersel

hone beeped indicating a new message.

e one, any

have the conversation at a more convenien

into the same secondary school and into the same class and their friendship which had lost ground was revived. Farida is a devout Muslim, though not the conservative one that is common among the Hausa-Fulani tribe. She is a Yoruba girl and as it i

s not a good influence on her spiritual growth. Of course, Anne would do no such thing! She only tried without success to hide it from Farida who was present when the woman had p