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“Thirty Minutes Wasted ” by Chilaka Praise

In the wheels of time did Ella grow into a beautiful matured lady that even her parents were surprised about their child's growth. It was overwhelming and in that midst of mixed emotions, they were also scared. She was obviously the first child and could have also not been the only child but Fate had a different story.After her 11th birthday, Ella's dad decided to take the whole family out and make a lovely and memorable day especially for the birthday girl. They were all listening to a cool and fun music that Emilia, Ella's mom ha...

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“How hard is it?” by Chilaka Praise

Phone’s vibrating.....Alarm’s beeping…..Someone’s knocking….. Mom opens the door widens the curtain, suddenly drags out the bed sheet. “Oh what a mess! You left your gadgets lying on the floor. I think it’s no longer useful. I’ll dispose it” She wakes up and forcefully collects her device. Her Mom, Mrs. Elsa folds hands and stares at her giving her a ‘what a stubborn girl’ look. “Now get dress for school” Chloe sluggishly goes to the toilet rubbing her eye, Elsa enjoys the company of her child. Raising her child single-handedly was really to...

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“Where is Philip?” by Chilaka Praise

Submitted to Contest #89

       “Wake up sleepy head; you might miss your flight” “But I want to sleep some more, mom.” Philip, an obviously spoilt and arrogant boy but wealthy. He’s just good at one thing – bad mouthing others especially those below his class. He always teases them and this causes them to feel intimidated. His friend, Jimmy was really good at playing pranks and at the end accuses someone below his class and Philip would enjoy the drama. Philip is a young guy his twenties, his parents decided to send him away for s...

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“Making a deep sacrifice” by Chilaka Praise

Submitted to Contest #88

     Music is heard…… In a room near the living room, close to the store room but demarcated with a wall. Its melody was peaceful but it sounded more like a sorrowful song. Its harmony expresses pain more and were in its best accord. She played the piano so well; she closed her eyes trying to concentrate in her world of melody. She’s a kind of person that tries her possible best to express her feelings through her song. Then…. “Elisa! Come downstairs now!” “I’m coming Aunt Felicia” Her steps were more pleasing and ge...

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“Coded” by Chilaka Praise

Submitted to Contest #71

Angela loves to bake perfectly as she was taught by her late Mom. She has this aspiring spirit of becoming the best Baker in town. Obviously, she's gonna be. She works in a bakery in a small town where she lives. This bakery is the best in town which was named "Tasty baking" by a granny which she is normally reffered to. Granny employed Angela in her bakery since she was twelve because she saw the skills she has and noticed that Angela had this great talent. She observed that in five years, Angela has been going for competitions but since s...

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“Broken Love” by Chilaka Praise

Submitted to Contest #52

Everyone was so excited about my wedding, most especially my parents. Three days before my wedding, my mom sat me down anxiously and asked me questions on how I'm feeling about my future wedding. I was in the middle of missing and leaving my parents and going over to meet my new family. So, I would say, I was not too happy about it. Whenever my mom sat me down, I knew perfectly well, where she was heading to. It was either - about me taking care of myself, keeping myself as a virgin till I get married and concentrating on my studies but it w...

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