Chizoba Ebunilo

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2020

Stories (5)

5 Stories

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“Rules Breaker” by Chizoba Ebunilo

Annoyance simmered underneath Miriam’s blank façade. How she stood there and listened to the rest of her aunt’s rant – I mean correction—was something she deemed superhuman. “I keep telling you, pay attention when you carry out house chores. How could you slice a fresh tuber without using what was left in the basket? This was how you left your bed unmade this morning and left for work; you didn’t even flush the toilet. What is wrong with you?” Miriam took deep breaths to keep from exploding and pouring out her thoughts. First off, she ...

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“What it Takes to Live” by Chizoba Ebunilo

Submitted to Contest #41

The loud music playing from the speakers from the fayrouz stand did nothing to interrupt Rein’s train of thought as he trudged past. He knew better than to let emotions other than confidence, laughter and nonchalance show in front of anybody but he lost control this evening. He hadn’t meant to but something inside him had seemed to snap. There was only so much of this madness called life that he could take; no more. He walked a few more paces before his stomach growled. He was tempted to ignore it. Finally, he sighed and reached into the rig...

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“Chance and Grace” by Chizoba Ebunilo

Submitted to Contest #37

Niyola wasn’t the target from the beginning. She had never been. Her only fault was the uncanny fate of having a close resemblance to another and now, she was paying for it. Niyola gasped as she felt her side and retracted her hand only to see that blood, crimson red, covered her hand. She tried to speak, call anyone’s attention for help but all that achieved was blood spurting from her mouth. By the roadside where she stood, she dropped to her knees and swayed before she felt her body give out and all went dark in her world.Three days earli...

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“In between” by Chizoba Ebunilo

Submitted to Contest #34

Dare: I miss you Katriona. Heyyy Katriona: (twenty-five minutes later) Hello. I gotta ask and do not take offense, is it Dare or is someone using his phone? Dare: Haha. Very funny. What's good? Katriona: I am alright. We all are just chilling at home and enjoying quality family time. Dare: is that why you have been hardly online? Katriona: I have been online a lot lately. My WiFi is always on. I am bored from texting. If there are messages to reply, I reply and go offline again. It's amazing you are chatting me up an...

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“That Choice” by Chizoba Ebunilo

Submitted to Contest #33

This is it. What you have been afraid of is here, glaring you in the face and there is no escaping it. What will you do? What choice will you make now? Will you run away and pretend you were merely a passer-by; blend into the background; become a wallflower like you turn to in all those other situations?You remember the first time you tried being anything other than a chameleon. It was in the class group chat. Many had taken ill in your class at that point and your classmates—some of them—blamed God for it. Some others said it was payment fo...

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Author bio

People say I talk a lot. I agree with them. I try to talk meaningfully though and that is why I read often to fill my head with the right stuff. I love to make new friends and I have a large family. I like road trips and adventures and I don't quite have a favorite color. The hardest thing in the world for me to do is to be still and wait but I am learning. There are times I do the wrong thing even while knowing it's wrong and I do better next time, sometimes. I could be your best friend, you don't know. Well, I'd love to write on almost anything you want me to and also inform you, encourage you, entertain you and help you become a better version of yourself like you could help me. Yikes, I almost forgot. My name is Chizoba Kate-Flora Ebunilo. Nice to meet you.