Havilah Bail

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2021

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“Science of sin” by Havilah Bail

Submitted to Contest #102

CW: Blood and gorePeople are God. They create "God" for closure, because they need someone to blame when things go wrong.The church bells shrieked once her breath ceased. Soon the sermon would begin, and the deaconess will be nowhere to be found.Like a man awakening from a horrible nightmare, I jerked my hands away from her neck. She hit the wooden floorboards with a thud. Even in the dim orange glow of my lantern- the only thing stopping the darkness from crawling into the basement- I could make out her features clearly. Wide eyes, gaping m...

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“Shackled” by Havilah Bail

Submitted to Contest #101

Mother had dragged me to many weddings in my lifetime. Sometimes it was a friend of hers. Sometimes it was a relative of fathers. Sometimes it was a friend of a cousin of a friend’s friend.Today was no different. I still had to sacrifice my Saturday sleep. I still had to empty my wallet for clothes and gifts. I still had to squeeze into an Ankara dress worth two months of salary. But this time, it was my sister dragging me to the wedding.We arrived three hours early to help the bride prepare. No, let me rephrase that. My little sister, Ngozi...

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Author bio

I've been writing all 14 years of my life. I'm hoping to start a career in it someday, but first I need to prove to my parents and school that I have what it takes. So please check out my stories, like and give feedback on how I can improve. My Wattpad account(do follow, I post there too): https://www.wattpad.com/user/Havilarts