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Justice Akagbulem

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Classroom of Truth!

Justice Akagbulem

Submitted to Contest #42

Oh shit! Here we go again. Matthias jumped out of bed all covered in sweat, trying to undo the tie that was wrapped tightly around his neck. He breathed heavily as if he had just finished running a marathon. He sat on the floor and leaned against the wooden frame of his bed, trying to wipe off the dust the sandman had graciously dumped on his eyelids. He sighed when he was done and buried his face in his palms. He had a nightmare the previous night yet he could barely remember anything that happened. All he knew ...

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JOVA

Justice Akagbulem

Submitted to Contest #39

Solar Year, 4264Location: Great Jovian Desert The view of the stars from the plains of Jupiter's desert looked immensely beautiful in the dim light of the dusk. As comets streaked across the sky and the warm light of dusk turned to an enveloping darkness, Arya could see the colorful mosaic of stars splattering the evening sky with shades of fifty shades of purple, blue, white and red. It was her last day on Jupiter and it would have been a most memorable one i...

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UNDER THE HEDGE

Justice Akagbulem

Submitted to Contest #38

Roses are red,Violets are blue.Many girls are pretty, But none like Mary Lou Justice Okeke sat by the window of the treehouse at his summer home staring at the girl tending to the little hedge separating his house and his neighbor’s. Mary Lou tended to the hedge every day after school and on weekends making sure her family’s side of the hedge was spick and span. Justice’s family, however, couldn’t care less about how s...

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SUGAR

Justice Akagbulem

Submitted to Contest #37

Justin stood in the middle of the line that morning and leaned against the wall. It was 2 am, the weather was chilly, and the smell of urine from the gutter in front of the hostel wafted down the line into his nose. Although it was early, he could hear the sounds of belts and sticks hitting human flesh drowning out the sobs of junior students lamenting their fate. But he was already used to it, already used to everything that came with the hell-hole of a boarding school he studied at; the chilly weather, the harsh wakeup calls at ...

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