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Submitted to Contest #67
The officer —Platt, I think, judging from the name badge he had on— eyed me with concern. He had dark bags protruding from underneath his eyes. He was tired, I understood, but I wasn't crazy. Definitely not. “But, sir...” He trailed off, confused, before picking up where he left. “Sir, you are standing before me. How then could you be dead?” I tried to explain. Tried to tell him enough without spilling too much. “So you were where at the moment?” He asked, a crease in his brow. He was a genuine man. That I had garnered from the way he ...
Submitted to Contest #50
What makes summer so special? I've come across books from overseas talking about summer being so adventurous, so fun, interesting. It's a big deceit. To me, summer isn't fun or adventurous, it's bland and annoying. It's packed, cramming lessons, church and trade, and being the average student, I apparently need those to make it in life. Maybe summer abroad is different. Here in Nigeria, there's nothing special in summer. The heat is of course unbearable, but that's not new. Africa is tropic normally. Sweat trickles down my armp...
Well I'm from Africa, I guess.
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