Ruth Owota

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2019

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Greater Expectations ” by Ruth Owota

Submitted to Contest #40

My cousin Abike was taking the GCE exams and her center was at Igwurutali so she would be spending the next month in our house. We lived at the outskirts of Rupkokwu which is still quite a distance from Igwurutali but is cheaper compared to that Aggrey estate Abike's family resided. I was super excited because Abiks, as I fondly call her, is my favorite cousin and since I don't have any siblings, she was like my sister and we used to act like twins when we were younger even if she's two years older. During the long holidays she spends in our...

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“Glitter in my veins” by Ruth Owota

Submitted to Contest #29

My mother and my elder sister were arguing about something again. Most of the things they argued about were very insignificant but probably as a result of the emotional stress inflicted on us by the economy, coupled with deaply seated anger and frustration, temper easily fled across the walls of our small bungalow, tantrums were blown at the slightest chances and before you say Jack Robinson, something that started out as a harmless banter had turned into a full fledged argument. I wondered what they were arguing about this time as I pulled ...

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“A cupid Christmas ” by Ruth Owota

Submitted to Contest #21

The first time I saw him, I didn't really see him, just the pile of books in his cart. My dad and I were in the mall for our last shopping spree before Christmas and I was at the book section, scouring through the shelves when my attention was drawn to him. Him whose face I couldn't quite figure out from the distance I stood. The mall was in full bustle as it was expected during the whole holiday fever and amidst the crowd, I caught the name of the book he was flipping through "To kill a mockingbird" by Harper Lee. My curiosity eventually go...

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I'm a cynical idealist - F Scott Fitzgerald