Thompson Emate

“Silver Lining” by Thompson Emate

Submitted to Contest #132

“Are you there, God? It’s me, Terence. I can't say I understand what’s going wrong with me. It’s like I'm losing control of my mind. It's slipping away from me. It’s terrible in there. It’s killing me softly. I'm dying slowly. Please! God, say something.”Terence is having a hard time with himself. He can't place his finger on a particular cause for his troubles. He’s just sailing through them in the hope that one day everything will be assuaged permanently.“Mum, can I be honest with you?”“Oh! Definitely my dear.”“Mum, I feel like running som...

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“Obsession ” by Thompson Emate

Submitted to Contest #112

“Luke! Wait. Where are you going?” She cried.Luke didn’t wait. He kept running. She could see a car some metres away. He boarded the car and it drove off.“Oh! Luke. Where have you gone? Please don’t leave me. We need you. I love you.” She knelt on the floor crying.She opened her tear filled eyes. It was early hours of the morning. She turned. Luke was fast asleep. She pulled herself up to the bathroom. As she washed her face, she wondered what the dream meant. It had been recurrent for the past two weeks. It had come three times the previous...

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“Beyond View ” by Thompson Emate

It was a bright and clear morning. It had been raining incessantly for some days. Something Sally detests. It rained cats and dogs a day before.“Oh! I love this day. I feel like spreading my wings and flying away.”She decided to ride to a coffee shop and indulge herself. She was about to place her order when a woman approached her. She had taken her order and was about to leave.“Hello! You look familiar. Have we met before?”“Good morning. No ma'am. I don’t think so.”“Have you ever worked with a fashion designing outfit?”“Yes.”“House of Petal...

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“Voyage to a Secret Island ” by Thompson Emate

Submitted to Contest #108

Lester was bored. He was at a loose end. Nothing interesting to do. He decided to pay a visit to the garage to see if he could find anything to occupy him. Searching through the items in an old wooden box, he found a newspaper. Fllipping through, he stumbled on a column with a caption, 'TIME TRAVEL! TRY THESE''. Curious, he decided to read further. He discovered that the equations and formulas for time travel are in a book hidden in a cave on an island. He ran down to his friend's house excitedly holding the paper. "Eugene! Eugene!! Eugene!!...

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“My Uncle and I ” by Thompson Emate

Submitted to Contest #102

We have similar but slightly different stories. We could relate similar experiences.  “Do you know that it breaks my heart that I never knew my mother? I have never seen her. I don’t know how she looks like. The descriptions I have about her, I got them from some other people. Whenever I paid a visit to her hometown, her kindred do give descriptions of her.” I have a different story. I know my mother. I can describe her although not very vividly. She was with me during my early childhood. Though there was a time she was away for six mon...

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“Chance Meeting ” by Thompson Emate

Submitted to Contest #101

 Scott Hill is an IT software expert who works with Oasis Corporation. He is intelligent, smart and a member of the management team of Oasis Corporation, a corporation that designs high profile softwares, some of which are confidential and can only be assessed by top members of the management team. Scott Hill takes pride in his high cognitive skills which gives him an edge over other software experts and web programmers. Raised by a father who is a military officer and a mother who is an engineer, he had been taught to be calculative in...

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“Mind's Eye” by Thompson Emate

Submitted to Contest #98

“Everybody to your duty posts. Please, go and do your work.” “Ma'am, let’s relax a bit. You know yesterday was hectic,” one of them said. “Yes, ma'am let’s unwind for a few moment. Have some fun,” another said. “That’s true,” one also said. “You know boss won’t be happy if he meets you idle. You know he hates it when you are idling away at a time like this. Moreover, I have given you enough time to relax. Yesterday is gone. Today is a brand new day.” “Ma’am can we be let alone for some few minutes. Say 30 – 45 minutes?” “No Jared. That’s too...

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“Unheeded” by Thompson Emate

Submitted to Contest #95

“But this is what you always told us, ‘Never judge a book by its cover'. But you are judging this book by its cover.”“This is a different matter. This is a different issue. You can’t use that in a matter like this. Here you need to look beyond face value.”“Oh! Mum, here you go again.”“Yeah! I've been around this world far more than you. So many experiences and so many lessons learnt. I know when I see a red alert.”“So, are you saying I shouldn’t get married to him. But he loves me so much. What you think you've heard about him, isn’t any of ...

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“A Moment in Time ” by Thompson Emate

Submitted to Contest #93

“Hope you haven’t forgotten about the party?” Taylor asked.“What party?” Rachel asked in return.“Don't tell me you’ve forgotten so soon?”“l can't remember. Please could you remind me?”“The one I told you about holding at Lé Chanteur hotel.”“Oh! Oh! Now I remember. That hotel with palm trees.”“Yeah! It’s coming up In a fortnight time.”“Can I go some other time? I have a project I’m working on. It’s going to take that length of time.”“Come on! It’s taking place on a weekend. Saturday precisely.”“Yeah! The project it’s going to take my weekends...

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“The Interception” by Thompson Emate

Submitted to Contest #92

“Honey! I'm on my way,” Jake called. “Wait! Please! Just some seconds,” Gwen responded. “Ok.” She came out to meet him. “Dear, hope you’ve eaten something?” “Yeah. Sure.” “I’m so sorry I didn’t wake up early. I’d forgotten you were leaving very early today. I would have made your favourite. You should have reminded me last night.” “No. Don’t worry. I’m OK. Didn’t want to bother you last night. I could tell you were tired.” “Yeah. Actually, I was.” “Honey, why don’t you go by air?” “No. I don’t really need to. The meeting is scheduled for 2 p...

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“The Book” by Thompson Emate

Submitted to Contest #91

“Goddamit! Must it rain day in and day out?” Josh spoke angrily after unknowingly stepping on a pool of water. It is raining cats and dogs. He is pressed with time. He has a report to submit before midnight. He is tired of sourcing for materials online.“Taxi!” He called out. The taxi pulls over.“Please, Hamilton street, The Universal Library.”“Ok Mr.,” the driver replied.He adjusts his shirt and mops up his face with a cloth.“Am tired of this everyday rain. It’s been raining for a week now. Won’t it cease for just a day?”“Sir, why are you bo...

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“Good Samaritans” by Thompson Emate

Submitted to Contest #89

“How are you doing?” Angela asked. “Am fine,” the lady responded. “After we left yesterday, we were so worried about you that’s why we are back to see you. Isn’t it George?” Holding her close, he replied, “Yeah! Although the doctor assured us you'd be fine. We were still worried about you. Thank God you are indeed OK.” “Is she your daughter?” Angela asked pointing to a girl wearing a white dress with green dots and hair adorned with ribbons. “Yes she is,” the lady replied. “Wow! She is beautiful. Hey, little beauty, what's your name?” A...

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“Dream Rebirth” by Thompson Emate

Submitted to Contest #88

“Brendan! What are you doing?”“Mum, am coming.” He closed his book and ran to his mum.“How many times will I call you before you respond? For heaven’s sake, how many times will I call you before you come to meet me? Hun?” Sheila stood at akimbo waiting for her son’s reply.“Mum, am very sorry, it won’t happen again,” he scratched his hair.“Ok. I sincerely hope so. And if I may ask, what were you doing?”“Oh, I was, I was reading some book,” he stuttered.“What book is that?”“It’s, It’s Beauty and the beast,” he stuttered more.“You’re at it agai...

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“Phantom Reality” by Thompson Emate

Submitted to Contest #86

“You can’t understand. You can’t really comprehend. You can’t relate with the burdens I carry.” “How? What do you mean?” Lester asked. “I fight everyday. I fight fierce battles. I fight to keep my mind in place. I fight oppositions it’s a tough one.” Lester nods and responds, “Ok. It’s normal. We all fight everyday. We all fight for our dreams and ambitions. We all fight for what we want. Every sane human being does that.” “Oh! I said it. You won’t understand.” Timothy holds his head. “Then please make me. Am your friend. I need to know wher...

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“Still” by Thompson Emate

Submitted to Contest #84

For Jesse, remembering the day doesn’t seem possible. Every day seems to be the same. The same extreme protocols. The same restrictions. The same working from home every day. Life is a trivial round. Nothing new seems to take place even as little as it can be. Making matters even worse, every recreational centres have been shut down. No place for him to go and relieve the stress of staying hours in an enclosure. No place for him to go and clear his mind from every unsettled thoughts. No place for him to go and unwind. It’s morning. His alarm...

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