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Weekly Contest #374
Safiya was lying down on her bed as she scrolled through social media aimlessly as sleep eluded her. the time was 2:33 in the morning and the chilly Lagos breeze quietly swept in through her room windows. She covered herself with her duvet. And as she was about to drop her phone and get a good night’s rest, a notification popped up on her phone. A WhatsApp message from her sister, Maryam, flashed on her phone screen. “what is she doing awake by this time? I thought she said she had lectures tomorrow morning?” she thought as she clicked on th...
Weekly Contest #72
PS: first person narrative I was busy reading a paper work in my tiny office around 1:30 pm when sergeant Ray informed me of a murder in our local coffee shop. The only coffee shop we have at Branton township was the famous ‘coffee house’ owned by a sweet old lady called Mrs Evie Stellings. Mrs Stellings and her now recently deceased husband came to Branton township a long time ago and built the famous coffee house here. The coffee and pastry they serve are next to nothing! But now, as sergeant Ray informed me about a murder in the coffee h...
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