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Submitted to Contest #100
You could cut the tension in the air with a sharp knife. Feet shifted uneasily. Someone started finger drumming on the table, and then stopped abruptly. The silence after the weird outburst only made the tense air even tighter. Around the table, nature didn't give a damn. Fireflies danced around the intensity, making beautiful light patterns unconcernedly. At looking distance, a sparkling green pool... Well, sparkled. You've got to hand it to the Khabunds, a courtyard dining area was bliss. A chair was awkwardly adjusted. A bag fell on the s...
Submitted to Contest #85
That's the thing about this city, it throbbed with life. A fast-paced and unashamedly colourful life. The life force of big cities. A life force that flowed... Or rather rushed into you, filling up your veins, shutting out every other background, filling you up with it's varied life. A life force that transformed you from whatever you were into something different, something wierd, a Lagosian. It didn't matter who you were or where you came from, Lagos transformed you, turned you into a fast-paced, fast-talking, fast everything N...
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