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Yvette Okeke

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According to him

Yvette Okeke

Submitted to Contest #260

“Woooh that’s my song right there”! I scream as Orianthi’s “according to him” blasts over the car cd player. It’s been about half an hour since I left Sam at the Paragon Hotel just outside of Orange County and I can still smell the scent of him all over me. “According to him I’m funny irresistible everything he ever wanted...” I sing along feeling euphoric as the wind blows through my goddess braids, thanks to the open top vintage Mercedes sports convertible I drive down this familiar route to Queens New York pretty often. Is it even ironic ...

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What a failed sugar cleanse taught me about addiction

Yvette Okeke

Submitted to Contest #233

My fingers tapped the coffee cup restlessly. “Ughhh this is just my luck,” I licked my lips to savor the sweet French vanilla creamer I had accidentally poured in my tea. Yes, I meant accidentally. I was on my 8th day of a thirty-day-new-year sugar cleanse and after demonstrating strong will against the post-holiday sweets at the office, that incident totally cramped my style. I had walked into the new year much like everyone else, optimistic and motivated to better myself. For me this betterment involved a sugar cleanse to evict all the po...

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Stripped

Yvette Okeke

Submitted to Contest #230

I walk into the salon and gingerly take off my sunglasses crinkling my nose to the pungent smell of hair dye and nail polish remover. The combination does nothing to mask the stench of athlete’s feet, much as the sound of hand driers blasting away at clients’ hair cannot compete against the conundrum of chatter that is very typical at 1st avenue F’ close house 20 Festac Town. The posh little hair salon called “Dina's Hair Secret” is a lot more like a market place than beauty parlor really. I own this place and yet sometimes I feel like ...

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