Each time she went up, the yellow-billed magpie carried dry twigs from the ground diligently onto one of the shoots of an oak. There were only a handful of tall trees within the vicinity and it was one of them. The oak tree was only a stone’s throw away from the little brook by which I stood. I initially enjoyed observing the movement of the water but somehow my attention was drawn to what the bird was doing. It was a Saturday morning going well already. My phone rang. It was Tony. “Hello Chris! How was your night?” “Great how about yours?” “Mine was awesome. I’ll be coming around in an hour’s time. Would you be okay with that?” he asked. “Yeah sure. It’s fine by me,” I replied. I had to rush home to have my shower. I had stolen away from the house in the early hours of the morning in order to get this beautiful experience and it was indeed worth the while as usual. After a couple of FIFA gaming rounds, Tony and I began discussing. We spoke about college which was obviously t

All the while Matt’s health had started to suffer but we hardly noticed. It was not until Mum started to recover that we began to observe a decline in the baby’s health. He had lost weight considerably and when we visited the paediatrician, she said it was most likely as a result of mum’s previous health issues. She wasn’t breastfeeding him as and when due, thus he did not get as much colostrum as he needed so it seemed as though it was more of a nutritional issue. At the hospital, they recommended a diet on which Matt was to be placed and we did justice to that. He responded as expected and began to put on weight. Now, he was about a month old.Matt’s growth was speedy and it wasn’t just in terms of size. He was also a very intelligent little boy. Mum now had to give him the best of her attention because we didn’t want the ugly happenings of the past to resurface. I also spent a lot of time with the baby boy especially when Mum needed a break. He cried a lot but this was pred

“For those that need further clarification you can see me in my office after this class!” she shouted with her spanish accent as she walked down the stairs of the auditorium’s stage and lividly paced in the direction of her office.Prof. Antonella was a resplendent lady in her forties and always wore a bewitching smile and so seeing her annoyed felt very odd to me. She was taking us Cost Accounting, one course a lot of us found really difficult to grasp and while she was trying to deliver her lecture, there was a lot of murmuring from the audience. I guess this was what triggered her. I had managed to absorb the main points of the lecture but I still felt I needed more insight. My friend Jade sat beside me during the lecture. “why don’t we go together to her office?” she asked, slipping her iPad into her bag. “I think we should wait a little bit. Her office would probably be crowded right now,” I replied. I had noticed a handful of students scampering right after the professor a

I was a bit worried that my teeth weren’t getting any whiter. “Quit checking on your teeth bro. They’re still as yellow as the daisies at the corner of my room.” Matt jeered. I could see him through the mirror observing me as I checked my teeth. “One day I would have pristine white teeth. I’m very hopeful about that Matt,” I said and laughed. “Well since I was born you’ve been trying so hard but to no avail. Stop wasting your time big bro,” he continued the caricature. “But I have complete set of teeth unlike you. I can count how many teeth you have in there,” I returned the sneer. “Well once upon a time you were as little as me. i’m still growing and I’d soon have complete set of teeth. It might take some time, but one thing is sure. They’ll never be as yellow-brown as yours,” he said in defence. “You can never be so sure, you little boy,” I replied. “By the way, lots of girls still drool over me even though I don’t have the best set of teeth as you think,” I added. “Then those