❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ It was exactly 6:38 pm, Professor MacPherson’s mobile phone rang. “Hello, bring the mobile phone for me…,” he said. Ayla took the phone from the table. “Here is the phone, dad,” Ayla said as she handed over the phone to professor MacPherson. Professor Macpherson checked the screen of the phone and saw the caller. It was Peyton. “Good evening, Mrs. Peyton!” professor MacPherson said. “Good, evening, professor MacPherson. How are you doing today?” Peyton said. “I am fine; how about you?” Professor MacPherson said. “I am not bad,” Peyton said. “I hope everything is fine?” professor MacPherson said with curiosity. Peyton smiled and said, “ Everything is fine. I only called to let you know that Charles is back from the seminar.” “Alright…; thank you for letting me know. I will definitely be at your house tomorrow evening,” professor MacPherson said. “It’s okay, we will be expecting you,”
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Dean sauntered towards King Rehoboth’s bed chamber. He opened the door and walked into the room. “Good morning, my king!” Dean said. “Morning, Dean. How was your night?” King Rehoboth said. “It was fine, my king; and I guess my king had his royal night,” Dean said. King Rehoboth smiled and said, “What do you want?” “My king, the chief are assembled in the inner chamber, they are anticipating your presence,” Dean said. “Alright. Tell them I will join them in a jiffy,” King Rehoboth said. “Alright, my king,” Dean said and sauntered away. King Rehoboth stood up from his couch, he carried his office staff and walked towards the entrée. “Let’s be silent! The king is here,” Easton said as soon as he saw king Rehoboth. King Rehoboth walked to his throne and sat down. “Long live the king!” the chiefs said. “May we all live long. What does this gathering hold?” King Rehoboth said as he gaze
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Soon, Peyton returned to the sitting room with two cups, she was clutching a cup with her right hand and the other with her left hand. “Take this cupful of tea,” Peyton said as she handed over the cup she was clutching with her right hand to Charles. “Thank you,” Charles said. “You are welcome,” Peyton said and sat down. The threesome clustered around the television as they take sips of tea and coffee. At exactly 6:45 pm, knocks were heard from the door. “Hold on! I am coming…,” Luca said and walked towards the door. He opened the door and said, “Good evening, sir.” “Good evening, lad. Is Mr. Charles around?” professor MacPherson said. “Yes, sir. Please, come in,” Luca said. “Thank you,” professor MacPherson said and walked into the sitting room in the company of Luca. “I can see enjoyment in this house,” professor MacPherson said. “Enjoyment, you say? There is no enjoyment. Please, come and sit down,” Charles said
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ The audience clapped their hands as Chief Cooper gave his first set of speeches. “We can’t wait to see a new Californian queen!” Harper said, and the audience laughed. “Where are the guards?” Cooper said. All eyes were on the guards as they walked towards Cooper’s direction. “Now, you will walk these maidens out of the inner chamber,” Cooper said. “Alright, Chief Cooper,” Dean said. “And to my beautiful maidens, you will align yourselves outside the palace and the procession will begin,” Cooper said. “Alright, Chief Cooper!” the maiden said. The guards walked the maidens out of the inner chamber and they formed a queue. “Orchestra, let songs roll in now!” Cooper said. As songs were going on, the procession began and the audience watched the procession go past. “A round of applause for these maidens!” Cooper paused and allowed the audience to clap, then he continued his speech, “We welcome all the dignit
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ “Thank you very much for the permission,” King Rehoboth said, and walked towards the queued maidens. He walked to them one at a time. However, when king Rehoboth got to the tenth contestant, he screamed; “Here is my wife!!” “I am honored, my king!” Eden said and bowed. The audience stood up in bewilderment, they clapped their hands and screamed for joy. The orchestra rolled in songs of celebration. “Decorum, please! Do you know why I chose this lady?” King Rehoboth said as she walked the chosen to the center of the inner chamber. “No, our king!!” the audience said. “Do you want to know?” King Rehoboth said. “Yes, our king!!” the audience said. “I won’t keep you all in suspense. Well, you see this lady. I haven’t seen her before. Besides, I haven’t seen any of the maidens either. What is your name, my heart?” King Rehoboth said. “Eden” Eden said shyly. “Eden is not the most beautiful here, she
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Aubrey parked the car in the front of a large hall, mother and child alighted from the car. Aubrey was clutching her bag while Sadie was clutching a small purse. They sauntered towards the direction of the pithead. On the wall of the building was an inscription “Master Multipurpose Hall.” When Aubrey and Sadie got into the hall, they could see a great crowd of people. The hall was filled with people so that it would be difficult for one to pick up his money when it falls on the floor by mistake. Sadie and Aubrey were ushered to two seats. “Mum, you didn’t wear a white shirt on a black skirt,” Sadie said when mother and child were about to sit down. “Aubrey sat and said, “ You didn’t tell me that the audience are to put on a white shirt and a black trouser or skirt as the case may be,” Aubrey said as she gazed at Sadie’s face. “It escaped my memory, mum, though it was stated on the invitation card. I am sorry, mum,” Sadie
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ “Over to the judges!” MC said. “As for me, it is kudos to you! Keep it up, man!” Benjamin said. “You have done well, but it’s a love song, so one has to put in a great passion. All the same, kudos to you!” Bentley said. “Let me buttress on the already laid protocols. You can’t sing a love song without displaying enough passion. Work on yourself, guy, and the sky will be your limit. An extolment from me too!” Avery said. “You can join your colleagues now, and I guess we would all clap for him as he joins his colleagues,” MC said. As Miles joined his colleagues, the audience clapped their hands. “The second contestant on my list is Miss Taylor. A round of applause for this lady as she saunters forward,” MC said. Taylor sauntered to the dais amid the screams and claps. She collected the microphone from the MC and sang the ancient song, “Part Time Lover by Stevie Wonder.” The song was admitted by the artiste
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ As James sang this Stevie Wonder song, the audience clapped and screamed. Avery giggled the bell and said, “Time up!” James gave the microphone to the MC with his head bowed. “Over to the judges!” the MC said. “Well, it is a no from me. Next time, put in your best,” Benjamin said. “It’s a no from me too!” Avery said. “It is a yes from me, guy, but you have to work more on yourself,” Bentley said. “It’s alright. My judges have spoken, you can go back to your seat. My audience, don’t be tired of clapping!” MC said. As James walked back to his seat, the audience clapped and screamed as if there was no tomorrow. “Now, we have come to the end of the show. It’s now left for our judges to tell us the three best contestants. Permit me to welcome Bentley to come on stage. A round of applause for him as he saunters forward,” MC said. The audience screamed and clapped for Bentley as he sauntered towards the dais. Be
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Davies was sitting on a couch in the sitting room. It was a hot afternoon. He was sipping a cold wine as he gazed at the television. Before Magdalene and her baby, Edwin and Alfred left home in the morning, Magdalene told Davies to tidy up the clutter and clean the bathroom. As soon as Davies ate his breakfast, he tidied up the clutter. He started from the sitting room. Next, he tidied the clutter of Edwin’s room before he tidied his own room. He cleaned the bathrooms and toilets with soapy water. The work was too much for Davies, so he felt tired. He was so engrossed in the television when he heard the buzzing sound of the buzzer. He muttered some words before he stood up from the couch. It was then that he realized that he was still tired after the morning engagements. He was so excited about seeing Liam. He closed the door gently when Liam entered. The twosome exchanged pleasantries as they walked in the direction of the sett
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Davies was so happy when he received the call in the morning that Magdalene had given birth to a bouncy baby boy. He had gone to take his bath. When he returned to his room, he glanced through his phone’s screen and saw two missed calls. He became worried when he discovered that Alfred was the caller. He wondered why Alfred would call him in the morning. However, when Gino and Gina came into the room, he borrowed Gino’s phone and gave Alfred two peep calls. Luckily, Alfred called Gino’s number. Alfred never knew who owned the phone number, so Davies quickly introduced himself.“Magdalene has given birth to a bouncy baby boy.” These were Alfred’s words before he cut the call that morning. Davies was sitting under the marquee. It just rained so everywhere looked wet. Davies dialed Gina’s number and waited for Gina to pick up the call. When Gina picked up the call, they exchanged pleasantries. “I am under the marquee we hosted my
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌It was a bright Monday morning, two weeks after Alfred and Davies returned from the hospital. Davies was inside the sitting room when Magdalene walked in. Magdalene had gone to the mall on Saturday to buy food items, because Davies would be resuming school today. When Magdalene got home that day, he showed Davies everything he had bought. Davies took a gaze at the food items. They were majorly what he wanted. He thanked Magdalene.“I hope you have put the food items inside the car’s boot?” Magdalene said gently.“Yes, mum. I finished that some minutes ago. Have you eaten your food?”“No. I will eat my food when I come back. It’s time we went. You shouldn’t be late on your first day at school.”“Before we go, mum, can I tell you something?”“Alright. Be very fast.”“Edwin told me you rarely eat…”“He did?” Magdalene cut in.“Yeah. Please, ensure you eat often because of the baby. I wouldn’t want you to have a miscarriage.”“Miscarriage? Well, yo
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ King Rehoboth walked into the inner chamber. Beside him were two guards. He was dressed in his regalia, holding his office staff. As soon as the chiefs saw him, they greeted him. The king replied to them before he sat down. A guard stood on the left and held the king’s office staff while the other guard stood on the right.“I have called you here today because of our last discussion,” King Rehoboth said.“With all humility my king, you mean the discussion about Alfred?” Cooper said, standing up.“Yeah. You have a retentive memory.” King Rehoboth smiled. “I have decided that we will help Alfred and his son with money, so that the surgery can be carried out on them.”“From an African adage, my king, a man doesn’t gulp down the hand that feeds it. Alfred has been a backbone to this state. He risked his dear life just to see that others were happy. I think this is the best time we can show our appreciation to him. We mustn’t let him be handica
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ When Magdalene got home, she changed her clothes and sat down on one of the couches. She had branched to the mall to buy popcorn and groundnuts as soon as she left Edwin’s school. She took out the popcorn and the groundnut from the bag and started consuming them. After she consumed everything, she became bored. She turned on the television and started gazing at the actions displayed on the television screen. It was an episodic film. Magdalene had watched the first and the second episodes of the film. The actions of the film hadn’t reached the climax, so she had hoped to watch the third episode of the film one day. She visited the cassette store two days ago. She had gone to buy an interesting film when she saw the third episode of the film she had been longing to watch. Without any hesitation, she picked up the cassette and paid for it. It cost 15 USD. It was worth it because it was an interesting film. At exactly 9:13 am, Magdalene’s s
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ It was Sunday evening. Magdalene was sitting inside the sitting room, she was looking sad and inactive because Alfred and Davies hadn’t returned home. Different thoughts were running through her mind. She had left home for Sarah’s house in the morning. She told Sarah about her ordeal. Sarah was so shocked. She told Magdalene that Alfred and Davies had left for home the previous night. Magdalene became more worried. She had returned home and refused to eat. Edwin walked into the sitting room and met Magdalene. Edwin sat beside Magdalene and said, “Mum, you can’t continue like this. You taught me to pray in every situation, but here you are thinking. You don’t have to cause more havoc.”“I couldn’t take it anymore. I have tried Alfred’s and Davies’ phone numbers several times, but they weren’t going through. I hope nothing happens to them,” Magdalene said and couldn’t hold her tears. Edwin couldn’t control himself, he began to cry
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ The moon was already out. The streets were lighted by the streetlights. The streetlights were used to see in night in California. The lights were charged via the energy from the sun in the day and when the night came, they illuminated everywhere. The lights were so bright that even when a pin fell down, it could easily be picked up. Despite the streetlights, there were still some nooks and crannies in California that experienced darkness because the streetlights couldn’t reach there. King Rehoboth dialogued with the citizens several times. He would tell them that he would create more streetlights for the state. The citizens would leave his palace happily. Yet, King Rehoboth hasn’t been able to create any streetlights. Rehoboth wasn’t a stingy man. He could give anything except his wives. He grew to love his wives. The major problem King Rehoboth had was financial problems. He did not have enough money to carry out such a project.“The proje
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Davies had restrained from negative thoughts that day. He was resting his back on the couch when he heard a knock on the door. He wasn’t expecting any other people apart from Magdalene and Alfred, who had left for the hospital in the morning. He gathered a ray of hope that Magdalene and Alfred had returned home. To his greatest surprise, it was Liam. He grimaced, closed the door and they walked in the direction of the settees. Davies asked Liam what he would like to take, but Liam refused. Liam told Davies that he wasn’t famished. Davies pleaded with Liam to take cold water and Liam acceded to that wholeheartedly. Davies stood up from the settee and returned, holding a mug. He handed over the mug to Liam. Liam thanked him and emptied the mug before the twinkle of an eye. Davies knew the kind of friend he had. He knew Liam didn’t like to be disturbed when drinking water. So when Liam had finished drinking the water, he said, “Do
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Davies was so eager to go home. He has been away from home for the past seven months. He had called Alfred one fateful morning and told him that he had finished his examination. Alfred had promised to come and pick him up next week. Davies stuck his bag to his back. He clutched his luggage. He greeted Gino and Gina before he left the hostel. Gino and Gina were identical twins, so it was difficult for people to differentiate them. They were international students from China. Actually, they weren’t citizens of China. They were citizens of America by birth. They had relocated with their parents to China in search of greener pastures. Many people never believed that they were Americans because they spoke the Chinese language most of the time. The few people close to them could easily identify them as Americans because of the color of their skin and hair. Davies was very angry when the housemaster introduced Gino and Gina as his roommat