Episode 8

Ada and Vincent both left the village by night and made sure nobody saw them. In Lagos, Ada saw a different way of life that she had never seen before. She was surprised at how everywhere was crowded with business activities.

In Vincent’s house, she saw that he had always lived alone and wondered how. “Please, Ada, for no reason should you stay out late, no matter where you are, always endeavor to get here early. Nobody cares who you are, this is not your land and they don’t believe in snakes, if they find out that you are a snake, they will kill you before they realize you are harmless” Vincent said to her while she agreed
with a nod.


A loud thunder struck the village, the sky was dark and it was as if there was going to be an earthquake as the ground vibrated. Everybody trembled in fear. The Osimirin god was becoming more angry by the day. Ada Eke has left the village, the elders and chief priests in the town did not know what to do anymore. They are all going to pay for the sins of one person.

The river of Osimirin suddenly turned black if anyone came near it. The people cried for thirst. Women had to go to other towns to get water which was very very far from the village.

“Why is this girl so heartless, why did she have to do this, this is not the way to treat the people, this is not how to do things, we have never gone against her wish before, she was cared for, raised, sent to school, clothed, treated like a princess, now this is how to pay back her own kingdom, why didn’t we just kill her at first? The king said angrily.

“the gods are angry, there is no way we can appease until we bring him his wife. Who can pass for the Eke now, what do we do? An elder lamented.

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UPDATE: OPENING DATE: 1ST DECEMBER 2015.
DEADLINE: 5th FEBRUARY 2016
ABOUT NAWOT:
The Nelson Adeyeye Writers Of Today(NAWOT) is an online competition that is organized by Sandra Adeyeye C.E.O of Eminent Creators in honor of her late father Mr. Nelson Adeyeye as a way to encourage the writing and reading culture of the Nigerian youth.
This competition promises to be an exciting and uplifting showcase of well-laid out Prose that promotes creativity at it's peak.
AWARDS:
There shall be a selection of the best twenty stories by our judges. These shall make up our anthology other prizes to be won include but are not restricted to:
Best writer Romance Category - 15,000
Best writer Science Fiction and Fantasy Category - 15,000
Best writer Mystery and Horror Category - 15,000
Best writer Action and Thriller Category - 15,000
Other consolation prizes, a copy of the anthology and other books shall follow.
RULES AND REGULATION:
In order to be eligible, participants are to note the following guidelines as regards submission of entries.
1) Participant must be a Nigerian youth between the ages of 16 - 30 years.
2) Participant must send a mail containing a black and white passport photograph, age, sex, phone numbers, email and facebook i.d in a separate mail from the mail bearing his entry.
3) Entry to be submitted must be Prose, original work of participant and must be an unpublished work, not submitted for any publication during the period of this competition.
NOTE: entry should not bear author's name on it. Just the title and the word count.
4) Entry must be between a 1,500 (minimum) - 2,500 (maximum) word count. Entries must be complete, concise and bear a comprehensive plot, i.e a beginning, middle and an end (no season). Entry font should be Arial size 12 and double spaced.
NOTE: subject of mail should signify what category the author is entering his story. No entries in PDF format will be accepted.
5) Participants can compete in four categories during this competition. I.e every writer is entitled to four entries per competition. Science fiction/fantasy category, mystery/horror category, action/thriller category and romance category.
NOTE: each entry attracts a fee of #1,000.
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7) Every entry must be in English language, with minimal usage of vernacular; and if unavoidably used, must be explained as a footnote for better understanding.
All entries must be submitted to nelsonadeyeyewritersoftoday@gmail.com on or before 5 February 2016 (late entries will attract an extra fee of 500). Date for the prize-giving ceremony shall be communicated to participants via mail.
MODE OF SELECTION:
Participants will have excerpts from their stories displayed on our blog and Facebook page for voting by our public audience within a span of two weeks. Excerpts with the highest votes/comments within that period shall scale through to the next stage of selection.
Final announcement of the winners shall be left to the jurisdiction of the competition's in-house judges whose decisions shall be Binding and Final.
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