MONEY IN A CASKET...
Life had been difficult from the onset,
poverty had hang it rope on
on Paul's life from the very day he
was born,he shed tears that were
abnormal for a new born baby to the
extent his parent were convinced the
baby had smelled the rag of poverty
they wore as cloth, while other babies
fed on nourishing foods and backing
it up with sucking the God given milk
from their mothers bosom, Paul had
nothing to suck from his mother
sagging breast he was spoon fed with
cassava flakes AKA Garri with a lot of
water to supplement it, which he had
to take after days of refusals, while
other babies had a lavish welcome
ceremony into the world, Paul's
parent named theirs in their one
room they created in an uncompleted
house not own by them drinking their
cassava flakes after their indoor
ceremony...
growing up for Paul was like walking in
the sun, the heat of life was so intense
and it looks as though life itself was
unhappy with him and tried it best
possible to make life a dream he
wished he never had..
while other boys of his age went to
school Paul's legs never walked closed
to the school not to talk of putting a
uniform on his body rather he learn
the art of "Scavenging" from his
father, truth be told he was not
unprofessional in the job as it
sustained him daily..
One day Paul the scavenger went
about doing his job, lo and behold on
a dump site laid a golden casket
carefully and beautifully made by the
craftsman, Paul at first was amazed as
to while the home of the dead would
be placed in a ridiculous place but
then a thought came to him "The
coffin was made of gold, while not
dispose the body in it and sell off the
gold" he thought
he went towards the coffin and
forcefully open it, he was shocked to
the marrow in it lay a lot of money he
had never dreamed of in his eternal
life, he didn't think twice he started
packing the money then he heard a
strange voice " drop my money or die
after seven years" as he was about
dropping it he heard a voice from a
distance " you are under arrest" he
saw two policemen running towards
him..
Two chances were available drop the
money and runaway from the police
or take the money and run away with
it.... if it were you what will you do?

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