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'Yes'.
'Yes?'
'Yes'.
'You just said yes'.
'No... I said no. Acting as if he is deaf'.
'Oh..Oh... The all righteous one. Mother queen of Zaganda. My own wife and doctor'.
'Kunle, stop. Just keep a lid on this... ERM.. This behavior... It's craziness. You're exhibiting a wrong attitude to my observation this morning, this time that we need you'..
' Oh! Baby girl, that's rich coming from you. I'm suddenly the one acting crazy. That's rich'.
' No.. Not all... This is insane. We are supposed to be in support of each other. The truth is you know I didn't call you crazy'.
'If you like, call me crazy, I won't mind. We mirror people'.
'Wow... That's...Wow... You just called me crazy'.
'Context. Context. You're becoming something else, strange'.
'I'm not the one becoming strange. It's you. Ever since you met that lady, you've become suddenly strange'.
'Oh... Paranoia. Envy. You... Are... Wrong. Shola, you're wrong. She's an asset'.
'A very close one at that'.
'You're missing the point, Shola'.
'Indeed. Kunle. I've not suddenly become damaged and just having the same problem facing all the women in the world as you men will say. You know me, I'm a problem solver. I make cold calculations before I say something'.
'I think there is a glitch here. You're changing'.
'Please, Kunle. Don't belittle me. You're the one exhibiting change... You are getting too close to your mark'.
'Insinuations. Assumptions. Nothing has happened. Nothing will happen'.
'Calm down, Shola. You're missing the point I'm trying to pass here. This girl has a way around people. She will change you before you use her to get to her father. You read her file. She has changed a lot of people. She is mother Theresa'.
'That's not true'.
'It's true. You're changing too. You come late for meetings, you're becoming soft at heart and you know you're the one spearheading the attack on the capital next two weeks. We need you firm and sane. This mission will bring those perpetrators to justice'.
'Hmmm... I seems to get your point'.
'Baby.. I love you. Shola, I really do. I don't want to be the one to kill you. You know that's how it works. Get over her'.
'I'm not into her'.
'Get over her. We're the first of our kind. Fortune City needs us to be strong. Nigeria needs us'.
' I will'.
'Shola, will you change? Please, I need you to change'.
'I will change'.
'Yes?
'Yes'.

*End*

Fazemood:
Haba Oga !

lol.. No vex oo..

queenitee:
Hmmm and this is true o

Indeed. Thanks .

Akposb:
Nice narrative bro.

Thanks boss..

Fazemood:
Okay, here we go...

Lol.. Here, we stop.

okeyben10:
wow...ds is gonna wanna b hawt

captivating start

Thanks boss..

One time like that when the sky was dark and bereft of any star, two little boys, with two years' difference in age, stood on the edge of their parents' bed. A kerosene lantern sat on a stool at the end of the room, which was located in Fortune City, Nigeria. They watched their little sister, Tolani, groan as she spun from one side of the bed to another. Their mother said she was having a fever.
The older of the boys was Femi, the one whose hair had already started giving the bald shape. Their mother, though not that rich, made sure his head was always shining to his chagrin. The other one, Lolu, was chubby and could spend the whole of the day eating. Some of their neighbours called him chicken because he was never filled with food.
They glanced at their mother, who kept moving from place to place, picking one thing or the other. Despite being tender of age, they knew their mother was doing something different that night.
On a normal night like that, they would have been thrown into their pyjamas and probably forced to close their eyes till sleep came because the next day was school. However, that night, they were putting on different clothes- the ones they wear to church on Sundays and wear to parties on Saturdays.
She mumbled under her breathe and slammed the wardrobe. She zipped the big bag she used whenever they were travelling. When she was ready, she sat on the bed, woke their sister and tapped their cheeks.
' Babies, we're leaving your daddy and his family house. He doesn't want me to work. For crying out loud, the money is three hundred thousand naira as against the fifty thousand he gets from his wanton job'.
She ushered them out, after crying for some minutes, and they left the house. For many years, she believed they didn't remember that they were just kids. But they did.
Tolani grew up to see all men as scum and she grew up to love her career above all things. Femi grew up always giving women the chance to do what they desired. A few people praised him for being a real man. But many others called him Sissy.
Lolu grew up to hate his mother and most ambitious women. He believed their love for money above family was the cause for him living without a father-figure in his life.

Yet, their mother still felt sad despite the comfort she gave them. Should she have lived with a man that refused to allow her work because of his insecurities? Or should she have endured and see her family bloom into one with love and probably grow hungry for the comfort they never enjoyed?
And the only answer she had for herself was: nothing can satisfy, nothing on earth.

nastynic:
Nice One, One of The Best i've read here

Thanks a lot

The sky crouched on the top of our house when father came home dejected.
We all understood that- no money for food.
Our mother glanced at us and we understood her. I ran to Iya Okiki, our neighbour with 50 naira and returned with 20 naira Okro and 10 naira grinded pepper.
IBk and my mum with their plastics and torchlight entered the bush to hunt for snails.
That night, we ate concoction Okro, Eba (or garri as some would call it) and snails. Thank God for the rain.

Aceed:
Though money is needed in this life but it doesn't make a man fulfilled, trust me.
I'm sure the encouragements you're receiving here is soothing even though it was intended for profit

But one day, God willing, you will shine, no matter how small it may be, no matter how old you may be, so far you are diligent and in line with God, that day will surely come.

This is touching

I'm so sorry for the late response. I've been too busy to map out a good plan. So, I'll just list out the things we need in this session.


1. Welfare Group
We need people that will do the job of looking out for writers or readers that go AWOl for a long time as well as other welfare features.

2. Front page: I need 7 or 14 Volunteers for this. Every day, I'm supposed to recommend two good stories for FP, but most times because of time constraints, I don't get to send some type of stories to FP.
So, I need help in choosing the best two per day in this order
Monday- Short stories.
Tuesday- Romance Novels
Wednesday- Crime Novels
Thursday- Poems
Friday- Crime Novels
Saturday- Top ten stories of The Wee
Sunday- Any stories, preferably a religion-related post

Note: 1. I will create a thread where the volunteers only can post their FP suggestions
2. I will still be the one in charge of sending it for recommendations
3. Posts that are not complete but redirect us to other websites are not worthy of FP
4. Let's try to avoid the stories with excessive shorthands. Let's build a formidable community.



3. August Writing Competition: Last year, we had a writing competition. Now, we need volunteers to help with .
1. Publicity
2. Talking to sponsors( note that the game wasn't intended for money)
3. Judges ( Last year, we had Repogirl, Larrysun, and Audreytimms. I will reach out to them)
4. Members of the organising team can participate.


4. November Nairaland Month Legend: we want to get a feel of our former writers)
1. We need a thread where all their names will be mentioned
2. Volunteers will reach out to them.
3. These legends will write stories for the website. Remember, we are building a community, not a website.

5. First Literature session Get-Together- Probably, the biggest in Nigeria

W need a big plan for it. The plan is to make it different from the regular Festival.

6. Literature Session Top Ten Works of The Week.
1. We need people to help select the best story of the week.
a. Stories that beat imagination
b. Stories that was worked on grammatically.


7. Our own Magazine.
1. We need ideas on how to raise fund
2. We need ideas on how to publish
3. We need ideas on publicity
4. The aim is for us to have it ready in January.

8. Any other idea

Please indicate the part(s) you will like to be involved.


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Sandas11
solaisola
Boldwolf
ewawumi
Maymac
DEIFIED
boffinjay
Charminee
Switup
Ruibii
badohemmy
stuff46
samyfreshsmooth
smithsammy
okeyben10
queenitee
rachealfst
Filly3


New Volunteers are allowed.

All you have to do is to nominate your best writer for the month. The person with the highest nomination wins.
Result will be announced at the end of the month..
.Check the last one here
The Rule is as Simple as this: Nominate a writer and none other.
If you nominate more than one person, it is rendered invalid.
You can't one of the former winners..

Former ones:
https://www.nairaland.com/1804027/free-n5000-writer-here-every
May: Centino Won https://www.nairaland.com/4499166/centino-wins-may-literature-section

June: Theblessedman won

https://www.nairaland.com/4541071/theblessedman-wins-june-5k-literature
While we await Theblessedman for his testimony.


cc princesa

Result
- Souloho19- 131 Larrysun- 5 Theblessedman- 171 Misswrite: 2 Emperor blog: 1 Inkpapervodka: 1 Fiyah: 1 Gianaaa: 1 Oyinprince: 2 Siverspoon: 1 Cowhard: 2

cc: princesa

Thank you all for your votes. Thread locked till result will be announced..

Lol... This post is sweet, timely, sweet. I can relate with all of them. The brain of those female writers are crazily beautiful. I've related with many of them and can't help longing to be one myself.

lekkxydinho:
ok. How du i du help?

Simply count the vote and we'll share scores to see if there's any discrepancy.

lekkxydinho:
yu dey whyne me ba? Anyway, u neva answer my main question o. How many times can we vote o.

Not whining. You can vote once

lekkxydinho:
how many times can we vote? Because the nomination above me makes it the fourth time the monicker above me will be nominating the same writer. You can check it yourself. I already have all the pages screenshot and I know the total counts as of now. Thanq and luk into this.

Yes.. I'll do . Meanwhile, we could use your help as the a vote counter too

Fazemood:
Oga Divepen1 where are you na?

I'm so sorry, I thought I would just post it here .. But I and my team decided that since it was the first of the many, I should work on it for hardcopy publishing... So, at the moment, I'm adding new angles and suggestions. I probably would have finished it but ghostwriting pays more (smiles). If I want to publish it, I need money .
But I hopefully will be through next week, then I'll post it here, hoping you'll be the beta readers


Beta Readers: they point out strong points and weak points, raise suggestions and the first readers..

cc: Queenitee

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IRALIFE:
Wow! Really enlightening. Though we shouldn't focus on the devil and his works, we should not be ignorant of them. Thumbs up Bro.
I would like to be involved in the Part 2 if you don't mind. Maybe editing.

Won't mind oo

IRALIFE:
@Divepen1, I was disappointed that my vote was not counted last month because of multiple entries.
I think the rules should be made clearer. Some people are new here. You will pay a fine for the nomination I gave you.

So, sorry about that..