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Blood in the Water – Chapter 8
Blood in the Water – Chapter 8 8.34am Saturday Chapter Eight 8.34am The sound of the impatient knock on the door startled Collins for a moment. It was like the sound of his heartbeat.…
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Blood in the Water – Chapter 7
Blood in the Water – Chapter 7 7.45am Saturday Chapter Seven 7.45am The hallway into the rooms at the motel had as much personality as the reception. The floor was slate grey and the…
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Blood in the Water – Chapter 6
Blood in the Water – Chapter 6 4.15am Saturday Chapter Six 4.15am Collins shook his head in despair. For a moment, confusion had set in just as fast as he had seen the motorcycle…
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Blood in the Water – Chapter 5
Blood in the Water – Chapter 5 3.27am Saturday Chapter Five “If you dare move!” It was the voice of a soldier armed to the teeth with one of his colleagues. They were not…
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Blood in the Water – Chapter 4
Blood in the Water – Chapter 4 2.03am Saturday Chapter Four Outside, there was no traffic or bird song or passersby. It was all eerie dark and incredibly silent. By now it was way…
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Blood in the Water – Chapter 3
Blood in the Water – Chapter 3 12.10am Friday Chapter Three Bilkiss looked amazing in the mini-dress she had on that night. It was flattering, cute and gave her a sense of feminine confidence.…
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Blood in the Water – Chapter 2
Blood in the Water – Chapter 2 9.12pm Friday Chapter Two Collins and Princewill have been friends for only a couple of months. They had an astonishing common interest and for as long as…
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Blood in the Water – Chapter 1
Blood in the Water – Chapter 1 When two friends set out for an evening of mad fun, they had no clue how the night would turn. They had no idea it was going…
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The Necklace – a short story
The Necklace – a short story By Guy Maupassant – a 19th-century French author, remembered as a master of the short story form, and as a representative of the Naturalist school, who depicted human…
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Tips for Online Video interview
Tips for Online Video interview -the devil is in the details Online video interviews will be the norm rather than the exception Online video interviews are not entirely strange at this time. As improved…
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The underdog who proved himself right!
The Underdog who proved himself right Fight like the underdog and finish like the favorite. Story time! I have thought about the best way to tell this story for many months and the excitement…
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It’s toxic and you know it!
It’s Toxic and you know it! – Of toxic relationships and living in Lagos Whatever doesn’t kill you does not always make you stronger, sometimes it makes you dull and lackluster – unknown Sometimes,…