Story By Precious Umeh
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Precious Umeh

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IF REVERSE WAS THE CASE
Updated at Jul 31, 2025, 12:23
In the early days of my youth, things where quite normal I would say.... Good morning world, good morning ma , good morning pa... good morning to you my daughter my dad will say. I could boldly say I had the best parents, family in the world, parents who corrects you with love and discipline .... Back to when I had to sweep the compound,we where on holiday for the moment we were back home from the city were we lived, now in my hometown very quiet and calm little village we had our neighbours some nice while... you know the usual beings that vowed not to know peace. we had some relatives from my paternal side not what you could call the best, just had to cope with their bullshits, anyways....my name is Becky, I'm 16 years of age almost through with my senior education, just give me a year or so and I will be done....oooops my mum's calling,yes mum! I'm on my way Becky!! are you not done sweeping the compound . I'm done with it.then what kept you, I have been waiting ehhhh!...I want you to run some errands for me. To where mum, What's it.You will have to get something from your uncle for me.... ooooooo!! nne I can't get that for you ooo...before I could complete my sentence I got a hot smack on my arm. ouch!!! nne it's painfulmy friend will you keep quiet, which one is you can't go to your uncles house and get something for me,nyenye!! mum that's why I never wanted to come back to the village ooo, every time we will have to visit that man's house... are you done blabbing,go there he would give you what to bring to me. nne does it not have a name..just go there,he said he wants to give you meat or what I don't really know, just go get it and don't be late..I have heard you, I wished dad was the eldest amongs them all. I murmured all through the way,on reaching there, I met the urrggh!! the wifegood afternoon ma. with a glance she replied,is it afternoon or good morning you are to greet me ehhhhh!!I can see you were not properly trained, you think schooling in the city is the big deal ehhh... but ma...don't but me, go inside you will see my husband, let him give what it is you came for.. I felt like punching her face, what a heartless woman.... wait!! wait!!! before you judge me, saying I was wrong ,the distance from our house to theirs is quite far to add it up the sun was quite harsh on me... didn't even receive a warm welcome from her not even a cup of water,even if it were just some pretence I would have appreciated it, anyways I still have to greet my sweet uncle I guess..gosh I hate saying that... good afternoon uncle . mhmm, afternoon good to you, Why didn't you come on time to get what I have for your family. it was the distance sir and I...why didn't you ride on a bike?I .. just keep the explanation to yourself,it won't make sense after all...I mean you are here already, just take it and leave. okay sir, which of it . the polythene on the left,as you know you females are always the weak ones okay, I'll tell my parents you greeted . wait!!! did my wife offer you any water to drink?No... okay then let me cal...I mean yes! yes she gave me water,I mean I got water from the pot over there, I was really thirsty, just had to drink some water. okay if you say so.yes sir, good bye sir I walked as fast as my legs could carry me, I wouldn't want to stay there for a second even if I was offered a huge amount of money..I really dislike the man and his family,he did marry someone who matched his energy, bunch of diabolic people. I wonder what the content of this bag holds, hhmm, I can feel something that looks like a wrapper, the other hhhhhhmmmmm smells like dried meat... I'm not eating any of this, I wonder why he had to rub the fact on my face that I'm a girl..whatever his opinion doesn't count anyways I really missed school, I missed my friends, teachers and all the fun activities we had in school, forgot to tell you something, I had a crush back then... Becky! Becky!yes, I was instantly snapped back to reality.. what's it ...ooo it's you Sandra what where you thinking.nothing, absolutely nothing, what's up. Are you sure?yes.if you say so, I met with your mum at the market.okay what did she say. nothing to worry about, she said if I happen to see you on my way home, I should inform you to hurry home. it's that all she said?yes,were you expecting something else not really... just had a nice day today with my extended family. you mean your uncle, I thought as much...I don't really like your uncle then how is that my business? don't tell me you like your uncle...you want me to say I hate him don't you?well you ain't going to hear that from,look for someone else, in fact I love my uncle with all my heart..... almighty please I don't mean what I said to this girl right now. whatever!!, you like your uncle, you hate your uncle that's your business...oya na bye bye, thanks for the message
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The Ghost Force
Updated at Feb 3, 2025, 06:24
Good morning aunty. good morning to you my baby girl,how was your night sweetie, it wasgreat,I had the weirdest dream. what was it about honey,it's just some silly dream, guess it must be one of those story Mara told me that is messing up my brain,and aunty you should stop calling me baby am a grown up okay,I mean am 18 already. you will still be my baby no matter what age you get,so come help me water the plants. wow!!aunty you insist on calling me baby whereas you like a baby who does not want her candy taken away from her .(tickles her)oh common don't tell me you wanna play right this early, of a sudden,yes! just get me if you can,okay Lilly let see how far a baby like you can go,here I come.(lily crossed over running toward the street.) lily watch ou.....t. Hello!!can you hear me, off course we can hear you and you have got to stop screaming, for we are the only one who hear you. well you are welcome to the spirit world where no human know of your existence,for the fifteenth time (she mumbled within her)well thanks a lot...whatever your names are,...Well my name is Emily for your info ,okay Emily! you don't always have to remind me that am dead you get(breaks into tears)Am sorry it's just that you keep on screaming for help where they is non and it really disturbs our tranquil as spirits and I really think it's high time you get over the human thingy ....(turns to Charles)hey!Charlie boy why don't you get your ass down here and help me out you dumb head!!..uhhm me what can I say, you have never needed help in talking ..like you are the parro.....Just complete the sentence and you are gone (gives him a dark stare).wow !!! you two are like best of pals hahaha(laughs) you two are so funny. Wow!!! is actually good to see you smiling.... am Charles (stretches his hand for a hand shake and Lily replied by waving her hand). I you don't want me to get burnt by the flame your hand are projecting, oh! am really sorry, may I know your name my lady .uuhhm am Lily,lily shake stone, such a beautiful name you have got and you look so beautiful lily. Thanks Charles you don't look bad yourself. You see Emily, this is the fucking way you should learn how to talk to me,for I have seen someone who call me by name correctly unlike you. you say what now Charlie boy(splashed water at him).ouch! that hurts Emily,uhh what an irony, that's what you get for trying to mess with me or lily. Whatever just don't kill me again for the second time of living..... so Lily what's your power and....and how I got them, well is a story I really hate talking about, well I got crushed by a car from nowhere,I mean what car dare come out so early that morning it was Saturday for crying out loud no one goes to work that early in our street,the fucking car just came and crushed me deep into the ground, my whole being so suffocated with dust ,stone crumb,soil and many more. I was intoxicated with those elements (tears in between her eyes) for shit sake that was how I died and now being dead I control stones and anything that has to do with it,there you have, my fucking dead story. Hey girl am so sorry I didn't know it was gonna be this bad I wouldn't have ask dick head over here for help ,he is gone too far you want me to quench his life huh!.hey uhm Lily am sorry I pushed you into all this, it's okay Charles, I mean every body got their own story to tell right, yeah!you are right. what of your story Charles how come you are all fired up like this. Not actually a good story don't wanna go into details, long story short got burned up in a building that is all I can say pls don't push further. its okay if you don't wanna talk about I totally understand, thanks Lily I think am beginning to like and warming up to you. shut up Charlie boy you guys are just sweet talker, you have always been warm if not hotter, I mean look at you are all fire. Hey don't give me that look, okay I will tell my story because of you Lily and not for the hot guy over there, well it's going to be short just like his ,it's just a girl who does all to please her parent and can't do what she wants,falls into depression and decided to take her life by drowning herself in the ocean, I know it sounds crazy and you guys don't have to pretend that it sound normal ,but hey! look at the positive side of It all,am free and I do what so ever I feel like doing and no one is gonna stop me. we all should look at the bright side we have got super powers even though we are death we can ......hey guys I still don't fancy any of this ,it seems like you guys are enjoying being ghost whereas I miss my life as human,I miss my aunt ,I haven't seen her for a long. You mean you're going to leave me here with Emily, do you really want me dead Lily,well am going with you (stands on his feet and moves toward Lily)what ever the problem is lily, we have to face them together as Friend, common let's go(holds her hand). Hope you ain't trying to leave me, Emily the water goddess behind ok ?
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