Story; Second chance

I do mainly essays but i just sent in this story to test my skills..Hopefully the magazine would like it..

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Far away from home, he sat under a tree, thinking where he went wrong. When everybody seemed to be telling of their grass to grace story his had been the opposite. ‘O gini ka m me’ he said in his English-laced Igbo..

Just a year back, life had seemed a fairy-tale, his father’s favourite, just 15 and he had gained admission into the famous UNILAG, he wasn’t a cultist, his first year result wasn’t too bad either; a 3.07 CGPA. Then things started to fall, like dominos. He lost a huge sum thanks to hackers, had his documents stolen by his kleptomaniac roommate. Now 18 he had to drop out.

Things looked bad; how would he break this news to his parents who pride themselves by telling friends of how ‘’kelechi is just 18 and in 300 level’’ .The very thought turned his intestines. Only logical thing to do at this point to him was to end it all. Trying to muster enough courage, he looked at the rope in his hand. His mum, she would run mad at news of his death; he knew it. As much as they fought, only a fool won’t see how concerned she gets whenever he travels. Just late last year she waved him bye as he sat in the bus to school and was shocked to see her shed a tears; his mum? He smiled but sobbed when the bus moved.

 Not like the bottle of Smirnoff in his hand was doing much either. With disgust he threw the half empty bottle. He felt hazy as he had just drained 4 bottles in the last 1 hour. ‘’I just have to end this’’ he repeated.

Somehow he reflected on society at large; comedians amuse people but have no reason to laugh, musicians sing about love but have messy love lives, a bank teller counts million but can’t afford to buy cerelac for his new born but would rather prefer ogi to cut costs.

Satisfaction after all doesn’t come from a Job, money or what one owned. It somehow struck him that with or without that university he would still make it. Everyone including himself knew he had potential. Like T.I said ‘’And when they push you down you gotta get back up…’’ . He had to rise above his problems and move on. Throwing the rope, he made for the express 

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