When Christmas Comes Calling - Short Story

in zapata •  4 years ago 

So incase you didn't know, I also happen to be a writer and I write short stories sometimes which are mostly fiction. This is one of my short stories. Enjoy!


It was a cold morning as expected, all foggy and dusty. The harmattan had already set in and Christmas around the corner.

Emeka couldn't wait for the day to set in. It was the last day of school for the year, and the day results would be collected.
All through the week, he kept reminding his father of the promised "top of the class" present, alongside the Christmas present that had almost become an annual ritual.

He got out of bed before anyone that day. Waking his brothers up, he rushed off to school without breakfast. All he wanted was to get back from school before his father left to hunt.

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On his way back, he noticed he hadn't seen his brothers in school. "They must have skipped," he thought. It was a tradition for his brothers to skip school on the last day. Their results were always bad.

Getting home, a loud wail welcomed him. His father had died that morning. He was dead even before he left for school.
It was two days to Christmas, and Emeka's world had just turned into a sorrowful one. Christmas came with an ugly call that year. The call never changed for Emeka, ever.


DAILY AFFIRMATION INFLUENCED BY THINK AND GROW RICH - NAPOLEON HILLS

By the 31st of December 2021, I will accumulate a Net Worth of $20,000 with a monthly income of $1,000 or more.

In exchange for this, I will work as a Freelance Web Developer for my startup company Patch Castle, working on multiple personal and client projects.
I will also be actively involved with multiple blockchains and crypto project that I believe to have potential. While doing this, I will keep working towards graduating from medical school.

My mission in life is to become very successful, financially independent and find happiness in all I do.


Written by @gamsam.

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