the world is hers

The sneer remark didn’t go down well with Adeoba who rushed towards Adeyanmi ascending the stairs rapidly, his sandals moistening with blood as he yelled, “Murderer!” in the frenzy of a wild rage. His rage was instantly quelled by Adeyanmi’s golden knife stabbing repeatedly, vengefully through his broken, betrayed heart. He fell backwards to his death, grasping, clasping hurriedly at his chest; a failed attempt to hold on to life, to avenge his father. Before his eyes ceased to see, before his soul broke free from his body, he saw her and wondered hazily, “Who is she?” Then Death’s cold greedy hands touched him, and whatever they touched his cold greedy hands took.

• No of Pages: 127
• Category: Fiction
• Year Published: 2019