Karisho shuts her eyes inhales deeply and opens them.
She picks up a notepad and her pen and walks to the couch.
She scribbles words on a note pad and then she sits down on
the long couch.
Tapping her clenched teeth with her pen she freezes and then
whispers words as she looks up at the ceiling....
I will succeed where others fail, I will excel no matter the pain. The stench of the rotten fish in the oil slugde deep murky waters choked her. She gulped and pinched at the jar of salt beside her. She placed it on her tongue and prayed the it would shock her meal back down her throat.
For a moment it worked then her body jolted and she dropped her pen and covered her mouth. The liquid fought to escape and she got to the bathroom just in time. By the time she finished, she was weak and rested her back to the wall. Her eyes danced to the air freshener on the sink. She pushed the floor and stood up, washed her hands and then flushed. She sprayed the toilet and looked at the window. More of the smell crept into the room and she shut the window.
Karisho screamed high and loud, when will the stench ever stop?
****COPYRIGHT 2016****
***BUSOLA ELEGBEDE***
Adebusola Ukayat Elegbede is a Playwright and Content creator with a passion for real life challenges. Born in Kaduna state and lives in Lagos Nigeria, she has a passion for story telling from the perspectives of characters in conflicting situations. I started out on the New Writing Project in Nigeria with the British Council Lagos Nigeria and The Royal Court Theatre, Sloane Square U.K. My passion for creating stories led to comic books, television drama's and an online journal on my website (busolaelegbede.com). As part of the WPIC in Stockholm Sweden 2012, the experience has forged life long friends and ignited my passion as a volunteer and advocate for human rights and the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
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