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AIDEN MY ANGEL

This story is not based on fiction or fantasy, but a story of true and beautiful love. A love that was full of life and color, that was never dull or quiet. A love that was truly one of a kind. We had a beautiful beginning and a wonderful middle sadly however we never got our happily ever after… Aiden and I first met in our Freshmen year of High school in our English class, lets say it wasn’t exactly love at first sight. In fact we practically hated one another, we were constantly at each others throats and we were both too stubborn and hot headed to get past this strange wall of anger that had been built between us. Towards the middle of Freshmen year we had finally reached talking terms, and by the end of it we were hanging out everyday at lunch and almost every other day outside of school, but Sundays were the one day we were always together because we both attended the same church. We were constantly questioned if we were dating and all that he and I could do was laugh. We were bes...

A MAN AND HIS PRICE

A short story from Kenya Reverend Amos Njenga sat at his desk beside the window, deep in thought. Outside, darkness had fallen, but he could still see as the moon was full in the sky, and the stars were shining like the headlights of so many cars stuck in a celestial traffic jam. The moon’s strong light filled his heart with gladness, and the myriad twinkling stars that still shone through the darkness inspired him with hope. For darkness had fallen thick on the land, and he wondered if the few shining lights in its midst were enough to drive it away. Corruption, like a virus, had infested the body politic and the Government was rotten through and through. The Treasury had become the Ministers’ personal bank account, financing their flashy Ferraris and paying for illicit ‘diplomatic delegations’ to Paris and Milan. Rich men committed murder in broad daylight without a care, as they knew they had the Judiciary in their back pockets. Right next to their wallets. Organized crime was ra...