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mbiata
@mbiatabasi Apr 26, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC

The Face They Feared

Image from chatgpt My name is Sànyà. If you hear my name in the market, it doesn’t come with laughter. It comes in whispers. “Stay away from that man.” “His eyes are not normal.” “He looks like troub…

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mbiata
@mbiatabasi Aug 11, 2025, 10:22 AM UTC

Fraud

It was their tenth anniversary. Ten years of being married to the woman with the softest heart and the widest smile that could get him to lose his guard whenever he thought of going south. Not to for…

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mbiata
@mbiatabasi Jul 9, 2025, 3:14 PM UTC

The Last Straw

I had not spoken to my father for days, and he definitely wasn't the kind of person to go back on his words. He had spoken from the depth of his heart, just like he had mentioned as we conversed in t…

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mbiata
@mbiatabasi Jun 18, 2025, 7:27 PM UTC

Her Lucky Day

The nights after her David died, she wanted to join him, but didn't find the courage to. She would stare continuously at the ceiling as if to count every bit of the triangular shaped design that laye…

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mbiata
@mbiatabasi Jun 9, 2025, 11:19 AM UTC

When the past comes hunting

As the wind violently caressed her threadbare nightwear that night, she cursed her with every breath. The rains were threatening to release its anger. Somehow, Stella had hoped her aunty's stony hear…

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mbiata
@mbiatabasi Jun 6, 2025, 8:16 PM UTC

Out of the bag

Nothing would make Sarah turn down an offer to have strawberry blended with vanilla with the best waffles sprinkled on top, not even the biggest turbulence. Once you placed the offer on the table, ev…

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mbiata
@mbiatabasi May 30, 2025, 10:33 AM UTC

Caution

I really wanted to unload the weight on my mind to Samo this evening. I was terrible at bottling things, and one could sense the uneasiness in my eyes no matter how hard I tried to hide it. I had to…

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mbiata
@mbiatabasi May 27, 2025, 6:06 PM UTC

Two Faced

I loved the way her voice made my heart sink, and sent cold rushes down my body that my makeup got ruined with tears on Sunday morning during worship. I couldn't get her voice out of my mind. Even wh…

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mbiata
@mbiatabasi May 27, 2025, 10:33 AM UTC

Battered

Even if I were to be drowning in a sea in dreamland, the loud thud from the kitchen would be enough to send me out of such deep seas. The sound was quite a disturbance. I had to be sure why someone w…

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mbiata
@mbiatabasi May 2, 2025, 1:01 PM UTC

The pick

“ Mary Akpan, you'll handle the marketing of our new two in one strawberry juice” The MD said, using his deep masculine tone. “Alright, Sir” Mary had responded with her queer smile that irritated the…

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