Impact

Smile! There was that time when I was tired of being referred to as the younger one whenever I walked with my younger sister. It never went down well with me. I felt belittled and,  downplayed.  I would hear phrases like "Joy, is she your elder sister? " whenever they saw both of us together and I'll be like, "Haba, please allow me to do the introduction na”. So, on many occasions, before they proceeded to talk,  I would just rush off to introduce myself as the elder one to avoid embarrassment. I was asking myself why this was so. At the time, Jane used to put up a very serious mature look. So I tried every means to be seen as mature (at least to appear older or more mature than my younger sister). Some said I smiled and laugh too much. So, maybe if I smiled a little lesser I would appear older.  Just maybe. So I tried to 'bone' my face peradventure I would achieve my aim. But this approach only made me look worse and made people blurt out questions...

SUICIDE?  (Fiction inspired by real life events) An attempt to intentionally take my life?  Hell Yes! Heaven No!  It was late Thursday night that year at about 10pm. Sleep was knocking and I was already giving in to the realm of dreams when I heard what sounded like a loud thud on the floor. It felt like someone mistakenly hit against a bucket full of water and fell flat. This dream was boring. So I made to adjust well so that I can have a nice dream. If I must dream, then it must be a good one.  I wish it was a dream but it wasn't, I could hear loud shouts that brought me back to the realm of consciousness.  I got up and opened the door, approaching the spot where the sound came from. These neighbours have started again . 'Face me I face you' apartment will not let someone have peace of mind. I was getting pissed and about to vent my anger on the small group that had formed when I saw the lady almost lifeless on the ground. There was Ariel, the mos...