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  A NIGHT OF FOREVER Anaelechi Miracle Smart Smart Anaelechi (Facebook) The WhatsApp status of all my classmates was covered with my engagement pictures, and all social media they belonged to wasn't exempted. I felt like I was in heaven as I admired my pictures consecutively. Even the viral pictures of Moses Bliss' engagement weren't compared to mine. I swam the ocean of ecstasy, hallucinating about different famous locations where my wedding would be held regardless of John's financial instability.   That night was as though there was a standstill on earth. It was a night but sleep never ran past my eyes, even after countless struggles for a nap, yet, my eyes were agape. Since there was nothing to do. I invaded the profile of some wedding fashionistas to glance at so many gowns to wear on my big day.  "God, soon, I will become a wife." I beamed a smile on each reminisce as I gave a screen kiss to John's picture. It had been a year since I knew John who wo...

  I stumbled upon an advertisement online on how one could earn dollars working as a freelancer. Anxiously, I created an account thinking that was a big catch, but frustration was written on my face as I received a lot of rejection emails. Would this help to treat my age  mother? I thought that not furthering to the tertiary institution would be the best remedy to alleviate myself from this bond of unemployment in the country. I tucked my mother into bed with a kiss on the forehead with a promise to better her tomorrow; opened my phone to an email.  "Good morning, Amina. I see you are a Nigerian and I have looked for Nigerian Landscape Photographers because of a project at hand to appreciate the beauty of Mother Earth. Have you worked for anyone before on this?"  He asked through his chat. Should I lie or tell the truth?  "This project is best by me. I live in Enugu and this makes it easy for a profound work because of its lush vegetation and rolling hills. It i...