RE: STACH Short Story Contest #21: 199 words, 5 winners, 15SBD prize pool!

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STACH Short Story Contest #21: 199 words, 5 winners, 15SBD prize pool!

in contest •  7 years ago 

Threatening news of rampant fire outbreak filled the ambulance. Dry leaves caused by long dry season make the nearby bushes and wood highly inflammable. The grasses of savanna in the Nigeria Middle belt and far North became the hunting field of teenagers who make bush fire there makeshift hunting dogs.

The frequent mishap of fire incident caught Nwiboo like sudden attack of malaria fever. What to do to safeguard his newly completed bungalow in the heart of the grassland robs him of sleep. Thoughts struggle in Nwiboo why he's big eyeballs gaze motionlessly into the naked horizon. "Honey, food is ready", Nwanyimma, the wife of Nwiboo announced with a respectful sobreno tone. It was as if she spoke to a statue. Getting closer Nwanyimma romantically hugged the husband and inspired, "What is the matter, my beloved you look devastated". Like one suddenly woken up from it from a dreamy siesta Nwiboo turn to the wife and explained his worry over the bushfire around his new mansion. He was planning and arranging the fencing to cut off the bushfire. Because as the popular saying goes, "A Stitch in Time Saves Nine".

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