Just A Mirage
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a collection of short stories.
She had not always believed in ghosts but hearing and seeing these women talk about it was just-queer.
"it was in the market place ujunwa saw him!". The woman who seemed very enthusiastic spoke, her vein sharing in the same passion as it became very visible on her neck. "she saw him, her husband, he has been dead for five years now".she continued, counting her fingers to illustrate.
[Excerpt from 'room 53'.]
Just a mirage is a collection of short stories. Each story has a maximum of two chapters.
If you are a lazy reader then this is definitely for you!. *wink*
But it will definitely be worth your time.
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