SCUM 6
“What’s on your mind?” Ace asked. Paul turned. “What?” “You’ve been spacing out since we set off. You’re not nervous, are you?” They had a civil relationship and had barely spent any time alone, but Paul had never been...
“What’s on your mind?” Ace asked. Paul turned. “What?” “You’ve been spacing out since we set off. You’re not nervous, are you?” They had a civil relationship and had barely spent any time alone, but Paul had never been...
Sekondi Road 04:35 pm “Did he find it?” Ato asked. They were speeding along the Sekondi road, the turquoise blue waters of the sea in view. Minutes earlier, Ato had directed an officer of Vortex securities to the location...
Two years ago Raybow Hotel “Who here can recite the National Pledge?” The room of young professionals buzzed with mummering and nervous laughter. The speaker abandoned his podium, as was his custom, pacing through the audience. “We...
The Last Hour Beach 01:00 pm Ato meandered down an eroded street towards his rendezvous, with time to spare. The last time he’d been to the beach was two years ago, with his stepsisters. It hit him that it...
“Going somewhere?” Aikins shoved the paper into his pocket and turned. Viva raised an eyebrow, her face unreadable. She stood tall enough that he had to tip his head back to face her. “Yeah, I’m just going to get lunch.”...
The Homeland NewspaperBeach Road, TakoradiTuesday, 8:30 a.m The ambiance was uncharacteristically somber. Around a table in the austere office space, six forlorn faces waited for the morning meeting to start. It was their first day back to work after the...
A muffled ‘pop’ came first, then the sting in his shoulder. Aikins slapped a hand over it, dropping the drive he held in the process. It slid across the tiled floor till it hit a wall, coming to an abrupt...
“This is anonymous, right?” The man with the recorder smiled. Of course, it was. That was the only reason she had agreed to do the interview. There were no cameras, no one else in her tiny apartment. So why was...