Chapter 1 THE BEGINNING OF THE END June 2017 A famous African proverb states that a man with too much ambition cannot sleep in peace. In other words, it is all the plans in his head and the hope for his glorious future that drive his peace away. But that was not the case for Priscilla Ekema. Even though Priscilla was a girl with great ambition, it was not her ambition that kept her awake at night; it was her intense trepidation of the aching woes that came with each day. Pris

Chapter 1: Bex “Hey, Lexi. How do you spell the word puzzle?” I lean back in my chair as my phone chimes. “Puzzle...” The voice-activated digital assistant responds. “P-U-Z-Z-L-E.” “Aha!” The excitement in my voice catches me off guard as I point at the highlighted word on my computer screen. “In your face, Scribbles.” My writing software, Scribbles, tried to convince me I spelled the word wrong, so it brings me joy to click the “ignore” button instead of letting this artific

Chapter 1 Scripture: Psalm 27:1-5 “It just sucks that one person can make me feel so afraid, so insecure and so weak.” In this chapter,...

Chapter 1 Day One: A Love Better Than Life ​ So pure So unchanging So precious So fulfilling, it always leaves me wanting more ​ So...

Chapter 1: Olanna Now ​ One thing I can’t resist doing at Nigerian parties is eavesdropping on the gossip the aunties spread about people...

Chapter 1: Heather Would it be so bad if I slap a rude customer? Well, I’m about to do that in the next ten seconds if God doesn’t help...

Chapter 1: Amara I’m going to let you in on a little secret: my best friend is getting engaged today and she has no idea. Let me say that...

Chapter 1: Teeyana I need to get out of this building before Olivia sees me. If I can escape her dirty looks, her taunting, and my usual...