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Jennifer Chinenye Emelife<br />
Sour Kisses<br />
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Ada, lying unconscious in her sick bed, felt a hero. She thought <strong>of</strong> her mother who was<br />
recuperating, her brother who was now out <strong>of</strong> jail and in school. Greed seemed righteous at the<br />
moment and then she recognised clearly the voice talking.<br />
Kneeling beside her bedpost was Clara, crying, ‘It wasn’t Hon. Obiano, Ada. It was me. Do you<br />
remember now?’ Her voice was faint because she had been talking for long, ‘I was envious <strong>of</strong><br />
your sudden wealth. Remember the strange bottle? It was no tranquilizer. It was…’ Clara’s voice<br />
trailed <strong>of</strong>f as she noticed Ada’s eyes blink and stop.<br />
Jennifer Chinenye Emelife is a teacher who loves to write.<br />
She lives in Lagos and works as Correspondent for Praxis Arts<br />
and Literature Magazine; www.praxismagonline.com<br />
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