The Let Down | Short Story by Cecilia Okugo

At his wits end with life and women, 

he turns to the church but too many have warmed his bed.

Kiddom searches out a new congregation and 

life to keep from jumping into mischief. He finds a witty man eater 

Shelly that lets him down hard and it sends him spiraling out of control, 

full of confusion.

The man eater Shelly realizes that she crossed the wrong man by telling no. 

With a series of events They play a love hate game that lands them both near death.

Who comes out alive?

Sometimes men should pass on certain kinds of women to have a fruitful life.

Take rejection and let downs as a blessing pressing up on a man-eater will land your 

Life where you don't want it to be.

Women at Mount Everest weren't really giving Kiddom much feedback as he was used to.

Seeing how he slept with them all the women came to know about each-other. 

Rejection level was high and Kiddom wasn't feeling the love.
Shelly was at the altar when Kiddom spotted her as a new visitor of the church.
He was enamored by her looks. He waited until service was over to introduce himself.
The Let down was Shelly gave him the cold shoulder but invited him to visit baptist church Mount Zion. 

He didn’t understand why Shelly didn't’ throw herself at him. Kiddom and
Shelly both are easy on the eye and well put together.
The was no first base with Shelly she was a man eater she loved breaking hearts sad
thing is the men never see it coming. Right there in Kiddoms face he witness Shelly in action.
He wasn’t feeling the love. Shelly laughed and flirted with the pastor instead of Kiddom.
He checked himself in the mirror. He didn't  quite understand what she saw in these other men
waiting to shake her hand.

Realizing Kiddom lack of attention she reinvited him back to her church next week for Friends and Family.

After Shellys meet and greet Kiddom vowed to pay her back. This fella manage to still all of Shelly’s shine
as a visitor at her church. Mount Zion never knew what hit them.
Rumors sparked immediately about the two dating.

When Kiddom notices Shelly’s jealousy for the pastors daughter Kim he makes it hurt by asking her on date.
Kim accepts. There was no waiting with these women everyone wanted a piece of Kiddom.
Especially those husband hunting. Shelly was pissed. Shelly operates as the choir manger, overseeing the
Adult choir. 

After a date with Kim for some reason Shelly never slipped Kiddoms mind.
He was just trying to piss her off. Instead of asking Shelly out on a date for the second time
They shared a meal after the sermon was over. Mrs. Hattie had her best spread out for the 4th of July weekend.
Fried Chicken, Potato Salad, Greens Corn Bread and Baked Beans with BBQ Wings.
And Strawberry cake for dessert. 

Shelly and Kiddom talked until Kim invited herself to the table.
Their chat was cut short, Shelly felt rejected but she played her game and got what she deserved.
It wasn't enough Shelly decided to get even.
The Next Sunday was Women’s Day and she decided to invite a few admires from Kiddoms church.
Rumors started to spread...

To Be Continued...









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I Can't See Myself | Short Story by Cecilia Okugo

Rick is convinced when Ellen and Fiona say that Cecil is jealous of their lives.
Ellen and Fiona cook up drama with Rick to ruin Cecil’s life.
Rick is in for a rude surprise disturbing Cecil’s life.
With an unrealistic view on life Ellen’s impatiens sets the world on fire.
Ellen runs for her life when she finds out she bit off more than she can chew.

 Can Ellen prove Cecil’s jealousy or will a lie become the truth?
At the head of most drama Fiona knows that intolerance in not
what she wants from the majority so she persuades them to ruin Ellen’s
and Cecil’s life vying for Rick’s attention. 

Their safety net is with one man, Rick and he believes Ellen and Fiona love him.
He is the only glue that keeps them relevant without failure.
Will he finally see that he’s being used.
Rick exhausted all resources just to keep Ellen and Fiona in a good light. 
Who can convince him his life is over if he does not drop these drama queens.

I Can’t See Myself

Cecil doesn’t know what hit her when Rick proposes marriage.
She is convinced she is the only one.
Cecil drops all potential candidates who have showed love interest in the past.
Fiona and Ellen are Rick’s past that seem to always be the center of Rick’s Attention,
just a bad habit he can’t let go of.Rick appears to be in love until he invites drama from the women
in his life.
Fiona and Ellen are well to do women who believe Cecil is not his standard and they
cook up drama to make Cecil leave Rick. In denial Cecil thinks nothing of the drama
Cecil believes she has to accept it in order to be with Rick.
With many on the side of Ellen and Fiona their opinions begin to weigh in heavy in Cecil’s life.
Cecil begins to second guess herself.
Fiona and Ellen play with Rick’s and Cecil information fed through by an immediate source
so much so they find out who Cecil really is. The catch is that Fiona and Ellen fall in love with
Rick when they find out that Cecil and Rick will be a billion dollars richer if they marry.
They plan to leave their homes for Rick and kill Cecil before Cecil find out their plans.
Cecil is not concerned with who Ellen and Fiona really are and that’s her problem.
Fiona become too desperate to Kill Cecil, Ellen has a change of heart.
Once Cecil finds out people are after her life and she sees shes being played
she runs away from all of them involved. Unable to convince Cecil of his love a concerned
Rick uses Ellen and Fiona to see find out their true intentions.
Rick is later convinced by Fiona to return to Cecil with bribes to steal Cecil’s money.
Rick is worth more with Cecil but he’s in love with Fiona.
Fiona and Rick kill Cecil out of spite and ill will toward her livelihood, taking her money wasn’t enough.





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I Can't See Myself | Short Story By Cecilia Okugo

Rick is convinced when Ellen and Fiona say that Cecil is jealous of their lives. 
Ellen and Fiona cook up drama with Rick to ruin Cecil’s life. 
Rick is in for a rude surprise disturbing Cecil’s life. 
With an unrealistic view on life Ellen’s impatiens sets the world on fire. 
Ellen runs for her life when she finds out she bit off more than she can chew.

 Can Ellen prove Cecil’s jealousy or will a lie become the truth? 
At the head of most drama Fiona knows that intolerance in not what 
she wants from the majority so she persuades them to ruin Ellen’s and 
Cecil’s life vying for Rick’s attention. 

Their safety net is with one man, Rick and he believes Ellen and Fiona love him. 
He is the only glue that keeps them relevant without failure. 
Will he finally see that he’s being used. 
Rick exhausted all resources just to keep Ellen and Fiona in a good light.  
Who can convince him his life is over if he does not drop these drama queens.

I Can’t See Myself

Cecil doesn’t know what hit her when Rick proposes marriage. 
She is convinced she is the only one. 
Cecil drops all potential candidates who have showed love interest in the past. 
Fiona and Ellen are Rick’s past that seem to always be the center of Rick’s Attention,
 just a bad habit he can’t let go of.
Rick appears to be in love until he invites drama from the women in his life.
 Fiona and Ellen are well to do women who believe Cecil is not his standard
and they cook up drama to make Cecil leave Rick. 
In denial Cecil thinks nothing of the drama Cecil
believes she has to accept it in order to be with Rick. 
With many on the side of Ellen and Fiona
their opinions begin to weigh in heavy in Cecil’s life. 
Cecil begins to second guess herself. 

Fiona and Ellen play with Rick’s and Cecil information fed through by an immediate 
source so much so they find out who Cecil really is.
The catch is that Fiona and Ellen fall in love with 
Rick when they find out that Cecil and Rick will be a billion dollars richer if they marry. 
They plan to leave their homes for Rick and kill Cecil before Cecil find out their plans. 
Cecil is not concerned with who Ellen and Fiona really are and that’s her problem.
Fiona become too desperate to Kill Cecil, Ellen has a change of heart.
Once Cecil finds out people are after her life and she sees shes being played she runs
 away from all of them involved. 

Unable to convince Cecil of his love a concerned Rick uses Ellen
and Fiona to see find out their 
true intentions. Rick is later convinced by Fiona to return to
Cecil with bribes to steal Cecil’s money. 
Rick is worth more with Cecil but he’s in love with Fiona.
Fiona and Rick kill Cecil out of spite and ill will toward her livelihood,
taking her money wasn’t enough.

Sanaa Adventures | Anime Short Story by Cecilia Okugo

SANAA'S ADVENTURES

In a Mystical land of hidden treasure a little girl named Sanaa help her friends learn magic and gave the portals to different lands. Once invaded they had no escape plan. Sanaa oversees guided her out of danger and saved her and her friends. Are they free from trouble in their great escape?

Sanaa's magic comes to her before she goes to sleep. She see mystical worlds from her windows. Her friends creep in to tell their issues and she gives them magic that will help them from invasion.

On a typical night for Sanaa she creeps out her window and escapes to one of her hidden lands in the galaxies. She calls her friends to her through a glass bowl. they eventually make thir way to her and they play and discover more magic.

At school Sanaa looses her nerve and forgets her purse that has her magic tools in it.

Shes rushes back to school to discover the school bully with it. Later that night Sanaa and her friends are invaded by the school bully's begging to know what was in the bag. Sanaa locks them out with her powers and calls her friends for help.

Sanaa parents woke and couldn't find her . Her mother Bethanny saw the bag Sanaa left and knew just were to find her. She call her through the glass bowl and Sanaa was okay. Bethanny cried because she knew magic was wonderful but mysteriously trouble if you're not careful.

Sanaa grew up in her mystical lands with her friends people were unaware of weather they were cared for properly, Bethanny reassured her friends family and neighbors that Sanaa was okay. Bethanny need Sanaa to unlock her magical powers and find her through magic.

As Sanna discovers her mothers magic she uncovers her own. The glass bowl from the nap sack that she recovered from school has mystical powers to see anyone. But in her hand lies powerful secrets. Shes can draw magic from anywhere, her powers to discover new magic is amazing. Her friends were astounded at all she discovered with her magic. (Sanaa plays with her magic in front her friends and shares it with them.

Sanaa in her mystical land blesses everything with her magic. Shes gave Tommy magic for the water. She gives Alana magic for the grounds. And shes blesses Khan with the light. A whirlwind came from the sky and a lady of the land thanked Sanaa and her friends for all they had blessed in the land.

The lady of the land name was Vianesse she was so beautiful to Sanaa and her friends. Shes gave them jewels to wear for protection from invasion of the humans without magic.

With no worry of her mom she began to have so many thoughts of about the new land she was in. She showed her magic to Vianesse and she blessed it. Vianesse placed it through out the land.

Finally settled in the small villa Sanaa, Alana , Tommy and Tim began to eat and laugh at each others jokes. While away from home Alana's mom began to worry about Sanaa.

She used some of he old crystal ball magic to locate her daughter. She began to cry as she saw he daughter laughing and playing without supervision. She worried that the enchanted jewelry that she gave Sanaa would be lost. Loosing all contact with her daughter was her worst worry. She knew Sanaa curiosity would lead her to find her magic and new magic.

Vianesse appear to thee children late in the night and begged them to hide in the attic. They were so scared, they didn't understand why. As they rushed up the stairs towards the attic, Vianesse said they were being invaded by pirates of the War lands.

Alana and all the kids began to worry. There was a knock at the door and Alana and Tommy creep down the stair way to see who it was. Someone continued to knock. They all retired to the attic in fear of letting pirates in.

Vianesse warned the children that there will be invasion of space and to be leery of strangers when walking the trails. In fear of what not to expect they stayed in the attic for two more days. Some mystical things started happening while in the attic, Sanaa started to discover magic from old objects is the room.

Once the cost was clear Vianesse didn't need to over see the kids anymore. Green white and blue flares came from Sanaa's magic bowl. Sanaa begin to see wonders for her magic. She tucked it away and went down stairs with the others.

Many letters begin to flood the mailbox for Sanaa because she was missing from her classes and the end of the school year was coming about. Bethanny channeled in through magic to see how Sanaa was doing but no answer for Sanaa. Bethanny wanted to read Sanna's friends letters to her.

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