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Image from Unsplash.   "Gone…too…soon… Indeed" Luisa said, dragging every word like she was dyslexic. Her nose flared up in disgust. She looked around, and what she saw at the ceremony contradicted the bold 'gone too soon' inscription that greeted everyone at the entrance. "Too much celebration for someone that went too soon "   Luisa commented again, laying emphasis on the last three words. The sarcasm was evident in her voice  "Luisa! Don't be insensitive, he's your father" Her friend Taiwo cautioned. "Was… he was my father, he's late now" Luisa argued. "Whatever, just go join the rest of your family in the hall" "Wait o, why are you dressed differently? Aren't you supposed to be wearing matching attires with your siblings? What if people start talking?" Taiwo asked with concern. "I only came here out of respect for my family. I don't usually do burials, I don't like the feeling I get fro...

Image source: Unsplash Lola sat in a corner of her room, staring hard into the screen of her phone. It was almost as if her eyes were deceiving her, she had watched the same video many times in one sitting, yet, she couldn't make any sense of it. "How is it possible?" She asked. Not like she was expecting a response, it'd have been an entirely different issue if she got one, because lived alone. Almost immediately, her phone rang. Seeing the caller, she hesitated before picking up. "Hello babes... did you see the video? Your ex is getting married" Her friend said from the other end of the phone. Lola was too stunned to give a response. She carefully dropped her phone and walked to her bathroom, she needed to breathe, under the shower maybe. "Lola... are you there? Can you hear me?" Her friend probed. She didn't even have the strength to pull off her clothes. She stepped into the shower, and there she let the tears flow. Simon had been her sweet...