AU writer
Abasiama Udom is a Nigerian author of psychological suspense. She writes about the things families bury: secrets, guilt, and the people who refuse to stay silent.
Stories
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Chimbueze has been prepared for death since before he knew what death was. Since the accident, his mother has kept him close, no rough play, no unsupervised afternoons, nothing that could catch death's attention again. But the thing that's been counting down to his fourteenth birthday does not ask his permission. It haunts. His grandmother knows this, and so does the priest who built the coffin. The ritual is ready. All that is standing between Chimbueze and fate is one Wednesday afternoon, a dare from his friends, and a crumbling building that should never have been climbed. The clock is ticking, and Chimbueze has to face a debt older than him. |
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Editi just wanted to be the toughest boy in school. One dare, one collapsed building, and now he is trapped in the dark with a pierced arm and three strangers who should not exist. Miriam wants him to hold on. Lugard wants him to end it. Biya doesn't care either way. As rescue crews dig through the rubble above him, Editi must survive not just the weight of concrete but the weight of everything he believes about himself. |
