The Night Bus
The Last Bus episode 6
The bastard was about getting down to the business when we heard gunshots. Two of the robbers screamed and fell to the ground. The ladies they flung over their shoulders scampered into the bush. The others dropped the women they were carrying and returned fire. The don turned around in a scurry, trying to pull […]
Read MoreThe last bus episode 5
The leader towered above everyone else and wore an army green beret, holding up his automatic Ak-47 rifle with one hand. A chain of bullets hung over his shoulder like Rambo and sweat glistened on his bare chiselled body in the flickering light as he approached. He donned a pair of military camouflage combat trousers […]
Read MoreThe last bus episode 4
The driver must have sensed it too, but it was too late for him retract. “Chidi, robbers!!!” He alerted the security man attached to the bus and pumped some power onto the throttle. He headed for the barricade. “To the ground, everybody!” Chidi screamed as he sprung to action immediately. He cocked his rifle and […]
Read MoreThe Last Bus episode 3
At about quarter past eight, I dashed into Jibowu Park, all drenched in sweat and my rucksack flung over my shoulder like a refugee. My heartbeat spun out of control when I heard a young lady telling someone on the phone that the last bus to Port Harcourt was almost full. I raised my head […]
Read MoreThe last bus episode 2
At about 7 p.m, I was in the midst of my friends when the blaring sound of my phone startled everyone. That was why I hated phones. The vibration almost caused me a cardiac arrest. I completely forgot I had the phone in my breast pocket all this while—a mistake I had vowed never to […]
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The Last Bus (action
I dropped to the ground and started crawling as fast as I could. Sweats covered my whole body and my clothes gummed to my body as if they were another layer of my skin. The other passengers scampered in all directions. Bullets flew all about. The smell of gunpowder permeated the air, and smoke blurred […]
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