Absolutely sublime Dera!
Everything about this story speaks brilliance. The detailed imagery, the otherworldly atmosphere and setting, the clever dialogues, the ever so interesting plot, and the likable characters all combined for a beautiful fiction.
You know if this was not just another entry for the prompt, I would've advised that you make a whole book out of this! It was that good. I enjoyed every bit of it.
But hold on... are you saying petal got married to that leader man? If so, then that's quite the meet-cute.
Ah... if only the SATs could adapt more interesting stories like this toits EBRW section, then perhaps more of the Test takers would pass... Lol :)
I am totally speechless right now. Thank you so much for your encouraging words. It's comments like these that keep me going 😖. I really appreciate it.
What's EBRW and SATs? Forgive my lack of knowledge 😁
Well I left that to the imagination of the readers but I'd like to think they ended up together.
Oh, it's my absolute pleasure.
Also, the SAT is just an acronym for Scholastic Aptitude Test. It's an exam most Highschool students take in order to get into college. Especially colleges in the US.
And EBRW simply stands for Evidence based reading and writing. It's simply just a section in the Test. There are two sections involved in the SAT namely: the Math section and the EBRW section. Hope that clears it all up.
And P.S in my imagination. They live for many years and have many children until she dies in the great battle. Hey, you gotta tragedy at some point. Makes for a juicy plot :)
I know right? I hope to write a tragic ending sometime. It'll be helluva twist.
I take it you're not Nigerian?