DEBACLE

The night was breezy and cold as darkness swept through Achara village. The sound of crickets and toads were in the still, and the sound of wind wave made the night more scary. Trees were shaking and letting down their leaves under the effect of the wind wave.
Lamps were swithched off but some were lowered as the inhabitants of Achara village went to bed on time. It wasn't new in the village because they all had to wake up early to attend to their farms, since it was the beginning of the raining season. Work in the farm was always tedious and exhausting; clearing of the farm was the major work to be done that most villagers weren't just going to bed early beacuse of the early start of the next day, but have to answer the irresistible call of nature after their tedious day job.
Almost every obi (compound) was producing deep moans most of which were mens, rather fathers, that depicts exhaustion. And the reflex slaps, when mosquitoes exhibited their sucking skills, were heard intermittently.
The ground was gadually becoming wet and the force of the wind was intensifying, leaves fell more from their stems and branches. Kettles, plates and light empty cans were displaced from their points of inertia.
Onye-ike had barely closed his eyes to sleep when his wife's yelp brought him back to consciousness. He didn't give it a second thought to think because he had waited for that discomfort for a few days, which has deprived him of sound sleep.
He dashed to chimamanda's room...

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