We are all liars, and it would be a lie if anyone claimed never to have lied before. It might be just the soft ones just to avoid punishment or get out of trouble, which many of us do regularly, but since it's harmless, I don't see it as a problem.

Things have always been smooth for me as a kid, and even though my parents didn't have much, they made sure I got the best of everything they could afford. Life was perfect, at least to an extent, because I didn't lack the basic necessities, and it feels like everything was planned to perfection, especially my education.

I saw various articles about climate change but didn't get the full scope of it until now. A lot has changed with the weather situation globally, and Nigeria is as well feeling the effect of climate change at the moment. The seasons are indeed changing rapidly, and it bothers me how these changes will affect the weather further in the future.

"Let it go." A song by Idina Menzel came to mind immediately I saw the minimalist weekly prompt post, and if asked the question about giving advice to someone struggling with physical or emotional experience a hundred times, my answer would always be "Let it go."

"Omolara! Omolara!! Where have you been? I have been looking for you." Funmi, the closest to me among my school friends, asked when she saw me setting alone on the school field.Unsplash "I have been in the staff room for over 20 minutes. Mrs. Ajakaye, our English teacher, called me earlier," I replied.

Oreofe returned from school looking weak, and her mom became restless immediately the school bus dropped her."My daughter, what's wrong? You don't look okay," Mrs. Bidemi asked, stretching her hand to check Oreofe's temperature.