Into The Wild 10

Bisi dropped to the ground and did not rise again. She did not faint. She did not fall to death. She just did not have the strength to remain on her feet. “Bisi! Bisi” Akin was screaming. His face was thick with sweat and the veins on his head were bulging as though they would … More Into The Wild 10

Into The Wild 8

DAY THREE Bisi remained with his body for-ever. She would not leave, not even when Akin called her. She knelt by the lifeless pound of flesh and cried. They did not understand why. Tara and Akin looked at her as though she was insane. They did not know what had happened while they were sleeping. … More Into The Wild 8

Into The Wild 7

At first, it did not seem like a big deal to Bisi. She just turned around and returned to where she lay beside Akin. But then it hit her again and she turned around again and saw the small boy standing behind her. She looked at where he had been lying before the darkness fell; … More Into The Wild 7

Into The WIld 6

DAY TWO. 8 P.M. Their second night in the wild did not go well. They had spent their first night in the rain, running around and descending the mountain so they did not really feel anything. They did not sense any danger neither did it occur to them that they were actually in what seemed … More Into The WIld 6

Into The Wild 5

  DAY TWO. 8:00 A.M. “What do you mean we are on the other side of the mountain?” Bukunmi asked in shock. She did not want to believe what her mind was telling her. “What do you mean ‘what do I mean’?” Tara responded in anger, her eyes narrowing to slits. She put her backpack … More Into The Wild 5

Into The Wild 4

DAY TWO. 5 A.M. They walked on in silence, not speaking to one another. They had been descending the mountain for what seemed like days but they did not seem to be getting any closer to the base. The only reason they kept going was that they could feel it, they could sense that they … More Into The Wild 4

Into The Wild 3

He did not die. The small boy, he did not die. David kept on descending, keeping his eyes on the boy as he rolled down. As he went down the mountain, he realized that the boy was going slower than he expected. Chisom was wrong; he had more than thirty seconds to save the small … More Into The Wild 3

Into The Wild 2

DAY ONE. 7PM. They climbed on, slowly and steadily. The sun had gone to sleep and the moon must have been preparing to rear its head as they ascended the mountain. The seven of them, AK, who was the leader of the team, Chisom, Kazeem, David – the Part 6 medical student, Tara – his … More Into The Wild 2

Into The Wild 1

DAY 1. The phone rang twice but Bukunmi did not pick it. Instead, she remained seated in front of her mirror applying her makeup. It was 5pm in the evening and it was a rather unusual time to be applying makeup as the sun had already gone down and darkness was about to fall on … More Into The Wild 1