IMAX'S CORNER

It's such a big flex to have a unique and rare name until no one knows how to pronounce it and they choose to pronounce whatever they feel like pronouncing . My name is Immaculata but for some reason people have chosen to call me "Immaculate", "Emma", "Imma", "Emmanuella" and every other thing they can think of that is actually not my name. I once told  someone that my name is "Immaculata" and they said "why not Immaculate??, That's fresher". I was so confused, so I should leave my actual name and pick the one you like because to you it is "fresh". I ask again "Wetin Musa no go see for gate??" My traditional name has been murdered by people and their excuse is "I am not from your tribe", make it make sense. I like my traditional name so much but I am afraid to introduce myself that way because of what people are likely to pronounce. In primary school I went by my traditional name which I a...

 It was the eve of  2021 and my uncle had thrown a party. Although I had previously had two surgeries  about a month before and was still recovering. I was super excited,  suddenly felt strong enough and forgot I wasn't fully healed and my ulcer had worsened after surgery. That night, I saw suya swimming in pepper and although I knew I wasn't supposed to, something was pushing me, you can call it "village people". So when I saw my cousin eating suya, I stole his last piece and chewed it as fast as possible. By the time he was telling me to spit out, the meat had already gotten to my stomach and I smiled  thinking I had gotten away with my little mischief.  I thought I could cheat nature, I quickly went to take all my ulcer medication that I was giving from my previous attack which was on Christmas Eve. At exactly five minutes to 2021, my stomach began to give me signs. I prayed that it couldn't be what I thought but I remembered "heaven helps those who help...