Eighty days of darkness. The moon creeps out of the dark cloud, its flames flickering, out of reach. You and the hall’s weary inhabitants stretch, desperate for a sliver of light. The moon’s glow taunts, then vanishes, leaving only the crushing darkness. The darkness is not new, yet it’s unfamiliar.

Bello Taiwo Victoria is an emerging writer and incurable introvert with an appreciation for paintings and other forms of artistic expression. Her writings have been published in the Journal Of African Youth Literature and Writers Space Africa – Nigeria.