All Chapters of HEART OF GOLD: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

  It was Friday. Miriam loved attending mosque for prayers every Friday because that's the only day of the week that provided her the opportunity to spend some time with her friends, Musa and Rashidat in their home.

Tony sat at the front of his house - an apartment he shared with his friend, Alex - at the early hour of a Sunday evening as a result of the interruption of electrical power which left the whole town in a total blackout. It's the same everywhere in Nigeria, he wouldn't expect any difference from Sokoto.  

On the same bench Alhaji Sani sat earlier Mr. Alliu now sat reminiscing about his meeting with Alhaji Sani.It was like a dream come true. For years he'd been reduced to nothing, living like a shadow of his old self, only good at relishing his past and bemoaning his lost

Alex walked into the house and met unsettled Tony pacing up and down the living room with a look on his face that made him wonder if he had missed something big. They usually come home together after work, but today, he had to attend to an important issue in town which explained why they came home separately, and meeting Tony like this was a bit scary. The look on his face was like that of someone that's about losing his mind plotting a huge plan.

The evening breeze was cool and refreshing, far cooler than anything Tony had felt in days. Despite how alluring the atmosphere was, Tony was anything but relaxed. Yes, he came prepared. He'd calculated his moves and had rehearsed the method of approach he'd propos