Red and Priceless

By Jamin Jay

Have you ever felt out of place? Like the world owes you a great deal of everything?

Have you been hurt by those you loved? Those you never intended evil towards? Or even strangers?

Have you lost someone to the cold arms of death through injustice?

Then this book is for you. It's okay to feel pain, it's okay. It's okay to feel like revenging. It's okay. But would you?

At this point, the short story collection becomes useful.

See,it will help you heal in ways you never imagined as the stories are told from reliable and related point of views.

Your tears, pain and bloodshed are rather priceless. Find out how others coped and what they did. Decide for yourself which path to choose.

The main characters in these stories are more ordinary than you and I.

But strong-willed and big-hearted.

Three beautiful stories connected with a single aim.
Care to find out? The choice is yours.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jamin Jay
• Release date: Feb 27, 2020
• ISBN: 9780463258927

Jamin Jay

I'm not thinking if I'm not living life. So I am because I think.I'm a young man with a good heart and a good pen.

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RED AND PRICELESS

( Short stories by Jamin Jay)

First Edition.

Great-Next Media, 19th Street EDPA, Benin City, Edo State. Nigeria.

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In loving memory of my aunt, Mrs. Patricia Nduka Maja: For every moment I failed to call and tell you that you are special. May your soul rest in peace mama. I miss you. You are remembered.

Please, Calm your nerves; Don't be in a haste to leave. Just enjoy your time, or come back later when you are chanced and your creative mind is as free as a child's; only then, can you unlock the true beauty of life. – Jamin Jay, your friendly author.

(Here is my IG handle: @jamin.mykel, and twitter: @JaminMykel.)  Just in case.

Remain blessed, I pray.

THE KEY

I want to tell you a story. My mother told me about it when we were having dinner. She narrated it to me on the third of January Twenty-nineteen- The year Buhari will be re-elected into office as president of Nigeria. I was still young then and the moon hid behind the clouds in the sky. It was shy after having a date with the sun who had earlier, brightened up my day.

She said it was about a gubernatorial debate. It happened in the Kano State of Nigeria, during the time of Aminu Kano.  There was a candidate of the then PRP (People's Redemption Party) who was asked a question by the moderator.

How many minerals do you have in Kano State? Can you list them and-

The moderator never finished the question when the man cut in ( Let's call him Salitsu.)

Salitsu caught in and said Ahahaghhh! They are there! We have a lot of them. Er. We have Coca-cola, Fanta, Sprite, and Mirinda, Pepsi, name them.

Really? The moderator asked.

Of course!

The questions continued and other candidates answered theirs.

Then again it was time for Salitsu to speak up.

The question came like this Who is your running mate?

Salitsu blurted out instantly You don't know Bakinzo. You don't know him? Haba!

Yes, I do. I know him The moderator chipped in Bakinzo is your opponent. In another party

Salitsu protested Ehen na! You don't know him? He has been running and chasing me up and down....

Bakinzo was his opponent, not his running mate. Salitsu didn't know this fact.

A third question came at the end of the session. The