She first got a bowl filled with earth, and planted two seeds.

She watered it daily. And I saw the seeds sprouted into lovely green leaves. She displayed them for photosynthesis and the leaves’ greenness deepened.

Until she suddenly stopped. And the boisterous greenness of her creature slowly withered away.

Jimoh Adeiza Abdulrahaman writes from Nigeria. He’s a fiction writer who’s passionate about humanity.