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King of the hill

Enclosed by the warm humid breeze, the golden grass swayed gently in its harmonious dance. Brown and grey rocks interrupted this brilliant carpet.

As his heavy respiratory expulsions continued on their photosynthetic journey, he bent over to seize control of his functions.

His Nike Cortez shoes that had began their morning journey clean and radiating shades of blue and yellow now appeared exhausted. Red sand covered them from tip to heel and shoelaces remained twisted and undone.

Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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