By: Olufunmilayo Makinde.

The girl is lucky.

She is happy with her toys, so she is happy with her parents. Her father gets promoted.

She has two moods: happy and dissatisfied.

She can’t watch TV past eight at night. Unacceptable. So every night her parents get a bit of bad luck.

One night, her older brother gets a good score and all her parents’ attention. Unacceptable. A terrible accident happens. She is the only survivor.

She gets adopted fast. Your family. It feels right to parent this child. The day you adopt her, your business gets free promotion from a celebrity. Lucky you.

© 2025. Olufunmilayo Makinde

Olufunmilayo Makinde is a Nigerian lawyer and writer who seems to do more of the former than she would like. Her flash piece “Reminisce” can be found in Full House Literary.

Posted February 5, 2025.