A LETTER TO AUGUST | a CỌ́N-SCÌÒ short story by Jola Praise Ademola

The letter was addressed to her. Written simply on the cover, in a bold script, was: ‘A letter to August’ and on the inside: ‘I know what you did’. She lifted off the lid from the box. Lying there was a bloodied finger wearing a wedding band.

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