Ethiopian Air Crash: The Thoughts That Plague Me

My friend request still lingers on his Facebook profile.

Now I know it’ll never be accepted.

When rumours of his death began to gain traction on social media, I was slightly alarmed but quickly dismissed it as the usual negative excitement that often accompanied bad news in the virtual space. Knowing that people have a penchant for peddling fake news because they cannot be bothered to wait for credible news sources to report events, I muttered a prayer in the hope that it emanated from some mischief-loving individual.

And then it was confirmed.