December 2000-'End of the world '.

December 2000 arrived with the seriousness of a headmaster entering a noisy class. Nobody was laughing. Not even the village drunk, who for once was sober—just in case the end of the world needed witnesses.

Rumors had been circulating like mosquitoes in the rainy season: “At exactly midnight on 31st December 2000… everything will end!” Nobody knew who started it, but somehow it had the authority of a KCSE examiner.

People reacted in very… creative ways.

First, there was Mama Njeri, who decided there was no point in saving money anymore. She cooked everything in the house. Rice, beans, goat meat, sukuma—mixed together into one emotional dish called “just in case.”

Then there was Otieno, who owed half the village money. Suddenly, he became generous.

“Take your 200 shillings,” he said, handing over coins like a repentant politician.

“Why are you paying?” someone asked suspiciously.

“Because I don’t want to face God with debts,” he replied.

Meanwhile, the youth had their own priorities. If the world was...