Blue Hell
Lala viciously launched a deadly kick on the nearly closed door, sending it wide open with so much force as he stormed into the living room in cold sweat at a very high speed like he was been chased by the devil himself. Startling Spencer and Gabriel. Sweat bleached, torn shirt, cut lip, a bruised … Continue reading Blue Hell
Unilorin Students Prepare For Exam
After months of intensive academic work, the period in which the ability and progress of students are put to test is around the corner for students of the University of Ilorin. The first semester examinations for 2014/2015 academic session are scheduled to commence on the 26th day of January 2015. It is believed that the … Continue reading Unilorin Students Prepare For Exam
Wealth Has Come
Mama Ola knew something strange was going on when she saw her husband’s blue Jincheng motorcycle in the compound. It was three o’ clock in the afternoon, so it was too early for him to be home. For two months, he had been coming in the evenings because he was doing some plumbing for a … Continue reading Wealth Has Come
Ageing
We live to wear Furrows gather everywhere Life seems a torment Blood via veins,a current Ageing Rhythms of steps incoherent Miseries lucid and inherent Bent knees torture speed Pains lead and bones heed Ageing Resurrects old habits Cravings wake in bits Nudge us to the margin At fringes hard to imagine Ageing Dredges up the … Continue reading Ageing
In The Eyes Of A MadMan
In The Eyes Of A MadMan A mad man sees things that no one else sees and he laughs because the things he sees are beautiful. Nnadi, a young man newly entering his second decade in Umuturu village, placed a pad upon his shoulder and lifted the basket of cassava onto it. He whistled as … Continue reading In The Eyes Of A MadMan
Thick and Thin
They called me fool. They said we weren’t even married yet, and I was wasting away, waiting. They said he was probably rotting under the ground and that I will wait till my breasts sag; till my skin shrinks into old age. I watched them tell me these, but I chose to stick to … Continue reading Thick and Thin
Not Even A Nod
Not Even a Nod. I zoomed out of the house after I found my phone where I had dropped it under the sofa seat. With any luck, I wouldn’t be too late to work today. From my house I got into a molue bus-getting fairly extinct these days but it was one of the cheaper … Continue reading Not Even A Nod
Never Say Goodbye
What I am, I will tell I’m a baby asking for candy… a bee searching for nectar… a prisoner seeking freedom… a dancer waiting for melody… You are the sweet music of dawn and I shall dance to dusk on our love-filled path. With the first time we met my heart you melt; With the … Continue reading Never Say Goodbye
The Tale Of Two Dying Stars (episode 7)
Her question, like a catapulted stone, hit deep into my heart and electrifies my body. Her pleading eyes and cloudy face send chills to my veins. I shiver. Then lower my head. My throat is heavy with frozen words. As much as I need you like oxygen, value you like my eyes, dream of … Continue reading The Tale Of Two Dying Stars (episode 7)
Evils Don’t Exist
“Christiana! You won’t kill me o!” Iya Basira yelled loudly, as she stared disdainfully at the poor girl. Christiana suddenly fidgeted at the sight of being caught, as she hid in the small room of the canteen –it was the most secured part of the place in which they commonly called Store, because it was … Continue reading Evils Don’t Exist
The Decision
I shake his hand, and look into his bloodshot eyes. I dislike him immediately. He leans in for a brotherly hug. I hug back mechanically. I have to. We’re brothers, after all. Not by blood, but by blood oath. “You don reach,” he says. It’s not a question, so I don’t bother to answer. “When?” … Continue reading The Decision
A Lost Cause
Steering my ship in the unfriendly waters of time Having to navigate the deadly torrents The currents became fiercer as the waves rose which made my heart flutter Looking at the treasures at the shore and on the coastal plains through my spy glass, all looked within sights but out of reach Little did I … Continue reading A Lost Cause
A Different Tongue
I’ve said goodbye to quiet Christmases in the most shocking of ways. Not that the people in the kitchen are so many; there are only thirteen of us, a welcome change from yesterday when all of twenty two women cooked and fried and sweated into open pots. But what we’ve lost in number, … Continue reading A Different Tongue
Why I Want To Be Bad 5
-5- MAXWELL You ever do something that seemed like a great idea at the time but later it’s like you are not so sure anymore? It was one of those days when we had longer nights and shorter days. I knew this because it was just 7PM but the moon was already out, shinning in … Continue reading Why I Want To Be Bad 5
Rants of a Frustrated Girl.
I’m so angry right now that i might forget to proof-read. I used to pride myself in my ability to write long classy essays(the type,people my age find boring). But i’m beginning to doubt myself.So naturally,i’m angry;at myself,the government,schools and everyone with the last name ‘Nigeria’. Before i joined Naija stories,i used to (and i … Continue reading Rants of a Frustrated Girl.