Mabel I soon realized that Sam was taking me to Lagos or somewhere after it when we passed the ‘Welcome to Lagos’ sign but it was already very dark by then. It must be about 7.30pm or thereabouts. When we got to Ojota area, Sam parked somewhere and to my surprise, he told me to … Continue reading A Shadow from the Past 14
Shadow 13 TONY I wondered why Laura would come to see me especially without Mabel. I should have known Frank would never knock if he were the one at the door. Laura had an urgent demeanor and she went straight to the point. “I am sure you are wondering why I am here. We need … Continue reading A Shadow from the Past 13
Ahmadu drove at breakneck speed to his mistress’s house. He needed to unwind at her place as his wife was nagging him about his twin daughters’ school fees. Let them drop out, he thought, they are of no use anyway. He had always longed for a son but his wife, Aishat had failed to give … Continue reading Ahmadu
I held on to TJ. “TJ please help me! He has a gun! Take me away from here!” “What is it, Mabel?” he asked with a puzzled frown on his face. “Her brother was killed and she is having a hard time accepting it. She doesn’t want me to take her home to her parents … Continue reading A Shadow from the Past 12
In his email, Paulinus said he met a guy in the church he recently joined who looked like our late brother. He didn’t just look like him, it was like having the mirror image of someone. In fact, my late brother had big earlobes that stuck out with the right earlobe having a little bit … Continue reading A Shadow from the Past 11
I can’t remember when I first met Lawrence but I am sure it was when we were both Jambites and were in the same faculty – Faculty of Arts. We had to take some general courses together in first year and sometimes sat near each other during lectures at the Large Lecture Theatre (LLT). Somehow, … Continue reading The Saddest Word
At first, I was shocked at what he was telling me. Then I became furious. “Tony, I never knew you could sink to this level just to get what you want?” He now wore an innocently surprised look on his face. “What do you mean by that?” he asked. “I know you want us to … Continue reading A Shadow from the Past 10
“Oh God,” I silently prayed, “What am I going to do? Please get me out of this.” I tried to buy myself time and see if I could talk my way out of this threat. Who knows what these two could do to me? “Tiempre see, Bunmi and Bibi will soon be home. And Laura … Continue reading Shadow from the Past 9
On the ride to my hostel from the dinner, we were both silent. When we got to the front of my hostel, Tony insisted on seeing me off to my room. When we got there, none of my roommates were around though it was already 10.15pm. He gave me a hug at my room’s … Continue reading A Shadow from the Past 8
“Open your eyes, Mabel. Please talk to me!” Tony’s pleading voice was what roused me out of my unconscious state. When I opened my eyes, I saw that I was lying on the floor of a deserted hall with my head on Tony’s lap. I could faintly hear noises coming from the dinner hall. … Continue reading A Shadow from the Past 7
Suddenly there was a sound of raucous laughter. Then a voice shouted in pidgin English: ” Na only banger oh. We no want make una use reading kill unaself for this exam period.” That was when we all started coming out of our various hiding places. I was face down on the floor so I … Continue reading A Shadow from the Past 6
I don’t remember how I was able to find a way to sit on one of the seats in the porter’s lodge. Different scenarios played out in my mind. What if he tried to revenge his years in prison on me? What if he tried to kill my parents? My eldest sister, Titi was living … Continue reading A shadow from the Past 5
I could not sleep anymore so I took out one of my academic texts to read. At least, that would be academically profitable. By 6am, the other girls started coming in. Laura was the last to come in and she did it loudly. She is very outgoing and could tell everyone of her problems to … Continue reading A Shadow from the Past 4
That night, the dream came again. I was 10 years old again. My brother’s killer leered at me when i got to the door step and opened the door. I could still hear my brother’s weak voice saying “Mabel go back” over and over again as the blood seeped out of his wounds. Then the … Continue reading A Shadow from the Past 3
“Na you sabi,” I replied. Laura and another roommate, Bunmi who is a fresher giggled as they walked out of the room. They were both writing the same paper. My last roommate, Bibi was already preparing to leave the room to study at the reading room. She took her books and stepped out also. “I … Continue reading A Shadow from the past 2