Ten years later The man was dressed in dark conservative colors so that he blended seamlessly with the night. His left hand was seated at the belt attached to his trim waist, an unstrung bow leaned against the sleekly muscled thigh of his right leg. His piercing eyes roamed the wide stretch of open land […]
After a meeting with the Heads of Departments of my husband’s company, I followed Busayo to her house before going to pick up Odin from school. I was pressed, so I went to the comfort station to pee when my phone rang. It was a message and Busayo read it before I came out. “Tony-baby, […]
EPISODE FIVE When I finally managed to draw open the door, I found a much sterner looking Detective Davies right at the door, tapping the pink-cased phone in his hand like it was a musical instrument. The rhythmic sounds that followed the taps were slow, mournful ones and they sent my already racing heartbeat into […]
You could almost hear a pin drop as the Man of God walked in. No he didn’t walk in, he glided in as if his feet weren’t making contact with the floor. Silently, effortlessly like he was a ghost. There was no sound. As he walked past us time seemed to stand still. The door […]
Banji rose to his feet, seemingly calm. Meanwhile, his eyes were already red like a glowing ember. He pocketed his hands, then glared at them one after the other. They were standing about a feet away, glaring back at him, arms crossed. The boy who grabbed the envelope had already passed it to Olumide. Apart […]
We are men, am not starting on a masochistic rant. Neither am I patriarchally sexist. Let’s just say we, whether we own a penis or a vagina are all men. The nature of human is to always strive for perfection but the nature of nature is to never let humans find perfection. Nature tips the […]
Silence reigned. The clock struck eleven o’clock. A child dropped a spoon, the sound reverberating throughout the cathedral. Seun stared wide-eyed at the man walking down the aisle towards the altar. She was feeling hot and dizzy and it was a miracle she was still standing. This was every bride’s nightmare. Tade looked flummoxed. He […]
My late husband wrote his son as the heir to all his properties but everything should be under my control until he reached the age of twenty-one. I was the happiest woman in the world even though his younger brother had been coming arguing that I killed his brother because I wanted to inherit everything. […]
“Whose voice was that?” Vivian asked, as she dropped her purse on the closest couch, making her way to my bedroom. “It’s not what you think…” I followed her, explaining as much as I could. “Oh, I think I know what’s going on.” she said. Just as Vivian was about to open the bedroom door, […]
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She nearly cried out when she saw her precious Nma’s hair scattered on the sitting room and some been played with by one of her naughty twin sons. She has always prided herself for the upkeep and growth of Nma’s hair. It was soft, full and black. She was always experimenting with her daughter in […]
“I’m coming home for lunch today my love.” My husband said the morning of the next day as he and Odin were leaving for school and office respectively. “Thanks honey, I love you.” “I love you too, my love.” “Oh, my baby, wait.” I rushed bringing his food flask. “Daddy, I love my mummy though […]
I was at the front passenger seat, eyes facing the window, it was pitch black outside as we rolled forward, I hear someone grunt at the back ‘I pray no1 pukes” We were on our way back from the club, it was around 4am, tope drove the car, I couldn’t I was that wasted, my […]
I’m Joshua Agwu, Josh for short, I live in Lagos city. A place I now call my home, a place I met the most important people in my life and one of them is David. I and David went to a private room in of the Lagos night club, the room was relatively dark with […]
Dare paused, not sure if it was his name he had just heard. ‘Dare,’ the voice called out again. It was the unmistakeable voice of his grandpa. Dare frowned, scratching his head as he stopped in his tracks. What would this old man be possibly calling me for? He thought to himself as he […]