“Tooth brush, under wears, sun-shades, towels, make-up kit all check” I made a mental note of the things I had to take home with me before biding Jolomi goodbye wearing my Louis Vuitton shades (famzing) getting the hell out of school. The journey to Ibadan seemed rather too fast as I slept through it […]
There was only one thing standing between Mr. Gbadegesin and the door: a table. It was one of those low-lying wooden coffee tables that had come from someone else’s house and now housed old newspapers in the sitting room. But, Mr. Gbadegesin was not interested in the news that afternoon. His plan was to escape […]
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5th, 2014. Ikoyi, Lagos. 2PM. ‘Bode, this is wrong.’ Dunni said, looking not at all pleased. ‘Why would you record it? For what purpose were you intending to use it for?’ Bode looked rather dis-interested in the conversation as he fiddled with his phone. ‘My break time actually ends […]
CHAPTER 5 Mrs Ibe grabbed my braids and smacked my head hard to the floor. I swear I heard my skull split into two. Lights exploded in my eyes. It was like watching fireworks sparkle in a night sky. It reminded me of the stars that Tom used to see when Jerry hits him. I […]
I walked away from their room and headed to my own room to start my day properly by giving thanks to my Creator. My sis was already in the kitchen by the time I was done with my devotion. The morning passed in a blur as I couldn’t concentrate on anything. Nobody wanted to be […]
“I am not absentminded. It is the presence of mind that makes me unaware of everything else.” – G.K. Chesterton Nathan stared out the car window. He was sitting at the back seat of the jeep, content now to be left alone to his thoughts. The Mode Men magazine lay on his laps, open and […]
My phone began to burst with calls and romantic text messages from Elizabeth. Each time I saw those texts I would laugh bitterly before deleting them. As for the calls, I kept rejecting them. I was not a type of guy that would insult a girl on phone. On one occasion I didn’t have the […]
Rhoda was having a great week. Life was good without her parents staring at her, watching her every move. She knew her friends were probably not the best friends one could have but they had freedom, something she had always longed for. She had nagged and sulked until her parents had agreed to let her […]
The drops fell lazily on his body as he turned down the shower. He gazed directly at the drops, each splash trickling down his broad, hairy chest. Damn, he groused as he stood in front of the mirror in the bathroom; the soft hotel towel tied firmly around his slim waist. Even with a cold […]
Davydd opened his eyes and slowly the blurred images he saw came into focus. A pair of the most beautiful green eyes he had ever seen stared lovingly at him and her red lips curled upwards into a warm smile. “You are back.” Vannera said with a controlled excitement, though from her face, he could […]
It was then it hit me that I needed to learn how to drive. There I was going with Bola, who doesn’t drive herself home half the time she goes to a party, I pinged my brother asked when he was going home. “Tomorrow” “When did you finish your exams?” I asked. “About 2 weeks […]
CHAPTER 4 “Mimi!” Frank called for me. Frank’s voice pulled me together and kicked my thought process into gear. If we stayed any longer on that second floor, we were dead meat. Literally. I pulled the dazed Craig up the staircase and after Frank and the others until we got to the fourth floor. Most […]
She told me that her birthday was six days’ time. I expressed a surprise that the period coincided with the time we met. We couldn’t do without staring at each other (at least in ten seconds interval) when we began to do justice to our food. I wouldn’t have known how to use cutlery if […]
Let the lover be disgraceful, crazy, absent-minded. Someone sober will worry about events going badly. Let the lover be. – Jalal Rumi. Nathan stepped through the open panel slide doors leading into his living room. Expecting to find a female figure all sprawled out on the floor with eyes glued on the TV, he […]
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26th, 2014. Ogba, Lagos. 10AM. Funmi lay on the bed sick to the pit of her stomach. She was physically and emotionally drained. Too weak to cry anymore. The walls in her room constantly seemed to be closing in on her or maybe she was just going insane. A tear trickled down her […]