Game of Play. . . .

Jeta’s brow cocked as his fiancée, Omotola Sawyerr, strolled into his office, shutting the door after her. As always, she looked just like she was dressed for a glamorous magazine […]

Chapter Two

The road to the stream was a long, winding one. There was a shorter path, but it went through the thick, forbidding Ukwe forest. Noni thought to herself that it was not yet so dark, though the sun […]

Chapter Three

They had been at the scene, had taken a look at the dead men’s injuries. The signs were unmistakable.

There were no proper clues, nothing to tell them if the attacker was a stranger or someone […]

There were many of them dancing in the moonlight that cool night. The soft yet pumping beat of the drums, the lilt of the flutes, were skilful in drawing the feet to skip and to thump on the sandy, shifty […]

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“You have been very bad, princess.”

Kieva stopped abruptly in her struggles, her eyes darting about, seeking the source of that strange, sibilant voice. Peering into the cave, through the […]

“He’ll Be Proposing In a Week!”

They spent the whole of the next day tripping from shop to exclusive shop in most of the high-brow malls in town, before stopping at a particularly well-stocked boutique that […]

“Taffy Must Not Marry Zed”

Taffy said yes, of course. Zed was becoming a hard man to say no to, it seemed. She really couldn’t remember how the dinner ended; everything was a blur after he unearthed a ring from […]

Zed knocked on the door of his father’s study, smiling to himself at the sound of the old man’s gruff reply. Ten a.m. on a Saturday morning and Zachary Adedeji Snr. was already in a bad mood, it […]

“Jeta, Don’t You Dare Kiss Me!”

Oma was waiting, perched on the edge of her desk, arms folded and an accusing look on her face. Gabriella swallowed, her heart sinking.

“Well, aren’t you the dark horse,” Oma […]

“No One Thinks You’re a Cinderella”

Safely back inside the kitchen, Taffy felt like kicking herself for her stupidity back there in the dining room, just moments ago. Uduak the cook was busy at the sink, and […]

“One Day, Gabriella, I’ll Make You Beg Me To Have You.”

“Hmmn, teacher’s pet. Or should I say, “boss’ favourite,” Oma teased, grinning, when Gabriella appeared in their office moments later.

Guilt and […]

After those words came out, she immediately had the urge to clap a hand over her mouth. So much for hiding her antagonism from him. So much for professionalism, Gabriella thought. So much for her profession, […]

“I Prayed That God Would Send Me A Little Sister. . .”

Two weeks pass, and Taffy sits for her exams. The final paper goes smoothly and she leaves the school grounds with a few of her friends. Suddenly a […]

“You’re Right, Mr. Clark – I Do Hate You.”

The whole office was buzzing with the news of the arrival of the new boss. His name was Jeta Clark, supposedly some kind of marketing whiz kid with the proclivity of […]

“I Want to Marry You, Taffy.”

“I wonder how tonight will turn out,” were the musing words of Akeem, Zed’s friend,  who was behind the wheel as they drove to the Attahs’ house that Friday evening.

“Don’t […]

“You’ve Never Really Been Happy, Taffy. Never Known Real Love.”

The doorbell rang at exactly 7 p.m., and Taffy looked sideways up at Mimi, who stood beside her, putting finishing touches to Taffy’s hair-do. It […]

“All Right, Zed, It’s A Deal.”

It was tough preparing for her exams over the next few days, what with Zed constantly on her mind. Taffy told herself time and again that his “proposal” – if it could be so called […]

“Taffy, Will You Please, Please Marry Me?”

Zed had said: get to know me. Let’s hang out, and if you still don’t want me, then I’ll leave you alone. Well, three months after Chi-Chi’s party, Taffy had enough […]