Nonso turned to the stranger in his room. He was heavily built with broad shoulders and the leather jacket and ripped jeans he was wearing said so much about him to Nonso. One of his eyes were closed as if he had been involved in an accident sometime ago and that made Nonso wonder if … Continue reading Love Gone Wrong 9
Ify let the phone fall from her hand to the ground. She stood still for what seemed like forever. Chinonso Okeke was dead! She got into the car and for five minutes, her head was bowed as a train of thoughts ran through her head. What would become of her? How would she find the … Continue reading Love Gone Wrong 8
Ifeoma Iloh sat in the living room with her eyes fixed on the wall clock. It had been a week since she returned home. She had been surprised to see her husband and son at home. David had sent out search parties and even made several calls to find her but all his efforts had … Continue reading Love Gone Wrong 7
“Kill me now or you stop hollering your empty threats at me” she yelled in anger as he took hold of her hands and pushed her away but not so hard; and with that wicked grin still on his lips, he straightened his collar and looked at her. “They are not empty threats, trust … Continue reading Love Gone Wrong 6
Chinonso stared at Onyi in disbelief. She had gone too far. He knew she did not like Ifeoma but what she had just told him was a blatant lie and he did not need a priest to disprove that. He could not hold it in at that moment. How dare she accuse someone who was … Continue reading Love Gone Wrong 5
“Christ” he heard himself say and hurriedly climbed out of the bed to stop her. He stared at her unable to believe how far she was taking the whole thing. “What in God’s name makes you think I want to have sex with you?” “Surely I have to pay you” she replied. “Sales … Continue reading Love Gone Wrong 4
Ifeoma did not know what she felt after hearing Nonso’s words. She wanted to lunge at him and tear him to pieces but she was too weak. He was responsible for her loss and he was not sorry. She wanted to kill him if she could but all she could do was break down and … Continue reading Love Gone Wrong 3
She opened her eyes slowly and immediately closed them as the rays of the sun penetrated the windows; and then slowly, she opened them until everything finally came into focus. From where she sat facing the window, she could see that she was not on the ground floor of wherever she was. She was still … Continue reading Love Gone Wrong 2
PORT HARCOURT, 2013 The sixty year old sturdy man got up from the sofa and tossed the Sun newspaper he was reading on the footstool. Chukwuma Nnaji was a billionaire who lived a luxurious life and seemed to make more money as the days passed. His wife had died thirteen years ago and his only … Continue reading Love Gone Wrong 1
It was a rainy Tuesday morning. Usually, on mornings like this, the class would be scanty; not many of the students fancied getting drenched just so they could attend one of their numerous boring classes. This morning was different. It was a practical anatomy class, first of its kind for the second year medical forensics … Continue reading For Jane, And Others
Fate and careful planning had brought Martin my way again. My seeing him at the interview was no surprise as I had known from a contact within the company that he would be on the interview panel. Now for the next stage- making him fall in love with me (for real this time) then dumping … Continue reading Finding Tiwa (3)
For the rest of the long vacation, Martin and I were always together. We could not openly date as he still considered me too young. “Too young? I’m no minor but a young adult old enough to vote!” I would protest. Another issue between us was Nkem, his girlfriend on campus. I had seen her … Continue reading Finding Tiwa (2)
Tiwa came down from the taxi in front of the tall office building and smoothened her smart, ash coloured skirt suit. This is it, she thought as she walked through the main entrance of the building and took the lift up to the fifth floor of the high rise. This was the moment she had … Continue reading Finding Tiwa (1)
“Sit down here while I talk to you. You don’t walk out on me!” That was two weeks ago. “You fool, is that what your mates are doing?” That was just last week, when her husband had playfully told her that he wished he would celebrate his thirtieth birthday in a grand style. “And whose … Continue reading Ness (Jerk?)
…finally,we arrive at the age-old argument – nature vs nature” Omolara stated solemnly. “Are we subject to the coding’s of our DNA or are we a function of the the things we have,seen,heard,felt,our environment…our experiences?” She said,pausing for effect. “Its all pointless really. Nature or nurture,we are not just who we are or who we … Continue reading Omolara