CHAPTER TEN Chike Nwosu joined the queue under the wooden shed. He looked around him and saw some people seated on long wooden benches eating a combination of bean cake and pap or with bread. He caught a glimpse of Bukky. She was seated on a stool, bent before a large basin of blended … Continue reading Bukky Alakara 10
CHAPTER NINE Bukky paid the carpenter living in the neighbourhood to construct a wooden shed for her. She wanted it big enough to occupy a few benches, so that people could sit and eat, while others queue to buy her wares. She had already gotten permission from the landlady. The woman collected a daily … Continue reading Bukky Alakara 9
I look back with nostalgia How I went through the pangs of death I could’ve transcended to worlds unknown I was gobsmacked at that instance It happened like a lightening flash I never saw it coming The gory images I beheld never left my memories in a hurry My pleas were like getting blood … Continue reading Unpleasant Memories
CHAPTER EIGHT On Christmas day, the Phillips organized a get-together in front of the house. None of their neighbours were invited. The family started to look down on everyone living in the compound when their first son gained admission into the university. They believed that no one was in their level, except a few … Continue reading Bukky Alakara 8
Darkness around, silent voices I heard, took me minutes before I could figure out I had to open my eyes and see that the sun was still shining bright in the centre of the sky, I could feel serious pains around my head, I turned sideways and my eyes was directly facing his black dirty … Continue reading The Defender
“I love him, I love him not. “I love him, I love him not. “Oh, Shit, I love him. Wait do I really love him? “I don’t know for you o. It’s just been three months, and his possessiveness has started bothering me. What would you do with this clingy Jide who’s becoming stickier than … Continue reading Campus Wahala series; How to lose a guy (Chapter 1)
Daniel saw to it, that he was the first person to resume work this morning. He thought it imperative to do so, he needed to be sure there was no sign or trace of his activities at work the night before, as he was also the last one to leave last night. He saw that … Continue reading Deep Heat
The drum of Injustice reverberates and resonates throughout our discordant, polygamy of a forced fusion. Our Leaders obsequiously hijack our collective heritage. Their perpetual obscurantism keep us in a motionless cycle The relay race of nationhood has been turned to a marathon. Partners of youthful blood are in Oblivion in the relay race. The liquid … Continue reading “Friendly Foes”
‘What happens in this house stays in this house. Do you understand?’ *** Eyes closed, I lay in bed, waiting for a horrendous lump in my throat to dissipate. Stella probably thought I had fallen asleep. But then I sneezed, and in that moment I feared the pills I’d swallowed would pop out of my … Continue reading A Chance For Love – Chapter Two (Sick Bed)
CHAPTER SEVEN Gbemiga walked towards the backyard. There was light off and the compound was dark. Candle lights and rechargeable lamps illuminated some of the rooms in the house. A few privileged ones powered their rooms with electrical generating sets. When he returned home from school for the Christmas holiday, he was surprised to … Continue reading Bukky Alakara 7
When children play outside And mother calls them to come inside The laughter of playing in the yard Suddenly turns into tears No,we do not want to come inside We want to play forever and ever Then things go from bad to worse Mother comes with a cane to flog Father inflict his punishment So … Continue reading Just Like Children
The doctor had said “Congratulations Ma, you are with child” Oh!!! I leaped for joy “I will not take responsibility for this child. Get rid of it” he screamed at me. I was shocked, broken; what next was the question as I pondered. “I will have this child, come what may”. Months away … Continue reading Kosisochukwu
CHAPTER SIX Bukky removed the last batch of the bean cake from the hot oil. It wasn’t even noon and almost all her wares had been bought. It’s being six days since she started the business and news had travelled fast. She was patronized by people living on the street and also in the … Continue reading Bukky Alakara 6
What do I feel for you? Is it Love or Lust? Is it Infatuation or my Imagination? Tell me, my treasure, for I am lost already You alone can interpret your feelings I’ve always experienced lust For Love? I know nothing of it Infatuation, I think, combines both You are the object of my fantasy, … Continue reading Garbled Love
“Do you not care at all about your life, Victoria?” *** Somewhere close, a bell jingled. The richness of this sound filled my ears and wrapped me in a tingling cloak. To everyone else, the bell only served to usher in eight hours of sitting down, watching men and woman flaunt their expertise. But to … Continue reading A Chance For Love – Chapter One (Sick)