SHE ONLY ASKED ONE QUESTION
The strange thing about betrayal is that it rarely begins with hatred.... sometimes it even begins with comfort. Daniel's first lie to his wife was minor enough to live with…
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Choosing Us Again.
The generator had gone off again, Sade lit a candle on the kitchen counter and didn't bother complaining about it, After six years of living in Lagos, you either made peace with…
More Than Just Words.
I didn’t think much about promises until I almost broke one that mattered. It started on a random Tuesday evening when my phone buzzed while I was still at work, It was my…
THE PATH THAT DIDNT FEEL RIGHT.. (FICTION)
I just used the longer road because there was something wrong about the shorter one. It was an ordinary journey. Out of town, a hasty drive, do what I needed to do, and be back…
The Bus I Didn't Board.
I kept wiping off the sweat on my face each time as I made my way down to the bus stop. I would have taken a bike or a taxi down to the bus park, but I thought against it. Not…
The outlier
Alex had just graduated from high school. His grades were so good, everyone in the family was proud of him. On many occasions, his dad would boast about Alex. He seized every…
The Long Way Home.
The road to Oguta was not on any app. Chiamaka had checked twice Google Maps drew a clean blue line along the expressway, the kind of road you took when you were in a hurry and…
Between Doubts And Destiny.
The bus to Enugu was filled with the smell of palm oil and sweat and people who wanted to make a life for themselves, There Chukwuemeka had been sitting in the bus for four…
When Your Dreams Don't Look Like Everyone Else's.
The time Tunde said he was not going to university everybody laughed at him. This was not a small augh it was the kind of laugh that says "you will soon come back to your senses…
Right book, wrong cover
Jimmy was the kind of person to be regularly misunderstood. He had this rough appearance. He had a rough face, some weird tattoos, he dressed like bad boys do. People often had…
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