Off My Back
"Zerah, you're still avoiding me for whatever reason, which you've refused to tell me," Kunle, my colleague, words from yesterday flashed through my mind as I lay in my hotel…
"Zerah, you're still avoiding me for whatever reason, which you've refused to tell me," Kunle, my colleague, words from yesterday flashed through my mind as I lay in my hotel…
Waking up that day, I honestly did not want to get out of bed. Sick in my stomach and bones, the day was already going bad because I had just woken up from a horrible dream where…
The shrill cry of my alarm clock woke me up. Its sharp piercing sound pierced through my dream like a knife cutting through a beautifully baked cake. I slammed it shut and…
The evening was so cozy, as i decided to take a walk down the street. Observing my environment, everyone was taking walk as a pair, it felt like i was the odd one or something…
“Snr David,” I stopped to look at who was calling behind me. I could recognize her, Mary, an SS2 student who carries herself with so much grace. She was given the duty of an…
You see, 2024 was an angry year. I was angry everyday, all day and guess who paid for it? If your answer is me, as in Deraa, then you are correct! The only person my anger hurt…
The sizzling aroma of onion and tomato paste in hot palm oil filled the air. It was an aroma I was familiar with, one I loved inhaling for whatever reason best known to me. I…
Stella had an interesting personality. She didn't seem like the clever type, but I could tell she had a good heart. Stella was my classmate in med school but we weren't close at…
This girl why are you this lazy? My Dad barked at me. He asked me to lift something up, and I just could not lift it up; therefore, he tagged me as lazy, and I swallowed…
Lilian is the best student in her sets. For her, she didn't know how it happened. She studied and prayed, doing her exams even while struggling with some financial constraints…
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