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…
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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…
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…
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…
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 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…
Misunderstood Moments...
That afternoon the café was really quiet. You could hear every sound, like the cups clinking and the fan humming, there were people talking at tables but it was not very loud.…
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…
The Promise — Fiction.
There was a blackout on that particular night, which isn't new to us; it's something we've gotten so used to. I was outside with my brother, trying to joke about who can count…
The Haunted Spot.
The village of Aiyetoro was never really quiet. There was always something going on like goats crying in the morning , women talking by the roadside, kids playing with tyres…
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