A lot of questions flooded her mind as she sat before the stockily built doctor, in his consulting room.   Is she pregnant?   Did she drug herself?-No way!   A lot of voices were screaming to be heard in her head and fear bloomed within her. She was restless asContinue Reading

Lara loved music and singing, Saturday afternoons always meet her at the church for choir rehearsals.   Today she’s sitting at the last column alongside other tenor singers, sandwiched between Abraham to the left and Mabel to the right. Everyone stayed put as they waited for Mr Effiong, the ebullientContinue Reading

Lanre had barged into Noah’s office when he was sure Lara was off duty.   He stood before the fair skinned young man sitting behind a desk surrounded by shelves crammed with various drugs and who was frantically scribbling on a piece of paper.   The freckles on Noah’s fingers whichContinue Reading

  ‘Lanre Martins’ was etched in black on the white name plate that was glued to the door. She undid the first two buttons of her zebra print blouse and ran her hands over her huggy suit skirt that stopped a few inches before her knee, before tapping the doorContinue Reading

  “The number you’ve dialed is busy-” He hung up. He wasn’t as worried as he was angry. He dropped the phone beside him and fluffed his pillow for a back rest. He was still thinking when his phone started ringing. It was who he expected- Lara.   “Hello.”  Continue Reading

I am white, I’m a light I’m beautiful and distinguished. White flowers could be anywhere But what makes me peculiar, What makes me stand out Is the fact that I sprout right in the heart of debris. — As children of God, We are lights And our impact can onlyContinue Reading

As small and boneless as it is,                   A red piece of rug that it seems, It could build up, restore And rejuvenate. It can technically give life. But that’s not all it can do, It could hack down destinies, Destroy hopeContinue Reading