Mary? What is she doing here? What on earth has she come for? Has she come laugh at you? Or to make peace? Well, that’s too late! She can’t come after the storm and expect things to go back to normal. No. Never! You’d never have anything to do withContinue Reading
You are lying on the bed, curled up snugly under the fluffy duvet, facing your side of the room and Josh facing his. It’s your wedding night, but you lack the joy of a newlywed. You’d tried all day to keep the past behind you and celebrate the joy ofContinue Reading
You had lost your peace. Your conscience had been -pricking was an understatement- stabbing you. Of course you had asked God for forgiveness, you even added fasting -marathon to be precise- but that didn’t stop guilt from eating at you. You were becoming depressed. Even when you opened your bibleContinue Reading
The scintillating aroma of the egusi soup tickled your nostrils as you poured the shredded fish into the bubbling soup. You stirred it before you ladled out a little and poured it on your open palm, you quickly licked at your palm before the hot slurry could scald it. Yummy.Continue Reading
“You’re ten weeks pregnant.” Those words escaped through the Doctor’s mouth and leapt at you. **** You decided to go visit Josh after you left the office that muggy afternoon. You just wanted to be with him. You were fond of him like that, Your God-given, amazing fiancé. You gotContinue Reading
You’re walking along the shore, kicking out the beach sand from your sandals. You plunk down, putting your feet partly in the water. You pull your knees up to your chest, rest your chin on it and wrap your hands around your legs. You’ve reached the end of your roadContinue Reading
He called the cab man and told him not to bother coming; evening lecture canceled! He pulled out the chair under the table and sat down to draft a mail to his boss, to inform him that an exigency came up back at home and ask for the permission toContinue Reading
Now that he was having the foreboding again, he was swamped in dread. He quickly picked up the magazine, took off his sun shades and went back into his hotel room. In his room, he knelt down to pray but the words wouldn’t come out; he felt like his tongueContinue Reading
A whiff of fresh air rustled the pages of the magazine on his laps, he quickly held it down. He relaxed on the recliner and looked into the swimming pool before him, it reflected the sun rays. He lifted up his eyes to meet the horizon. The white-streaked blue colourContinue Reading
BATTERED & EMBITTERED! I was just seven years old when the unthinkable, unpardonable happened. Summer holidays were usually spent at Auntie Cynthia’s. Being the only child and daughter of my parents I was highly cherished and loved. Auntie Cynthia was a close acquaintance, my Mom’s immediate sister. She was theContinue Reading