Episode 1 Episode 2 **** A loud noise woke me up. I sat up and rubbed the sleep from my eyes. The pain in my heart returned. Had it been a dream when Paul said he was breaking up with me? Did we really have that conversation at the faculty of social sciences? The event …
Click here for Episode 1 The Dean was attending to some visitors when I got to his office. While I waited, I fought to stay calm and rubbed my sweaty palms against my knees to keep my hands from trembling. What would be my fate after this meeting? Would I be expelled? What disturbed me …
For six months, my school was shut down, no thanks to ASUU strike. It was a boring, annoying six months of sitting at home and adding more pounds to my already big stature. If I was not tall, I would have looked like a bloated pig. A week before our youth convention at church, I …
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Click here to read Episode 11 ‘That joke is too expensive. Stop it.’ ‘David I am serious. I’m pregnant.’ David picked up his blue tie from the bed and without taking his gaze away from his wife, wrapped the tie around his neck and began to knot it. ‘That’s not possible. I thought-’ ‘I removed …
Click here to read episode 10 ‘I want to try and get pregnant.’ Nike was in Feranmi’s office, cross-legged, ready for any objection from the doctor. Feranmi smiled, revealing beautiful dimples on both cheeks as she stared at the paper in her hand. When Nike first got to the hospital two days after she arrived …
Click here for Episode 9 Mary became quiet immediately she set her eyes on Nike. She stared long and hard at her. The three women moved from the entrance towards the center of the living room. The chairs were upturned, the dining table broken, the sofa torn open with pieces of foams littered on the …
Click here to read Episode 8 David pulled away and reached for his handkerchief. He wiped the tears from Nike’s face before dabbing at his own face. ‘David, I’m so sorry.’ Nike sniffed, blinking lashes to stop more tears from rolling down her cheeks. ‘Come.’ David stood up and helped his wife to her feet. …
Click here to read Episode 7 The ride back home was quiet. Words were too heavy to spill and all Nike wanted to do was slide under the blanket and never get out of bed again. She missed Lagos and her law firm. She wished she was back at the office poring over law journals …
Click here for Episode 6 The third time he hit the chisel on the door, a chunk of wood fell off. He pushed again, this time with all his strength and the door opened. Ronke was standing behind the curtain but it was too transparent to cover her properly. You could easily see her …