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Not So Happily Married – 5
Click HERE for previous episodes. ‘Paradise.’ Jite said as soon as the airplane landed on Pemba Island. ‘Baba Paradise.’ I agreed. I felt energised as I breathed in the air. I began to take pictures, the last six hours completely forgotten.... Read More
Not So Happily Married – 4
Click HERE for previous episodes. My eyes were bloodshot, a far cry from what you would expect from a new bride. I stood up from the bed, stretched and went to the wardrobe to get my makeup bag. Subtlety is the key and I knew that. No one expects a... Read More
Not So Happily Married – 3
Click HERE for previous episode of ‘Not so Happily Married’. ’How long are we going to do this Jite? You should have called off the wedding since my sins are too great to be forgiven.’ ‘We will do this for as long as it takes for me... Read More
Not So Happily Married – 2
Click HERE for previous episode. Did she just say make me happy, I thought, a scowl covering my entire face. Some people commit evil acts and expect the people they wrong to behave as if it never happened. Even God forgives but He doesn’t forget. I... Read More
Not So Happily Married
“What am I doing here? This should not be my wedding day.” I muttered as I walked down the aisle. My heart was throbbing with fear, sadness and foreboding yet the smile on my face never wavered. I took carefully measured steps down the aisle... Read More
Sounds of Silence
by Ajenifuja Damilola Ahmed He stood near the window looking into the street as different faces with their own worries tread the path to their various destinations. He sniffed quietly…trying hard to swallow the waves of tears building up in his... Read More
Marriage Will Not Take This Away From Me
By Debo Popoola All my female friends are getting married, getting hooked up to some strange men like fishes in a river. Those that my childhood memory will be incomplete without them. Those that used to play my wives when we were still young,... Read More
The Fourth Finger – 15
Catch up on previous chapters HERE She came to him at night. After one tap on his door, she entered his room. “Manny, I think I’m having a miscarriage.” He jolted out of bed. “It’s happening again,” she mumbled, her eyes going... Read More
The Fourth Finger – 12
Catch up on previous chapters HERE Toni’s meeting at the BMW office went smoothly. It was her second time with them. After the first presentation on Tuesday, which saw other ad agencies competing for a chance to pitch their campaign ideas,... Read More