“Jackpot!!!!””I don make am oooooo!” He screamed at the top of his lungs, his left hand clutching his falling trousers, his face glistening with sweat. The night air was still and humid, the night flies swirling lazily as if they too were exhausted with life.Inside the gambling house, noise reigned supreme as hot sticky bodies…
Unrequited Pt 5 (Conclusion): A new story
It was sunny and bright with bright blue clear skies. Adaobi is wheeled to the elevator after she takes a last look at the room that had been her home for the past six months. She smiled in anticipation. She couldn’t wait to be out in the open again. The sweet breeze, feeling the heat…
Unrequited Pt 4: Open to receive
Humans and gossip! Whispers and side glances, slowly but surely gradually started going round the hospital. The nurses and some female doctors whispered behind their hands about the growing closeness between her and Dr Oni. The married ones smiled with nostalgia while the unmarried single ladies bemoaned their fate especially those who had their eyes…
Unrequited Pt 3: Rising again
The hovering clouds and the dreary look of the sky matched Adaobi’s mood perfectly. She had been in the hospital for over three months and was still bedridden. Yes, her family never left her bed side “except that scumbag” she thought bitterly. She had always been an agile and active woman so she chafed against…
Unrequited Pt 2: A new level of pain
She felt her world crumbling before her eyes. As they scrambled for their clothes strewn around on the floor, she picked her phone and rushed out of the room. Grabbing her bag blindly, she flew out of the house ignoring cries of “wait”. Her eyes filled with tears, she could hardly open her car and…
Unrequited Pt 1: Exposed
Onyedekagi? Ekene di ri gi? Onyene mema. Onyedekagi? Ekene di ri gi? Onye nagworia. Imela, imela okaka onyekeruwa, imela imela Eze m oh (Who is like you? Glory belongs to you, He who does good. Who is like you? All glory belongs to you mighty Healer. Thank you thank you Great and Mighty Creator of…
Wind of Treachery Pt 4
Six months had passed. Dare noticed little actions and behaviours that he had never taken note of previously. He became extremely careful and always had Uvie close by. It was clear to both of them now that they were not safe and anyone of them could fall victim. Secretly, he met with his lawyers to ensure…
Wind of Treachery Pt 2
He was no longer garbed in black. He looked so smart in his uniform. It was his wedding. In less than ten minutes, he was walking down the aisle to get married to his true love. His heart thumped with excitement. He had always prayed for a love like that of his parents and he knew…
Wind of Treachery Pt 1
It was an odd sized casket with a flag draped over it. It was carried by four men in uniform, though it was hard to tell for sure from a distance what uniform it was, or even if they were all men. There wasn’t room for the usual six pallbearers due to the small size…
Predilection
Predilection – /ˌpriːdɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/ Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it as an established preference for something. Thesaurus.com refers to it as an inclination towards something. This word is not as common in everyday usage as synonyms are more commonly used. Examples of the word in a sentence include: He has a predilection for big houses and cars. She…
Kokoro girl (Part 1)
28 years ago in a quiet village Moon beams fell on the thatched roof, illuminating the worried faces of the elderly women entering the thatched hut. The air was tense and a few metres away sat some men, all with different expressions ranging from elderly wisdom and complacency to worried and tensed. The youngest man…
Wind of Treachery Pt 3
It was that same year his father passed on. It shook all of them because there was no sign. The heart attack came suddenly and within two days he was gone. Dare was devastated. He and his father were closely knitted and only the presence of Uvie held him up. The burial, reading of the…
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