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Everywhere was so…calm. There was the usual hum of electricity and the continuous but faint sound of vehicles on the tarred road lining the block....

MY HAPPILY EVER AFTER
”Are you ready to leave yet?” I ask Steve. ”Uh. Yeah. I’m going to my hostel now.” He replies. ”Great!” My smile is wide. ”I’m...

THE FINAL CHAPTER
It’s been three years now since “the apocalypse” as Túnmikẹ would say, and a lot of things have truly changed. In fact, Sade would often...

Avery
The rain started abruptly but my legs weren’t willing to run for cover. There was something about that window that had kept me staring. It...

A JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME
In my lifetime, I have gone through certain circumstances, some of which were highly unpleasant. There were times I would think “This is it- the...

HAPPILY EVER AFTER
It’s a fairytale like no other. There’s nowhere she’d rather be than here with the love of her life. Her eyes, hazy with wonder...

Si Vis Pacem…
I eased down on the rock and listened first to the blood spilled on the soil of the south, to the cries of the orphaned,...

SOMETIMES, IT SETS YOU FREE
“Do you need anything else?” Túnmikẹ asked. “No, I’m good,” Sade replied. “Thanks, for everything.” Túnmikẹ smiled. “You’d do the same for me too.” She...

A MOMENT WITH MY MIND
My breathing is ragged. ”You’re only making things worse for yourself. If you simply come with us, there’d be a lot less pain.” But there...

Breaking Free
It was like a waged war. I was the battlefield and the warriors had no allys. They arrived, bearing clubs and spears of different kinds,...

HER PEACE OF MIND
“I need my peace of mind! I can’t deal with this. If I just had this money, I’d finally be at peace. I’m tired of...

KING WICKED AND HIS PEACE OF MIND
The night’s bell rang silently to indicate that it was time for assembly. It was time for the assembly of students in the night school...

PEACE OF MIND
It’s been a month since Tomiwa started falling down and oozing thick saliva and white fluffy liquid in his mouth – whenever he falls our...

Bejewelled
To hear her was to marvel at the God that made her. And her smile? You were hurled off your feet by the ease with...

THE MOTHERS
It’s in nature’s nature to give life. Everything with breath, Earth made alive. The birds, the bugs and where they live – the trees; She...

ABIYAMO TOOTO (A TRUE MOTHER)
In a world as cruel as ours, a seductive and needless-to-say, physically alluring agent of the devil in form of a lady stole the heart...

ABIMBOLA
“You might not know me,” Aunt Rose said, her gaze fixed on the doctor. “But I know you well enough.” She said. “You were the...

Healed
I’m across the sea already, on a voyage to the other side of life, where rejections are for the wrong doers and happiness doesn’t have...

MOTHER
An earthen pound was stuck in my throat and each time it pulled an intestine in my stomach as i paced in mother’s hut. We...

My Mother
I wish I could turn back the hands of time. I know I’ll do so many things differently. I know I’ll love you more than...

A Fatal Detour
Money is power. Terry was reading his first self-help book on financial freedom and so far he wasn’t impressed. He wasn’t disappointed either; just indifferent....

THE ICE BREAKER
On their arrival to the apartment the following morning, Túnmikẹ́ could not help but notice how foreign the apartment looked to her – even though...

FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE OR HUNGER?
Ola smiled as he daydreamed about his future that was almost encroaching into the present. He had just been given admission into a prestigious federal...

Game Mistress
The theme was danger.I was decked in red, prepared to fish. He could hardly go unnoticed from where I was seated. Draped in his signature...

Money Matters
I’ve always loved a GOOD STORY. As a writer, STORYTELLING is my forte. I hope you enjoy this story, grasp a thing or two from...

FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE —THE LECTURE
“Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill is one of my favorite books. I love the wisdom and enlightenment contained in the book. It’s so...

Fragments
Mario Puzo created something quite genius in Don Vito Corleone. While the acceptance of his benevolence is often without ‘consequence’, his sincere concern for his...

THE GOOD OL’ DAYS
It is funny how news travel around fast for a family that literally hasn’t had any bond or close ties for a number of years,...

A TRUE FRIEND
I shed tears as I watched my good friend, probably the only true friend I ever had, being buried in a beautiful white and golden...

I COULDN’T ASK FOR MORE
”I know it’s a lot to ask, but I don’t know who else to ask.” She shrugs. She can’t look up at me, so I...

Extant
She sat still, claded in her favourite flowing white gown with a pair of eyes looking so distant and unreached. She still looked the same...

Friendship
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FRIENDSHIP
What we had was timeless— it could span through generations and generations to come and still live on. What we shared was priceless— the most...

FRIENDSHIP
The hummingbird’s flapping feathers.The ocean’s hysteria; echoes of neglected children.In here.A barring Telephone. On the other sideA voice shook the recorder, and it screechedMy purple...

Ethereal
Ages had gone by since I had last been in here. The curtains still had the gold trimmings she had refused to remove even after...

Pregnant Silence
Angela stood transfixed at the podium at loss of words. Seeing the many faces lit up in admiration of what she’s achieved, she can’t help...

Fan Club
Hi. My name is Carl and I get lost in my fantasies. Most times of being able to fly or control electricity. I almost burnt...

MY FAVOURITE SUPERHEROES
“Not all superheroes wear capes”- whoever made this up is certainly a genius. Usually, the superheroes that we know are people with super powers (supernatural...

WHAT’S YOUR SUPERPOWER AGAIN?
”I’m rich.” Bruce replies Barry. A wide smile cracks on my face. One glance at my brother indicates I’m not the only one that found...

ALCHEMY
Day 26 – Superpowers ALCHEMY In the fantasies of our imaginations, we hope one day the world would flare up in flames and some set...

THE DRIVE
Day 25 – True Happiness A rusty morning had all the elements of frost in it. Jos was infamously known for its cold weather,...

HIGHER POWER
One thought that was certain for Abimbola as she laid on the hospital bed that evening was that if she had super powers, it would...

SUPERPOWERS— MY STRENGTH
It’s another hellish day with my loving husband. His former loving smile died a long time ago, along with the tenderness that came with it....

SUPERPOWER
My superpower is weakness. The truth is one weakness that will always give you the coolest superpower. I am an inmate at the federal Prison,...

When The Dogs Bite
I was sprawled out on the couch, listening. Her voice was so soothing, as though a jar of honey was broken over all that was...

True Happiness
The day’s work has finally come to an end. But, Nosa sits back in the office with intents to spend the night. But, luck isn’t...

THE EMBODIMENT OF TRUE HAPPINESS
The air in her room is cold. It blows against my face, and I inhale it. I stand at the door, my eyes roaming the...

A SPINSTER’S SECRET
Day 24 – Fate “Madam…madam…chai…na belle be this. Thank God ooo. Madam don pregnant.” Tunde carried a bucket nearby and started hammering with a stick...

LUNCH BOX
Day 23 – Kindness I’ve been waiting for the next 10 minutes for almost about half an hour, I was barely keeping up with the...

I DESERVE TRUE HAPPINESS
I checked my schedule and realized that I was running late for the Young Ladies’ Leadership Conference. “How did the time fly like this?” I...