Otiti
Chapter Five Oboh closed his eyes for some minutes. He had been trying to make sure the environment was conducive for what he had to say to his wife tonight. He was willing to make things right. He knew he was far gone, but he needed help, and he needed…
Otiti
Chapter Four Otiti couldn’t remember when last she had such a nice time. She was still giggling when she came into the sitting room. “And where have you been madam?” Oboh asked. He sat on one of the sofas sipping red wine from a glass.…
KEMI
Chapter Seventeen Laura smiled at Ivy. She knew this young lady wasn’t as troublesome as she wanted everyone to believe. Hopefully, they would get to the root cause of her unending sarcasm. “Ivy, if you can take your mind backwards a bit,…
KEMI
Chapter Sixteen “I’m so sorry Senator Yuri. Please pardon me.” Ivy apologised as soon as she took her seat, directly opposite the Senator’s. The VIP session they were in had fewer persons, unlike the crowded room she had just…
CREATIVE WRITER’S CHALLENGE: LONG LIST
Hello fam, how are we doing today? Hope you’re staying safe? We’ve had an interesting time going through the process of receiving and vetting submissions, turning them over to the judges, and arriving at our long list of 20 authors. Recall…
KEMI
Chapter Eleven Kemi walked into the building, a bit unsure of herself. The last place she wanted to be on planet earth, right now, was Alexis Domus, Alexis Lane, Victoria Island, Lagos. The kind of guys that worked here were those who had many of her…
KEMI
Chapter Eight Kemi looked across the table at doctor Mangodo, and saw him better for the first time. Beyond the well trimmed beard, and the handsome face, there was a certain ruggedness. He sat erect, with shoulders held firm, like one who was used to…
KEMI
Chapter Six “O salutaris Hostia, Quae caeli pandis ostium: Bella premunt hostilia, Da robur, fer auxilium…” On her way from hospital, Kemi had decided to stop at a Catholic Church – St Martin. It was not many poles away from Johnson…
KEMI
Chapter Five Kemi couldn’t stop herself from sobbing. She had nearly killed someone’s child because of her recklessness.“Don’t be too hard on yourself Barrister Kemi. It’s not easy to take this all in.” Mangodo kept…
KEMI
Chapter Four Ivy was a young ‘gentle lady of the night’. No. She wasn’t born into prostitution. She had come to Lagos to stay with an aunt in Ojodu in 2012, just after she sat for her WAEC and NECO exams. After assurances to her ailing…