The rain did not stop; it continued to drum on everything. Nedu was wide awake, arm behind his head. He had tried but could not sleep. The bed was lumpy, and the sheets smelled alien. He could not understand how Otito could sleep so soundly, how she could be so comfortable. She had been theContinue reading Empty Vases: Episode 2
When Babatunde returned from the sawmill and saw the queue waiting outside their door to buy his wife’s food, he smiled. He greeted the people warmly, and went inside the house to find Sewa sweating profusely in the kitchen. “My wife the caterer!” “My husband the carpenter!” They laughed and embraced each other the wayContinue reading Abowu District Episode 20
Jan 2005 “Young girls are so gullible.” the plump woman said fanning herself with an old magazine. Aunty Bisi’s salon was hot with the poor ventilation and the two hair dryers working. Several customers were also fanning themselves with whatever they could find and Jumoke wondered why the owner didn’t repair the ceiling fan whichContinue reading We Knew Them Part 11
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Caro I don’t understand Eno’s depression. She has just safely given birth to a child, what is so sorrowful about that? “It’s not a boy. My husband needs a boy. I have failed him again!” “Eno, is it your fault that you gave birth to a girl? Did you create the child in your womb?”
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“Doctor, you need to help me.” Wale knew that his mother had to go. Labisi was clearly uncomfortable with his mother’s presence in the hospital and heaven only knew what had already transpired between them. Reasoning with his mother was out of the question, because as far as she was concerned, her place was atContinue reading Room 003- Part 2