Their daughter had been born a week ago and Annabelle’s joy should have been full but it wasn’t. First of all, Mama Abegunde had refused to come and help take care of the baby following the tradition of Yoruba people. And she hadn’t dared to send her own mother an invitation knowing how strained theirContinue reading Abowu District Episode 42
Becky stared at Toye, unable to move. How had he found her? “My dear, are you alright?” the woman beside her asked. “Yes ma, I am fine. I will go and bring your food now.” The woman stared at Becky’s trembling hands and heard the tremor in her voice. She looked in Toye’s direction andContinue reading Abowu District Episode 41
“Becky! Where have you been?” Sewa yelled. “I was helping the cooks…” “Leave that. There is an important looking group at the third table, please attend to them well. We need those kind of customers.”
Becky sat with her thighs up against her breasts. She stared at the moon through the drawn curtain and allowed the perfect whiteness of it to calm her nerves. Her son was snoring softly beside her on the mat. The boy was everything to her and every day she told herself that she would giveContinue reading Abowu District Episode 39
Philomena sat on her bed and crossed her arms. It had been about a week since her meeting with Florence and she could still remember every word of defiance that had been spoken. Florence would get into trouble with Uche once he found out what her plan was, and she would too, for not alertingContinue reading Abowu District Episode 38
She stared right through the child, holding his hand and letting him gnaw at her knuckles with his toothless gum. The other children sang and danced around the room but she didn’t see them, neither did she hear the radio presenter telling the funny story of the white man whose face turned beet red afterContinue reading Abowu District Episode 37
Toye stared at Becky. “What are you doing here?” “I’m looking for help… I’m going home…” “Home?” “Yes, my boss lives two streets away.” “You shouldn’t be walking about at this time of the night but you’ve always been that sort of girl, looking for trouble…”