CHAPTER 4 SWB: Akinsehinwa Oluwaseun. My husband held me gently and made me to sit on the bed while I stared expectantly into his eyes. “What’s going on Richy?” I asked as I swallowed nothing in particular. “Actually I’ve been having this severe headache for the past one week now, I would have told you …
CHAPTER 3 SWB: Akinsehinwa Oluwaseun. We got home at exactly seven pm. Richard was unnecessarily cool, I asked him what the problem was but he told me everything was alright. We said our Thanksgiving prayers and some other prayer points. I was still very hopeful that my husband will cheer up once he sees me …
CHAPTER 2SWB: Akinsehinwa Oluwaseun. “Please don’t tell me you have a child somewhere” I said dramatically and Richard burst out laughing. “Why would you even think of such? Awn awn see my baby’s face” he said as he made to touch my cheeks but I pulled away from him Richard bent over the zinc for …
CHAPTER 1SWB: Akinsehinwa Oluwaseun. “Hey Sweetie, smiling pretty girl” it was mum’s sweet voice that woke me up from my sleep, I could feel her soft palm gently rubbing my cheeks as I rolled to the other side of the bed, still wanting to catch some sleep .But, nope! Sweet Mom won’t just let me, …
CHAPTER 2 I thought twice about telling Daniel, I fore-saw thedrama that could follow, so I chose to share my funnystory with my immediate elder sister. Chinwe was far away in Texas. After marrying her super rich husband asPRAYERFULLY worked by my mother, they relocated. “Mama Bear now finally has your time!”. Chinwe saidlaughing “I …
Chapter 1You have to stop seeing Daniel!”. My mother had saidas a matter of fact. Every part of her being meant it. This conversation was happening over dinner. My father sat there saying nothing as usual. He wasnot the type to meddle in matters that wasn’t a matterof life and death. He believed everyone had …
Episode 2 Sade was still asleep when her phone rang on the third day of her arrival in Ekiti. She picked her phone to know who was calling but it was a strange number, then she guessed immediately that it was the man that helped her the other day, then she picked it up. “Hello…” …
Episode 1 Sade has just finished preparing herself for work, she works in a private secondary school in the city of Ibadan. She checked herself in the mirror to see how good she looked. Sade is beautiful no doubt, she is dark skinned, she has a round face, she is of average height, she has …
“You won’t believe who I saw this morning at the jewelry store buying an engagement ring!” My friend shouted at the other end of the phone. I rolled my eyes, half looking at my computer screen, half monitoring Missy’s movements. “This person must be really special to get you this excited” I responded. …
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Visiting Jeremiah’s Little Cottage At 8:01am the next day, Lisa called me to say she was outside my house. As I stepped into her car, I hoped in my heart that I was doing the right thing. After so many turns and losing our way a couple of times, we got to a …
“Are you out of your mind?” That came out before I could stop it. I wasn’t sure of what to make of what I just heard. He didn’t respond, he only stared. “You call off your engagement to a woman you have been bethrothed to for many years because of a kiss?” …
Jeremiah’s Text….Gregory’s Offer. “I said I ran out” I responded, feeling so ashamed before my friend of fifteen years. “Isabella, why do you always run out? The last time you ran out of an elevator, now you run out of a restaurant!” She was looking at me like a mother would look at …
REALITY’S WELCOME Don’t stop” I wanted to cry out. As my heart continued to race, I knew that in a few moments this was going to be over. As if to hear my internal plea, he kissed me deeper. I melted in his embrace. I couldn’t believe how much I had craved …
BELLA EPISODE 6: MONDAY CAME, EVENTUALLY. “Meyer Isabella, Head of Legal Affairs.” When I saw the gold-plated inscription on the door of my new office, I stared a little longer. Truth be told – I wasn’t feeling quite as much as head of anything, let alone, head of legal affairs. At 31 …
Bella Episode 5: Mother’s Visit Fom the corner of my eyes, I could sense my mum was watching me. She liked to do that a lot. When I was much younger, it really got on my nerves; it still did although thankfully, I didn’t see her as often as I did back then. She …
BELLA EPISODE 4: As I stepped into the restaurant, a thousand questions came like flood into my mind. I tried really hard to catch up with answers. The persistent one was, “What in Heaven’s name am I doing, coming to meet with Jeremiah’s cheating fiancée after witnessing the act of betrayal displayed by her?’’ I …
MY DISCOVERY BELLA EPISODE 2: In contrast to the long blue satin gown he sent, I appeared at the venue in an overflowing lilac chiffon gown. Clutched in my arms was a purse to match my silver dropping earrings and my shoes. Lesley, Jeremiah’s PA already hinted that it was a poolside event so I …
BELLA EPISODE 1 MY ATTRACTION, MY INVITATION AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN Alarmed, I stared at him. A part of me knew this feeling of attraction, a part of me denied it. I think he read my mind, because he stared back… deeper than I did… Fiercer, too. What went on in his mind? Was …
NEW JOURNEY: (Sequel to Journey to Revelation) The will to live again overpowered every trace of bitterness I felt when I thought about my life with Pastor John. I went back to where it all began………………….Divine Assembly. My parents were still there. A bit frail looking as they approached their sixties. But they still occupied …
REVELATION: I looked at the plain white ceiling above, my gloomy thoughts rushing forward in their multitudes, almost choking me. The door opened slowly and I stared with vacant eyes at the person who walked into the room. ‘Miriam, I came as soon as I could. How are you feeling?’ The voice of my sister, …
The moment I heard the key turn in the lock, my heart skipped a beat. I just did not know what to expect anymore. My life had become like the script of a horror movie, with me as the innocent victim. I had so many questions to ask. ‘How did I get into this?’ This …