“Thanks for a lovely evening darling.” Yomi said, as they walked through the door of their home. “It’s been a while since you treated me to dinner and a show at the theatre.” “It was nothing.” Sade said brightly. “I had a great time too. Would you like a cup of tea before we go [...]
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I applied my make-up carefully, making sure that my face didn’t give anything away. But if anyone asked, I knew what I was going to say. “I cracked my chin against a door.” He said he was sorry for hitting me. I accepted his apology. I always did. Maybe a part of me believed it [...]
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Their friendship had begun when she rushed into the lecture hall fifteen minutes late, flustered and out of breath. She had taken the seat next to him, and discovered to her dismay that she’d forgotten to bring her course handbook with her. Charles had offered to share his, which she accepted gratefully. After the lecture, [...]
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“Honey, I know we’re not rich,” Tunde would say, “but we’re happy. I’m content.” I would roll my eyes in exasperation and reply. “But you could be earning so much more! Why didn’t you apply for that position?” We had this argument many times. I constantly pushed him to be more ambitious at work. I [...]
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‘Are you having a good time Nick?’ Amanda asked. ‘Yes I am. Why do you ask?’ ‘You seem a little distracted, that’s all.’ ‘I’m sorry. What were you saying?’ She didn’t want to repeat the story, but she felt upset that he hadn’t been paying attention. ‘I was telling you about my new team member [...]
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I was trying to get Michael to notice me throughout my presentation, but he didn’t even look up more than once. It was getting frustrating to deal with his nonchalance. I decided to do something drastic. As soon as I got home, I called my salon to book an appointment. “Hello, Christie’s Cuts.” ‘Hi Christie, [...]
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Spending Christmas in hospital was not how Yinka envisioned her holidays. Hospitals were places where she received bad news: “I’m sorry your aunt is dead”; “I’m sorry you can’t concieve children naturally “; and so on. She and her husband, Tunde had worked hard all year, deferring all their annual leave until two weeks before [...]
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Henry had just about had enough of his neighbours. The two girls that recently moved in next door to him were nothing but trouble. They played loud music at all hours of the day, had a stream of never-ending visitors, and had noisy parties every weekend. He decided he was going to have a word [...]
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I stared out of my bedroom window, facing the park. I watched a young woman and her toddler playing on the swings. The feeling of loneliness engulfed me again. These days, I’m lucky if I get one visitor a week. The only regular footsteps on my path are those of the postman. But even he [...]
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The bridal march was playing. My chief bridesmaid adjusted my veil and i began my walk down the aisle. Five years ago, I wasn’t sure I had made the right decision. Tunde and I had reluctantly agreed to put our relationship on hold while he went abroad to study. I missed him terribly. At first, [...]
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