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We were all eating at the dining table. Eliam and I got to Enugu hours ago but my parents were not around. They didn’t return until it was time for dinner. I imagine that they needed this free time sometimes too. I should consider taking Eliam to live with me soon, but first, I had […]

I had been ignoring Tochi’s message since we last saw each other. It was only temporary though because he was still in Abuja and we had to see. His messages had mostly been him begging and insisting that what we had was good. He had still refused to call it a relationship. It didn’t matter.

He smiled. His smile that once melted my heart now appeared sinister to me. “Angel,” He reached out with his right hand. I quickly removed my hand from the table before he could hold me. This threw him off balance. He raised a questioning brow. “You are joking, right?” I had prepared for him to

I woke up feeling very light. After the discussion last night with my dad, when I got into the room, I cried for hours, releasing and purging years of anger, resentment, blame, and frustration. I was going to see Tochi tomorrow and I knew what I was going to tell him. I was still young

“Angela, baby. What of that guy? Tobe abi na wetin?” He definitely remembered Tochi’s name. I knew he was going to ask. We were on the way to Eliam’s school. I thought about telling him the whole truth or omitting certain things. I settled for the truth. I was tired of lying and covering up

Just like the typical Tochi, whenever he noticed me withdrawing, he intensified his efforts. Since the last call, he had been calling more often and sending me funny memes and skits. I remained cold though. I had been thinking a lot and was not totally sure, I might even regret it, but I was willing

“Mummy, I want to talk to you.” I was at home and my dad had not returned from work. Eliam was busy colouring a book if that was what you’d call what he was doing.  “I am a little bit tired, Angela. I hope it’s not too serious and won’t take too long.” “No. I

It’d been days since Zabby and I spoke about my fight with Tochi. I noticed that she only listened and validated me, nodding occasionally as I spoke, rubbing my arms, and inserting comments where necessary. I felt heard and relieved, but I was curious about what she had to say. I needed her perspective. I

“Tochi, it’s almost the New Year and we haven’t seen each other.” “See, I was about to say that you should count yourself lucky that I am a very patient man. You haven’t seen me in ten months, no sex, nothing. I haven’t seen my son either, only video calls. But you are always worth

It was almost unbelievable, but Tochi and I hadn’t seen each other in over six months. Our calls were frequent, he was still sweet and still sent Eliam’s allowance but he wasn’t even talking about us seeing each other. The annoying thing was that as much as I wanted to, I could not tell Zabby.