I wanted to talk to Jude when he returned. I knew I seemed confused because just some days ago, I had agreed to face my life and leave Jude to do what pleased him. But seeing his emotions the other day in the kitchen and him not snapping at me even when I accused him […]
“Jude, who is Faith?” “Faith?” “Yes, Faith. Your friend, Tope said it yesterday.” “Tope,” Jude answered irritably, then hissed, “that drunk.” I knew Jude was going to cover this up, he made me question my sanity frequently. I checked his phone when he slept last night and what I saw confirmed that he had started
“Lape, are you saying I should not even have a feel of you without a condom again? Am I not your husband again? I cannot understand this new rule.” “Jude, should I get the IUD and ditch the condoms?” “We agreed not to do that.” “We also agreed that it’s on the basis of you
It’d been almost three months since Dimeji started school and I was finding a rhythm and settling into the rote. Daniel was also about four months needing more monitoring since he could now sit. That was the endless cycle. I had been on my super good wife behaviour for two weeks straight. I had not
It was Monday. I woke up feeling a sense of relief even though the day had not started. I even got up earlier than usual. Aunty Cecelia would clean the house while I dropped Dimeji at school. Even as my body protested, I got up to make food for my family. It was funny that
I heard keys shuffling at the door and sat up, startled. I must have slept off on the couch after putting the kids to bed. I picked up my phone and checked the time. It was twelve am. A man with a whole family was returning at this time. His food must be cold and
Life is worth living to the fullest. One day, we are born, then in the blink of an eye, we are left to find our footing. Everything becomes intimidating and overwhelming, to say the least. To add to this, the concept of failure is ingrained into our heads from such a young age that as
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“How much is this?” I raise the ‘closeup’ toothpaste I’m holding. The shop attendant looks at me struggling to conceal his annoyance. I ignore him. I used to go to the mall close to my house but then changed my mind. The prices are fixed and outrageous. Now, having shifted to the “chemist” shops, I’m
Each time I would talk to mummy, she would tell me that what I was doing was the right thing. “It’s not easy but neither is it easy for the man who drops all the money in the house. Do your role.” I got tired many times. Some women must have this submission and virtuousness
“So, you did the naming ceremony the next day after returning from the hospital? Vic said. “Yes o.” I was going to add that they made the plan without consulting me, which gave me no choice, but I remembered my new stance to make my marriage work and that included watching what I told anyone