Short Reads

26th December Hey, wifey. I text Aaliyah, still finding it hard to believe that someone like her exists or better still, feeling grateful to have had the encounter. Don’t tell me you’ve canceled our elopement already. It’s not even been up to 24 hours. I hit send and smile as I reflect on yesterday. 25th […]

“Jubrillll.” My mother screams. I can’t say the exact reason why she screams, it’s not like I’m far from her. I dust my hands on my shorts and run into the house. She screams my name again just as I answer her. “Ma. I’m here.” I almost roll my eyes. I dare not. Adults sometimes

I can feel the bottom of the pool beneath my feet. Logically, I should not be drowning but here I am, drowning. Is this how I die? I vaguely register the instructor holding my right hand. Common sense tells me I am probably squeezing his fingers, but I am struggling to stay afloat, you can’t

Bukola: Just as the elevator was about to close, I started running. I made it in time, nodded at the person inside, and pressed 7. While I waited for my floor, I adjusted my dress. I was tired of working. Whoever came up with the idea of five days of work and two days of

Some love lasts forever, others for fourteen hours…  “Zainab, hello.” “Ma?” “Your grandfather is sick and wants to see you before he dies.” Not shocking. Don’t get me wrong, I loved my grandpops, who we called Lulu, to death, but at 102 years, his death couldn’t be seen as devastating. Also, we’d had more than

“Richard, just tell me why my favourite wife can’t give me a son.” Of course, Chief Tomori is the only person that can call the doctor by name considering that he is on the hospital’s board of directors.  The doctor itches a spot beneath his clean jaw, then clears his throat.  “Sir, just as I’ve

My brother’s friend, the noisy one with dreads, is around. As expected his voice is booming throughout the house, thankfully, I have taken my nap. I wear my slippers and pack my hair before stepping out of my room.  “Kiiti, everybody must know when you’re around. Noisy human.” I say, eyeing him as I enter

Meet Mark, my best friend of over five years. Sitting beside him is his new girlfriend, Fehintola.  By tradition, Mark and I have spent the past five years watching a movie together every Saturday night. We met at the Cinema six years ago, after sitting to watch a movie for over two hours while eating