What Could Have Been Chapter 2

Some people are only close to you when they can get something from you. After that, they discard you like a dirty rag. I just saw that Tochi had posted this on his WhatsApp status.  He had been posting some funny things and I did not want to get ahead of myself, but I think […]

Elizabeth was my paternal cousin, the sister I never had. They were just two—she and her brother. I had thought about it many times that if her sibling was a sister would we be this close? I think we would. She was really close to her brother, who was also like my brother, but our

I just had a shower. I picked up my phone and saw Tochi’s message. You must be home now. How was your trip? I wanted to reply to him but I dropped the phone instead. He had this off-and-on attitude that I really did not understand. It was also very subtle and inexplicable. Sometimes, he

I was on the bus to Enugu. I had yet to decide on where I would stay. My parents still stayed together, then there was my mum’s apartment that she hadn’t moved into. I would love to stay with my parents, but after staying with them during the last holiday, I learnt my lesson. They

“Angel.”  “It’s Angela, please. I have told you many times.” “And I have told you I don’t listen. I have told you many times.” Was he trying to act like nothing happened? I kept quiet. “So you missed me? You can miss me?” Tochi said. “Really, Tochi? Is this what it means to you? You

It’s fine if you don’t want to see me. It’s fine if you are too much of a coward to tell me if I offended you. I am glad you showed me on time. I sent Tochi a text. I was leaving the hostel the next day for the semester break and he still had