Fiction

The Longest Night Author : Unknown Episode 1 It was 8.00pm as I checked the wall clock again for the umpteenth time. Uzor wasn’t home yet. This is unlike him but it was a recent habit adopted by him. Thank God Ada was sleeping she would have quizzed her Dad’s whereabout. I pondered on why … Read more

THE CONGRUENCE Written By Lanre Olagbaju EPISODE 35 When I had temporarily drained my tear ducts, I got up and as angry as I was at God, I knew there was nobody else to talk to but Him. So I played my ‘go-to’ song “I won’t go back”…which is where I started to share my … Read more

THE CONGRUENCE Written by Lanre Olagbaju Episode 31 I knew it meant something and it suggested a kind of bad omen but I wasn’t sure who to talk to, so I called my mum. She said I should start praying that nothing would hinder me from getting that which God had for me. She promised … Read more

THE CONGRUENCE Written by Lanre Olagbaju EPISODE 27 Folahan left after that but I couldn’t go inside…I stayed outside for a while, clutching my bag. Tokunbo was inside and I didn’t want any dose of “frenemity’ to poison my loving thoughts that evening. I was so happy that God brought me such a man. It … Read more

THE CONGRUENCE Written by Lanre Olagbaju EPISODE 22 “I’m sorry if I did I just needed to let you know since I don’t know when I’ll have another chance to be alone with you” It was a rude shock…I knew he liked me but to say it like that. With all the details “I don’t … Read more

THE CONGRUENCE EPISODE 18 Written by Lanre Olagbaju I started to feel panicky and breathless…I could see Captain running helter-skelter, he was so confused. The next time I opened my eyes, I was on a hospital bed with all sorts of things passed through my body. I tried to get up but felt light-headed. There … Read more

The Congruence Episode 13 Written by Lanre Olagbaju I nodded in affirmation…it was obvious that Deola didn’t understand the depth of the connection that I felt with Captain so I kept some information to myself and served her scoops, the parts she was interested in, from my one-of-a-kind date. From there on, somehow, it just … Read more

The Congruence Written by Lanre Olagbaju Episode 9 I marveled at how Deola successfully stuck a pin in my bubble…how she skillfully rid me of an excuse that took almost a week to hatch. I took the phone and talked to my sister, who told me to behave myself where we were going and also … Read more

The Congruence Written by Lanre Olagbaju Episode 5 I got my first clue the day another girl in the room crossed Deola’s path and called her “Aristo” (a term coined for girls that slept with married men for money). Deola didn’t fight the girl, she only promised to deal with her and somehow, that girl got … Read more

Written by Lanre Olagbaju How can a sheep that detest faeces mingle with dog? (From a popular yoruba adage) She was the last born of a family of 7 children who lived in poverty due to the poor standard of living of their parents… The father who was a drunkard and a wife beater didn’t … Read more