Month: January 2023
Love & Lies Episode 15
LOVE AND LIES FIFTEEN Lara stepped out of the bathroom with just the towel swung round her. Bead of water-drops streaked and ran down through her face. Her hair was packed into a polythene. Her b****t dangled under the roll of towel she strapped round her, clapping at each move of her footstep. She dropped […]
Read MoreLove & Lies Episode 14
FOURTEEN Nkiru hadn’t had s*x for weeks now. She had the urge but Kola had shown no interest. He would lay like a log every night. He was simply indifferent. Nkiru wriggled restlessly as she lay in bed before she pulled her quilt over herself for some warmth. It was six in the morning. She […]
Read MoreLove & Lies Episode 13
LOVE AND LIES THIRTEEN Kola was still sitting in his office when his friend, Barrister Nat walked in. Nat was his university friend and ever since they left university they had been two inseparable friends. Nat was a man in his late thirties. He had a large head he probably got when he was fat […]
Read MoreLove & Lies Episode 12
LOVE AND LIES TWELVE Kola sat in his office rocking his armchair. He would sigh and shake his head, hissing intermittently. He was worried. What Nkiru said about her job and marriage had really disturbed him. The last time he went through Nkiru’s mails, what he saw was disheartening. He had decided to keep it […]
Read MoreLove & Lies Episode 11
LOVE AND LIES ELEVEN Nkiru could hardly sleep all night. She would sniff, toss and turn and the bed would let out a squeal of protest. She was crying but she didn’t want Kola to know. He had not known about her dismiss from work. May be in the morning, when she refused to wake […]
Read MoreLove & Lies Episode 10
LOVE AND LIES TEN Weeks had passed and Nkiru was just happy with her job even though things had not been perfect between Kola and her. She would get to office on time, resume her daily duties and go back home feeling fulfilled and overjoyed. Nonso seemed to have stomached the fact that he could […]
Read MoreLove & Lies Episode 9
LOVE AND LIES NINE Nkiru walked into her bank with a sweaty face that had her make up a bit washed. Though her thick eye lids and red lipsticks were still visible and attractive. Judith watched her as she tried to gather herself impatiently that morning. Nkiru removed her jacket and swung it round her […]
Read MoreLove & lies Episode 8
LOVE AND LIES EIGHT Nkiru was in her black blazers over a white shirt and black skirt. Her face had a patch of powder that made her face glow while her lips also glowed with the red lipstick she added. She looked really pretty with the long strands of of Bob Marley that danced and […]
Read MoreLove & Lies Episode 7
LOVE AND LIES SEVEN Lara went back into the house after Kola was out of sight. She unwrapped the phone and brought it out from the pack. A smile was spreading through her face. It was an iPhone 4. She examined it happily and brought out her other phone and dialed Tony’s number. It rang […]
Read MoreLove & Lies Episode 6
SIX The morning was bright. A faint sun smiled out weakly from the clouds. Fresh morning breezes whistled and sway the trees, trashing the softness of the morning and sweeping everywhere. It was what people call the harmattan breeze.People began to rush out to their places of work. Loud hooting and whirring of vehicles had […]
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