Month: June 2023

i must sack my housemaid episode 2

*I MUST SACK MY HOUSEMAID* *PART TWO…* *BY AYODELE ADEOYE* My husband is not the talking type, his words are few and this has been the source of our fight many times. I was shocked the way my husband was blowing hot when I told him we must talk about Stella matter today or else […]

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I Must Sack My Housemaid

*I MUST SACK MY HOUSEMAID* *A SHORT STORY Cyril onuwa* Stella was given to me by my godmother after my wedding to go with me in order to help me in some domestic chores. She was 12 when she came to our house. She just finished her primary education and her parents couldn’t afford to […]

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hostility on a woman episode 10

HOSTILITY ON A WOMAN.~ ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œโค๏ธ EPISODE 10. Ben was up in his arms because Victory, my daughter was doing well in her academics and also won a competition that made her famous in her school. He flogged his son mercilessly because he wasn’t doing well. In his words, he said to his son ” All […]

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hostility on a woman episode 9

HOSTILITY ON A WOMAN.๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ’ ๐ŸŒทEPISODE 9.๐ŸŒท Ben was caught unawares when he saw me. He didn’t recognize my compound because there were grown-up weeds in front of it. Tears welled up my eyes and flowed in torrents down to my face. He saw the tears streaming and immediately ran into his car and drove out. […]

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hostility on a woman episode 7&8

HOSTILITY ON A WOMAN. EPISODE 7. I had foam on my mouth when Edith broke the sad news to me. My eyes were tearless. No tear ran down my cheeks. I have wept a lot and this time I opted to talk and question God in prayers. My legs were so heavy on me and […]

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hostility on a woman episode 6

HOSTILITY ON A WOMAN.๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ’ ๐ŸŒท EPISODE 6.๐ŸŒท Wrath and fury filled up my heart when I espied that I have given birth to a girl child. In truth, I was in a black mood and I felt like going gentle into that goodnight. The nurses were comforting and I kept weeping. Ben had come and […]

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hostility on a woman episode 5

HOSTILITY ON A WOMAN๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ’ ๐ŸŒทEPISODE 5.๐ŸŒท I was chewing the cud when the doctor opened up that I was a month pregnant. “Doctor tell me you’re joking” I said in bewilderment. “No! I didn’t give a tongue-in-cheek โ€“ I am serious…” the doctor replied. Words failed me and I kept staring at the doctor as […]

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hostility on a woman episode 4

HOSTILITY ON WOMAN.๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ’ ๐ŸŒทEPISODE 4.๐ŸŒท Tears were streaming down my face as I fainted. Ben left me on the floor and drove out. He did not care if I’d dรญe or not. Favour,my child was yelling painfully when she was looking at me laying down helplessly. Few hours later, I regained my consciousness and saw […]

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hostility on a woman episode 3

HOSTILITY ON A WOMAN.๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ’ ๐ŸŒทEPISODE 3.๐ŸŒท Ezinne’s heart was in her mouth as she kept staring. Her face instantly was shadowed in deep misery and the whole world immediately went blank before her eyes. She made efforts to stop weeping but she couldn’t. She made her way to her room and packed her clothes in […]

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hostility on a woman episode 2

HOSTILITY ON A WOMAN ๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ’ ๐ŸŒท EPISODE 2. ๐ŸŒท “Ah! ah! I howled as Ben continued bashing my back with his hard leather belt. My body was swelled up and blood was pouring out effusively. “It is okay, brother!” Ezinne said and chuckled as though she was mocking me. Ben left me instantly with his […]

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