Year: 2023
Love & 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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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LOVE AND LIES FIVE Lara’s hostel was off campus. It was just a stone’s throw from the school. It had a row of trees that made it look like a boulevard. They often swayed and danced in the breezes. A few buildings dotting it everywhere. Lara sat on her bed thinking. She had suddenly run […]
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FOUR Customers were trodding in and out of the bank premises. A rustle, chatter, banging on the table and humming of voices could be heard everywhere. Fresh fluorescent light beamed from the roofs and cascade down in bright rays, illuminating everywhere. An air-condition was humming and oozing out cold gusts of breaths. Nkiru was engulfed […]
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