Year: 2024

The Letter

February 2, 2024

The Letter Episode 1 This one letter ruined the life of my mother, the moment she red the letter it felt like the ground should open and shallow her and everything she held dear to her. As a 4year old boy, I didn’t understand much when it comes to life. I only knew my friends […]

February 1, 2024

The Lorry Driver Episode 7️⃣ (Final Episode) “It was not entirely my fault. Your mother was planning to kill me. I had to run for my life. She was evil. She wanted to kill me and take over my property with her boyfriend. I faked my death and ran. That was all I could do […]

February 1, 2024

The Lorry Driver Episode 6️⃣ “Who drove this lorry to this place? I’m confused. The lorry driver told me he was still in Ikom and that he was coming to meet me and Ada on the road, but the lorry suddenly started moving. And now, the banana has been offloaded and the lorry parked in […]

February 1, 2024

The Lorry Driver, Episode 5️⃣ “I don’t think I will stay here with you because there is no point waiting for the lorry driver who I’m now convinced is a ghost. Why did he disappear when he saw us at the Ikom motor park? And he is now asking us to wait for him? I’m […]

February 1, 2024

The Lorry Driver, Episode 4️⃣ It is rainy season and the road is wet. Ada has successfully driven the lorry and covered a long distance without encountering any problem. The conductor was full of admiration for her as she mounted the road and seemed to have conquered it. As the lorry sped on the wet […]

February 1, 2024

The Lorry Driver, Episode 3️⃣ The unmistakable aroma of akara filled the early morning breeze which entered the lorry through the two small doors that lead to the driver and passenger’s seat. The aroma of akara made Ada to salivate and lick her lips. Ada loves early morning sleep because it is usually very sweet. […]

February 1, 2024

The Lorry Driver , Episode 2️⃣ “The driver you are talking about left this place yesterday morning. He said he was going to visit his daughter. I thought you went with him. Are you not his conductor?” A motor park tout asked the conductor who was running around searching for the lorry driver. He was […]

The Lorry Driver

February 1, 2024

*The Lorry Driver* Episode 1️⃣ The time is 6am in the morning. The place is Benin, Edo state. The Lorry driver just drove into the city with a full load of bananas he carried from Ikom in Cross River state. This is his second trip for the week. The lorry driver jumped down from the […]

January 29, 2024

Men Do Cry😭😭 (episode 7) Last episode! One of the beautiful things of life is spending forever with the one you love. Laura was taken by surprise as she didn’t foresee Jaden’s proposal. It was a dream come through for her and she couldn’t help it but break down in tears. “Baby are you being […]

January 29, 2024

Men Do Cry (episode 6) Second-to-last episode There’s a huge difference between physical and emotional wound. One heals faster but the other takes almost forever to heal. You can see one but can’t see the other and that makes it difficult for healing to take place, as people can’t tell they are wounded by mere […]

January 29, 2024

Men Do Cry 😭😭 (episode 5) Love is a force that can’t be subdued or hidden. Never in a thousand years would Jaden have thought that he would fall in love again, not to talk of outrightly confessing his feelings to someone. He felt he was tough but love brought his toughness down to naught. […]

January 29, 2024

Men Do Cry (episode 4) Jaden’s request came as a big surprise to Laura as she wasn’t expecting it. She never thought an accomplished and successful man like Jaden would have eyes for her. Even though she was assured of her self esteem, she was still in doubt that he was into her and pretended […]

January 29, 2024

Men Do Cry😭😭 (episode 3) The fast food attendant’s name reveal made jaden feel a type of way and it was a good feeling. Her name sounded like a beautiful melody in his ears. Jaden didn’t need a seer to tell him that he was already falling for her because he could feel it deep […]

January 29, 2024

Men Do Cry 😭😭 (episode 2) All through the ride home that day, Jaden couldn’t get his mind off the beautiful and calm fast food attendant that had caught his attention. He kept questioning himself and wondering why he was drawn to her. Not in a thousand years would he had thought that a fast […]

Men Do Cry

January 29, 2024

Men Do Cry 😭😭 (episode 1) We live in a society, where men are perceived as superhumans without the need to first verify if they have superpowers. There’s so much pressure on men to be strong, perfect and fearless. Tears from a man’s eyes is most often perceived as weakness and due to this, men […]

January 28, 2024

LOST Episode Twenty-Final Episode After rushing out to cry for fear that John had forgotten me, I went and sat outside the hospital, thinking about the hārsh way life had treated me. When I remembered how everyone left me to take care of myself, I felt so sad. Then, I felt someone touching my right […]

January 28, 2024

LOST Episode Nineteen Early the next morning, John was the first thing on my mind. I just wanted to make sure he remembered some things at least. I was supposed to stay with him the previous day, but I had to come back home and take a bath. I had made a determination that I […]

January 28, 2024

LOST Episode Eighteen I felt very reluctant to enter John’s room, especially since he was slowly losing his memory. It was hard to bear the thought that he would soon forget about me completely, leaving me with no one to talk to. I stood at the door of his ward, staring at him as he […]

January 28, 2024

LOST Episode Seventeen I took a tour around the hospital, and I really saw what people are going through. There were different sicknesses, and someone even diėd in the other ward. it was a pregnant woman, and I really felt bad for her husband. He was crying tirelessly along with their daughters, who were playing […]

January 28, 2024

LOST Episode Sixteen I turned to really confirm if he was actually the one calling my name. My stepmom heard it too, so we had to confirm because it was just a whisper. We both noticed that John had opened his eyes. I asked her, “Should we take him to the hospital?” because I wasn’t […]

January 28, 2024

LOST Episode Fifteen I called out his name again, but he didn’t answer. I turned to my stepmother and said, “You and your husband have succeeded in kiłłing an innocent boy who has done nothing to you. The only crime he committed was being good to me, while both of you mistreated me since I […]

January 28, 2024

LOST Episode Fourteen I knew dad was responsible for John’s disappearance, even though there was no evidence to prove it. I acted calm, sold the water for the day, and then went back home without asking him about anything. I was scared he would hurt John if I talked about it. I kept it to […]

January 28, 2024

LOST Episode Thirteen I was able to sell all the water for the day, and as Dad suggested. I left the junction, got back to the house, and carried more water to sell. I was tired, but I didn’t mind because I’ll do anything to go back to school. I’m turning eighteen next week and […]

January 28, 2024

LOST Episode Twelve I followed my dad inside the house, but the only food I found on the table with my name on it was beans. Even my dad knew I didn’t like beans. Dad didn’t bother to tell me to get noodles from the kitchen either, and I was bannėd from the kitchen. I […]

January 28, 2024

LOST Episode Eleven John had become emaciated just from being sick for a day, or maybe I was having issues with my eyes. After he sat up, he requested water, and I gave him one of my bottled waters. I had finished selling for the day and only had one water left. I noticed his […]

January 28, 2024

LOST Episode Ten Early the next morning, my dad came to check if I was still outside. I was just sleeping outside, covering myself with the rag I used to carry the bowl of water. I didn’t bathe the previous day because he wouldn’t let me. When he opened the gate and saw me, he […]

January 28, 2024

LOST Episode Nine I watched him as he drove off, and then I carried the bowl of water on my head. As I took the step trying to reach the gate, my stepmother called my name. When I turned, she was busy laughing at me. She really made fun of me, saying the dress I […]

January 28, 2024

LOST Episode Eight I helped them pack the water inside the house, and dad stood there looking at me. I know he felt guilty for what he was doing to me. He didn’t want to stop either. It looked like he was under the influence of something. I turned occasionally to see him looking at […]

January 28, 2024

LOST Episode Seven When he left, I went straight to my room to cry, calling out my mom’s name and asking why she was just quiet. Watching how dad and his new wife humīliated me at every slightest opportunity. That wasn’t the kind of life I wanted. I was turning eighteen and I prayed for […]

January 28, 2024

LOST Episode Six I could sense my mom’s presence in the room because I felt ghost bumps all over me. I felt like my mom was trying to talk to me, giving me directions because I was completely lost on the surface of the earth. My world was crumbling, and everyone I ever loved kept […]

January 28, 2024

LOST Episode Five Before Jennifer’s uncle came to pick her and her younger brother, I had already asked her to come stay with my dad and stepmom. But knowing the kind of father I had, she politely declined, saying it was better to stay with her uncle. She mentioned that people from her father’s side […]

January 28, 2024

LOST Episode Four Even with my prayers, everyone agreed that I should go and stay with my aunt. She lived a bit far from our house. They asked me to stay with her until I turned eighteen because they felt my dad wouldn’t be able to take care of me. They didn’t trust my stepmom […]

January 28, 2024

LOST Episode Three After the nurses covered my mom’s face and took her away, I sat down in silence, thinking about what my mom had told me. She said, “Catherine, don’t marry a man who will hīt you. I don’t want you to end up like me.” Her words kept echoing in my mind, as […]

January 28, 2024

LOST Episode Two When I woke up, I saw Mom and Dad arguing again. He kept asking why she left in the first place and why she came back. Mom said she came back because of me. I didn’t even go close to them because they both kept mēssing with my mental health. I was […]

Lost

January 28, 2024

LOST Episode one Kpa kpa kpa, that was the sound of dad bēating mom again. It’s our morning breakfast in this house and everyone is tired of complaining. Days like this, I just stay in a corner watching how he bēats her to his satisfaction then leaves. Mom and dad have never lived in peace […]

January 25, 2024

Letting Go Episode 8 …………………………………………………………………….. Motunde began to shiver as Jake forced her to eat the food she pòisoned. But she watched carefully, no one saw her when she was poisòning the food; or was there any other person outside this four walls that she didn’t know. Eat this food now!! Jake shouted at her. […]

January 25, 2024

Letting Go Episode 7 …………………………………………………………………….. Motunde took a sip of the glass of wine given to her by Jake; her toxic ex boyfriend. Its been a while. Jake said after she sat down on the sofa. Why did you invite me to this lonely house? She asked. I like your vibes, You are now strong, […]

January 25, 2024

Letting Go Episode 6 …………………………………………………………………….. Motunde was seated in the principal’s office beside her husband Jide, at the point after the thought of what she passed through in Jake’s hand when they were dating ran through her mind, her prayers became; may nothing happen to her only child. Jake had already hang up the call […]

January 25, 2024

Letting Go Episode 5 …………………………………………………………………….. Motunde saw her best friend Jane having sēx with her boyfriend Jake inside the living room, they didn’t even find the decency to go to a bed. Motunde became speechless at the time, She stared at her best friend and boyfriend who till now hasn’t realized that she was inside […]

January 25, 2024

Letting Go Episode 4 ……………………………………………………………………. Motunde started smiling when she read the note, it could only be one person that sent the flowers which is Jake. This your boyfriend is taking care of you o. Her colleague who brought the flower said. Motunde wore a heavy makeup before she came to work, so that the […]