Canny Perspectives

DEJI Courage was finally admitting that you had been lying to yourself.  It was one thing to pretend that something wasn’t happening, to look away each time the subject came up. It was like putting wallpaper over a damaged wall

ORE The day had arrived. If anyone asked Ore, she would deny that she had been anticipating this day, giddy like a school girl on the first day of school. She would swear that she did not buy the new

BENJY Few things ruffled Benjy’s feathers like fighting with his sister. He and Ore had always shared a closeness that he lacked with his brother. She was vulnerable with him and he could often read her moods well enough to

DEJI It was Saturday and Deji had promised to take his children out to the park for a quick run around. So there he was. Spending time with his children was often capable of putting a smile on his face,

ORE Ore could feel the pressure building inside her as she uttered those words. Never had she seen her brother look at her the way he was looking at her now. Benjy was the brother who was very supportive of

BENJY After that Sunday which he was now referring to as the “Doomed Sunday”, Benjy couldn’t eat or sleep. His productivity at work was being affected. On Monday, after tossing and turning all night, he couldn’t pull himself out of

DEJI Most of Deji’s processing happened at night when everyone was in bed. He had found that after having children and becoming a proper family man, there wasn’t much time left during the day for his thoughts. And he was

ORE “Guess what?” Ore roused herself from where she was lounging in the pool chair as she heard her husband’s voice. “What?” she asked. “We got the deal,” he leaned over her and kissed her lips. “Oh…congratulations, love!” she wasn’t

BENJY Benjy was in such a good mood that he had decided to go to church that Sunday morning. It wasn’t like all his problems with Lizzy were solved but he could almost swear that there was a light at

DEJI Deji felt like the woman sitting across from him was a stranger. He couldn’t believe how awkward they were in each other’s company. When had that happened? They’d been married for seven years now and somehow he felt like