ORE Afternoons at their company was Ore’s favourite time of day. Maybe it was because there was the subconscious countdown to the end of the workday so everyone was feeling less pressured and more inclined to joke and linger in the lunch room.As the Human Resource person at the company, her role was sensitive but […]

BENJY The restaurant Elizabeth had picked was a quiet one. It was one of those ones that had booths thatprovided the guests with privacy. Benjy arrived twenty minutes early because he wanted to pick theright spot to have the conversation that needed to be had. Ever since he had accidentally answeredLizzy’s call, had listened to […]

DEJI DEJI“Daddy,” the sound was a whimper rousing Deji from the depths of his dreams.Deji forced his eyes open at his daughter’s voice. In the darkness, he couldn’t tell which one she was as they were still in the phase where they enjoyed dressing alike. However, it was only Lola who struggled with nightmares and […]

ORE Ore waited on the doorstep. She had heard Susan’s voice from within after ringing the doorbell so sheknew her friend would eventually make it to the door. She had a basket of assorted goodies in her hand,a basket that she had curated specifically for Susan.Ore hadn’t been to see her since she had her […]

BENJY Benjy had been having the same nightmare for two days. Okay, technically it wasn’t a nightmare in thesense that there were no monsters chasing him through dark streets, but it was still valid as a nightmarebecause he often woke up breathing like he had run a marathon.It usually started with him being at an […]

DEJI Deji pulled up to the school gate just as his 3pm alarm rung. He turned the alarm off before he parkedthe car refusing to think about what it meant.Exiting the car, he took deep breaths. He needed to be calm before he faced his children, needed to notshow his frustration because he believed that […]

ORE “I’m just saying, you didn’t have to smile like that,” Ramsey said.Ore sighed quietly as she towelled her body dry. She wished she could stay a little longer in thebathroom, at least until Ramsey was out of his mood but she had to be at work soon.“Babe, babe, did you hear me?” her husband […]

BENJY Benjy glanced at his phone as it began to ring. He knew, without looking, who was on the other end of the line. He tapped the side button, silencing the phone, and turned his face back to his computer.  Optitex stared at him. It wasn’t a blank page, but it could as well have […]

DEJI Deji counted the bottles where she had hidden them in the back of the wardrobe. Five bottles. It was a reasonable number, considering that it could have been worse. It had been worse. She was making an effort, he gave her that. Although for how long, he couldn’t tell. He had feigned sleep until […]

ORE Ore paused outside her brother’s door, taking a deep breath. She felt bad that she had lied to him, especially because he was the ‘better’ brother. Benjy was easy to talk to, and not judgmental like her eldest brother, Deji. It was why she chose to share her decision with Benjy because she knew […]