ORE The cell phone in her hand felt hot. It wasn’t a literal hotness, it was one generated by Ore’s mind. She had finally responded to Terry’s Facebook message that night at dinner. In the bathroom, a sudden recklessness had overtaken her. Maybe it was because her own husband had not bothered to check on […]

BENJY Benjy’s bombshell stunned Lizzy into silence. Stunned them both, actually. Benjy hadn’t known he had come to that conclusion until the words left his lips.“Are you sure? Are you serious?” she asked. “Don’t play with me, Benjy.”“I’m not. I mean, I don’t think so.”“For God’s sake, make up your damn mind. I’m sick of […]

DEJI Finding the appropriate marriage counsellor wasn’t as easy as Deji expected.  It wasn’t as if he could go about asking people for recommendations, not if he didn’t want people asking questions. It was interesting how people pretended that their marriages were perfect and they had never needed counselling. Before now, Deji would have placed […]

ORE Being in Terry’s presence was intoxicating. Ore felt like she had the first time she tasted alcohol. It was at her first house party in university. This one had been thrown by her next-door neighbour; a third year Law student whose father worked in the House of Assembly. He was asking Ore’s roommate out […]

BENJY Benjy had thought that he would feel a huge sense of relief when Lizzy finally got around to the idea of letting go of the baby instead he felt a sense of dread settle over him as he heard her words. He shook his head, a physical gesture that closely resembled the ones he […]

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 rather than fixing it. That’s what Deji had been doing, but since Lara’s question three […]

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 outfit hanging in her wardrobe: a little red number that showed off her legs like […]

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 know when something was on her mind. It was interesting that while he was good […]

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, making him forget his shaky marriage but today was different. Ever since he had made […]

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 her, he cheered her on and never made her feel like her mistakes were what […]