AUTHOR/WRITER: BANJI COKER Everything looked blurry, Shola began started having a terrible headache, she tried to take notice of her environment and realised that she was in the back seat of a moving car, looking through the car window she saw a sign which read “goodbye to Lagos”, her heart began to race “where
AUTHOR/WRITER: TERIBANIMOTA. I Kayode You weren’t gonna make love to me, you were going to use me for ritual, I heard it all and you said it yourself. I broke into uncontrollable tears, as he pushed me out of his room. He sat down on his bed after he pushed me out of his
AUTHOR/WRITER: BANJI COKER There was something about this day that just didn’t feel right, Shola couldn’t shake away this uncomfortable feeling, it made her uncomfortable and her stomach feel weird, it was like she could sense that something bad was about to happen and she does every time she got scared she got on
AUTHOR/WRITER: ADEFISAYO FAVOUR FERANMI Chidera grabbed Tayo by the arm and took her outside the classroom “he kissed you!,what’s going on?!”Chidera asked “don’t act like you don’t know we’ve kissed before “Tayo replied “I know, I know, but infront of everyone in class, and he was calling you sweet names like you’re his girlfriend,
AUTHOR/WRITER: ADEFISAYO FAVOUR FERANMI Cobalt High seemed different the following morning…. The environment seemed nicer.. The breeze was cooler.. Everywhere smelt really good.. To top it, Tayo was excited and happy to be in school! That was unusual, wierd and absurd,Tayo dreaded school mornings and she always anticipated the weekends like it was Christmas
AUTHOR/WRITER: TERIBA NIMOTA.I He came in shortly after their conversation, I was terrified and I didn’t know how to act. I didn’t know if I was suppose to raise my voice at him or just pretend like I heard nothing. God! Why is all these happening to Me? What have I done to deserve
AUTHOR/WRITER: BANJI COKER “Hey small girl what where you doing with that uncle?” aunty Mary asked giving Shola a sinister look “which uncle?” Shola pretending not to know exactly what she was talking about. She knew the conversation was about to get uncomfortable, aunty Mary was the gossip and talkative type, who does basically nothing
AUTHOR/ WRITER: TERIBA NIMOTA. I “Stop looking at me like you’ve seen a ghost, I’m still the same guy you use to know”, he said. I gave him a fake smile. “Where are you headed now?”, he asked “Well I’m going home, I just came here to get things for my aunt”. “Okay dear,
AUTHOR/WRITER: BANJI COKER “shola!!!” grandma screamed “your mother is on the phone” upon hearing those words Shola’s legs moved as fast as they could, this was the first time she would hear from her mom since she went to South Africa. “don’t fall down oo” grandma chuckled noticing the excitement on her granddaughter’s face
AUTHOR/WRITER: ADEFISAYO FAVOUR-FERANMI *WELCOME BACK* When Tayo got home,the gate was locked! Meaning her dad was already back! “hewu! I’m in trouble!” She said She knocked softly on the gate… The gateman had sharp ears to hear the knock.. “Tayo , na you?”he asked “yes, na me, open
I am Teriba Nimota Ideraoluwa, I was born in Ogun state, into a family of eight, I'm the second child of the family and the first female child. Anike is a name my mum calls me whenever I'm sad , Anike is my Oriki (praise name). continue here...