Category: Stories

Maybe it was my father Tokunbo would really listen to in order to change his ways. I just stood there, along with my brothers who wandered off after a few …

The thought that Tokunbo would get a secret admirer kept me going all afternoon, even up till early evening. Around 7:36pm, my parents arrived from Ogbomosho with Tayo. They were …

As I stood in line, waiting for my turn, I heard someone yell: “E-N-I-T-A-N!” Without turning around, I had a very good idea who the name yeller was. Tina. She …

But that evening, the call was not for Mr. Ekanem. The breezy female voice on the other end made this clear. Instead, the phone call was for Mr. Ladoja, and …

There were no ink stains on Mr. Williams’ person. However, he held that brown envelope so delicately that it seemed like it was really his own heart that was wrapped …

By the time my mother returned to the house later that evening, the Tokunbo issue had shifted from the forefront to the back burner of my mind. However, Tokunbo’s name …

Episode 6 Eventually, my father succeeded in convincing her to take her seat and calm down. A white handkerchief mysteriously appeared from somewhere on Mrs. Williams’ person, and she began …

Episode 5 But I didn’t. She continued. “And I’ve been managing all these years with these children. I’m not complaining o, after all, they’re my own children. God gave them …

Episode 4 I could not hide my surprise, and almost forgot my manners. “Goo-Good Afternoon, ma,” I said to Mrs. Williams with a slight curtsy. If her presence at our …

Episode 3 My mother took to mumbling something else, and eventually took her partly mended blouse to her bedroom to finish her sewing there. Meanwhile, my father dismissed Tayo and …