Untold Story of Me: Episode Seven (Tomisin My Guy)
TOMISIN MY GUY It was 1:16pm on a fine Saturday afternoon; I was on the queue at the bus station. The next BRT bus was just arriving when a call came in. “Hey guy! Where are you now? I’m almost at the mall” the person at the other end of the phone spoke. “Guy, no […]
Untold Stories of Me: Episode Six (John Displays Emotion)
JOHN DISPLAYS EMOTION I got the shock of my life. Escaping death and seeing the lifeless body of my friend sent me to places beyond this world. It was like a scene from a nollywood movie. The crowd surrounded us, shaking their heads and exclaiming, “Chai!” “Ewo!” “Blood of Jesus” and other words that I […]
Untold Stories of Me: Episode Five (Oluwatomisin)
Her name was Oluwatomisin, a dark skinned beauty that stood at 5″7 tall, bulgy eyes and had the best of smiles. Was respected by fellow colleagues and staff because of her poise and attitude towards work. She was effective and diligent that her supervisor would leave her to make decisions in his place, I envied […]
Untold Stories of Me: Episode Four (Daniel My Crush)
“Lexa, let me see your teeth now…” asked Daniel. “No, I’m not letting you see it”, I replied. “So you’re shy to show me your teeth?” Daniel said. I was back at school after four days. It’s was break time and I was sitting with Daniel, he was scanning my body to see my injuries. […]
Untold Stories of Me: Episode Three (Halima and I)
HALIMA AND I Still gazing into space, admiring the beautifully set velvety sky, I smile to myself as I remember these events. Might have been years ago but these memories have stuck with me, they remind me of the hurdles I skipped to survive and how I’ve dealt with the pain. These events were stockpiling […]
Episode Two – Charles’ Negligence Almost Cost My Life
CHARLES’ NEGLIGENCE ALMOST COST MY LIFE You’re probably communing within yourself now, how could she have possibly remembered? I mean I was only four, but it might interest you to know I have a gift of remembering significant events especially something of such magnitude. Being hit and left for dead by an unconcerned bike man […]
Episode One – LEXY ( WHERE IT ALL STARTED)
LEXY ( WHERE IT ALL STARTED) I’ve had a lot of things happen to me in life. As I ruminate on the situations I’ve had to overcome, I gazed in awe. The near-death experiences, the emotional and psychological trauma I’ve had to endure as well as depressing experiences have made me wondered if I was […]