What is the definition of a ‘leave’? Is it just time away from work? Waking up this morning, realizing I could roll over and keep sleeping, I could stay without having my bath for some extra hours, I could eat when I liked and how much I wanted, felt really good. But, you know the […]
SWEET VENGEANCE, SWEETHEART V.
If Love Can Defy All Odds, What Excuse Does Hatred Have? “When mom got back that Friday night, I was expecting her to start preparations for the weekend.” … PAST Preparations included first getting drunk, like hiccup-farting-slobbering kind of drunk. It was probably one of the reasons I pitied her. The fact that she needed […]
If That Call Phone Rings One More Time… Amadioha…
It had been a long week. I hurriedly microwaved the goat meat leftover from the day before. I could smell the spoilage in it but I was adamant. As I gobbled it down, I could almost taste the microbial organisms already growing on it despite refrigeration. I hurriedly chased down the organisms with two tablets […]
CHEKWAA JUST ARRIVED!!!
The last time I had a laptop I could call my own and actually use to do stuff was about five years ago. I was not an avid laptop user even then but at least, I got to exchange movies, collect slides and textbooks and even appear to be serious like my other medical student […]
Let Me Tell…
I will tell you of dusk and dawn Of nights that fade into days and nights Of things that steal smiles at times Of steps that drag from foot to foot. Listen, I will tell you of sweat and blood Of risks and dangers Of fatigue and despair Of mistakes and mishaps. I will also […]
SWEET VENGEANCE, SWEETHEART IV
If Love Can Defy All Odds, What Excuse Does Hatred Have? Dealing with family issues was not new to me, not after years of practice. I had heard and seen and intervened in a lot. Although, compared to what I had seen during my time at Emergency Medicine, I would pick it all over again. […]
SWEET VENGEANCE, SWEETHEART III
If Love Can Defy All Odds, What Excuse Does Hatred Have? (… PRESENT…) “You. Raped. Me.” “What!?!? No way! You wanted it just as much as I did. Don’t even try to pull that stunt with me. I have proof! I have evidence, Lolo! Rape, how? This is not our first time for God’s sake.” […]
SWEET VENGEANCE, SWEETHEART II
If Love Can Defy All Odds, What Excuse Does Hatred Have? … PAST… Adekunle Aduke’s dry, husky voice made her the envy of… No one. It was just a topping to her generally unlikable self. Who would like the community whore? And to make matters worse, Aduke reveled in being disliked. Once her peculiar voice […]
SWEET VENGEANCE, SWEETHEART.
If Love Can Defy All Odds, What Excuse Does Hatred Have? Every one knows the unpleasant welcome you get as you step into a hospital. It is not even a welcome, just an ushering in into an environment so deprived of hope, yet, full of it. The father holding his little daughter’s hand as she […]
The Exclusive Job Surprise At The Premier Hotel.
When I got the email giving the details for the monthly Executive Board Meeting scheduled for the weekend, I thought it was a mistake and laughed at how sloppy my best friend had become since she got pregnant. “Bunmi, just look at you getting me even more scared of pregnancy. You cannot even send the […]
