Cindy

Tap, tap, tap… My nails hit on the hard tiled table as I waited on the queue. It seemed to move slower today for some reason.Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, I was moving my hand faster now, my lemon painted pencil nails hitting harder on the tiled tabletop. It was more out of uneasiness …

The Morning After

I was up this morning, earlier than I thought, my body craving the love that it lost. I burst into laughter, the laughter is a new level of dealing with angry thoughts I unlocked. I put on some music: “sometimes I think you’re just too good for me” drawled out from the speakers, I have …

Therapy

“I hate my mother” – she said, after a brief moment of silence, waking our buried heads up after what we just heard from deola. “I hate my mother” – she repeated, her pretty face scanning ours wondering if we heard her clearly, her fingers clutching each other, he feet scraping the carpet. I could …

X

“Hello” I said, it was a call from a number that I didn’t save “Good day Ms Belle, My name is Ivy and I’m calling you from X,” – a pretty voice said. X(not real name) is an elitist matchmaking company I was registered to. “OK” – I said “how was your week ma’am, was …

My Rape Experience

The first time I saw someone who had been raped was in university, I was attending pre-degree classes as I didn’t meet the cut-off mark for Bachelor degree classes the first time around. A virgin living close to my hostel has been raped by 6 armed robbers who came to rob, no one knew if …

A Lonely Night

“I Hate You, I Hate You, i hate everything you stand for” – someone outside was screaming. I stopped the carrot chopping I was doing to listen properly.“You foolish man”… “shout some more so the neighbours hear you, you are not loud enough”… “I hate you, I hate you, I HATEEE YOU” I washed my …