The Pain, Prologue
‘Argghhhhh…..!!!! Leave me alone! I cannot let her go! She is mine!!’ screamed Tina as Pastor Andrew laid hands on her. She was already on the floor writhing and wriggling like someone in pain. Her voice had taken an unnatural tone, sounding like someone being strangled. ‘I said get out of her in the name […]
I Missed My Bus, She Got A Miracle!
Sunday 7:50am “Please, how do I get to MFM* from here?” I heard a voice ask timidly. I turned back to see an elderly looking woman asking people randomly at the bus stop. Let us call her Madam B. She looked sixty-ish, had a small frame and was obviously Nigerian. I mean, which other nationality would be looking […]
What If?
Ahmed sat bleeding at the emergency room of the hospital he was brought to. He held the small towel he had been given by a passerby to his head. He could feel the start of a slight headache. He was lucky to be alive. Earlier that day… Bbggrrrring bbggrrrring “Give your life to Jesus today! […]
The Pain – Epilogue
One year later Abayomi and Tina danced with joy into the reception hall. They were using the big hall at Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos. It was a big society wedding as both families were delighted to see their children get married. The hall was beautifully decorated in a gold and white color scheme. It […]
The Pain – Chapter 20
Two Months Later Tina woke up that morning feeling elated. It was 4.30am, and she wanted to surprise Abayomi by picking him up at the airport. He was coming into Nigeria that day. She got out of bed to get ready. She cast her mind back to the past two months. Their friendship had blossomed […]
The Pain – Chapter 19
Abayomi watched the pain that etched Tina’s face as she looked lost in thought. She began to recount her story. “I was a boarding house student and had just entered JSS 3. My best friends Kemi and Tutu had just become boarding students because of me. We were really excited that we were going to […]
The Pain – Chapter 18
Three weeks later Abayomi cleared out his work schedule for the next two weeks. He needed to go to Nigeria. He was no longer comfortable doing nothing about his situation with Tina. He felt a strong urgency in his spirit not to give up on her. Tina had refused to marry him and the rhetoric […]
The Pain – Chapter 17
Tina was busy packing in preparation for her return home. She was very eager to see her family, friends and employees. She couldn’t wait to get back to work. Her flight was the next night, and she still had a lot to sort out. Although she had started packing a week earlier, the whole process […]
The Pain – Chapter 16
“Abayomi, what happened between you and Motun?” Abayomi’s mum, Mrs Ige asked without preamble. “Mum, how do you mean? Who told you something happened?” he replied wondering what on earth Motun had told his mum. “I just finished calling Motun, and asked after you. She sounded like you haven’t been talking” she said. “Ki lo […]
The Pain – Chapter 15
Mike was laughing so hard by the time he got off the phone. What he thought would be a two to three minute conversation, ended much longer. Tina had been the screaming caller. She had called him with the good news that Abayomi had proposed to her. She gave him details of Abayomi’s confession the […]