With that, he returns to studying his map. My mouth is open, I am shocked. I know a lot of things cannot have changed so soon. I know my people still see women as second-class citizens. Yet, all these don't bother me right now. I just want to know who he called " thing".
“What's the worst that can happen? Tell me “ “You say? “ The rotund officer asks me, and from the look on his face, I think I may have said something wrong, but I do not back down.
When we misbehaved as children, we would be warned that the arusi that ate Adanne’s children would come for us. It kept us in line.
I hear loud chatter from outside and the front of the lorry but I'm not sure. It's raining now and all I can see from my side is water dripping down the glass. “Oya! Make everybody for Dia come down!” The accent is unmistakable. We have entered enemy grounds.
"Who will marry you now? Olanma, don’t you rest? If you go to the white man’s land, how will you bend down and pound yam for your husband in the village?"
July 26 2014 7:35 AM "Babe, it's my mother again! She wants to talk to you - yeah, she's coming - but why must you people have your women talk on my phone na...? " His voice is an echo in my subconscious and if I focused a little, I'd hear him chuckle. It triggers … Continue reading For Justina…
There are cracks appearing on our house. The kitchen wall, if you pass the backyard, by the pipes. It's reminiscent of mother and father's marriage - Cracks! He brought another baby home, yesterday. The mother doesn't want her, he says. I now have two siblings that Mother didn't give birth to. I don't know how … Continue reading Cracks
Moving to the East was proof of what you already knew - Nigerian parents are annoying. Unprovoked! Everyone and their mama was going to Uniben, Delsu - or even Babcock. The rich people's children were going to Canada. It was the first time you heard the word. Canada! To you, it sounded like snow, cold … Continue reading May 30
I should have known from the way thunder rolled in the distance, that something was wrong and it wasn't just the rain. Even when I tried to open the gate and the latch jammed my little finger, I should have known that it was a sign. The first sign I took note of, was Eniobong … Continue reading The Rains (5)
It was raining that December morning Ezinne died. We knew before tope said it because you see, it doesn't rain in December, but it rained that morning. This meant we would be next. Wasn't it what Baba said? That we were not meant to touch the right wrist of Chief - he was fortified, touching … Continue reading DEATH AND A FUNERAL
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