The morning my new life would begin, I had not wanted to get up from bed. Not as an act of defiance for I was not that bold, but I stayed for the warmth my bed offered. If I had any form of defiance in me, it was seated deep in my belly and it …
Month: June 2020
A lone bike man breezes past with his cranky screeching okada. The afternoon is quiet save for the children who are belting out rhymes at the top of their voices. They probably have a teacher like mine who sneered at you or hit you if you werenโt singing loud enough. The scorching sun beat down …
Drum roll ๐ฅ๐ฅ We have our first guest post today๐๐พ๐๐พ๐๐พ. Yup, we do! I’m very excited to open up the guest author part of my blog, and we’re kicking things off with Fiyinfoluwa ๐๐พ. Today’s post is on how to be twenty. ***** This, like most things in my adult life, comes without a road …
โYou promised! You said that you were blinded with your love for me and that youโd do anything! Even when I was skeptical at first youโd promised youโd always be thereโ she said between tears and hiccups.The one sheโd left all for was going to leave her hanging. All the promises meant nothing, all the …