First semester, final year was very hectic for Juanita. After her wedding in her second semester third year, she wanted to go and stay with her husband so she was often in Lagos throughout that semester. Chapter 3 – Pride Goes Before A Fall Every week saw Juanita in Lagos. That made her miss some … Read more
Juanita’s parents were happy when Fred came to inform them that he wanted to marry Juanita. They loved Fred because he was rich and was also living abroad. This is the continuation of – A Crack in the Pot Chapter 1. Juanita’s mother, Miriam, began to daydream about the day she would travel to America … Read more
This chapter opens with two high school roommates in conversation, as one persistently asks the other to give her life to Christ and become a born-again Christian. Both are the same age. Chapter 1 – Uneasy Lies The Head That Wears A Crown “O God! What on earth have I done to myself? What? How … Read more
It is early morning in school. Students are going about the affairs of their education. In a local bar, Chiadi and his friends are singing in high spirits. Shabbily dressed girls surround them while they take hard drugs and drink alcohol. A Life Built on Hard Work – Chapter 3 Obiora: (Intones a nasty song … Read more
This chapter continues with the family discussions from chapter 1. Egodi makes further inquiries about the dictionary prices, and Chiadi learns that a very close family friend of theirs has just passed away. A Life Built on Hard Work #2 Egodi: You mean that this is twenty thousand naira? Chiadị: Yes, ma. They said, we … Read more
Egodiniru, a widow, dark and dressed in a mourning dress, sits in deep melancholy. The room is bereft of tangible household items. One of her sons, Osita, has a terrible fever and shivers convulsively on the torn mat. Chapter 1 – A Life Built on Hard Work Egodi: (Crying.) Osita, my son, please, pity your … Read more