Harobed TALES

EPISODE 2 I had explained everything that was going on, and she in the calmest of voices told me everything would be alright, but I couldn’t be calm, she was in another state entirely so I wondered how she was going to get me to the hospital. I even started to wonder if calling her, had been the right option for me.    READ: THE MIRACLE KAIRA;EPISODE 1 She thought to call Mother, but Mother with her bad habit of turning off her phone before going to bed would probably not be reachable. She was worried, because Father was a deep sleeper and he would not even budge if his phone rang a billion times. He and Mother slept in separate rooms, it was almost impossible that she would hear his phone ring from afar, but then what could she do? She had to try, as they were in the better position to know who to call and what to do. In all of this I could barely hear her anymore as the pain gripped me again. I hung up on her, as I couldn’t bear to allow her hear me s...

I love him. I can’t help it. He doesn’t want me but I crave him like he is my daily bread. I have crossed oceans, well not literally but, I have gone the extra miles. I have been a great companion, brought my “best” to the table. He still didn’t want me. He didn't want me like I wanted him. He didn't want me like I wanted him to. (Does this tow the line of obsession? If not keep, if it does - expunge). THE ROBBERY- A real life experience I tried diverse tactics to rid the memory of him from my mind. But I failed woefully even as every dress I wanted to wear, every place I tried to hang out, every food I tried eating, perfumes, even the silhouette of a stranger reminded me of him. He was my soul mate. He had marked, eternally, into my soul the very essence of his being so badly. No one was even interested in making me theirs. And quite truthfully I didn’t want them to. In him I found an unexplainable satisfaction. I only wanted one thing: Him. ...

She wasn't sure if her plan was gonna work. It had been 4weeks since she had her first meeting with Chike. Mehn! The guy hadn't changed a bit . His voice sounded like he hadn't aged in all these years.  She remembered the way he pulled out the chair for her when she got to the table not before enveloping her in a warm hug that sang "you're something like the air I breathe ". The wine tasting, oh the wine tasting it was like one she had never experienced. She remembered how she laughed easily causing her cheek to turn pinkish red every now and then. The way he complimented her at intervals made her whole world spin and she couldn't help but wish Kunle would take lessons from this man sitting across from her.  He wanted to know every and anything, he was like a little baby desiring milk from his mother. She wondered how he did not find her boring, Kunle always said she should never try to talk in public cos everyone would fall asleep .Yet Chike sat acros...

Now I lay here wondering how she would have felt, what her laughter would have been like , what her smile would have looked like or even how her touch would have made the difference.. well I guess now I'd never know.  I'd never experience her love, her anger , her tears or even her jokes because I was foolish enough to let her go. What would have been a forever love story can no longer be told to the world because we would never be. Oh my dearest I wish I had fought harder for you to stay, I wish I hadn't seen you as a burden but rather an exhilarating joy. If I could turn back the hands of time I would definitely do better, I would show you how much you make my world go round but sadly I will never get that chance because this is not a probability equation. I wish I had never listened to Tina, I wish I had never walked into that clinic, I wish I had looked into the nurses eye a little longer and be convinced not to do it or when she said it was too risky cos I was too ...

He noticed the light bounce in her steps, he saw that she smiled more and that she looked quite beautiful doing it. There was something about her he could not figure out, something new and different. It had been two weeks and Teni had not for one day nagged, complained or even tried to argue with him over anything. If more, she outdid herself, making really nice meals and giving him undivided attention even when he did little or nothing to return the favor. He wondered what had happened, could it be she had found a replacement for him? He doubted it , as much as he knew he had not been much of a husband to Teni and a father to the kids, he worked his ass off to make sure they had all they neede . Plus Teni was not even the type to play the kind of games he played which was one of the reasons he married her,because he knew she was for keeps. Besides Lanre ,his driver did less of driving and more of monitoring her daily moves and always came back with the same old boring routi...

DAY 17 OF THE YEAR 2018. New entry into the diary. The way I feel at the moment almost makes me wonder if one can ever truly find HAPPINESS, considering I have been searching for the 25years of my life. Oh! I know what you’re thinking and wondering at the same time so I’ll just give you the answer without hearing the question. Yes! Even in childhood happiness somehow managed to elude me. How I to know that life was would get so suffocating? Each time I laughed or smiled it looked so genuine that if a grieving widow saw me she would go green with envy but it wasn’t real. How was I to know, that laughs didn’t necessarily mean joy within? I am guessing that my special gift from God was academy award deserving acting skills, because damm girl! I was good, so good at making people laugh that I was tagged “happy don comedian”.  Oh and before I forget let me introduce myself, my name is Happiness! Ironical right? I couldn’t agree more. So I am quite sure by now that you un...