young adult stories
“I was five years old when my landlady’s house help deflowered me in the backyard of our building. I remember the day like it only happened a minute ago. I was playing a game of hide-and-seek with my friends and we were running around wildly, looking for where to hide our little buttocks…”
The judge’s voice continued to drone away impassionately as he laid out the fate of my future in front of a small congregation in the court. The room felt more like a…
Read Inspired Tidlog Transcript SceneAda: Girls, I don’t know what to do. I have seen this guy everyday since my high school days. We have always stolen glances but I have never…
Read Inspired Tidlog Transcript Scene OneMom: I am going out, dear. Look after your sister.Gamer Boy: Ok mom. Scene TwoSister: I am going out to play with my friends.Gamer Boy: Okay. Scene…
I have loved four men all my life. I have also had my heart broken by all four men at different stages of my life, each one hurting less than the last.…
“Hi!” I called out to her and watched her bat her eyes in rebellion like she could not wait to get rid of her work clothes and perfunctory smile. “My name is…
“The last time I saw my mother, I was coming home from school and I tripped on my loose shoelaces. She was already at the door waiting for me with an envelope…
In my part of the world, only a few things mattered. Family was first, the stomach was second, and Papa’s will was the third. Every year in our small town was always…
As a broken trophy, she was fleeing her home. The blood dripping from her left temple served as a continuous reminder of the pain that she was feeling. It had been a…
Disclaimer: Most of the dialogues are written in Nigerian pidgin. I looked around, the pungent smell of sweaty armpits mixed with excessively sprayed perfume choked my lungs, causing my nostrils to twitch…