Young Adult Stories
Dara had never wished for superpowers before, not even as a child. She never dreamed of flying or shooting laser beams from her eyes, she was never interested in magic or fairy…
You close your eyes and hiss like the biggest snake in the city as the intense shouts of ‘die by fire’ reverberates and shake the very core of the old building. The…
He handed me the cup of hot choco I had been staring at wantonly and held my small, cold shivering hands in his big warm hands. “You see, life is just like…
The first time Uncle Donald had come to visit us, he’d seemed like the angel that God decided to leave back on earth. He was perfect, had the dentition of a man…
“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…
‘Jadesola, I am not as invested in this relationship as I used to be. I hate that I am the one that is burdened with stating the obvious, but you and I…
“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…
Daniel was hiding in the kitchen. He felt like a little child running away from a teacher, his cane and a punishment agenda. But this time it wasn’t physical pain he was…
“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…