Young Adult Stories
I lay sprawled on my bed, staring at my phone screen. Few minutes ago, I received a text message from Tony. I didn’t have to check the sender’s name to know that…
It was Saturday, one of those days when the sun decides to go wild and leave one perspiring like someone just removed from an oven. I rarely go out on Saturdays but…
On the day you’re about to die, two sudden realities hit you squarely like a bolt of the nail in the Carpenter’s hands. You realize that life is indeed a bowl of…
A brooding Adewale stood tall at a good six foot four, his eyes fixed on the ground. His posture exuded defiance as if he were a wild stallion yearning to break free…
The early morning fog covered the tops of everything. If anyone had been out of bed in that lazy place they could have seen the cups of foamy and webby substances on…
I swung my hips like I was in a trance and I felt his eyes on me. I felt his gaze dig a scalding hole in my back as I moved side…
“Dave Elba.” My hair stood on end, a shiver raced down my spine and a lump came to my throat. What could be happening right now? What would the outcome be? What…
Sam The fridge door closed with a bang, narrowly missing my pinkie finger. I looked and saw my father standing there staring at me without remorse. Anger and the stench of old…
“Get out of her right now in the Name of Jesus! Every foul spirit tormenting this dear child of God, I stand under the grace upon this commission and I decree that…
The angry rush of water down the old roof reflected Amina’s own dark mood. Shaking her head, she bemoaned the erratic weather of Benin City, where God has seen fit to give…