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Sneak Peek

Hello everyone! Remember me?

SCORNED

Her hair was lush—full, dark, thick and long. Prior to her arrival in Lagos, she had always worn it in either cornrows or black rubber threads crafted fortnightly by the deft fingers of her older cousin Bola back in the village. She might have missed out on her mother’s enviably beautiful skin, but she was more than proud of her rich, God-given mane. 

The Lovers Muse

The eager groom’s wide grin mirrored the excitement in the gathering as he danced into his bride’s father’s compound, accompanied by five of his very good friends. They were all dressed in white, but the man of the day stood out unmistakably with the elaborate silver embroidery on his agbada—the  flowing wide-sleeved robe worn by men—and  the proud way his blue double-flapped hand-loomed cap (fila abeti aja) sat on his head, unshaken by the rhythmic moves his body made to the drumbeats as everyone cheered him on.

Daddy’s Little Girl

It feels just like yesterday when daddy and I would rehearse our wedding day father-daughter dance to Nel Oliver’s Babygirl and him walking me down the aisle. It was our Saturday morning ritual during my childhood. Tife and Tito usually got the bulk of the chores, being my two older twin brothers. My only job in the house was to wake up each day. Mummy, Tife and Tito, they all loved me. But daddy, he adored me. I was his jewel, the princess he had feared he would never have, until I came along twelve years after the boys.

Pristine (Episode 15)

15.

“I hope you found what you were looking for.”

She turned in the direction of the voice, but saw David instead in the dimly lit room.

Pristine (Episode 14)

14.

She tried to forget Uju’s words, but they rankled. She might have even believed them the year before, but not after the camp, the way David had looked at her and the way Chika had held her. Men wanted her. What was Uju talking about?!

Pristine (Episode 13)

13.

Tayo and Dara connected in ways that never ceased to amaze her.  He was older, more mature and naturally more knowledgeable, and it fascinated her how much she learnt from him.

Pristine (Episode 12)

12.

It was the last CDS meeting before the batch B passing out, and Environmental CDS members had assumed Dara would take up Chika’s position, being the Vice President and already familiar with the president’s roles. She declined, however, giving a busy schedule as excuse, what with her private tutoring and heavy workload at the school.

After the election meeting, Chika caught up with her on her way out and asked, puzzled, “What was that about? You know you deserved to be president.”

Pristine (Episode 11)

11.

“Happy birthday!”

“Jeez, is it twelve already?” Dara yawned, sitting up on the bed to rub her eyes with one hand while holding the phone closer to her ear with the other.