Ife Won Gbona by Kayode Faniyi (@il__Duce)

  It should be impossible. Finding personal space within the turmoil, the tumult, that was the hostel area of the university campus at night should be impossible but the gravity of their engagement wove a cocoon around them. So feet sloshed noisily through mud, some clacked over tar and mouths yapped excitedly or solemnly and …

COIN……there are two sides to every story by @obasatemitope (Episode X)

        CLICK HERE TO READ PREVIOUS EPISODES       Kogberegbe suddenly realized he was sweating. He looked around the eatery and noticed there weren’t so many people there anymore. Naija! He mused for he knew what had happened. The air conditioners were switched off to reduce cost; they tend to leave …

Boarding Tales ~ Episode XV (Bosola’s Confessions)

‘‘This whole drama needs to stop young lady.’’ Mr Adisa said giving me a stern look ‘‘Sir, I think we need to review the punishment in light of Bosola’s confession.’’ He added addressing the principal. ‘‘Adisa, wait a minute. That won’t be necessary, besides I think she was about to tell us something.’’ ‘‘Young lady, …

Boarding Tales ~ Episode XIV (Bosola’s Confessions)

**** “Madness! That’s what this whole business had to be.” I said a bit loud to myself after leaving Yewande’s bunk. I listened to the peal of the breakfast bell as it rang for the last time. I wasn’t hungry at all or better still I had no appetite for food. I wondered if that …

Boarding Tales ~ Episode XIII (Yewande’s Story)

FOR ALL PREVIOUS EPISODES, PLEASE CLICK HERE It was an assignment that had been given to me by the woman of the stream; Iya Stream as the students calls her. A woman all the students talked about but that few people had ever seen. I had met her early one morning while I walked back …

Boarding Tales ~ Episode XII (Yewande’s Story)

Please find all previous episodes here "What’s he doing here?" I murmured thoughts of rape going through my head. Yewande, egbe ni e o? Why are you screaming just because you saw a young boy like you? “I didn’t expect that anyone else will be in and then he was hiding behind you and watching me …

Boarding Tales ~Episode XI (Yewande’s Story)

For previous episodes please click here   Yewande’s Story I knew when the dog started howling. I also knew they would all wake and start their usual chants of “blood of Jesus’’. I wonder what makes them think that Jesus would listen to them. Sometimes I would also wonder why whatever it was that made …

Boarding Tales (Episode X)

To read all the previous episodes, from Episode I to X, please click here “Take them to the bathroom and search them” Mr Adisa ordered after searching Yewande’s stuff for over thirty minutes and not finding any of the missing items. “Slappy must be pissing in her pants from ecstatic joy”. I thought looking at the …

Boarding Tales (Episode IX)

  “Bosola Adesegun, Yewande Olutola, come out here now.” My heart skipped a beat and I glanced furtively towards Yewande’s bunk. She was brushing her hair seemingly oblivious of the problem at hand. I swallowed hard still contemplating whether to go outside to meet Mr Adisa or simply hide under the bed. “If I have …

Boarding Tales (Episode VIII)

PLEASE FIND PREVIOUS EPISODES HERE "How exactly will this still work out Yewande" I whispered as the voice of the principal droned on and on. The plan had seemed simple and perfect, we leave the school seperately and meet in the village car park but somehow everything had seemed to be against our going. The principal …

Boarding Tales (Episode VII)

  Please find all previous episodes here I felt the buzz before I heard it; I dropped my spoon even as I heard several spoons clattering onto plates. Students had started climbing on the dining table while others were pushing their way to the front. I was still thinking which one of the two to …

Boarding Tales (Episode IV)

I brought down my dress, sighing. I wasn’t in the mood for a fight; I just wanted to clean up, eat and sleep. “Where is the water I asked you to fetch?” She bellowed waking up the other three occupants of the room. “Senior Toluse asked someone to bring it to the hostel for you”, I …