LOVE In A Photograph – Grace Ochigbo FIVE Linus jumped up as if it’s an emergency, as if sleeping had become a dangerous thing. His heart beats even faster and there was a buzzing in his brain and together they were as panic walking …
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LOVE In A Photograph – Grace Ochigbo Four The car flipped so many times that Linus had become disorientated before he even sustained the concussion that had him drifting in and out of consciousness. He was somewhat aware of the bloody taste in his …
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Love In A Photograph – Grace Ochigbo Three The house seemed to have collapsed inwardly on itself somewhat, like a half done food taken down from the fire too soon. The roof appeared to be falling. The windows had a few partially broken glasses left in …
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LOVE In A Photograph – Grace Ochigbo TWO Ezinne killed the engine of her car as soon as she parked it beside the two other cars in the parking lot. Pulling the box of cake nearer, she picked it and stepped out of the car. Their prayers had been …
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TWO GRACES – GRACE OCHIGBO NINETEEN (FINALE) Rhoda’s daughter has so many of her traits and none of it was helping at the moment. Not that she’s a bad person or without goodwill, it’s just that the little girl wants so much to be her own person. They were …
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TWO GRACES – GRACE OCHIGBO SEVENTEEN She wouldn’t have accepted in her wildest imagination that a place like this existed in Ife. Few months ago, she could bet with her next salary that she’d scouted the nooks and cranny of this city – since undergraduate days through housejob and …
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TWO GRACES – GRACE OCHIGBO SIXTEEN Ethan panted as he ran the short distance from the front door to the car park. Unlike other times when he clung onto the handle of the door on the driver’s side, he moved round back instead. He couldn’t curtail his joy when …
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TWO GRACES – GRACE OCHIGBO FIFTEEN In front of him was a table top photo frame of his family. Dad was standing behind everyone in his well ironed army uniform while mum wore something that must have been the best attire in those days. She held onto him firmly …
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TWO GRACES – GRACE OCHIGBO FORTEEN “How are you, daughter?” Grace Oladele heard as she placed the phone against her ear while motioning to Isaac with her first finger to lower the volume on the DVD player booming Sinach’s “You are able” in the car. “I am fine, mummy! So …
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TWO GRACES – GRACE OCHIGBO EPISODE THIRTEEN “I miss you too, daddy!” Hallie pouted while adjusting her head properly to face the camera. “You assured me you were going to come around yourself this time…” she frowned. Some little distance away, a couple of persons were laughing away. A …
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