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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 …

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 …

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 …

TWO GRACES – GRACE OCHIGBO EPISODE TWELVE                 Grace Oladele stepped aside as Alice opened the back door of the car. The latter placed two stainless flasks in there and made sure they were sitting properly before pulling her head out and closing the door. “Make sure you return the …

TWO GRACES – GRACE OCHIGBO Previous episode, click here http://www.awokoinsight.com/story/two-graces-eight/ NINE               On any other cool evening, Grace Philips would have smiled at the couples filling the sidewalk. She would have seen her future reflected in them, her hand being touched gently by a man who adored her and a …

TWO GRACES – GRACE OCHIGBO SEVEN                Two hours ago, her brain was on five percent battery. There are days the tiredness came in both forms, physical and mental. She knew her body needed rest yet her mind needed it to move, to burn the anxiety right out. Landing …

TWO GRACES – GRACE OCHIGBOSIX                        Kay’s clinical judgment on her mother’s health further reiterated Grace’s initial suspicions. The older woman had been compliant with her medications, she hadn’t felt dizzy or lightheaded neither had her blood pressure risen any higher than its normal range. In fact, it was lower …

PHILOPHOBIA SHORT STORY by Grace Ochigbo The long awaited day split open like it’s not the same one Ojoma had been looking forward to – her whole life? Yeah. Maybe. Probably. It feels like a lifetime already since a year ago when she first met Joshua; Josh, as his friends …

NOMA’S DREAM – GRACE OCHIGBO EPISODE FIFTEEN “It’s not what you think, Honey.” Prof Akpa finally finds his voice. He thinks about love and consequences for a minute before moving slowly towards the door where his wife is standing, frozen. Her eyes dead with fear and he knows better than …

NOMA’S DREAM – GRACE OCHIGBO EPISODE FOURTEEN   Noma rubs her smooth palms over Hallie’s scanty hair lovingly. The little girl is deep asleep and Noma has refused to take her to bed. She’s missed her child – her heart in one person. Whatever she was thinking when she neglected …