A few years ago, while on campus, I met a lady through a friend. We started as friends, and we were supposed to stay that way until feelings began to grow. Feelings don’t usually ask for permission, so when I started wanting more, I told her. If she had thrown a glass of water in…
First time visiting his place, and he asked me to take an Uber because he lived in a new site that was difficult to access with public transport. I called him when I was on my way to his place. It was around 9 p.m., and the place was dark. We got to a black…
Right after SHS, he found me and made me fall in love with him. I was seventeen, going on eighteen. I knew about love, but I didn’t know how much it burned or how it led people astray from their future. He was mature, had a job, and had a business going on. I loved…
My boyfriend bought a new car. He came to pick me up that very day so we could go and test the car. He came with instructions. I had to sit still like a statue in the car and not move my legs. Wherever I placed my legs, he complained that I was making the…
My boyfriend had issues with his landlord, and the landlord gave him his balance and asked him to vacate his room. The whole thing turned into a fight that threatened his life. While he sought to go legal, the landlord warned, “If by next week you’re still in my room, whatever happens to you, don’t…
We had a two-year-old when he told me he was traveling abroad. He said he wanted us to get married before he left, so his mind would be at peace when he got there. I wanted it too. Maybe even more than he did. But I could see the weight he was already carrying. He…
In the beginning, my mother-in-law was the person who rescued me. During those early, hazy months of pregnancy when I couldn’t even stand the smell of the kitchen, she saw my husband bringing home takeout and stepped in. She filled our fridge with bulk meals I could actually tolerate, calling every day to check on…
The last time I was here, there were two men who could have been the father of my child. Out of the two, only one knew I was pregnant—Marcus. There was Marcus, and there was Kachi. I was eighteen when I fell pregnant and the weight of it shook me. I kept wondering what my…
He was going through a divorce when we met. He looked devastated and lost most of the time because of the divorce. All that aside, he wanted to be in love. He said he wanted to date as soon as possible so he could forget about the pain of the divorce. I was the one…
My husband had a child with his ex. I knew the ex even before our relationship turned serious. She was a very respectful lady. She met me one day and told me she was happy that her ex was dating me because she could see I would be a better mother to her child when…