“I’m falling in, am falling down, hmmmmmm. I wanna begin but I don’t know how, to let you know how am feeling, yeah. I’m high on hope I’m reeliiiiiiiinnnnggggg” Justin shouted into his soap bar as he sang Jonathan Clay’s ‘Heart on Fire’ song to himself as he showered. He had woken up feeling on … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Social Anxiety: The Scars of a Bruised Childhood
You feel like you shouldn’t be here. You KNOW you don’t want to be here, but you are. Your palms get sweaty and your heartbeat picks up pace, the pores on your face begin to leak as the entirety of nerve endings in your head just go crazy. At this point you battle to maintain … Continue reading
With The Gang by Muyiwa Fadare – #6
There was nothing as good as a game of spider solitaire to while away time thought Matthew as he sat in the waiting area of the hospital playing with his phone and wondering what exactly was taking so long? Where was this doctor now? He had no plans to stay in this hospital all night. … Continue reading
With The Gang by Muyiwa Fadare – #5
“Arrrgh, Monday again” Maryam said to herself as she opened her eyes. Pulling her blanket to come off she felt a chill that sent her back under the covers. She mentally groaned. Harmattan in Abuja was not friendly this morning, it seemed to be getting worse every day. Even Kano wasn’t as cold as this. … Continue reading
With The Gang by Muyiwa Fadare – #4
Matthew smiled in reflection, as he approached the bend to the house after his routine evening walk. He had started this since everyone left for the festive celebrations and had found it both very relaxing and exercising. He usually found it easier to reflect on life’s issues while on this ritual walk of his; sort … Continue reading
With The Gang by Muyiwa Fadare – #3
“AAAAAAAAAARRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!” Priscilla sat up. She had heard the scream distinctively. “What the hell was going on?” She thought to herself. It was almost 1:00 am in the morning, she had been reading a textbook for a 500 word presentation for one of the courses she offered as part of her master’s program and had assumed … Continue reading
With The Gang by Muyiwa Fadare – #2
It was a Friday at last and Kevwe was glad; glad because the weekend was finally here. Work always ended early on Fridays. Her boss had travelled as he usually did every weekend leaving her and her colleagues to close when they deemed fit. She smiled as she opened the door of the house, thinking … Continue reading
With The Gang by Muyiwa Fadare – #1
“Dude, this load is heavy” Justin Dada lamented as he heaved the luggage into the house. He stood straight and looked around. “Oboy, this is massive” he exclaimed. “Four rooms with a bathroom each, a master bedroom, kitchen, parlour, space outside to ball? Man how will we fill it up?” Tokunbo Ade-Williams had been struggling … Continue reading
With The Gang by Muyiwa Fadare – Intro
“With The Gang” is about six young graduates fresh out of their national service and are venturing into the new phase of their lives; job issues, relationships, responsibilities…. basically being adults. TOKUNBO ADE-WILLIAMS (aka Toks) A Lawyer from Lagos state. With a new job in Abuja, a 5 bedroom duplex handed down to him by his … Continue reading
Happy New Year!!!
Now I’m sure y’all got your New Year resolution lined up. I really hope when you look back in December 2016, you’ll have fulfilled most, if not all of it. And in the spirit of resolution, you all should kindly make a resolution to drop a comment as you read posts on this space. Let’s hear your opinion…. Continue reading
