“Let us hear word biko (please)” the Nurse shouted angrily. I don’t know if it was the way she pouted her mouth or the loud embarrassing way she said it, but I instantly lost my voice and strength. “Was that not what you said 6 months months ago when you lost your second baby, you […]
Wondering where the trail of blood would lead to, I continued on A part of me wanted to turn back But curiosity wouldn’t let me be, The road was dusty yet the blood so fresh What animal could be this wounded? Oh poor thing I wish I could find you quickly Should I call out? […]
I said, ‘No, it is not my portion and it will never be.’ Mom grabbed the attending doctor at Shepherd’s Hospital Ikoyi. I’ve driven past that hospital several times–its environment has always been alluring to me. Imagine me, hanging my stethoscope around my neck and walking around in my white, starched lab coat. The feeling […]
I eyed him from head to toe and wished he was the same thirteen year old boy who clung to his mini keyboard. You could hear him always humming to a tune or the other. The slap I would have given him, for two days he might still be nursing his face. “Jide, Olajide Victor”, […]
