A Friend in Need….. Episode 30 Click Here For Episode 29 Episode 30 (Final Episode) As Tayo’s Best Man, I was responsible for organizing the wedding reception. All hands had been on deck for the planning. Mrs Okafor had been very… Continue Reading
A Friend in Need….. Episode 29 Click Here For Episode 28 Episode 29 As soon as we finished our final exams and convocation, Tayo applied to the engineering company where he had his internship and was employed as a graduate trainee. Two… Continue Reading
A Friend in Need….. Episode 28 Click Here For Episode 27 Episode 28 “I’m not very good at story telling but I’ll try.” Tayo started, taking the centre position in the living room as we circled around him to listen. “It all… Continue Reading
A Friend in Need….. Episode 27 Click Here For Episode 26 Episode 27 I spent the greater part of the almost never-ending journey daydreaming—again—since I wasn’t ready to share my cogitations with anyone. It seemed the road stretched longer than normal. The… Continue Reading
A Friend in Need….. Episode 26 Click Here For Episode 25 Episode 26 Repeated knocks on the door awoke me. I recognized Tayo’s voice. He wasn’t alone; I could hear Maria’s voice too. It sounded like they were praying. I checked the… Continue Reading
A Friend in Need….. Episode 25 Click Here For Episode 24 Episode 25 For a moment, I felt the beating in my heart stop. A devilish numbness crawled up my arm. I stared vainly at the figure before me, contemplating unholy options… Continue Reading
A Friend in Need….. Episode 24 Click Here For Episode 23 Episode 24 As I made my way back home, I struggled in vain to keep myself from thinking about what could be on between Tayo and Maria, and, most importantly, what… Continue Reading
A Friend in Need….. Episode 23 Click Here For Episode 22 Episode 23 Fathers are different from mothers in many ways. One of the most significant expressions of the otherness is exhibited in child training. Fathers, unlike most mothers, do not always… Continue Reading
A Friend in Need….. Episode 22 Click Here For Episode 21 Episode 22 I’ve heard it said that love is not a fight, but it’s worth fighting for. All the hormones in my body were screaming to me that Maria was my… Continue Reading
A Friend in Need….. Episode 21 Click Here For Episode 20 Episode 21 It was not too difficult for Mrs Okafor to notice my heebie-jeebies. As much as I tried to control myself, she, being an experienced counsellor, saw right through me.… Continue Reading
A Friend in Need….. Episode 20 Click Here For Episode 19 Episode 20 Months after Ben’s delivery, I noticed that Tayo had soon relapsed back into his depression. I confronted him with my observation and demanded an explanation. “Your greatest fear is… Continue Reading
A Friend in Need….. Episode 19 Click Here For Episode 18 Episode 19 Tayo couldn’t return with us. When I greeted his dad, he didn’t say much to me but Tayo had told me he had to see his mom,… Continue Reading
A Friend in Need….. Episode 18 Click Here For Episode 17 Episode 18 Tayo dissented with Mrs Okafor on the idea. I don’t know what he was thinking. Maybe he was expecting her to hand him a script that he… Continue Reading
A Friend in Need….. Episode 17 Click Here For Episode 16 Episode 17 The day started like all other days. Mrs Okafor had sent her home address the previous night, and prepared to go see her. Since the new semester… Continue Reading
A Friend in Need….. Episode 16 Click Here For Episode 15 Episode 16 Why do bad things happen to good people? The answer to this question has always eluded me. I’d asked my parents before but they could not give… Continue Reading