Novels by Otega-Endowed

“That doesn’t sound like a rat honey, can you check who it is?” I heard a female voice speak from inside the house and I immediately knew it was hers.I was struggling to get myself back on my feet when a light as bright as the sun shone on me. I looked up, squinting my eyes to prevent myself from going blind from its extremely bright rays, but the holder only directed it ruthlessly into my eyes, making me turn them away to the side.“What are you doing here man?” He asked me, taking a glance at my bags, whose items were now littered on the floor. “Who are you?” I retorted, staring at him properly in the face to see if I could recognize him, but his looks did not ring a bell.“Sheena, you have a visitor, see you some other time,” he said, as he opened the dormitory door and walked away, not minding my question or my purpose of visiting.I held on firmly to the rails that held the door and lifted myself with all the strength in me.“I scouted for the items that fell out of the bag and

Drew’s POV“Sheena, I am already on my…” I tried to say but the call was terminated abruptly as I spoke, almost driving me crazy.I transferred my frustration to my steering wheel, banging it as hard as I could. “How dare she turn me around and play me like a basketball? Was I a joke to her? Didn’t she think I had better things to do?” I asked myself over again.I bent my head over, staring at my feet and burning with frustration as I tried to fathom my next course of action. For the umpteenth time, I hated myself for letting her into my life. It wasn’t all that good before her, but I could say for sure that I’d never known peace ever since she came into the topic. I would have probably just been mourning the loss of a love that I thought would last for a lifetime, but here I was battling with a toxic woman and still having to be stuck with her because according to my oppressors, “they make the rules and I don’t get to choose”.As I reflected on my terrible life choices, I genuinely

Drew’s POVI shut my car door gently but firmly and I pressed the lock button on my key fob for a central lock just before I proceeded to walk towards the mall.I was on my usual favorite outfit combination, a pair of black baggy pants and a chocolate brown t-shirt with imprinted lines like a thread on the fabric. I was feeling myself in this fit, knowing damn well that I looked good.I did my confident walk towards the store’s entrance, my shoulders as high as a pillar and my gaits rhythmical and well coordinated. I wore my usual bright smile, lighting up the hearts of everyone whom I made eye contact with. The mall’s entrance was slightly crowded, with people walking in and out, some with items that they’d purchased in their hands and others with their kids. I saw this gorgeous little girl, probably around two years of age. She was walking hand in hand with her dad, her cute little chunky legs in a white shoe and her head crowned with a beautiful pink band with a bow, pushing back

Brittany’s POVAs I settled to have my breakfast for the day, I suddenly began to feel uneasy within myself. Since 8am when I arrived at the shop, I'd been so busy sorting orders and attending to walk-in clients that I barely had the time to sit, not to mention feed.My doctor had given out a stern warning that I do not miss breakfast but I still found it hard to keep up with that rule because my first meals always ended up being somewhere between breakfast and lunch, which most people called brunch. I took out my cutleries to devour the meal after dishing out my smoking hot rice and salmon on the ceramics plate, but I still felt a little unrest, my intuition suggesting to me that something was wrong.I knew never to shove off my gut feeling as it was never wrong so I picked up my phone to call May. As I unlocked it, I was greeted with four missed calls from her about an hour ago.Today was supposed to be the day she met with Peter, her ex’s dad, and I hoped those monsters had done

May’s POVAs I shut the door behind me wondering what on earth prompted Peter to speak to me in such a manner, I sluggishly pulled myself towards the gate leading out of the estate which was quite a long distance from where I presently was, the entrance of his dormitory.When I stood up and said my farewell bid, I only did that out of goodwill. Why did he ever think that wishing me such was the best thing to do? As I walked on, his last words kept ringing in my head, making it pound with a headache.“Peter, you shall receive in hundred folds whatever you wish me that is not favorable”, I proclaimed, and my heart calmed a bit but with the thoughts still sliding in uncontrollably.The weight of the meal I had just devoured was taking a toll on me, making me move with the speed of a tortoise. I dragged my feet behind me, helplessly panting and gasping for air.This was the typical pregnant woman walk but I wasn't that heavy, I thought. I racked my brain, trying to fathom why I felt the w

I rolled myself over the bed and picked up my smartwatch which I'd placed on the wooden stool next to my bed to check the time and it read 6:30pm. I rubbed my sleepy eyes with my palm, trying to get them to be clear and I hurriedly got out of the bed, taking off my boxers which was the only clothing article I had on. I scurried to the bathroom which was located in my room for convenience. I pushed down the lever to open the door and I quickly turned on the shower and got into it.I was usually very careful and paid attention to details whenever I took my bath because a clear skin was luxury for me, but today I had less than thirty minutes to get seated at the table with Nicole and she was always on time.I hastily poured in a few drops of shower gel into my sponge and scrubbed my skin like my life depended on it. Nicole said she hated boys but envied them a lot because they could be so rough on their skin and still have it crystal clear and glowing.While it was true for me, that wa