THE GAME CONTINUES
"That's not part of my question, I've answered what you asked" only Jay knew whose thought he couldn't read and Lillian knew he read hers before and he read Mark's in the table. Mark asked because he noticed that Jay have been staring at Joy,could that be reason?
Before Mark spin the bottle, he wished the head would point at Jay but it was Joy. This time,Lillian asked her " truth or dare" and she replied "truth".
" why are you so quiet,I think there's a story behind it,tell us why" .After Lillian asked her the question, she smiled for the first time that evening.
"I was once cheerful as an high school student. I met this man who was much older than me,I'm sure his kid is the same age as me,he visited my mom's shop regularly, he bought expensive wines, he was like a perfect man. I didn't approach
THE NEW WIND Lillian visited Jemima, it has been long since she had a chat with Jemima. Well,she was like Jemima now,a "stay at home wife" but their situation was different, Jemima's husband wouldn't let her work but she(Lillian) left work on her own. Lillian told Jemima about Jay and how he reads thoughts and it was funny to her,she asked if Lillian thinks she would believe. She told her about the little dinner that happened in her house and all the creepy things that happened and Jemima replied "You think I'd believe that,believe me,your dream was wild" it was of no use trying to convince her that it was true. She always believed what Lillian told her but she didn't believe this time. Jemima told Lillian that her husband got transferred from his place of work so they would
THE CRAZY TRUTH Saturdays are for resting! Mark opened the house door and Lillian walked in,she was shocked to see Joy in the living room,she hardly leaves her room. Joy looked at the couple,greeted them politely and left the parlour. On some days she behaved cool and on other days,she was hot headed. Lillian was cleaning the kitchen when Mark's phone rang,the conversation was short. After the call,he spoke to Lillian from the sitting room. " Sweets,I'll be back,I need to be somewhere". He rushed to his room and changed his clothes. He wore jean pants and a blue T-shirt . "Sweets,where?" Mark didn't reply,he just rushed out. Now, it was just Lillian and Joy at home. After cleaning the house,she slept in her room. She didn't do much wor
The joys and pains. It didn't become the perfect family but ever since Joy told her story,their relationship did flow better,they got use to the little boy that walks at night. The little boy that lacks affection. Lillian was feeling thirsty one night,everyone was asleep. She was too tired to walk but too thirsty to sleep without drinking water. The sitting room was quiet and she walked to the kitchen. She used her right hand to open the fridge and her left hand held her waist. Her left hands became cold,even colder than the water she took from the fridge. It was just like in the movies,the wind blew the curtains and the chandeliers made tingling sound. It wasn't an horror scene, she forgot to close the windows. Though she closed the windows, her hand was still clo
TOO GOOD TO LIVE Joy moved sideways on the bed,she was in pain,her stomach was hurting. She was uncomfortable and went to the kitchen to get herself a glass of water. She saw Lillian and Mark watching the television, a funny show as both of them laughed. She almost called Lillian but she didn't want to disturb them so she moved quietly to kitchen. Lillian saw her moving quietly to the kitchen and asked "are you okay,Joy" . She nodded her head and said it was fine. Jay slept earlier than he normally did,he said he travelled so early and didn't have a nice sleep the previous night. Unlike Jay,Mark wasn't feeling sleepy,he forced Lillian to watch TV with him. Though Mark and Lillian went shopping for baby stuff together,they never once spoke about what to name the baby or what he would call Lillian. " How come you never spoke about the baby to me? I even forced you to buy baby stuffs
IF THE SUN SHINES Now,joy was gone. She really went to the psychiatric home. She said she really needed space to find herself and to move on with life,even the dark boy left, I guess he left with joy. Jay travelled as usual but this time he had a photography contract. Lillian's Mom went back after staying for two days. It was just as it was supposed to be,just the couple, alone. Since it was the beginning of a new academic session,Lillian told Mark that she would like to teach. This was new,Lillian didn't like things concerning children, especially teenagers. Lillian and Mark sat down in their room,Mark was using his phone,they just had lunch after returning from Church. Lillian sat on the bed arranging her clothes. " That's funny,you? Teach children? Mark laughed sarcastically. "What
A GIRL'S CHARM WON'T WORK. The new week would be more stressful for Lillian,all the student resumed. The seats won't be empty and the class would be more rowdy.Lillian walked to the classroom swinging the class registry on her hands. The walkway to the class was empty but she could hear the noise coming from her class. "Good morning class" Lillian greeted loudly but she reduced her voice to prevent her from shouting just like the last time. The students replied with their usual " Good morning, we hope your night was pleasant " Lillian replied with a "it was lovely too,yours? And the class answered "wonderful" though some students didn't say a word. Lillian began the confirmation of the attendance of students in the class. " Adichie Ada" "Present" "Ayaremi kunle"  
BECAUSE I CRIED ALONE There's always this feeling that comes on Sunday,its always cool and so was this evening. "Sweets,it's been a week since I gave my students an assignment,though I didn't tell them when to submit it but nobody has presented theirs." Mark changed the channel, he was searching for something nice on TV to watch. "What kind of assignment?" She told him about the assignment and why she gave it to them. "You know sweets,I told you about the boys that fought,the rude boy. Sometimes the aura of the class is tense,as if everyone is at war with each other,so I gave them this composition to write about your relationship with family and classmates, but nobody seems interested" Lillian breathed down,heavily and it made Mark turn to her and pat her back. "Why don't you giv
LIKE A NEW LIFE (Mending challenges three) Like a new life I woke up one morning and I found my mom dead. It wasn't a shock,we were actually waiting for her to die since she was sick,down with leukemia. She always avoided talking about my dad,but if she did,she would tell me not to blame him and later she told me he didn't know I existed,he only knew of the pregnancy but she told him that she aborted it. When she was in her last days,she wrote a letter to my dad and told me to move in with him after her burial. She said it was her last wish,I wanted to stay with my aunt but even I felt pity for my aunt Danielle because I knew she was struggling too. I moved in with my dad and he didn't even apologize to me,for not coming after me. At some point after my mom's death,I had nothing in mind than the thought of moving in with my dad. " Will he seat
HARMLESS THOUGHTS(LILLIAN:SECRET JOURNAL)WE ARE ALL FLOWERS WAITING TO BLOOM Looking at myself in the mirror, I look prettier with my chubby face,it's nice how my face became round and fat,I get a lot of compliments of how beautiful I've become. I was too afraid of losing this baby, I felt becoming pregnant and losing the pregnancy will harm my mental health but no,this baby is harmless. I have a little garden at the back of my compound, it's boring staying at home all day,so I nurture my flowers everyday with sweet talks,they are as pretty as the beautiful soul that lives in me. Mirabel records my moment with the flowers, now you may be thinking who she is right? She's my house help,she has her own family so leaves at nights,she understands my mood swings,cravings and nagging since she has been through pregnancy too. Jay's works are consoling these day
Chasing smokesLillian I've been having dreams,you know those dreams you wake up from and feel relief that it was dream. I wouldn't like to share such dreams with Mark,perhaps I don't really care about dreams but this one left me shaking, more like trembling,I'm unable to control my hands,they keep shaking,I'm still feeling startled. But the dream wasn't scary,it wasn't some beast with three heads pursuing me with a knife. It was me,running in the dark, chasing smokes,trying to see where it leads me,my bloody naked skin didn't bother me,I was running after the smoke in confusion, I could hear mark calling me but I didn't turn,I was focused, running. Jemima, my Darling would snap her finger and say "it's a bad dream" if I should tell her but I won't,I don't Want her calling everytime being worried sick about me. I don't think my husband puts his beliefs in dream, I think I know his reply
UNSETTLING DREAMS Mark wakes up,the room is dark,he feels unsettled with the atmosphere around, he hears the wailing of a child,he looks around searching for Lillian. "Sweets,Sweets" he calls but there's no response, the only sound he can hear is the sound of a crying baby. He rushes down to the sitting room,the child is naked on the sofa,crying. He looked at the child confused, "what's a child doing in our house?",he asks. It feels like he's going insane, a scenerio he couldn't understand but his emotions were mixed,happiness and sadness. He looks at the kitchen, he can see a figure standing there,vague. There's a baby in his house,he can't find his wife or Jay. The more he moves closer to the kitchen, the slower his steps begin,his curiosity about the figure in the kitchen becomes frightening, why is he afraid? He ge
A LITTLE MORE FAITHLILLIAN Jemima called,she has been calling everyday since I saw the envelope, she never fails to call,just like my husband and mom,they all think I've lost it, but,they just can't see why I'm unhappy when I'm expecting a baby, but that is not the point, I am not unhappy, I am just afraid of trusting too much and still loosing it. I've never heard Mark speak so much about faith than this period of our life Mark does all the house chores and cooking, he doesn't allow me to lift a finger,we are being so careful, especially Mark,I don't think I can face him if I lose this baby,if after all these, it doesn't stay, I'll feel so much pity towards him. I'll tell him we need a maid when he returns. "Welcome sweets" I walked to him to take his briefcase, but he doesn't want me to. My baby bump isn't even noticeable yet. I frown a little to
IT'S NOT A GOODBYELillian. I keep thinking that my baby will die but I desperately want to keep it. I called my mom,I told her about my pregnancy, she said "it will stay" . why isn't any body telling me that it might die,they keep giving me positive vibes increasing my wanting for this baby that might die. I told Mark not to tell his mom about my pregnancy for now,he agreed even though I know he will tell her later. It hasn't been long I came to this school as a woman searching for a new life but here I am today, about to tell the principal about my resignation. To think I will tell my students who once had difficult times with me and finally now that we are in good sync, I'm leaving. I sat down in front of the principal,explaining to him why I wanted to resign. He gave his ears as I said mumbling words,words that I didn't want to tell him. He looked and spoke as i
A SMALL CRACKMARK I got tired of my mom pressuring me for grand children. After she found out that Lillian couldn't have a child, she let her be. I thought it was peace at last but she started disturbing me to get a wife or divorce my wife. I couldn't bring myself to tell my wife about what my mom said,I mean,it wasn't her fault. Then Kemi came into the picture,she was the perfect bride for me according to my mom. If marrying Kemi would make my Mom stop bothering me and my wife, I decided to agree. But Lillian is a tough nut to crack,I know she wouldn't just allow me marry a woman because I wanted to end my mom's war so I played "falling for Kemi" but if only she knew that I didn't fight for our love for so long just to divert my heart to another woman later. * &nbs
WISHING FOR THE SKY "Are you really leaving now?Lillian calm down. You can't leave like this,I mean you're crying and you're in a state of confusion. You need to relax" Jemima's attempt to stop Lillian wasn't working. "I need to see my doctor, I don't get it. Why am I pregnant? The doctor said it would be very difficult for me to get pregnant,why am I......." "Lillian please! Isn't this what matters? The fact that you're pregnant,why does it seem like you never wanted a baby. I mean, for me this is a wonderful miracle" Jemima didn't have the patient to hear what Lillian was about to say before cutting in. "Why should I be happy when this baby is still going to die?why should I be given something that I can't keep? Who am I to wish for the sky?" Her words and emotions were not moving in the same boat. She couldn't just understand why she was pregnant but she really wanted to keep it,s
CAN I KEEP IT? "I'm tired of staying at home,are you not bored? We stay at home all day". Jemima stood in front of the mirror checking her hips and tummy,her hips were wider and her tummy fatter. " Why are you suddenly complaining? You're a stay at home wife/mom, you are used to it. By the ways,you pick baby from school right? Oh,wait, the school bus does that job. " She looks at Jemima who is rather more curious about her chubby self. "And why do you care if you are fatter or not,you look perfect just the way you are" "Let's enjoy ourselves" she puts this devious smile on her face and smirks. "What kind of enjoyment?" Lillian asked "Let's go for pregnancy check up" Lillian's sighs and sits comfortably on the couch,crossing her legs like a celebrity in a talk show. "Come on,it's just for fun" Je
IT BINDS US "Lillian,where's your wedding band?" Jemima asked "I dropped it at home,it wasn't on purpose, just a mistake. " Lillian told Jemima and searched around the living room for baby. "Where's baby?""She's asleep,I guess you didn't noticed when she went to her room" "She can do that by herself now" Lillian asked,adjusting her self to sit properly. "I told you, she is no longer a baby" Jemima told Lillian. "I told him I wanted a divorce,but it's probably a mini charade I acted. I don't want to. I don't want to be known as the first wife who can't have a baby. You know,the one that loses her husband's love when the second wife gives birth to a child" Lillian laughed and continues "Just like in the movie" "I've heard movies are scripted life s