Unilag runs girl (22)
THE TEST, THE FIRST TIMER AND DANIEL’S CALL It was test day. The students had heard the rumour but did not believe it. They sat in class, prepared to receive the usual lectures from Mr. Shonaiya, the young, austere head of the English department. Blessed with handsome features that consisted wide set curious eyes, an […]
Unilag runs girl (21)
A CLOSE SHAVE, LIGHT IN THE LUNATIC’S EYES AND A CYCLE OF REJECTION Rita spent the night with James, the London-based lawyer she had been seeing for the last six months. He visited her the previous evening, the British Airways tags still on the handles of the luggage that lined the boot of the taxi […]
Unilag Runs Girl (19)
HAZARDS OF THE JOB AND A SECOND DATE The girl sat cross-legged on the middle bar stool, the hem of her dress pushed precariously to the top of her thighs. Her eyes fell expectantly on the groups of men standing and talking loudly in groups around the bar. Every now and then she pursed her […]