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Hedged episode 10

12 months ago

HEDGED . Episode 10 . Mama was gracious enough to bring me an additional dish of food. I sat down to eat while listening to Mama tell a joke. . I was choking up laughing at Mama’s amusing story before we both heard the creaking sound of the parlor door opening. . Tricia stepped in

Hedged episode 9

12 months ago

HEDGED . Episode 9 . The next morning, I awoke to the enticing aroma of my favorite dish hitting me from left to right. It smelled so good; only Mama could have been capable of this. . I surveyed the bed and the rest of the room for Tricia with bleary eyes. She wasn’t to

Hedged episode 8

12 months ago

HEDGED . Episode 8 . I didn’t need anyone to inform me that the sound of Mama’s voice irritated my wife. . After we recovered from the shock of hearing Mama’s voice outside the door at that hour of the night, I couldn’t look Tricia in the eyes. She was staring at me in an

Hedged episode 7

12 months ago

HEDGED . Episode 7 . The first week of Mama living with us was not too unpleasant. Tricia tried, as best she could, to restore her relationship with Mama, and while Mama hasn’t been open about her acceptance, she’s evidently been sweet enough to play along. . At first, I didn’t see the point in

Hedged episode 6

12 months ago

HEDGED . Episode 6 . I ultimately decided that Mama could come over but not live with us. Her concern about boredom and the need for company was legitimate, in my opinion. I’m not going to deny my old mother the opportunity to live a little. . I called Mama the next morning on my

Hedged episode 5

12 months ago

HEDGED . Episode 5 . Mama and Tricia weren’t always like this. They were formerly very close friends. . Mama couldn’t wait to see Tricia after I told her what she had done for me in my “dire” hour of need. A year later, they finally met, and it was love at first sight. .

Hedged episode 4

12 months ago

HEDGED . Episode 4 . As the days went by, I tried to strike a balance between my relationship with my mother and my relationship with my lovely wife. I was extremely clear about the roles both ladies played in my life, and I was also more than expressive enough to quell any jealousy. .

Hedged episode 3

12 months ago

HEDGED . Episode 3 . The longest amount of time Mama and I had ever been apart were the times I spent away at school. Besides that, it has always been Mama and me. We’ve always been a team, living under the same roof and going through life’s struggles as a unit. Then I graduated,

Hedged episode 2

12 months ago

HEDGED . Episode 2 . Tricia and I met in school. It was one of those awkward times in the life of a “broke” university student. It was in my 500-level second semester. . I’d been kicked out of class in the middle of an exam because I couldn’t show a receipt for my school

Hedged

12 months ago

HEDGED . Episode 1 . Mama used to tell me about how my dad abandoned us shortly after I was born. She’d usually tell me how hard she’d had to work to ensure my accomplishments in life. I’ve matured into a fine young man, and I know without a doubt that, aside from God, I

Her Cross, Her Crown Episode 6

12 months ago

Tonia sat on the wooden bench outside her family’s house, cradling her three-month-old son in her arms. The morning sun warmed her cheeks, and for the first time in a long while, it didn’t feel harsh. The breeze carried the smell of fresh ogbono soup being prepared somewhere in the compound. Her baby, slept soundly

Her Cross, Her Crown Episode 5

12 months ago

The day started like any other. It was a humid Tuesday morning in early April. The rain had just stopped drizzling over Lagos, and the streets were wet and alive with impatient horns and yelling hawkers. Tonia had barely slept the night before. Her lower back ached with a rhythm she couldn’t explain, and her

Her Cross, Her Crown Episode 4

12 months ago

Tonia’s eighth month came with a new kind of silence—a heavy, uncomfortable one that settled in her bones and refused to leave. The kind of silence that creeps in when your body starts to feel like a burden, when your soul feels stretched thin, and when the world treats you like a ticking bomb. Every

Her Cross, Her Crown Episode 3

12 months ago

By her fifth month, Tonia’s stomach had rounded into undeniable motherhood. The local tailors by the roadside had grown familiar with her shape. She wore long, flowing gowns—mostly secondhand ones from Katangowa market that her mother adjusted to fit her swelling body. But even with all the layers, her pregnancy wasn’t something she could hide

Her Cross, Her Crown Episode 2

12 months ago

It was a warm Saturday morning when Tonia boarded a rickety bus from school to her parents’ house in Ikotun. She hadn’t been home in two months. Between her growing bump and the fear eating at her heart, home had become a ghost she dreaded. But hiding was no longer an option. She could no

Her Cross, Her Crown

12 months ago

Tonia’s hands trembled as she stared at the white plastic strip lying on the sink. The two red lines stared back at her—bold, unbending, unforgiving. Positive. The walls of the cramped bathroom in the hostel room suddenly felt smaller, like they were pressing in on her. Her breath came in shallow bursts. She tried blinking,

Flames and Silence — The True Story of the Yogurt Shop Murders

12 months ago

Austin, Texas — December 6, 1991. The air was cold, still, and unforgiving. The “I Can’t Believe It’s Yogurt!” shop on Anderson Lane had just closed for the night. Inside, four teenage girls—Eliza Thomas (17), Jennifer Harbison (17), her younger sister Sarah (15), and their family friend Amy Ayers (13)—were cleaning up. Laughter occasionally echoed

Naughty Match episode 8

12 months ago

Episode 8 Dex grasped her hand in his, giving her a firm shake before wrapping his arm around my waist. “It’s a pleasure to meet you ma’am.” Valerie smirked, looking over at me once more. “You leave us for a few months and come back in the arms of some hunk.” She giggled. “You’re going

Naughty Match episode 7

12 months ago

NAUGHTY MATCH Episode 6 She looked behind her at Cameron as he lifted an arm up to covertly sniff one of his armpits. She turned her nose up a bit and groaned. “He grew on me, okay? We ended up flirting a little in Dex’s driveway and decided to get a nightcap. One thing led

Naughty Match episode 6

12 months ago

Episode 6 I barely knew where to start with my explanation. There was so much garbage, so much fog, clouding my perfect little life that I could hardly sift through it all. Daniel Bennett, my father, school, everything was a mess and I only made things worse by running away. I moved to Miami in

Author: Valentine

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