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If only I had waited episode 6

  • 3 years ago

IF ONLY I HAD WAITED ©️Ojo Rhoda Ayanfeoluwa. Part 6. My husband never discussed with me that his mother would be visiting us. So, I wasn’t expecting a visitor after he left for work, that morning. I was in the kitchen preparing meal when someone opened the door without knocking. I heard someone opening the

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If only I had waited episode 5

  • 3 years ago

IF ONLY I HAD WAITED ©️Ojo Rhoda Ayanfeoluwa. Part 5. It was as if my world crumbled when mum gave up the ghost. I visited her because I wanted to make my way right before her. I went there because I wanted to reconcile with her because I was 100% sure that my action made

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If only I had waited episode 4

  • 3 years ago

IF ONLY I HAD WAITED Part 4 ©️Ojo Rhoda Ayanfeoluwa. As I was about to knock at the door, I heard a loud scream. I guessed someone was groaning in pain in the siting room. “This is mum’s voice.” I said to myself. I tried not to imagine her dying. I knocked at the door,

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If only I had waited episode 3

  • 3 years ago

IF ONLY I HAD WAITED ©️Ojo Rhoda Ayanfeoluwa. Part 3 I gave mum millions of reasons why getting married to Juwon would be impossible but, all fell on dead ears. Mum began to hammer “Sandra, Juwon’s wife…” in my ears some weeks to the wedding ceremony. I couldn’t bear it. I attempted suicide but, I

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If only I had waited episode 2

  • 3 years ago

IF ONLY I HAD WAITED. ©️Ojo Rhoda Ayanfeoluwa. Part 2. I never knew he had told my mum about his intention. I never knew my mum was in full support of him being my husband. On that fateful day he came to my house to visit me for the very first time, I almost vomited

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If only I had waited

  • 3 years ago

IF ONLY I HAD WAITED. Written by Authoress Rhoda. Part 1. “Deola, my daughter, wake up!” I said as I tried to lift her up from the bed. “Deola, wake up!” I shouted. She failed to wake up from her sleep. I thought she was trying to deceive me by faking her sleep. “Wake up!”

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Trapped episode 8

  • 3 years ago

TRAPPED- Final Episode Mama was pronounced dead on arrival. Aunty Ejiro was already with us at the hospital while Papa was on his way. He was not aware that Mama had passed on. He wasn’t informed because they feared he might run away if he knew. Meanwhile, Police men were already waiting for him at

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Trapped episode 7

  • 3 years ago

TRAPPED- Episode 7 Mama Fejiro had helped us to pack our cloths from the clothing line when it was about to rain while we were still in church. She was not at home when we got back home; she returned later in the evening. That evening, Papa was sleeping in the bedroom while he left

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Trapped episode 6

  • 3 years ago

TRAPPED- Episode 6 Days later…. “David….we are going to see your Aunt, Ejiro…. I don’t want your father to know about this….okay” “Okay mummy” We had just finished our usual Saturday shopping at the market. Mama decided to use the opportunity to see Aunty Ejiro. Aunty Ejiro wasn’t pleased to see Mama at all. “Ejiro

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Trapped episode 5

  • 3 years ago

TRAPPED- Episode 5 Mama spent 3 days at the hospital and Papa only went to see her just once. Her younger sister Aunty Ejiro who had been with her at the hospital came to stay with us pending when Mama recovers fully. She was Mama’s immediate younger sister. On the 4th day of her stay,

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Trapped episode 4

  • 3 years ago

TRAPPED- Episode 4 I was shocked to find Mama’s car parked in the compound when I got back from school with my siblings around 2:30pm. I attended the same school with my other siblings. The school had both primary and secondary school. I was already in SS2; the youngest in my class. My education was

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Trapped episode 3

  • 3 years ago

TRAPPED- Episode 3 Mama was my world, she meant everything to me. She taught me virtually everything I knew. I was the first out of her four children. Not minding the fact that I was a boy child, she taught me how to cook and even tidy up properly. She was an auditor in Delta

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Trapped episode 2

  • 3 years ago

TRAPPED- Episode 2 “David…David…David…” Mama tapped me trying to wake me up. I could remember I came back to our room but couldn’t sleep immediately. I just sat down on the floor feeling very disturbed and later fell asleep. “What are you doing on the floor…eeee…bare tiles…do you want to catch cold?” Mama said using

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Trapped

  • 3 years ago

TRAPPED- Episode 1 “Onome can you give me one good reason why it took you so long to open the door” Papa yelled waking me up from sleep. I waited for mama to reply but I heard nothing. I quickly shoved the duvet off my body and tiptoed to the sitting room. I settled for

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Sleep with me episode 14

  • 3 years ago

SLEEP WITH ME. PART 14. Final part. ©️Ojo Rhoda Ayanfeoluwa. At a point in my life, I felt hopeless. I thought “husband” wasn’t meant for me. Little did I know that “MY DELAY WASN’T A DENIAL”. The fact that you’ve been praying to God about something for so long without answer doesn’t mean God has

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Sleep with me episode 13

  • 3 years ago

SLEEP WITH ME. PART 13. On one sunny afternoon, I boarded a vehicle going to Iwo Road. As soon as my hurting buttocks sat on the back seat, I noticed a man staring at me. Well, I thought it was normal maybe because he was looking towards my direction and not me. You know what?

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Sleep with me episode 12

  • 3 years ago

SLEEP WITH ME. PART 12. As I was busy chasing cockroaches, one of the cockroaches dragged me out. It crawled outside and I followed. As I got out, from afar off, I saw a pretty young lady (who happened to be someone well known to me) kneeling down, and begging a guy. I didn’t know

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Sleep with me episode 11

  • 3 years ago

SLEEP WITH ME. PART 11. I was still lost in thought when something caught my attention. I saw two cockroaches copulating. Then a voice from within was shouting “Nike go and marry so that you can also be sleeping with your man just like these cockroaches. Of a truth, I was amazed by what I

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Sleep with me episode 10

  • 3 years ago

SLEEP WITH ME. PART 10. I decided to undergo a therapy. The therapy lasted for 6 months. The therapy helped me to move past the trauma I had. It really helped me to reclaim my sexual health. It affected my life in general. My husband noticed positive changes in me and he was very happy

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Sleep with me episode 9

  • 3 years ago

SLEEP WITH ME. PART 9. I couldn’t bear the shame any longer. I was depressed to the extent that suicidal thought crept into my weak mind. A month after my wedding, I decided to go out. I wanted to go to the market to get some things for my parents. As I was going, I

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