GW Fiction

As soon as Mr Vincent pulled into the luxurious hotel, I saw my friends Onyeka and Tosin in the driveway looking all dressed up. They had on the same teal blue dress I had picked out for my bridesmaids a few months earlier, and they were both holding a small bouquet of flowers. Mr Vincent…

He might not be (at least not intentionally) mean, soulless, a heartbreaker…and all the names that we love to heap on ‘them brothers’ who just won’t egg us on to the altar. And drape us with the MRS status. The thing is… …a JERRY BOY is never cut out for marital life, but it is…

“Daughters are the best set of children any man should desire at old age; daughters are wow (wonderful) to their fathers. Woe betide the father whose daughter(s) turned their back on him. It is just natural.

For the longest time, I had been that girl that was stuck between the world that was thrust upon her by virtue of her birth and the world that she wanted to create for herself.

Cue Stella McCartney who infuriated African fashion fans across the globe when she sent her lily white models (She used just the one black model) down the runway in prints and designs often favoured by women across the continent as daywear.

“Yes thank you! When the Human Resource personnel at the company called I was so surprised. I mean I knew you would keep your word, I just didn’t expect you to go the extra mile”. He said.

However, my overactive conscience refused to be silenced. Chigozie really needed my help and it was unfair to deprive him of a once in a lifetime opportunity simply because I wanted to win back Tunji’s heart.

There are a lot of men that can be there for a woman in their own way (even as friends) but ladies frighten the hell out of such men by constantly pushing for marriage.

My personal life suffered too of course. I would spend every evening rehashing the events of the day, every morning bracing for the day ahead, and almost every weekend in bed with a migraine or aimlessly slouched on the couch.

As I walked into the elegantly decorated event hall, I was momentarily blinded by the flash from the numerous cameras around me. Trust Tunji’s mother to invite every major media house to her party.

It was fun and a rewarding experience for all at the THE R.E.D. MOMENT Comedy Concert that took place recently at the SEE Events Centre in Lekki-Ajah, Lagos. Organized by Mrs. Lawretta Ogrih, Chief Executive of Ivory Whetstones and Mentors Foundation....

She had finally addressed the white elephant in the room. I had been wondering if the new girl had been in the picture all along but I was too scared to ask.