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Break up II

Two days since I last heard from him, since the break up. I've been staring at my phone for the past one hour hoping he'd call, he usually called by this time. I've been biting my fingers,so nervous. By the time its 12:30am I know no one's calling anybody. Hmmm...the reality of the fact that he's gone for real hits me again as I cry myself to sleep. And of course by morning even the concealer can't hide my the bags under my eyes. I wanted to pretend I am in a Walt Disney movie and singing will make me feel better but all that came out is a hoarse throaty sound...oh crap! my voice walked out on me too? What else could possibly go wrong? Then I lock my key inside my room! And I get a message beep, "The man is taking attendance o and he'll soon leave"   Shit! I'd forgotten about my early morning class, whatever happened to boys before books. By the time am done apologizing to the bike man for not being able to pay him because I had apparen

Her Father's son II

"Mommy, owu gini?" She asks her daughter as she walks into the kitchen crying. She can barely make out what she's saying as she struggles to hide her sobs. I fell down from the car when I was washing it. "Chim o! How come?" "I was on top when dad came and started shouting, I now fell" she answers still crying. She gathers her daughter into her arms,this one that God has given her after years of waiting be it a girl. "Did you injure yourself?" she asks, her face filled with concern. "Yes, my knee, its peppering me" "Ndo oh....oya go and wash it let me make cornflakes for you hmmm?"  She can see the smile forming on her child's lips....her child, how good it felt to think about it.  "And don't climb the car again you hear?" But her chubby one is already racing to the bathroom,she never jokes with cornflakes. Why would she be washing the car anyway,this was about this male c