PostsCommentsPayoutszerah (62)in The Ink Well • 3 days agoOff My Back"Zerah, you're still avoiding me for whatever reason, which you've refused to tell me," Kunle, my colleague, words from yesterday flashed through my mind as I lay in my hotel room that morning.zerah (62)in Scholar and Scribe • 4 days agoPoem: IllusionsHello guys, My first post in this community.zerah (62)in The Ink Well • 5 days agoUnlike ZerahI dragged myself into my apartment, past the sitting room and kitchen. Playing a blind eye to the dirty dishes on my sink and the empty takeaway packs littered around. I walked straight into my room, stumblingzerah (62)in The Ink Well • 7 days agoWhen The Cat's AwayWe watched Papa's cat rattle down the street until his red taillights weren't visible again. There was an awkward silence in the house, amongst the three of us for a while. Until Rachel, the youngest ofzerah (62)in The Ink Well • 10 days agoMorning RushThe shrill cry of my alarm clock woke me up. Its sharp piercing sound pierced through my dream like a knife cutting through a beautifully baked cake. I slammed it shut and forcefully opened my eyes grabbingzerah (62)in The Ink Well • 12 days agoLonging The sizzling aroma of onion and tomato paste in hot palm oil filled the air. It was an aroma I was familiar with, one I loved inhaling for whatever reason best known to me. I stood beside Mama Chineduzerah (62)in The Ink Well • 14 days agoThe Unbeatable One The cheers were unstoppable from the crowd as Muhammad stepped into the crowd. So deafening that one from the neighboring community could hear it loud and clear. A clear depiction of how much he was loved.zerah (62)in The Ink Well • 24 days agoTable For Two Something was wrong. I could feel it but I couldn't tell the reason or why Mama Chinedu stopped checking up on me. Ever since I moved to Lagos, she has been like a mother to me. Her frequent knocks onzerah (62)in The Ink Well • 27 days agoThe Last PitchAmara looked at herself in the bathroom mirror for the last time. Then she adjusted her cheap gown and took a deep breath. Trying so hard to fight away her nervousness. And when she was sure she couldzerah (62)in The Ink Well • last monthSometimes We Laugh, Sometimes We CryI opened my eyes that morning before I heard the sound of water dropping. We were still in the dry season so I was sure it wasn't raining. But the smell of wetness hitting my nose made me look out thezerah (62)in The Ink Well • last monthTask ForceI stooped barefoot on the cold concrete floor, my face buried in the smoke from the firewood stove, which clouded my sight. The peppery feeling it gave to my eyes made me tear up. However, I was motivatedzerah (62)in The Ink Well • last monthStealing Her DayIt was like every other Saturday morning. Just that this Saturday it felt like everyone had dirty clothes to wash. I bent over the line in the back of our compound where we spread our washed clothes tozerah (62)in The Ink Well • last monthFood CourtNgọzi could hear her heels click loudly on the tiled floor of the crowded Food Court her favourite restaurant. She tried to walk softly as all eyes seemed to rest on her. Her senses of smell were all activezerah (62)in The Ink Well • 2 months agoA Stitch in Time Saves A QueryI stooped barefoot on the cold concrete floor, my face buried in the smoke from the firewood stove, which clouded my sight. The peppery feeling it gave to my eyes made me tear up. However, I was motivatedzerah (62)in The Ink Well • 2 months agoThe Midnight BakeVanilla, butter and milk. These were the combination of aromas that filled my tiny apartment that evening. Playing on my Bluetooth speaker was I Drove All Night my favourite track from Celine Dion's Onezerah (62)in The Ink Well • 2 months agoYesIt was 11:45 on new year's eve. Sandy couldn't tell how it happened but she was having the time of her life at this party which was organised by her friend Cathy. Usually, she would have said 'no' justzerah (62)in The Ink Well • 2 months agoDetty DecemberThe first sound I heard that morning was the sharp sound of my doorbell, grr grr jolting me off my sleep. I sucked my teeth hard, loud enough that whoever was at the door would hear it. I was sure it waszerah (62)in The Ink Well • 2 months agoOld Habits Die Hard"Anything yet?" Detective Maya called out to Detective Rodriguez leaning on the door frame that led to his office. He had been standing there watching her partner be so engrossed in the pictureszerah (62)in The Ink Well • 2 months agoGifts And Seasons Of TimeThat evening didn't feel like my regular Saturday evening filled with paperwork and closing of accounts. I had no motivation at all left in me to work. It felt like one part of me was reawakening to azerah (62)in The Ink Well • 2 months agoThe Anonymous Party*** Welcome to the party. Leave your fears at the door and play the game. - X*** the lit invitation bangle read. I looked up at Sandra with her sleek red dress, wondering where she was taking me and who
