Just Stories

“Please, for the sake of these little ones, Lord”. His lips moved in whispers. “Give me the blessing of another year”. His clasped hands trembled […]

As I was to discover, he had this habit of popping the question. “What’s next?” The novelty wore off soon enough and my patience gradually […]

Her wrinkled fingers trembled as she took the picture from my hand. “Your grand daughter?” I asked, after viewing the slender, beautiful figure posing in […]

His signaling wave snapped me out of the world. The world of the jazz music blaring in my ears, from the headphones. And back to […]

“How much?” The vendor stared at her. “One thousand, two hundred”. She said softly. She typed the digits on the airtime voucher he handed her. […]

She held him to herself and cooed, as his shrilling voice rent the air, beads of perspiration running down her face. And I watched them […]

“One reason why humans are complex is owing to the luggages of our dark pasts we carry around”. He said with a grave look as […]

He gazed at the golden liquid in the glass, oblivious to the other guests in the bar. Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect” filtered through the speakers. He […]

He sauntered through the ward spreading cheer. And hope, joy, life. The energy surging from him flowed around inexhaustibly, and with a pristine finesse. To […]