A Stranger I Met

My eyes widened as the cold metal came in contact with my wrist. It took a minute before I could decipher what was happening. I stared in horror at the handcuff on my wrist and gasped when I was shoved a bit by the policeman beside me as he urged me to walk faster. Everything was happening rapidly and it felt like my brain was giving way; I could barely think and I felt my entire body go numb.  "I'm. . .I'm innocent," I managed to say but it seemed there was no rationale in this case and from the looks on the officers' faces, I knew I was pouring water into a basket; they didn't believe me and It didn't even help that the woman who had reported this case was fidgeting like she had seen a ghost; like I was a dreadful thing to behold.   "You have the right to remain silent otherwise, whatever you say will be used against you in the court of law." The officer beside me spoke as he ordered that my son be taken away from me. The little

The tantalising aroma of my mum's cooking filled my nostril as I sat on my bed,  rubbing my eyes wearily.  My mum's cooking had a way of waking me up from my sleep and as I sat, I tried to tell what she was preparing from the aroma. It was high time I believed the saying: good food is the way to a man's heart. My mother's cooking made my heart flutter every time.With water dripping from my hair, I walked to the kitchen where my mum stood with an apron tied to her waist.  She had her back turned to me so I walked closer to her and rested my chin on her shoulder as I peeped at the content in the pot.That singular gesture made my mum flinch a bit but when she saw it was just me, she raised the spatula in her hand to smack me. I dodged her attack and we both fell into a fit of giggles when some content on the spatula splashed on my face.  "I thought you had plans to sleep thro

My lecture was to start by eight in the morning, so I left my hostel thirty minutes before the time. Tony was yet to return from wherever he went and I couldn't care less. I didn't want him back anyway. The class was scanty when I got there; only a few students were seated. I walked to the front seat knowing fully well my caucus will be there. We always sat at the front seats and all lecturers of ours knew us to the extent that when one of us wasn't around, questions were asked. Tunde was part of my caucus. We were six in number. We organized group study most of the time. I exchanged greetings with the crew and sat down on my regular chair: a seat at the middle of Tunde and Chineye."Have you bought your textbook for Acc 413?" Chineye asked me. Chineye was part of our crew. She disturbed me always and I wondered why. She kept trying to get me into discussions I clearly didn't want to engage in. The

"Nothing changed. Let's go." I snapped as I walked out of the building with Tony.  The same guys we came with were the same guys we left with. I was quiet throughout the journey to the hostel while Tony chatted with his tattooed friends. They were all smelling of alcohol and I felt like I was suffocating. I rested my head on the chair and closed my eyes. My eyes were heavy. I could not wait to fall on my bed and have a good night rest. I still needed to make it to the group study today by noon. Immediately we got to the hostel, I fell to the bed without removing my shoes or cloth. I lazily picked up my phone and set an alarm then dozed off to sleep.  I woke up with pains all over my body. Tony was nowhere to be found — which wasn't surprising. I was seriously tired of this roommate of mine. I lazily had my bath and wore my cloth as I locked the door, dropping the key with the porters. The group study was to be done at the lag

I sat on the stool thinking of what to do next when I sighted the bottle she had left behind. There were still some content remaining. I picked it up and before I could think, I poured the content into my mouth. The burn was still there but it felt nice. Not long, the strippers came and I sat watching my favourite Ella dance around the pole.I ordered for more bottles and I continued to drink. I couldn't believe that I, Daniel could ever attend a party, let alone drink to stupor. It was so funny to me and I laughed quietly. The night had been wonderful. I got to meet the mysterious girl, speak to her and laugh with her. I felt fulfilled. All thanks to Tony who persuaded me to go with him.As I sat drinking, I felt dizzy. I knew I had had enough but I couldn't stop myself from drinking. My vision was blurred as I stood up to find Tony. I managed to get to him after much staggering. Tony quickly got up the moment he saw me."Daniel, I