The joys and pains.
It didn't become the perfect family but ever since Joy told her story,their relationship did flow better,they got use to the little boy that walks at night. The little boy that lacks affection.
Lillian was feeling thirsty one night,everyone was asleep. She was too tired to walk but too thirsty to sleep without drinking water. The sitting room was quiet and she walked to the kitchen. She used her right hand to open the fridge and her left hand held her waist. Her left hands became cold,even colder than the water she took from the fridge. It was just like in the movies,the wind blew the curtains and the chandeliers made tingling sound. It wasn't an horror scene, she forgot to close the windows.
Though she closed the windows, her hand was still clo
TOO GOOD TO LIVE Joy moved sideways on the bed,she was in pain,her stomach was hurting. She was uncomfortable and went to the kitchen to get herself a glass of water. She saw Lillian and Mark watching the television, a funny show as both of them laughed. She almost called Lillian but she didn't want to disturb them so she moved quietly to kitchen. Lillian saw her moving quietly to the kitchen and asked "are you okay,Joy" . She nodded her head and said it was fine. Jay slept earlier than he normally did,he said he travelled so early and didn't have a nice sleep the previous night. Unlike Jay,Mark wasn't feeling sleepy,he forced Lillian to watch TV with him. Though Mark and Lillian went shopping for baby stuff together,they never once spoke about what to name the baby or what he would call Lillian. " How come you never spoke about the baby to me? I even forced you to buy baby stuffs
IF THE SUN SHINES Now,joy was gone. She really went to the psychiatric home. She said she really needed space to find herself and to move on with life,even the dark boy left, I guess he left with joy. Jay travelled as usual but this time he had a photography contract. Lillian's Mom went back after staying for two days. It was just as it was supposed to be,just the couple, alone. Since it was the beginning of a new academic session,Lillian told Mark that she would like to teach. This was new,Lillian didn't like things concerning children, especially teenagers. Lillian and Mark sat down in their room,Mark was using his phone,they just had lunch after returning from Church. Lillian sat on the bed arranging her clothes. " That's funny,you? Teach children? Mark laughed sarcastically. "What
A GIRL'S CHARM WON'T WORK. The new week would be more stressful for Lillian,all the student resumed. The seats won't be empty and the class would be more rowdy.Lillian walked to the classroom swinging the class registry on her hands. The walkway to the class was empty but she could hear the noise coming from her class. "Good morning class" Lillian greeted loudly but she reduced her voice to prevent her from shouting just like the last time. The students replied with their usual " Good morning, we hope your night was pleasant " Lillian replied with a "it was lovely too,yours? And the class answered "wonderful" though some students didn't say a word. Lillian began the confirmation of the attendance of students in the class. " Adichie Ada" "Present" "Ayaremi kunle"  
BECAUSE I CRIED ALONE There's always this feeling that comes on Sunday,its always cool and so was this evening. "Sweets,it's been a week since I gave my students an assignment,though I didn't tell them when to submit it but nobody has presented theirs." Mark changed the channel, he was searching for something nice on TV to watch. "What kind of assignment?" She told him about the assignment and why she gave it to them. "You know sweets,I told you about the boys that fought,the rude boy. Sometimes the aura of the class is tense,as if everyone is at war with each other,so I gave them this composition to write about your relationship with family and classmates, but nobody seems interested" Lillian breathed down,heavily and it made Mark turn to her and pat her back. "Why don't you giv
LIKE A NEW LIFE (Mending challenges three) Like a new life I woke up one morning and I found my mom dead. It wasn't a shock,we were actually waiting for her to die since she was sick,down with leukemia. She always avoided talking about my dad,but if she did,she would tell me not to blame him and later she told me he didn't know I existed,he only knew of the pregnancy but she told him that she aborted it. When she was in her last days,she wrote a letter to my dad and told me to move in with him after her burial. She said it was her last wish,I wanted to stay with my aunt but even I felt pity for my aunt Danielle because I knew she was struggling too. I moved in with my dad and he didn't even apologize to me,for not coming after me. At some point after my mom's death,I had nothing in mind than the thought of moving in with my dad. " Will he seat
The blank board Mark woke up quite early that Wednesday, he used his laptop till 4:30am. By 6am,he was getting ready for work,he stared at Lillian and smiled,he didn't think she could handle kids,especially teenagers. Knowing Lillian's character, she could change based on her life situation and that was what she was doing. "Sweets,sweets,it's past six" Lillian opened her eyes gently and slowly sat down" "I don't feel like going to school today,sweets" Mark widened his eyes,hoping she wasn't sick. "Sweets,are you okay? Feeling sick" he touched her forehead to check her body temperature. " I'm not sick,it's frustrating. They are not being cooperative. Nobody have submitted the assignment, nobody came for counseling. I mean,do they have a problem with me? She got up from the bed and went into the bathroom, Mark followed her and gave her a ba
Orange juice How Friday came fast! Lillian sat in office, everything is neatly arranged,she even bought biscuits and a carton of orange juice boxes. The lunch hour just started and everywhere became rowdy. Someone knocks on the door and she asks the person to come in,she actually thought it would be the principal but who she saw surprised her and she was glad someone finally came. "Hi,have you come for counseling?" The boy stared at her and blinked his eyes,he felt a little bit embarrassed. "Ma,I'm Daniel,Tega Daniel" he smiled when Lillian smiled at him,he began to feel less embarrassed. " hmmmm,I know. You know I take attendance record every morning right" she laughed at her small joke and asked him to seat. " Wow,why did I just notice how beautiful your hair is, look at those curls,so shiny!" Lillian wants to start a conver
SOMEONE DIED THERE. Daniel visited Lillian the next Monday too,he said he loved the last session he had with her. " Teacher, do you always wear flats? He pointed at her black flats. "Don't you wear heels?" "I do,why do you ask?" " I don't remember seeing you wear one,are you sure you wear heels?" Daniel opened the pack of biscuit he was holding. " I really do wear heels, they are just difficult for me to walk with. At this rate,you'll be the only who eats the biscuits,even the juice too." Lillian laughed. " I gave my sister the juice" " is that all you did?" Lillian asked Daniel "You only told me to give it to her and we don't even talk!" He stared at the orange juice on the table. "Try to say something next time"