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©️ Opeyemi Akintunde As Inspired by the LIVING WORD.. “Why is your father-in-law taking forever to get here?” Setemi asked, her voice laced with sarcasm as we all sat in the living room waiting impatiently. It was funny how none of us was even talking about burial plans. Right then, the door creaked open. Bolade,…

©️ Opeyemi Akintunde The fear was evident on our faces. “What’s wrong?” Tobe taunted with a wicked grin. “The fear is real! You’ve suddenly realized all that noise since you got here was highly unnecessary.” He stood tall, pride in his voice. “Don’t tell me you’re scared that you won’t get anything. Don’t be… I…

©️ Opeyemi Akintunde “What Will?” Morayo asked sharply. “Our father’s Will,” Tobe replied with a mocking smirk, enjoying every bit of the tension. “He was never your father,” Morayo snapped. “Yes! You were just an orphan he took in,” Setemi added, her voice rising with anger. “And what’s all this talk about a will? We…

©️ Opeyemi Akintunde Tobe was older than Setemi. He was my step-cousin; my stepmother’s twin sister’s first son, whom she brought into her marriage with my father. If there was a word worse than Dominated… that would best describe what Tobe did to us, but in the absence of a worse word, I will say…

©️ Opeyemi Akintunde “Mo’, how are you?” Adewale’s caring voice came through the phone. The way he asked “how are you?”…it was laced with so much genuine concern, I could feel it through the phone. “I’m not sure,” I replied softly. “I don’t know how to feel. I’m torn between anger, loss, grief… and other…

©️ Opeyemi Akintunde “We are going to party hard, ‘cause it’s your father’s death day…Go shawty, it’s your father’s death day!” The chanting of multiple male voices grew louder as I sat in the kitchen, waiting for everyone’s arrival. Sometimes, I wondered why I was the way I was. Always caring, always trying to hold…