Daily Stories

© Opeyemi AkintundeAs Inspired by the LIVING WORD. Time Froze in that Minute! The weight of Morayo’s words crushed me. It was as if a boulder had been dropped on my chest. My breathing became shallow, my eyes widened with disbelief. “My God!” Pamilerin whispered, her voice barely audible. She stepped back from Morayo. “Morayo……

© Opeyemi AkintundeAs Inspired by the LIVING WORD. I couldn’t place how it all happened… We were all outside. The only strangers who didn’t leave with the family were the two friends my brother came with. But they had left earlier when Morayo showed them the stuff she was made of. Who then could have…

© Opeyemi AkintundeAs Inspired by the LIVING WORD. As we sat there, tears streaming like fountains and inhaling the dust from the cars that had left, we heard the sound of a car returning into the compound. The hum of the engine was faint at first, but it grew louder, irritating our broken spirits. Setemi…

© Opeyemi AkintundeAs Inspired by the LIVING WORD . Setemi and Pamilerin burst into the studio like a storm, their eyes wild with urgency. The rest of the half-drunken family members stumbled in behind them, curiosity and confusion etched on their faces. “Mololuwa… What’s wrong? What did he do to you?” Setemi asked breathlessly, her…

© Opeyemi AkintundeAs Inspired by the LIVING WORD I went in and sat quietly, thinking about my next move. My step-cousins and stepbrothers were chatting happily as if my father’s demise was some birthday party. Their loud laughter echoed through the hallway, mingling with the scent of alcohol. Setemi was fuming, her irritation apparent as…

© Opeyemi AkintundeAs Inspired by the LIVING WORD… “How far?” I whispered. Setemi brought out her phone and showed me a message. “It’s done.” I didn’t know what “it’s done” meant exactly, but I decided not to ask questions. I didn’t want guilt weighing me down. But Tobe saved me the trouble of overthinking. “Accident!”…

©️ 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…