The seed of doubt
Dear Di, As I sat in the spare room in Adrian’s house, I kept wondering what could have made him react in such a way. Before I knew it, Aisha had called the clan and Abike drove them down. I was surp...
Category Archives: Diary of a single lady
Stranger things have happened
The glance is often misleading, not the blow of nose – Phillippe Sollers Dear Di, This week has been hectic. I haven’t had a decent night’s sleep and my hope of a restful weekend is not feasible as o...
The gist behind the heartbreak II
The will does not choose between good and evil; it is its choice, rather, that makes it good or evil – Karl JasperDear Di, When I asked Tunde’s friend, Yinka, to hit me, I didn’t mean literally, but ...
Heartbroken II
‘Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed’ was the ninth beatitude– Alexander Pope Dear Di, That night, I heard someone crying and I immediately knew it was Abike. W...
Heartbroken
But there are other things than dissipation that thicken the features. Tears, for example– Rebecca West Dear Di It is not every lady that can claim to have good friends such as I do, knowing our penc...
The proposition
I have learned that every man lives not through care of himself, but by love – Leo Tolstoy Dear Di, Thank God Deji went with us, because I don’t think I would have handled the situation well, no matt...
Interesting development
One can live in the shadow of an idea without grasping it – Elizabeth Bowen Dear Di, I can boldly say our fledging company has taken off albeit on shaky legs. We handed over the Fletcher project and ...
A time to share
Dear Di, Christmas was fun. I’m happy Indiana turned out right despite the challenges she and her family faced. Aisha was a bit standoffish when I brought Indiana to the house after we had dropped of...
Grateful
Dear Di, Indiana was my childhood friend and neighbour who lived across the street when I was nine. Her mother is Tanzanian, who married an Igbo man. They had just returned from the states and being ...
Startling discovery
Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born – Anaïs Nin Dear Di, “So why are the two of you here?&...