MARIAM ALAYANDE

Tears filled my eyes as I hit the floor for the 5th time. I had lost my voice completely. Tried to voice out in distress but nothing came out anymore. She tied my hands backwards as she rained more abusive words like "you this useless bastard, I will kill you today". She went in, so I tried to untie myself. This wasn’t her first time but my body was weak. I had no idea what to do, for every single effort I made my body gave out. Here she was again as she tied my legs and gagged me. Pulling out a blade with a bowl of hot pepper, she first went for my feet as she slashed my skin bit by bit. Pain doesn't even begin to describe how I felt, she went on and on making incisions all around, concurrently with hot pepper. Slowly, my heart gave in. The pain didn’t fade away but in no time nothing mattered anymore. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ‘How is she doing doctor?’ a familiar masculine voice asked.. ‘She will be fine, she should regain consciousness any m...

Thwart me from whispering those 3 words back, I begged every cell to nerve to bone to organ in me, Avert me from this catastrophe I prayed, I could have sworn even the weather wanted to lead me astray as he pulled me for a walk just after the heavy rain, I barely could stop the fresh scent of air from tampering with my senses, Neither could I help but appreciate the beauty and calmness of nature, My hand didn’t fit into his but he held on like it did, He looked at me like I was edible but the kind of inedible edible, One to only treasure not just in your leisure, I knew the difference, I felt the rift, I understood I couldn’t call this Love, For when I looked at him, my heart didn’t split out of its chambers or skip an output, He squeezed my hand again as I faked a smile, I begged silently ‘Don’t break me’, He halted and turned sharply, eyes interlocked with one another, His filled with so much thirst as he leaned in for my lips, Only for it to land on my cheek as...