Evil 1 ……………………………….. Ruth walked along the pedestrian way with bags hanging from her hands. She dragged her tired feet with her mind focused on reaching her destination; her home. She’d gone out as usual to sample some textile materials to people and hoped they would buy. That was her business and the family depended majorly on the income from it. Her husband, Tunde, had become almost dependent since after losing his job in a bottling company some years back. Since then, he had refused fo seek for a permanent employment and only engaged in ‘adhoc’ employments which came once in a while. Sadly, she made no sales that day after trekking around the town under the scorching sun. As she walked carrying her bags of textile materials and hoping to get home before her tired legs would give way, a mad man walked briskly past her. It was not a thing to worry about as mad people were common sights around the town. But after taking a few steps forward, the mad man ran back and tapped her on the s...
Strangereencounter #EPISODEONE “Sweetheart, are you prepared for work already? I am already done with your food”. She rushed to the sitting room with a tray of steaming food. As she placed the tray on the dining table, he approached her from behind, already dressed and holding a briefcase. She turned to observe him closely and adjusted his necktie to her perfect taste. “Better…”. She whispered. He planted kisses on her forehead. “It is just two months that we have been married and it feels like two years already”. She chuckled. “It feels like that because we were already friends for ten years when you proposed to me”. They hugged and kissed three more times before he finally sat to eat. She hopefully observed his mood as he tasted her gbegiri. “How is it?”. He licked his lips. “Every Nigerian man love their wives more and more when they bless them every morning with good food”. They burst into laughter and in a space of like eight minutes thereabout, he was done with his food and headi...
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