My Stories

Before Letting Go by Rachael Asikpo

Before Letting Go

Rachael Asikpo

Akpan moved his lips slow, licking to make them wet again. He glimpsed the other guys in the room without turning his head; no one was looking at him; Akpan was relieved. His spoon was at the ready in his pocket; it had been in his pocket all day, travelling...

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Contemplations by Rachael Asikpo

Contemplations

Rachael Asikpo

The old man in agbada was winking at me. I tried to ignore him, since scowling at him was yielding no result. He probably thought I was another one of those young girls he could deceive. I wonder about those girls, and how they manage to see past his pot...

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Letting go 4

Letting Go, 4

Rachael Asikpo

And there he was, looking rough and worn out in a tired suit, but still a better representation than what he had been earlier that morning. Why did he always look so tired? She wondered. Had God answered her prayers by slapping karma down on him hard after all these...

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Nine lives by Rachael Asikpo

Nine Lives

Rachael Asikpo

Nine days for the thief and one day for the owner of the house... The words surfaced from nowhere and germinated in the back of my mind like unwanted weed. I wasn’t sure where I had heard them but it was surprising how it emerged when it was least needed....

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Letting Go by Rachael Asikpo

Letting Go

Rachael Asikpo

I kept my eyes on the board, unseeing. My sight distorted and void with smeared colors representing the features of my environment. I could not see. Not because I was blind but because there were tears in my eyes. Mr Uchenna's voice was loud, his baritone so deep I feared...

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Trapped In My Body

Rachael Asikpo

Blurb When darkness is your only admirer and the mirror mocks you in glaring light, what is left of your self esteem? Story “Did you see Miss Piggy today?” “Her mother should have swallowed her!” My heart sank as I listened from one of the stalls, with my knees drawn...

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Letting Go 3

Letting Go, 3

Rachael Asikpo

A sharp gasp in the bathroom. He paused and listened, slowly but surely two soft moans followed. He knew that moan anywhere. He had heard it a thousand times from different angles and in different positions. The sensation that followed was almost indescribable.

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Goosebumps by Rachael Asikpo

Goosebumps

Rachael Asikpo

Blurb When you are wrapped under sheets with cool breeze wafting over you from open windows, and the moon’s beam is your spotlight; you think this makes for a perfect night’s sleep until an eerie presence decides to keep you company. Find out in this thrilling tale. Story Something roused...

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Bondage: Start Again by Rachael Asikpo

Bondage: Start Again

Rachael Asikpo

Blurb Mad lust and good looks bound her by her hands and feet, and whisked her over its shoulders. Wistfully, she smiled as she was carried away, unaware that she had just begun a journey that would leave her powerless. Follow Laura’s tragic journey back to light. Story “Next time,...

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