The Blind Alley – Episode 14

  The cold shower… Goodnight …  It was was dark in Chimezie’s House. It’s obvious he was a chronic smoker as the entire house smells of cigarette. “Chimezie,” don’t you have fuel in your generator set?, Semi asked him from the parlour where we were seated. Don’t worry bro, NEPA would soon restore light… This

The Blind Alley – Episode 10

  The Blind Alley – Episode 1 0 The D-day had come for the Seminarians to be sent forth. The entire parish hall was filled to the brim. Every pius society and pius associations were dressed in their official uniform. I didn’t envisage this sort of parting ceremony for these junior seminarians….. Obviously, they were

The Blind Alley – Episode 9

  “What’s Lovingitis?,” i quickly asked Onyinye. ” Lovingitis is a situation where one could be in love without even knowing she is, “onyinye tried defining whatever that coinage meant to me. Obviously, she was joking but later found out how serious I was when i kept mute for a while… “Hellooo….!!! Are you still

The Blind Alley – Episode 7

  “Dear people of God,” like you all know, our three seminarians would be rounding up their apostolic work by next month, “Our parish priest announced on the pulpit before commencing his homily on Sunday”. The announcement was greeted with a boisterous noise and cheers. Some were clapping whilst some felt rather calm. The parishioners

The Blind Alley – Episode 6

  Through our journey from the house to the hospital, papa never stopped praying. You’d notice his jittery lips as he intermittently peeped behind to see if Semi had passed on…. “Mama Obioma, “how is he?,” he asked mama with an x-rayed disposition of nervousness as he drove. We arrived divine hospital at exactly 12:15