‘What am I to do now?’
I looked at the confused mother holding the door of my car, preventing me (not deliberately) from getting into the car. You had to pity her. Here was a widow who had single handedly raised her only daughter whose father had died when she was just three years old. That was some seventeen years back!
Standing a few feet behind us was Rosanne, her daughter with tears streaming down her face. She had come to me, a few days back, to ask for my help. She was in her final year of College and she had gotten pregnant! No big deal, you might say but Rosanne was a committed Christian and committed Christians are not supposed to get pregnant out of wedlock. Read more
Teach me about sex! Are you kidding?
I sat at the back of the hall with an amused smile on my face. From the corner of my eye I could see my wife sitting beside me with her eyes focused on the man on the raised platform before us. My attempts to carry on a conversation with her earlier on were politely rebuffed!
“I really want to listen to this guy if you don’t mind,” She retorted. “If I were you, I’d listen too. I’m sure you’ll learn something!” Read more
But I said “NO” !
Uche’s look was one of shock and utter amazement as Angela finished speaking. Angela had narrated her ordeal in between sobs for about twenty minutes. Now she sat, head bowed, whimpering as she tried to gather her emotions!
“Well, you’ve heard all she’s said. What do you have to say? I asked the mystified young man standing before us. There were four of us; three ladies and one man (me) in the panel that was set up by the College to investigate an allegation of rape against Uche!
I was a bit angry with the young man but I must confess that I felt sorry for him also. He was simply an ignorant young man.
“I can’t believe this is happening!” Uche barely muttered.
“We are not asking you if you believe it or not. Is she telling the truth? That’s all we need to know.” Professor Smith asked glaring at Uche.
I could see that as far as Professor Smith was concerned, Uche was done for! In truth, the looks on the faces of the three ladies were clear. It would take a miracle to keep Uche at the College!
“What do you have to say?” I asked Uche again.
He was close to tears and I could see that we weren’t likely to get much out of him. From Angela’s story, she had been dating Uche for two months. They had gone out on several dates and I guess they both felt there was something getting started. Naturally, Uche showered Angela with gifts, Cards and Flowers. Angela reciprocated and they shared a few kisses now and again.
Angela was a principled girl when it came to sex. She wasn’t for sex before marriage and she told Uche who agreed. It seemed all was well between them.
As is normal with most young men however, Uche wasn’t satisfied with the occasional kiss. He longed for more and soon Angela responded. They found themselves in compromising positions quite a few times but Angela always managed to take control and they always stopped short of having sex!
On this faithful day, however, they had gone to see a movie and ended up at Uche’s house. His parents being out of the house, both parties relaxed and well, one thing led to another. Uche asked if Angela wanted to see another movie and she agreed. It turned out to be an ‘Adult’ movie!
Uche brought out a bottle of wine and wine glasses in hand, they sipped the wine and settled on a Couch to watch the movie. According to Angela, alarm Bells soon started ringing in her ears but she ignored it thinking that she was in control of the situation.
She agreed when questioned that she went along with the kissing and heavy petting but she insisted that she didn’t want sex! She tried to plead with Uche when it became apparent that things were getting out of hand but he just wouldn’t listen!
She tried to get up from the couch but it was impossible. According to her, Uche was like a possessed man! He pleaded passionately at first and then he became quite forceful. According to Angela, she was helpless and the unthinkable happened!
I turned to the three ladies to hear the views which had surprisingly become divided! Two of them were of the opinion that Uche should have stopped when Angela objected to his sexual advances.
The other lady, Dr Ajayi, was quite unimpressed with Angela’s sobs!
“If you didn’t want to have sex, what were you doing alone with a boy, drinking wine, watching adult movies? I am not going to fall for those Crocodile tears young lady. You have only yourself to blame!”
The room grew quite and gradually all eyes turned to me. I hadn’t voiced my opinion and I was the Chairman of the committee. I cleared my throat.
NB: TO BE CONTINUED!
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WOMEN ARE FROM MARS (1)
Having a Great Time? Watch Out!
James and John sat at the Bar sipping cold drinks as they drummed their fingers to the rhythm of the R and B song playing on the radio. James glanced at his watch
“Angela should be around in about 30 minutes” He informed his friend with a wide grin.
“Lucky for you. I still can’t understand why you seem to have lost your senses though” Read more
Once is enough!
The Boeing 727 glided into the skies with a gentle hum as Tunde tried to settle himself into a comfortable position in his economy class seat. It was a night flight and in six hours, the plane would be at Heathrow Airport. He needed to catch some sleep badly! Read more
One Pick Up Too Many! (9)
Turning to the second accused, he continued with disdain “This, aha, will you call her a Christian, one of you? I think not! But she deceived every one. She sang in the Choir, she was in the prayer band but she really wasn’t one of you, was she?” Read more
One Pick Up Too Many (8)
It was then that she noticed a presence. It started with a warm glow around her and then it was all over her body! The effect was as if she had become a new born baby, completely unaware of fear, guilt or shame! In an instant, all negative emotions disappeared and all she could feel was a sense of well being she had never known before! It was like a feeling of being secure, loved and cared for, all at once. She felt a baby once again, being cuddled by her mother! Read more
One Pick Up Too Many (7)
The Lecture had been unusually long but Ama had stayed behind in the Law Library to study for the first Semester exams. It was about 4.00pm when she found herself dozing and hitting her head on the volume of the Supreme court cases she was studying.
“That’s it”, she announced to herself! She had read till 4.00am in the morning and now she couldn’t possibly assimilate anything more. Read more
One Pick Up Too Many (6)
This time around, the young man had nothing to say. He could only bite his lower lip until he tasted blood! He needed to feel more comfortable, the heat was killing him. He removed his hands from the steering wheel and leaned back to remove his jacket. One hand first and then the other. Ranti’s words had cut through him like a knife, wrenching his heart. Read more
One Pick Up Too Many (5)
It was one of the best Hospitals, he had assured her. Still, as the Toyota Camry sped towards Race Course, on the Lagos Island, she could almost hear her heart pounding. For the umpteenth time, she felt like throwing up. Read more