Painful Addiction
"What happens when a nerdy girl falls for a playboy?" "They say that pain is a sign of weakness leaving your body but in my case, it's a clamp that refuses to let go of my heart no matter how hard I try." Chisom has had a complicated life but when she meets him, the world seems brighter and everything feels a thousand times better. Even though Chisom masquerades as the strongest person she knows with nothing being able to move her, deep down, her emotions are as fragile as an egg: easily shattered. Meeting him was one of the best things to happen to her. He was her first love but would he be her last?
Back to Lagos
Fog hung over the distant, towering mountains surrounding the university.
The dry, dusty wind blowing everywhere sucked the moisture out of my feet where I had forgotten to apply petroleum jelly and moisturizer, leaving it ashy and almost cracked.
My feet, clad in my favorite bejeweled sandals, collected more and more dust with each step I took.
Thankfully, I had remembered to apply a generous amount of lipgloss to my full lips so no matter how the dry wind drained the fluid out of my eyes and nostrils, my lips remained impervious with a sheen to them.
I was welcomed into December by the dusty embrace of the harmattan season accompanied by the strong need for water every hour.
Entering into the "lecture east" hall for the final lecture of the year, I met the tired faces of my friends along with the ashy skin and chapped lips of most of the guys milling about.
I realized I wasn't the only one who forgot to moisturize.