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TALITHA CUMI! (THE POSTLUDE) Written By: Lizzy Oyebola Oyekunle   I knocked for the umpteenth time!   “Bowen, please come have your food. It’s 6pm already and you have not eaten for two days” I called out again anxiously.   “Don’t worry ma. I will be fine. I am fine” He replied from inside the […]

TALITHA CUMI! EPISODE 8   Written By: Oyekunle Lizzy Oyebola   It’d been two weeks since Becca last picked my calls…   I poured hot water from the jug into my coffee mug and wafted in the aroma for a while if that could calm the small storm rising up in me.   I picked […]

TALITHA CUMI EPISODE 7 Written By: Lizzy Oyebola Oyekunle   I was shocked!   I looked at her as she spoke and wondered why till the very moment she remained so strong!   With all that had happened to her, she was supposed to remain indisposed and weak but she was still able to talk […]

TALITHA CUMI EPISODE 6 WRITTEN BY LIZZY OYEBOLA OYEKUNLE   For as much as it has pleased the Almighty God to take out of this world the soul of our sister, daughter, friend and mother, Miss. Tessie Hollands, we therefore commit her body to the ground, earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust, […]

  TALITHA CUMI 5 EPISODE 5 WRITTEN BY: Lizzy Oyebola Oyekunle   I was running and sweating and panting!   I didn’t know exactly what was pursuing me but I knew that I was running really well!   “My Prince!”  I heard someone calling behind me but I couldn’t look back. I kept on running, […]

TALITHA CUMI!1 Episode One     WRITTEN BY: OYEKUNLE LIZZY OYEBOLA He was directly in front of me!   His eyes bored into mine so much so that I trembled greatly.   Then, he squinted as if the sight of me gave him a bad headache and I ran mad deep in me.   He […]

   >>>PREVIOUS EPISODE<<< _____________ THE DEATH IN THE POT EPISODE 7   Who exactly was my eyes seeing?   Could it be some sort of hallucination?   Didn’t the nurse just tell me that she was dead?   Or, is it time for retribution already?   He that kills with the sword must be killed […]

Click Here For Episode 8 _____ EPISODE 9 I thought, and really did thought! “I thought I was really crushed but I found out that that was the deepest lie of the enemy!…” Mercy’s voice ran through the mic and spread on top of my eardrums like rich chocolate butter on a slice of bread. […]

Click Here For Episode 5 ______ EPISODE 6 I had never read a more emotional story book in my life- her diary! Immediately we left her classroom and headed for my car which was luckily parked close, Jean and I jumped into the car as Leo sped off as if he knew what we were up […]

Click Here For Episode 4 _______ EPISODE 5 Get me a sharp blade… Those were the words mum said as we ended the prayers that we devotionally say after every church service. Dad didn’t follow us home because he had to wait behind for a post-service meeting. I looked into mum’s face, wondering why the […]