LIFE OF OREOFE (ISLAY)

Most people I have had connection  with within this few weeks have hinted at a particular issue that I have decided to write about. SEXUAL ABUSE. My name is Alero and I have been a victim of multiple sexual abuse. I was molested repeatedly by my uncle shola when I was just 9. He had just finished NYSC and he decided to spend the rest of his holiday at my house. my mother was his aunt and she saw nothing wrong with uncle Shola staying for a few months, he will after all help with some heavy duty chores like washing the cars and dads laundry.            Uncle shola was 23 years old at this time, he was tall and fair I must admit at that age I liked uncle Shola until

In all my 17 years on earth I have learnt that humans love taking praises

Everyone deserves a chance at happiness so why shouldnt I be happy, Nana said to me. This is the story of Nana, a 20 year old girl who thought she had the illusion of what love is meant to be, for Michael, her husband of 14 years. My love story with Michael began when he came to execute a project at my town of origin matanko, for me it was love at first glance, we started dating, but was met with different obstacles from the villagers and my parent because women/girls in my town don't marry strangers, but still we choose to stay together. Towards the completion of his project Michael proposed to me and I accepted, my family members chased me out of the house and I was segregated by the villagers. I haven't gone back home since then. Finally, I and Michael decided to go to his place of residence which was in Lagos since I had been excommunicated from my community. I got a small shop beside the house and began selling provisions, after one year of living together I go...

Adura is a girl who looks at herself every morning and laments how I wish I was slim and pretty maybe then he would like me, maybe those people would stop looking at me with the familiar recognition of self pity in their eyes, so she resulted to taking sliming pills and herbal teas.