The Run Series

The Run Series Episode 14 Chioma, 52 Our 14th Episode in the Run Series It was a slow Thursday and I called and convinced her to jabó work. I could tell she was apprehensive. Great girl and a tough career Executive like her, to miss work and follow man, on a Thursday… Her worry only made her appear even more sexy to me. A girl that’s as driven and successful as her in a male dominated tech field can only be just as passionate in other areas - fingers crossed. We had a great time buka hopping all over Lagos Island and finally ended up back at that ice cream place in the hotel on Ozumba. Contrary to the tough Executive exterior, and my Ambassador status, we were like teenagers in the ice cream shop. A moment of sadness flashed through my mind when I thought back to Nkechi and I, and Ices Parlor in Surulere, that was like a hundred years ago… all those good years we shared before our marriage careened off the rails into the inferno of a most bitter divorce that it is today. Hmmm.  Who...

The Run Series Episode 13 … Bisi, 50 My son was home for the mid terms. I can’t believe he’s only been gone for a month. Oh! How I missed him so… He’s so tall now. And confident. And mature. And maybe even too mature. _lol_. Just this morning when we had our weekend call, he was asking me who sent me flowers for valentines. And why I go out every night to take a certain call around 8pm. Wo, this boy should let me rest Jo. His father left years ago, and his older brother is off to Canada for college. Now, after 5 years of him away in boarding school, and me all alone in this town, someone has finally shown up to deal with my walls and my defenses. How do I explain to this boy that now, in this matter of love and emotions and valentines and flowers, I’m just as clueless as he is? I’m not even sure if this man pursued me. One day, he’s my client and we’re chatting, the next, he’s sending me lunch and we’re meeting up for dinners and movie dates, and now my world revolves around him! Thoug...