Fiction and Articles

The water in Dede’s bathtub was very warm, just the way she liked it. Dede had just gotten off the phone with her father Mr. Mohammed, the only man who she knew without a fact loved her and also the only man who knew how to pronounce her name properly. The tone of his voice as he called out her name made her realize that the conversation was going to be full of complaints from him and she was not in the mood to deal with him right away “Let me call you back daddy”. She said and hung up abruptly before her father had the opportunity to respond. Dede got into the bathtub as the scent of the lit candles filled the air. She picked up the latest issue of a magazine while relaxing in the bathtub and for the first time that day, Dede beamed with admiration and so much joy as she saw again her favourite person grace the cover of one of the most popular magazines in the world. The headline was “NUOLA- the definition of good body, good brains” Dede was so elated, who could have thought that

I lost my red scarf today, i wonder if I would ever find it again. I lost my red scarf today, you may call me insane. My red scarf was there for me more than many friends of this age. On the days when I didnt look my best, my red scarf covered my forehead. On the days when I was cold, my red scarf was my only fold. My red scarf was not only there for me but was there for friends who turned strangers and strangers who turned friends. My red scarf was there today for me as always but I abandoned it and it got taken away. I lost my red scarf today, help me find it again. 

Tonight, I await your call. The lights are out and I’m sitting in the dark. The silence is loud; the water is beginning to get cool even though, it was warm a while back.   I think of you with each passing second, I wonder if you can tell. You see I haven’t seen you in a while, I haven’t heard your voice, I haven’t felt your warmth. I remember what it was like when I met you, I didn’t seem to get enough. One word from you made my heart melt, everything became clearer,   I could see how blue the sky was and how green the leaves were. You brought joy to me like no other, until I started to see less of you. Our ever so long conversations turned into a minute discuss. You spoke less, laughed less and even danced less. (how i loved to watch you dance!). My world without you became chaotic, Titi, I await your call.