The Social Labyrinth
Explore the intricate twists and turns of human relationships. This category delves into the complexity, ambiguity, and fascinating dynamics that define our connections with others.
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STRANGER THINGS
When I tell people that I had my first phone when I was in class five (crap, grade five), they are amazed and amused. Envious? I don’t know. Maybe. But it’s implausible for them because most people my age had their first phone after form four. Some after class 8. There’s no competing with these […] More
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A CRUSH IS A SCAM
Have you ever had a crush on someone so insanely, up until the day you learnt something about them and the crush turned into crushed? Maybe you finally got the balls to walk up to them and say, “Hey shawry?” Or for the ladies, you did a Kansime feat that got you noticed. Upon starting […] More
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NAPENDA WABABA
She was in the washroom when she picked my call that day. I have avoided using any other terminology because I badly wanted to say, ‘the crapper.’ I don’t go to the crapper with my phone. Okay, I have tried once or twice and ascertained that it doesn’t work for me. The number of people […] More
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OGA DEY POKE YOUR WIFE
That marriage felt like drowning in the ocean. Not that you don’t know how to swim, but the vastness of the water and the raging waves make you look like you don’t. I am not bad with women, I mean, at least I know how to treat them well. My mother taught me that, like […] More
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THE NOBLE THING
That Sunday afternoon found him saying Amen along with hundreds of other saints to the closing prayer led by the Pastor. Sundays are good days for him because he gets to spend more of the day in church. But this particular Sunday was bound to be longer than usual. He strolls through a parade of […] More
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BLACK EYE PLEASE
Last time I wrote here about checking up on your friends if you haven’t heard from them in a long time. Some of them might be in relationships that restrict them from keeping in touch with other people. They are in prisons they call relationships and they’ve fallen in love with the prison warden. They […] More
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HER HIGHNESS SAYS NO
He says he is done with women. Not that now he has changed his orientation, if you get what I mean. But he’s fed up with relating with women. He has seen the best of hell through one woman. So no more skirts for him. Period. I have never taken myself seriously when I say […] More
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SOMEONE’S WIFE V
“I swear I knew it was going to be a threesome.” “That the baby he wanted would be made by force by threesome?” She snorted. (Read the previous episode here.) **** The conversation swirled towards what would happen if a friend of the opposite gender undressed before you. That was a group of my friends […] More
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MONEY LOVER
“I think she left me because of money.” “Money that you had or didn’t? Sigh. “Which woman leaves a man because he’s drowning in money?” I laugh at myself for asking that in the first place. “If it was entirely because of the money, that’s okay. But at least I know it has to be […] More
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SUGAR II
When you meet someone for the first time, you almost can know whether they have already been told things about you. They may try to uphold the unfamiliarity but they can only do so well. So you were already acquainted to them, only that it was unofficial. You don’t mind however. You don’t mind the […] More
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SUGAR
You and her had not talked for months. Six months to be precise. One afternoon, on your way out of campus, an unpremeditated decision crosses your mind that sees you text her. She replies almost instantly. But… Not So Sugar At First You meeting her was not really unique. Nothing really seemed like it had […] More
The Mjango
