A Friend in Need….. Episode 30 Click Here For Episode 29 Episode 30 (Final Episode) As Tayo’s Best Man, I was responsible for organizing the wedding reception. All hands had been on deck for the planning. Mrs Okafor had been very supportive, both morally and financially. Debby helped with the decorations of both the church and […]
A Friend in Need….. Episode 28 Click Here For Episode 27 Episode 28 “I’m not very good at story telling but I’ll try.” Tayo started, taking the centre position in the living room as we circled around him to listen. “It all started during one Sunday Service in my second year; it was as if a sudden […]
A Friend in Need….. Episode 27 Click Here For Episode 26 Episode 27 I spent the greater part of the almost never-ending journey daydreaming—again—since I wasn’t ready to share my cogitations with anyone. It seemed the road stretched longer than normal. The afternoon sun beating hard on the bus made the heat unbearable yet I managed to keep […]
A Friend in Need….. Episode 26 Click Here For Episode 25 Episode 26 Repeated knocks on the door awoke me. I recognized Tayo’s voice. He wasn’t alone; I could hear Maria’s voice too. It sounded like they were praying. I checked the time on my phone and saw that it was 5 pm already. I had missed […]
A Friend in Need……. Episode 7 Click Here For Episode 6 Episode 7 Tayo was completely mystified. The situation he thought he was getting over was now getting him down. It was like re-opening a healing wound and adding salt and pepper. He groaned in pain as he thought of the possible consequence of his refusal […]
A Friend in Need Click Here For Episode 2 Episode 3 The first thought that came to my mind was, ‘So he knew I was sitting here all this time and yet he left me here?’ Just then, another thought flew in almost immediately, ‘I knew I would win eventually. He couldn’t hide forever.’ That […]
A Friend In Need …..Episode 2 (By John Ogunjimi) Click Here For Episode 1 Episode 2 Tayo’s father knew me well. I frequented his house as his son’s best friend and, good enough, he approved of my friendship with his son. He once told me of how he had taken time to pray with Tayo […]
A Friend in Need …….. (A Story By John Ogunjimi) Episode 1 Tayo’s father was the parish pastor of the church our family attended. We started attending that parish when my Dad was transferred to the South. I was to resume into senior class in high school that year, same as Tayo; the only difference […]
