The Angel Amongst us

shed from Niola's face, "M

" Her mother sai

eary eyes, confused more than ever n

ht a tear from her eyes and held her hands

ka, and Danielle sat on the couch in

s he headed for the door

ile. Now it was just the both of them in the living room and the neig

nd?" Danielle said g

, I mean like better food, not junk, 'cause I'm hungry, and you Europeans eat like ants, I don't know if it's a thing or like t

you sleep at my house, not that you would have to take a cab to the

d they both paused as Niola dashed i

said walking past the

let's go?" Chiam

said as they got to the car.

anielle said un

of rice, OMG. That's why you're the best" she pecked niola and got in the back seat, while Niola sat

she was angry or disappointed, or if she was avoiding hearing whatever her mot

really late, you can sleep over and go home in the mornin

e assured as she drove out o

aid looking out

Danielle asked notic

ok out the window. "I'm just exhausted and I have this Headache, Twas a l

se." Danie

slumber party, yay!" Chi

"Shit! Watch out!" Niola screamed as a blue truck almost crash

nielle said tightening her grip on

ht be drunk…omo, thank God o."chia

the truck in the vision, and it was right at t

le lived in. The estate was obviously Of high class, the houses were quite p

lex with stunning interiors. Danielle t

" she said stiffening a yawn. " Niola, here! You can wear

led, "Than

how captivating Niola's eyes were, it was

cavalier brow

ight or good day, but neither came out. It felt like she was going to say gibberish i

h a mouthful of rice

amaka sat on the bed eating. She turned the faucet and washed,

with echos in her h

a had slept, her large body spread across the bed and she was snoring so loudly. Niola chuckled at the sight of the way Chiamaka slept, th

Niola's

r heart was heavy, and she did

r uncle, ifadahunsi, and his family. She stayed there till the early 2000s, back then her uncle was a very well-kno

nd herbalist. His wife Ajoke was down with an incurable illness, which caused cysts to grow all over her body, which made her vulnerable. Her two children

e's illness, seeing her isolated was something that brought sadness to h

lots of order, tolu had to make sure the refining of the palm ker

tolu left the factory very late, the moon

path between the forest with a torch as the night was cold. She heard a twig snap and she stopped, she turned and pointed her torc

uba. Nothing at first, then the twig

red eyes. Her heart fluttered so fast it couldn't be healthy, then she ran…. Something knocked her off he

a single mark on her body, and her clothes were fresh. But she didn't open her eyes for days. She remembered her uncle men

le to know how she got missing, but it was to no avail. All of a sudden she was pregnant, she felt ashamed as she couldn't even remember what happe

flourishing, their produce became the best all over and people started coming

in Tolu's belly, the child was a person of prosperity. He told Tolu everything he had seen about the baby, but Tolu thou

on her head and she had blue eyes, tolu was almost scared that her daughter had eye issues, but she was perfectly fine. The midwives sa

in black cloaks outside, she even told Ifadahunsi one day that she saw his daughter yemisi in white clothes outside the house, and said she didn't want her to go back to school. Ifadahunsi thought she was talking gibberish as children

eeing things she shouldn't be seeing and i

to perform a cleansing ritual for their good, Tolu wasn't in support at first, cause she thought of the dangers attached to all thos

eeing whatever she was seeing after the ritual was success

. She had made enough money to rent an apartment and Start a business of her own from working