Episode 20. TIYA Mr. Bwalya was my first lover, he was the first to explore and touch my body sexually and he broke my virginity last...
Episode 22. “Most often what our children really need from us is our attention.” ******************* TIYA I walked down the long corridor to the headmaster’s office....
Episode 18. TIYA The car drive back home was silent it was just me and Ivy’s father. Ivy had refused to come with us. Even though...
Episode 19. “Life teaches you a lot of lessons some people learn from it, some people don’t.” TIYA It was a Monday afternoon & classes were...
Episode 21. My father and I instantly stood up surprised by their rude entrance. ‘And you must be?’ He asked Tiya’s father ‘I am Mr. Phiri,...
Episode 15. “You can’t keep dancing with the devil and wonder why you are still in hell.’ CELINE I had just stepped out of the bathroom...
Episode 17. “The company you keep has an impact and influence on your choices.” ************ TIYA The next morning, I awoke to someone shaking me. I...
Episode 16. ************ TIYA “Nothing affects a person’s character more than the company he keeps.” ‘How dare you f–k with my girl?’ Ken yelled as he...
Episode 14. TIYA Saturday ‘You can go in now,’ Ivy said when she stepped out of the bathroom. ‘Okay.’ I stripped off my clothes. ‘Be quick,...
Episode 13. MR. PHIRI I walked into the room and found my wife curled up on the bed in her purple dress, reading the Bible. She...
Episode 12. “Mothers don’t fear death. They are afraid of leaving behind their children knowing that nobody will love and care for them like she will...
Episode 09. “When you dance with the devil, the devil doesn’t change. The devil changes you.” Amanda Hocking GANIZANI I was stepping out of the bathroom...
Episode 10. ******* “So when the devil wants to dance with you, you better say never because the dance with the devil might last you forever.”...
Episode 11. “Never underestimate the influence of the people you have allowed in your life.” ************ Ken held Tiya’s hand and they walked back inside the...
Episode 07. TIYA I hate my father with a passion, the hatred I feel for him has become more intense ever since he beat me up....
Episode 06. TIYA I angrily marched down the hallway and into the living room. ‘You w—e, who gave you the right to beat my sister? I...
Episode 08. TIYA ‘I cannot accept it,’ I said softly putting it back in the box before I closed it and held it up to her,...
Episode 04. STILL ON TIYA’S POINT OF VIEW “Where grief is fresh, any attempt to divert it only irritates.’ I am angry, full of rage. I...
Episode 03. ‘When death takes away your mother, it steals that word forever.’ *********** TIYA It’s been almost a month since father married auntie Stella, this...
Episode 05. TIYA I woke up early on a Saturday morning and helped Ganizani clean the house. Stella never does any chores in this house. The...