• Tep Ra

    Surviving as an African

    Bolaji Abimbola was my name; Bolaji meaning ‘’wakes with wealth’’ because a prophecy came with my birth. The priestess of my village said I would break my family out of poverty and make everyone proud, but how was that supposed…

  • Tep Ra

    Escape

    I twitched back to feel the cool breeze coming from the surrounding trees of our family compound when the folded hand placed with my elbow on father’s arm chair outside our small compound lost balance, and I had to adjust…