All Chapters of Red Roses: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Chapter oneThe blaring music coming from the cassette shop near the market played Nigerian Christian songs. The music which was the sound of a Nigerian top artiste song, sent some of the street hawkers dancing why some shook their heads to the rhythm of the song. At another cassette shop which was a little farther away played one of Nigeria's circular top artiste song which had a dance step attached to it and was old school but was now displayed by the new age dancers in a more entertaining way. Some passers-by and those who stood to watch cheered if the dance step they displayed was unique or authentic why some dropped money which raised the excitement to those that watched. Now some referred to these dancers as rogues or as they will say "bad boys". That was the streets for you their is fun, poverty and sadness and that was were the hoodlums of the world were from, were the known armed robbers, kidnappers, murderers were being founded including some notable men and women o

Chapter ThreeThe night of the day of how her birth took place was crystallized with terror. The mid wives at the hospital ward thought it a miracle, that the baby had come out alive but it was agonizing, that her mother who envisioned a better life for her was not alive to induce the loving care of a passionate mother who although was not ready to nurture a child but was passionate to tenderly groom her into a grown woman of integrity. But fate had taken its full course leaving a thorn of thistles for a helpless child to bear with. It was on a Friday night the intensity of the cold weather had spread through out the western part of the country. Bisola was the first child who was from the family of four. Her mother 'Mami Sola' as she was popularly called, became the bread winner of the house after the death of her father who worked at the train station. Unlike 'Mother Eniola' whom was the first wife 'Baba' got married to, her mother had no entitlement for being the second wif

Coker had been telling her about a story of a certain man, who had become a billionaire at his twenties. Bisola looked at him puzzled, he spoke of the man's opulence and how the people at the event center marvelled at his company's success over the last five years. He wished at once to be regarded as a man of wealth. What even intrigued Bisola was how he effortlessly expressed his desire to become, a renowned entrepreneur. Coker smiled as he looked at her and held her hands. He pulled her close to himself and felt her feminine attraction. He knew he was capable of taking up the responsibility of being a loving man to her but he wasn't sure he was ready for the responsibility of being committed to her, neither did he have the thought of taking care of her now. They looked at each other for a moment and then he asked that they took a walk, she got up from his laps and watched him as he put on his clothes. They walked out of the room and went through the front door and together they we

After discharging Edna from the hospital, Mrs Coker requested that they both go to her residence. Edna asked to go get her things alone, Mrs Coker packed her car and walked towards the end of the market to get groceries for their dinner that evening. Edna wore a hardened look on her face to avoid the eyes of people, she hastened her footsteps and made no eye contact with anyone. As she walked her eyes caught sight of some gangsters who smoked Indian hemp as the smell went into the air. She got to were her cardboard was and brought a bag which contained her belongings, she shoved it back into an aluminum zinc that had an opening by the side as the things she owned were now with her. Her pace slowed down after taking her things as she went in search for Lovelyn walking past roadside traders, laundry shops and some group of boys who played football in an open field. When she got to one of the wooden shack, which was closed to the abattoir her pace slowed down as she knocked on the door

The thought of staying with the Coker's made Edna glad, she had always thought of having a comfortable home, and here it was. Edna hummed a beautiful song of praise in her heart to God and walked around the vicinity to take a look at nature's gift. The good Lord had been faithful to her and she felt grateful. Mr Coker sat on his arm chair at the corridor as he smoked into thin air letting the puffs curl up slowly. He had always been a plain strict man who took no nonsense from anyone although he had a good sense of humor sometimes when he wanted to be jovial. He loved the weekends when the house will be quiet as he took pleasure in having his private time to himself. It had taken him years to have this comfortable life and the quest for his children to have a better future than he had. Although comfortable he had no peace of mind and could not understand how he had gotten involved, but the different facets of life made it difficult for him to predestine what next phase was to come.