All Chapters of Letter Days: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Ifeanyi laid on his cold bed watching the ceiling which had become so interesting the past few minutes. A month had gone by yet he hadn't gotten over his heartbreak. He wondered why he was just so unfortunate when it came to love. It was like he was incapable of being loved by a woman.   Every relationship had been a total failure. It was funny he wasn't used to the pain despite his consistent heartbreak; instead, it looked like the pain gratified ten thousand folds each heartbreak.  This was his third attempt in love and like the usual, he had been shattered to pieces again.   Why were they all playing with his heart? Why was he being jolted this way? Was he their play thing? Was he cursed?  Ifeanyi shifted uncomfortably on the bed as a tear rolled out of his eye. He let out a bitter laugh as the tear dropped on his bed. A month had gone, yet he was still crying. What a softball, he thought.  Ad

Obiageli had been in the kitchen when Chinaza placed a card on her lap. She picked the card up and inspected it; as expected, it was a wedding invitation card. Obiageli looked immediately to a smiling from ear to ear Chinaza. She got up immediately and threw her arms around her. "Congratulations, Chi! Big big congratulations!" She rocked Chinaza in her arms."Thank you, sis. Thank you so much." Chinaza replied; happiness and excitement laced in her voice. Obiageli pulled her from her embrace only to hug her tightly again. This made Chinaza giggle as she returned the fierce hug. Obiageli picked the invitation card again; accessing it once more. It was packaged in a ribboned decorated envelope,  she opened it and there she saw:♡ ♡ ♡The families ofMr and Mrs Chukwuemeka Onuoha&Mr and Mrs Felix Arinzerequests the pleasure of your presence at

Just as Obiageli had thought, work never remained the same. It was like she was in an entirely different place. The canteen felt different due to Chinaza's absence.  It was not the same without her. Florence had been asked to work with her until a new person was employed  to replace Chinaza. The white blackboard which had led Obiageli to the canteen, was brought out and placed in front of the canteen. Her boss had written on it: "Waitress Needed", just as it had been written when she had first seen it. Everything screamed Chinaza's absence. It was unnerving. The window of the kitchen which Chinaza opened widely each time she came was slightly opened; not as wide as Chinaza did.  The mug which she had tagged hers was upside down; just the way she had left it. The table gathering was not the same too. There was no one to argue with them as they read the daily paper. Ac

Obiageli had always said: When you least expect it, it happens.  This was quite true for it was when she least expected it, it happened.   She was in the kitchen one morning, transferring the assorted meals she and the seductress: Monica - mostly she - had prepared into large coolers; Monica had gone to take orders from the waiting customers. They had just opened and customers were trooping in like soldier ants.   Monica returned with a paper where she had written down the orders of people. Obiageli began to dish their foods out in ceramics plates only for her to look up and see that Monica had gone back to meet the customers. She sighed; deeply exasperated as she wiped the sweat from her forehead. She couldn't understand why the young girl kept getting on her nerves despite her various attempt to tolerate her. Things had always gone well while Chinaza worked; Chinaza was cooperative. 

Ever since the day Obiageli met Jideze, she had never been herself. She was lost in thought almost every time; drifting off at any slightest chance she got. She kept convincing herself that she did the right thing by accepting Jideze. Jideze was her boyfriend of so many years.She had known him for years and he had proven to be just the ideal man for her. He was like an iron that had passed through fire and brimstone yet came out strong and unmoved. She knew he loved her just as he had loved her before. He was everything she was not. He was faithful and trustworthy; she was unfaithful and disgusting. She was glad that he had finally achieved his dream. His boss had shown him kindness and had decided to settle him even before his years of service had been completed. The deal was that he worked for five years but his boss had settled him after three years of service. According to Jideze, his boss had informed him that he was hardworking and hone