FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PART 2 – LETTING GO Copyright © Ufuomaee 3 The depression stays with her for days. Ochuko continues to study her Bible, but there’s a disconnect. I don’t know how to love You like I love him… Do to Me what you did to love him… The words, spoken in …
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PART 1 – HEARTBREAK Copyright © Ufuomaee 1 Golden rays of sunlight filter through the slits of the blinds, grazing her ebony cheekbone, where a stray tear drop lingers and glistens. Remorse and shame, like the cool winter breeze, blow over Ochuko where she lies. Tugging the covers, she passes …
THE ATHEIST – THE EPILOGUE Copyright © Ufuomaee “God loves you,” I say, as I hand over a printed pamphlet containing my testimony to a young child on the street. Her mother snatches the paper from her hands and slams it back into mine, fury on her face. “You should be ashamed of yourself!” Just …
THE ATHEIST – EPISODE TEN Copyright © Ufuomaee That Saturday, I took Angela and Lucy to visit with my mother in Boston. It’s a trip we haven’t taken in many years. I had stayed away after Lucy’s birth, unable to understand nor stand my mother’s continued faith in God. But now, I longed to see …
THE ATHEIST – EPISODE NINE Copyright © Ufuomaee I hear a sound in the distance. It’s dull at first, and then becomes sharper, piercing through my brain until my eyes open. I open them wide, as I take in my surroundings. Where am I now? The ceiling looks very familiar. I turn my head sharply …
THE ATHEIST – EPISODE EIGHT Copyright © Ufuomaee We were immediately flooded with light; indescribable brilliance. And I knew I was in the presence of God. I was temporarily blinded by the light until my eyes adjusted to the brightness of it. Pretty soon, I could identify moving bodies and structures in the distance. The …
THE ATHEIST – EPISODE SEVEN Copyright © Ufuomaee Samuel rose up and walked towards the ocean. I got up and dusted some sand off me. When I turned back to follow him, there was a path created in the waters. I can’t say if I was freaked out or in awe, but I didn’t pause …
THE ATHEIST – EPISODE SIX Copyright © Ufuomaee That question hit me like a ton of bricks. Of course this was more than my death. This was a woman I built a life with…only for her to discover me at my passing. It wasn’t like this was something I planned. It wasn’t even habitual. Kim …
THE ATHEIST – EPISODE FIVE Copyright © Ufuomaee We walked through the doors of my high school auditorium into the cafeteria of my university campus. The hustle and bustle was as it always was, with freshmen moving in their clicks; girls in their groups and guys in theirs. It wasn’t long before I spotted myself …
THE ATHEIST – EPISODE FOUR Copyright © Ufuomaee The scent of lavender filled the air, bringing with it the nostalgic memory of Rachel, my very first crush. She had the longest, golden, wavy hair that dropped down to her butt, and thick, long, dark lashes. I closed my eyes as the scent grew stronger. She …