Tearing Off My Skin [COMPLETED ✅]

| A Yoruba Wedding |

Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria

Saturday, February 20th, 2027

8:15 pm

Kalisha's POV

It's the big day for me, the moment when I get to marry the man of my dreams. Njau is the ideal man I've always wanted; he is strong, attractive, hardworking, smart, kind, supportive, helpful, puts others first before himself, dedicated, loyal, good in bed, and makes me feel special. Even though our relationship was a rough journey, I don't regret any moment of being with him. I'm never letting him go. Tonight, we're making it official.

To be honest, planning and arranging for this marriage was difficult. Usually, for Yoruba weddings, both the bride and groom have to meet their families. We get to discuss, eat, and plan everything that's going to happen at the wedding. But the issue is that Njau's parents have been dead for a long time. Also, he and I didn't know where the rest of his family lives. So we had to use the internet to search for anyone who is related to Njau and is still alive.

After a full month of searching, we did locate Njau's information and his family members. His full name is Njau Michael Jalloh. He was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone. His parents were Amina Sesay and Maliki Jalloh. We found that the rest of his family still lives in Njala at the Moyamba District, 200 km from Freetown.

At the beginning of February, after we got settled in my hometown in Lagos, we took a trip to his family. It was an emotional and heartwarming experience that everyone involved in will never forget. Njau was the most emotional as he learned so much about his parents, childhood, culture, ancestry, why they moved to Virginia, the aftermath of his parents' death, and everything that went on in Sierra Leone. It was beautiful seeing him learn about his past, and I even attained some knowledge about his tribe.

After all that, we provided transportation for his family to come to Victoria Island to meet my family. I have many family members besides my mom, Shani, Aunty Chipo, and Grandma Nomusa. I got a bunch of aunties, uncles, cousins, friends, and bodyguards. I even know a few Nigerian celebrities like Joeboy, Davido, Simi, Temi Otedola, Bovi, and many more. After the whole Virginia riot, Njau, myself, and all the vampires involved are celebrities and inspirations to all Africans and vampires.

His family and I discussed when the wedding date will be, where it will take place, how much money to spend, and many more. We decided to get married on the same day Njau's parents got married to honor their lives. We chose to have our wedding at Admiralty Conference Centre, which is near my hometown.

For the color code, Njau's family wanted their colors to be green, white, and blue to honor Sierra Leone's flag. My family went for green, white, and green to represent our Nigerian culture.

After that, we had to choose what the invitation card would look like—adding important information such as the date of the wedding, the venue, the name of the bride and groom, RSVP information, and the color code of the day.

Njau's family wanted to serve their traditional food for the wedding. Our family added the signature meals we eat. Combining both of our cultures in the marriage.

We had to hire an event planner. She had to interpret the colors chosen by using decorations to complement the joyful union. The decorations consist of floral arrangements, colored balloons, tapestries of color schemes, white tablecloths, and chairs covered in lace and ceremonial colors. The planner decorated the high table for dignitaries and placed two chairs in front of the crowd for Njau and me. There are a bunch of flowers and flags of our countries. We invited over 250 guests to be at our wedding. She had to arrange seating and cutlery.