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Chapter 1- The one thing that changed everything

Welcome to the beginning of an exciting journey 😌

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There's always that one stupid mistake that changes everything
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AMANDA'S POV
(Amanda Aderinsola Akinde)

Lagos, Nigeria
4 months before present day

Thud thud thud

The sound of the rain drops tap dancing on the glass windows kept drawing my focus away from the words I was trying to absorb

"God I hate Physics" I groaned internally as the formulas for the speed-time graph all became jumbled up on the coloured piece of paper

"Aderinsola" my mum's loud voice called from downstairs "it's time for dinner"
I slammed my butterfly pen between the pages of my rarely touched textbook and turned the front cover shut in an instant as I sped downstairs for food- anything to get me out of study session

I bent my big toe at the end of the long flight of stairs, biting back a wince and a long list of profanities that threatened to come out of my mouth

"Why are you on my seat?" I shot at my little sister seated beside my mum, my usual spot

"I want to sit here today so I can see the TV too" she said nonchalantly, nibbling on her piece of cake

"if you don't stand up-

"Aderinsola sit somewhere else, can you not be dramatic this evening?" my mum spat, massaging her obviously tired temples as she ate her food

I grumbled as I settled on the chair beside my father, making sure to step on my sister as I sat down

"oww Mummy!" She cried out

"sorry, I didn't see your feet there" I said innocently, making sure to stick my tongue out as my mother looked away

"Real mature Derin, real mature" my dad commented, causing me to look straight at my food and start eating

The next day came by pretty fast, by midday I was still in bed drowsy as I didn't sleep until 4 am that morning. The sound of my mum sauntering into my room drew me from sleeping again as the heel of her stilettos clapped rhythmically on the white tiles of my room

"Honey, I told you we'll be travelling today, our flight is in three hours so we have to leave now if we want to beat traffic" I read her lips through my thick lashes and creased eye brows

I sat up straight in my bed, taking a good look at her outfit, my lips melting into a smile as I noticed what she wore. She had on the simple lilac gown that I gifted her for her last birthday, a black woven jacket with black stilettos. Her finger and toe nails were polished white, giving her a modest yet chic look.

"you look beautiful" I finally said

"Thank you" she replied, smiling wildly at my compliment- as if she wasn't already used to always getting compliments from me
She went over several house rules, what to cook and what not to, chores I had to tend to- stale gist

She did this anytime she and my dad were travelling

"don't let Ashley go to bed without having her bath and brushing her teeth" she repeated

I nodded my head to show her I was listening to all she was saying

"We'll be back in 2 days, I don't expect any of you to go out of the gate for any reason but if you need to, call me first" she added