𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬

Pre-update❤️

You guys, this isn't an update oo, but read it oo😂❤️

Okay, so, I just wanted to thank you guys for all your support on this book. We're 5k away from 90k, and it's still surreal to me. I still remember the day I started this book, wondering how on Earth people will even see it🤧❤️

I want to tag all of you tbh, but omo, I'll do it at the end of the book. We have 7.5 chapters to go, and we're ever so close to losing a character of this book. Very few chapters away (obv, we barely have 7 chapters left, lol).

The death may take you all unawares.. I'm sorry to have to give you such a shock, but it'll have to be done. So after I write the chapter where we lose one of our babies, I may give you guys some time to sink in the blow before I post the next chapter ... I'm sorry❤️

It's going to hurt the other characters immensely as well, and it's hurting me bad that I have to cut this character off, but it has to be done. It's going to hurt us all, but .... everything happens for a reason ❤️

Also, guys, if I may add, this book has really shaped me as a person...even as the writer.

I don't know how many more people this book may have inspired or made them see the world differently...but, through out the course of my writing, I have discovered even writing this book has made me a lot more tolerant, rational, and understanding of people. I've been shocking myself lately tbh.

Tbh, I started writing TLT to create a book where I could air out my mind on different things and basically show in a story how important it is to understand people and look into everyone's perspectives. Also, on how to pay attention to those little things we may be neglecting concerning our relationships, friendships, love, family, people obv, and just life in general...Sooo, I hope y'all aren't just reading for fun, but also taking notes😂❤️

Look, I'm not even perfect myself tbh. I'm flawed asf. Shocker, I actually used some of my flaws to make up my characters (as well as some other flaws I'd picked out generally from people, yeah). Every character in TLT has a bit of me in them; Prissy, Yure, Giwa, you name all our messed up babies. In a way even Ajiro too (shocker, yeah, I'm a very messed up person, yeah) In all honesty, so is everyone else in TLT, one way or the other, they're imperfect and in that slight way, they reflect me and you. Human beings are not all white or all black, we can be dirty-white, brown, caramel, bronze, or different shades of grey, you feel me?😂 Bottom line, we live in an imperfect world with imperfect people, some being more imperfect than the other, but everyone is a mix of black and white, yeah. And that is very okay. All we need to do is work on being better people.

I'm sure some of you may be thinking "how does Tori even evaluate life this way?" Yeah, I wonder too, sometimes. I'm not that wise, believe me😂I do give good advice (there was a point in my life that I wanted to study psychology and therapy lol). Sometimes, I feel I give the best advices, yet, I don't even follow them (Sadly)...but writing this book has also shaped me more in the process and I can't believe how much of a better person I have become. I am not perfect oo, but atleast, I can say I am okay.

So, basically, something happened this morning to me (which I won't mention) but I saw myself literally fuming initially... And when I get angry, I get really angry. I say things I don't mean. Very shitty things. I do things I regret. Omo, I can wound sha. (Note the hints of Giwa and Ivandor there - Asides Giwa, I hope we have also noticed that Ivandor also has anger issues too, right?) but in all honesty, it used to be really bad. Tbh, sometimes, my mouth even talks by itself (Yure), like my mouth is legit doing the talking oo, not me. It only stops moving when it has finished saying some stupid shit.

Well, I surprised myself this morning. Just like Giwa does, I went "Breathe, Tori, breathe." And needless to say, it worked. I was shocked. It actually worked. I was calm in minutes and all anger left me. I saw myself handling the situation a lot less drastically than I usually would.

My book is shaping me as a person. In many ways I can't explain. I hope it's doing the same for you too. I really hope, loves. Let me know if it is.

Chop kiss❤️

And expect an update today, I'm not sure which time, but yeah, today. #prayforGiwandor. Believe me, you cannot predict what will happen with those two. Have I made your heart beat faster? Have I increased the suspense and tension for you? Have I? Have I?😂Okay, good. Exactly what I was heading on😂❤️

Anticipate Chapter 73b today. See you till then❤️