histórias de Abeokuta

Friends deride her, people make fun of her name, Alayonmbere queries her mom why she has to share a name with a reptile. The feisty teen soon finds out that the name she hates so much has a story behind it - a story she wont forget for the rest of her life. #WattysNG2020

The protagonist, a regular teenager who lives to believe her father is one of the few politicians with integrity. Why her mom is separated from her dad remains unknown to her. He has proven to be a good man all these years. Each character are in their own world, dealing with different issues. They all have one thing in common- they are either threatened by a person or circumstance. Political balderdash, emotional blackmail, highschool drama and unplanned meetings. How would each character deal with their ordeal?

#first in the me series Tiffany Oluwafunmilayo Coker didn't want to spend the rest of her life living in her father's shadow. She had always been spoilt since before she could remember and she wanted something different. she had also always obeyed her parent... one of the money reasons she had chosen to go into the business sector but now she wants to go out ok her own and find something for herself just like her father had done years back. Stephen Inioluwa Adeshola built his little empire from scratch and all he wanted was to make life easier for those who seemed to be struggling. He wasn't expecting to meet an excited young lady who never seemed to be able to feel sadness. What does the meeting have in store for them and how would it change both their lives???

#4 in tas #1 in Abeokuta Dedicated to all Africans who are depressed and suffer PTSD. How exactly do you explain to an African parent that you need help? Do Africans even care about the state of their mental health? How do I tell others how I feel or about my nightmares without them thinking I'm mentally unstable? Everywhere, "seek help." How exactly? All these questions bother me so much that they give me problems. Even if he agrees that I need help, everyone would see me as a psychiatric patient, as the mentally unstable girl. "I keep blaming myself for all that has happened. I mean, how could I not have seen it coming? She was practically my best friend and close to me. If only I had opened my eyes wide enough and looked closer, I would have known and probably done something. We had a fight, we didn't settle it. Before I knew it, she was gone. It upsets me more. This has been haunting me for over a year. Can I ever be normal?" #39 in stereotype #62 in insomnia #82 in singleparent #568 in nightmares #72 in African #2 in tcs #16 in secondaryschool #111 in Nigerian #28 in Yoruba #7 in middleclass On 19 September, 2020