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JEM

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Sayo is ready to use everything at his disposal to get the other part of his gem, even if it means turning the entire city of Lagos upside down, because in the end, it's going to be worth it... or so he thinks. If the tradition is going to end, at least not in his time. 

Omokorewa is in the middle of her finals, the wish of her grandmother is the last thing on her mind, she just wants to get out of medical school, and nothing is stopping her, not even Mama Remi until she gets the news of Mama's death. 

She feels the weight of what she doesn't know on her shoulders and for once, graduating isn't her priority as she finds out what her family is into. 





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1. The beginning of the end.
Tue, Sep 4, 2018

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