Behind Brown Eyes
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  • Parts 3
  • Time 35m
  • Reads 108
  • Votes 11
  • Parts 3
  • Time 35m
Ongoing, First published Sep 21, 2018
In a teenager's life, there comes a time when you feel like no one understands you, your parents become overprotective, you begin to question your moral sense and the pressure mounts as each day passes by.

Olanna Dike, a young girl of sixteen, was at this point of her life when her family started to tear apart. With a bossy mother, a father who would do anything to please his wife even at his own expense, three brothers who live life like it's a party and her difficulty fitting in with her family, she feels like an outcast most of the time. Her only comfort being her favourite brother JJ and the loving relationship she has with her dad.

Olanna is preparing to enter university when the ugly truth about her family begins to rear its head and she finds out that her father might not be her real father, Olanna develops a deep hatred for her mum whom she already dislikes. Things get rough when her parents starts arguing a lot and Olanna has to leave home to live with her mum's younger sister, Mara, who is wealthy model, single and has a really soft spot for Olanna regardless of her sour relationship with her elder sister.

Mr and Mrs Dike realize that they are about to lose their only daughter and start to compete against each other to win her back not giving much thought to the effect their actions have on her. Olanna feels like life is not being fair to her as she sees her world become hell. Will she reunite with her family and face her demons or runaway with her Aunt to the US to start a new  life as a model?
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