SWEET OLEANDER
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Last published Wed, Sep 25, 2024
A young lad and his loved ones from Cross River, with daring ambitions, seek to overcome obstacles they experience as Nigerians. Will they?
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#1 in gender inequality 27/7/24
#2 in Calabar 18/4/23
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#1 in Calabar 8/11/23
#3 in instability 23/7/24
Thank you so much for reading this... Please, this is still a WIP, so bear with me. I edit progressively.
Trigger alert: violent scenes and words, matured content.
Book cover credit: Desygner, thank you for a great book cover.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ifumi is an individual with a very busy mind. Words keep popping up everywhere. They do not observe the traffic rules🤣. Here is what she does. She brings the overflow of words to prevent a standstill.
Her book on nature poems, 'Age of the Sun' is available on Amazon. The link is in her 'About'
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*** Why are you still here Mr Wellington?" I asked as I clutched my bathrobe to cover my body well. I don't want the scenario of my bathrobe falling off. "You've not answered me, who's that guy?" He asked "You mean Darlington?" "Da... What?" He raised his brows "You heard me, I work for you Mr Wellington, as your PA, you have no right to ask me about my private life, who I hang out with or talk to isn't your business! I don't poke my nose in your affairs so don't poke your nose in mine!" I shot at him in anger. "Listen you have every right to be mad at me and I don't blame you, I just need you to listen to me" he said firmly "Whatever you say won't change anything Mr Wellington" "Great! I'm sick and tired of trying to reason with you, I'm not interested in explaining myself anymore, but I want you to know one thing, strong relationships are built on the foundation of trust, relationships without trust or forgiveness are bound to fail, just like ours" he said and stormed out I slumped on my bed and different thoughts ran through my mind. His statement echoed in my head "strong relationships are built on the foundation of trust, relationships without trust or forgiveness are bound to fail, just like ours" *** Read and enjoy DEPTH OF PAIN #51- adc... out of 292 stories (december 1st 2018)
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