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On The Verge Of Adulthood

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Reads 65
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Parts 2
Time 12m

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Inioluwa is an eager, naive seventeen year old girl. So excited to leave the nest and grow but unaware of how much she doesn't know about the world. She's on the verge of adulthood and what's to take on the world  was eager to leave the nest. 

When you're young, you don't really understand that growing up isn't about aging alone. Life can throw so much your way and you change in ways you never even imagined possible.

She's young, naive and she just wants to get through college and life. Let's follow her journey...All Rights Reserved

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RESOLVE

(Mature) "We're worlds apart..." "But I'm right here." "I'm far, farrrrrrrrrr far beneath your class..." "And so? I don't care." He shrugged. "You're fucking engaged!" I rubbed away the tears, scrubbing the edge of my sweater on my sore skin. "And somehow you keep acting like that singular most important factor in whatever you're doing here with me is nothing." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the bustling city of Lagos, Nigeria, a young woman named Somi struggles to be stable. She has been in and out of jobs, trying to keep up her "A" streak in school. Hot-headed and a go-getter. Her life turns when she meets Adams, a handsome and successful, Arewa man from an influential family, and despite having a betrothed, Adams is drawn to Somi's beauty, charm, and personality. Sarima is Somi's twin sister, and she struggles to make ends meet just like her sister. She has to deal with the university hassle, bills, and finding a good life with her sisters, Somi and Homa, without selling her body(beauty). She feels lost and directionless as there are a lot of drawbacks to being independent and surviving in Nigeria. To make matters worse, she also struggles with her feelings for her supposed friend, Kene. Will these sisters have it good at the end of the day or entangle themselves in a web they never planned to be in? #1 make money ~ 17th June 2023