Seasons between us
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Aisha Abubakar believed life came in seasons some harsh, some healing.
After earning her bachelor's degree and masters abroad through a scholarship, she returns to Abuja with dreams but with a family struggling to stay afloat?
Then comes Umar Faruk, calculating. A man who rarely lets life surprise him... until Aisha does.
One overheard conversation and a quiet decision.
A proposal that changes both their lives.
This season between them isn't built on love. It's built on need, timing, and a promise no one else can know. But as days turn into months and silence turns into something softer, they begin to realize that love doesn't always come in spring. Sometimes, it finds you in the middle of a storm.
A story about trust, timing, and the quiet spaces where love takes root even between seasons.
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