He was always meeting disappointments in relationships, due to his health issue. Would he ever met a lady that would match him in everything including his health need? He needed to settle down soon.She never forgot him though it was long and they were young then and it was a very long time ago. Despite having had several relationships which never saw the light of the day, she wasn't getting any younger, though she looked a lot younger than her age. Her mother had died ten years ago, as the first child she had to take care of the home, her little sister who was a baby when their mother died and also her father, who was so devastated after the death of his wife, after fifteen years of being married. Henrietta always dreamt of having a family of her own someday but with the way things seems like, will her dream ever come to pass? Her younger sister and father was her world presently. A top politician on the other hand was clamoring for her hand in marriage, which was ridiculous to her, a man older than her dad and already married to four wives. Yes! She was 36 but was not desperate, let alone to marry one older than her dad. Would she decide to give in to his advances?After ten years they meet again, this time no longer as kids but as adults. Having gone through various painful experiences in love, would they be source of succor to each other? Would their childhood affection blossom in their adulthood? Would his mum accept his marital choice?"
Chapter 1 Introduction
My father left the village years ago and settled down in Savannah after his service year. He met my mother few months later, they became friends and realizing that they were from the same locality, they eventually got married. The rest is history. I hail from a village called Ile ilee and look forward to going there often but my parents are so busy and hence can't take us there as often as I wished. By the way, my dad is an engineer and my mother is an accountant. I was born to only meet my paternal grandmother as the others had passed on unfortunately before I was born.
My grandmother is a very beautiful and strong lady, she's very skilful. She is a good hairstylist and makes different kinds of hair dos for me whenever we go to the village. Whenever my grandma makes my hair, I become a cynosure in the eyes of many people, they give me great compliments, pleasing looks and long stares it's no different when we get back to the city. I live in a city called savannah a large city surrounded by beautiful buildings both commercial and residential. I live in a bungalow with my parents and siblings. I'm the first of the three kids.
My grandmother dotes so much on me. Today we are at the village and going to see my grandmother. I can't wait to see mama after a long time.
Ha! Omolabake, Ajike, Omo koyin, Kikelomo, Ayanfemi, my Jewel, grandmother rains praises on me. It's been so long that I saw you, she tells me giving me a tight squeeze in the process of hugging me, hey easy o, I jokingly tell her, as I don't want to become a squashed fruit. Lol! "I've made your favorite dish, grandmother tells me "Ikokore and Shawa fish. Grandmother knows that I love eating this particular porridge meal of water yams and other ingredients when we come to the village. Ha! Grandma you're simply the best and I'll always have your back, I tell her. Grandma looks at me and laughs because she is amused by what I said as I'm also amused by all her funny anecdotes she calls me. All in all I adore my grandmother.
There's another person who is also dear to my heart, my best friend in the city, Feyikemi, FK for short. There's a sad part about my best friend, she's sick. Yes! My best friend, a beautiful and amazing girl is down with sickle cell. This sickness disturbs her often, she's always having 'crisis' as the period of intense pain in the body of a sickler as sickle cell victims are called. My utmost prayer for FK is that she'll get well but scientists say that the disease can't be cured but managed. Hmm! Does it mean that my friend will never get well and be bubbly again? Time will tell as I await this miracle. Grandma has a story to tell me as I share my pain with her.