Salt in her Honey

always called, always showed up, always knew just what to

Ella b

picked the lace, even stayed a week after the ceremony to "help

end like Kemi," he once tol

fort. Her marriage had grown colder. Conversations with Tayo were now limited to

ed in the

y found funny anymore. She helped watch the baby when Ella was too tired to mov

not

ushed

lf one evening, watching Kemi and Tayo laugh ov

y - returning from the market earlier than planned - and sa

't touching. Thei

was t

he awkward "You're back early!" from Kemi, and

orced

ked pas

herself in

-

tly, "Tayo, is there something

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s it jealousy that's e

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re while you're always sulking. If you push her away, you'll have no one.

ologize

lways

n Kemi's eyes the next day, all

t moment,

't come from your enemies... but from the