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NOSA AND FAVOUR _ ROSE
The restaurant was cozy, warm lights reflecting off polished tables. Favour had already taken off her jacket and was inspecting the menu like it owed her money.
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UNNOTICED _ ROSE.
The conference room felt smaller than it was. Files were spread across the long table, papers overlapping, figures circled in red ink.
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THE NEWS CAME OUT BY ACCIDENT.
Rose was in the living room with Kemi, listening half-heartedly as her aunt asked about work — whether she was settling in, whether Lagos was treating her kindly.
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CHAPTER SIX — WHAT IS NOT SAID
Dinner was already on the table when Rose walked in. Everyone was present. Nosa at the head. Yemi beside him. Eric across, quiet as usual.
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BROKEN.
Unanswered questions and unweighed guilt — that’s how it started… I just wanted to break free from the prejudice that told me I’ll belong when a thin line is drawn in the opposite direction.
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THINGS PEOPLE OVERHEAR
The Study. Nosa lowered his voice instinctively, even though he was alone in the study. “Yes,” he said into the phone. “I want it clear. Legally airtight.”
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MOI MOI
CHAPTER 4. Kemi glanced at Rose as they walked through the glass doors. “Why are you walking like someone going to write WAEC again?”
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HEM: BRAVE FAITH.
He was in a rush; everyone was… Everyone was too busy to realize I wasn’t even meant to be there in the first place. But for 12 years, I have been in a rush too.
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CHAPTER TWO — A HOUSE THAT WAS NOT HOME
Rose knew the house was beautiful before anyone said it. The kind of beauty that announced itself quietly — marble floors that reflected light without trying.
You have reached the end.