Tunnel (a short story) | Farida Adamu
The year your father died was the year your mother got married to Mr Hosea, but she calls him King Hosea, the love of my life. He was indeed her king; he bought all her shoes and expensive make up and she drove his Nissan Armada around the city in Abuja. That same year your elder sister eloped with her high school boyfriend, Great Steven. She called you months later to say they were married and expecting a baby. You felt sorry for her, but again, you felt relieve that she finally had someone to provide for her even though you knew she did not love him. But the world is a
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