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ed from her lying position as she stare

thereafter sneaked into her room, locking herself up to avoid doing the dishes that wer

the unfinished painting, her hands refusing to touch it and work its magic. She then concluded it would remain unfinished till she

roll through her phone, replying to unread messages. It was at that point that she saw Martins

he truly liked her as she and Faith had often assumed. She bit her thumb fi

look down at it. "Why aren't you replying? you left

were sweaty. "Sorry, I was hooked up on something." "Sure, we coul

. "I'll be looking forward to it. Th

rush just confessed love to her. Still feeling giddy from th

e you do the dishes bef

d as he ate from his plate placed on the arm of the single-seat couch he was sitting on. Her whole family was present,

, I'm not anybody's slave." She hated it when they made her do mo

to another of the people in the living room. He chuckled. "

l wash the plates," t

She was sure that at that moment, she looke

e all know you're trying in

to her elder twin brothers. "they don't d

ul asked as he sat up in

tchen and do the dis

o the kitchen, gru

s too commanding and bossy with her. Couldn't they respect the fact that she was

ide the ones she was already struggling to wash. Sh

ister and wash it

returned her atten

y, stop fuming, your face loo

ade a sharp turn at him, but he was qu

ved herself a plate of boiled sweet potatoes and fried eggs w

l going to eat more," Paul asked, as he ca

heck for

ecoming rude, no respect

you're calling yourselves elder?" She crossed her legs

o wonder you don't have a

he age difference between her and her twin brothers, was five years while Wale, the eldest was seven years older

dumped her," Paul blurted out, causing his

you, to control your mouth when you're with guys, if you hadn't

for dumping me." She tried to swallow unchewed food from her bulging cheeks as she spoke. "So, you all should please

ll a kid o,

our relationship life," Wale added. He w

dly. "Since you have every right, maybe

going to pounce on her at any moment. "You don't talk back when your elders are talki

erian, their culture didn't permit a younger one to talk when an elder was talking an

man in the picture, some went as far as giving her relationship advice while others stared at her stomach,

d focused on the TV, trying to fad

ing to you!" Wal

eeks bulging with food, and her

en pay attention to wha

y, she was desperate to escape their presence. They were

etting serious with your life, before yo

on of food into her mouth and jumped on her feet. She sc

come bac

who had already returned from her room. She was alread

ng to spend much time in their midst. Her eldest brother pointed t

e chair and sat, folding he

best friends, he's single, well t

eading already, they were all tr

is my f

" she shunned him."I'm

at?" Her mo

r, "trying to set me on dates with your friends, stalking everythi

?" Paul asked. "You're

Brother Paul, please

isten." She pulled her ears to emphasize her statement. "We are only trying to help you, you're not getting any younger, so wh

now he's a good man? Because

ourself on Saturd

tion were what sh

date with him on Sa

ans on Saturday." S

tter what, you're going on

cing with how she would tell Martins

ng to her apartment the next day. She was halfway almost done with her packing when Faith called. A call with Faith wasn't

their life that needed to be talked about. Sarah told her about

ld double date, it would