Prologue
Burned.
"All I wanted right after I graduated was a family. A husband who would love me and a lot of kids"
"You got your wish didn't you?"
"Did i? It's been eight years, no children yet, my husband....you should see the way he looks at me. Like I am a curse, I am a curse. A curse who can't even give him children"
"You're still young, you will have children. You will get your wish"
"Soon I'll be thirty, after that I'll be forty, then fifty. When will I give him children? Maybe I shouldn't have married him, maybe I should have waited for you. Maybe I shouldn't have married anyone at all"
"I wouldn't have made you happy, you said it yourself"
"Well...I was wrong, I don't know. Maybe marriage wasn't meant for me, maybe I do not deserve a family. Maybe I should have chased a career instead, I was just so focused on getting a happily ever after"
"Enough about the maybes, we can't erase the past but we can do something about the future. What do you want now?"
"All I want now is happiness, I want to be happy"
"And you think I can help you?"
"I don't know, I just want you to try"
"I can't help you, I don't give happiness. You're talking to the wrong person, you should leave"
He hardened his heart but not for long because the tears that ran down her face broke his heart.
"I just want a child, just one" she sobbed.
He nodded because there was nothing in this world he wouldn't do for her.
General Information about this book
This book is set in Nigeria , a country in West Africa.
There are thirty six states in Nigeria, these states have capitals, some of which are mentioned in the story.
Lagos State is one of the thirty six states and it's equally where the protagonist (Halal) in this story resides.
Other places in Nigeria mentioned in this story includes:
Benue State
Abuja: which is the capital of Nigeria.
Port Harcourt: which is the capital of Rivers state, another state in Nigeria.
Calabar which is capital of Cross River state.
Lekki, Victoria Island, VGC, all of which are places in Lagos State.
The major language of this story is English Language which is widely spoken in Nigeria. However some characters speak in other common language in Nigeria in some parts of this story.
Languages like Yoruba, Pidgin.
Most of the characters also have native Nigerian names like Laide, Ezinne, Femi,etc