“You need this money”
Swantha, her friend is merciless. A Lagos big girl, with the trappings- Behind gadgets and posh lifestyle to go with it, she rolls with the creme de la creme of the centre of excellence.

Her natural habitat? The Lagos nightlife scene.

Temiloluwa considers her friend’s words for a full minute. It is true. Things are hard. Her house rent is still unpaid, and the Landlord has taken to ceaselessly calling her to know “when his money would be ready.”

As if she was cooking a pot of soup.

She thought of a few other things. Her sibling’s school fees for example. And her ailing mother’s medical bills still unpaid. It was only the innate kindness of Dr. Quadri that kept him from throwing her out. But what was she to do?

Swantha keeps chewing gum. At last she says the one thing that pushes her friend over the edge.

“Shebi it is just for you to lie down and collect something...

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