Chapter Twenty-One

Nahlela

I was surprised to see Timi in the kitchen. Even though I had told mom and dad that I had invited hi, I hadn’t. I was even more surprised when he said dad did because dad had not mentioned anything. Coincidentally, his sister was Kadmia’s course mate in the university; we really live in a small world. She tried pretending like she didn’t know me but I didn’t let her. I called her out on it and she finally accepted. I liked her already.

For the whole night, I was socialising with guests and making sure they were okay but I kept on avoiding Timi. Even when I spoke to him, I was being formal.  I even referred to him as “sir”. I knew it was driving him crazy but I didn’t care. At one point, a white lady whom I had never seen cornered me and complemented my dress. I thanked her and somehow, we started chatting. She told me that she was a designer and she said her daughter was even