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Chapter 104: Growing together
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2026-03-17 01:58:27
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We Were Almost Chapter 123: The garden
The morning of the wedding, Timi woke up alone.Maya had stayed over. Bisi too. They were already up, moving around the suite, whispering about things she couldn't quite hear.She lay still for a moment, staring at the ceiling.Today she was getting married.Maya appeared in the doorway."You're awake.""I'm awake.""Scared?""Terrified.""Good. That's how it should be."The next hours were a blur.Hair. Makeup. The dress. The veil. Maya's steady hands. Bisi's constant chatter.Amara appeared with a drawing. "For you, Auntie Timi."Timi looked at it. Stick figures. A bride. A groom. A garden."It's beautiful, sweetie.""Mama said I had to make something.""Your mama was right."Grace arrived with flowers. Small white ones. The same pink ones Timi had chosen months ago."For you," Grace said solemnly.Timi knelt down. Took the flowers."These are perfect.""Mama helped.""Your mama helps everyone."The cars arrived at noon.Timi sat in the back, Maya beside her. Bisi and the girls in t
We Were Almost Chapter 122: The dress
Timi didn't expect to cry over a dress.She'd never been the type. Practical. Grounded. The woman who kept Jake organized, remembered birthdays, and made sure bills were paid on time.But standing in the bridal shop, looking at herself in the mirror, she couldn't stop the tears."It's the one," the saleswoman said softly.Timi couldn't speak. She just nodded.Maya appeared beside her, phone already up, taking photos."You're a bride.""I'm a bride.""A real bride.""That's how weddings work."They laughed through tears.The dress was simple. Elegant. Nothing like the elaborate gowns she'd seen in magazines.It fit like it had been made for her.Maya circled her, taking photos from every angle. "Jake is going to lose his mind.""He doesn't get to see it.""I know. But he's going to lose his mind anyway."She sent photos to her mother. To her sister. To Bisi.Then she called Jake."I found it.""You found what?""The dress."He was quiet for a moment."Was it perfect?""It was me.""The
We Were Almost Chapter 121: "Because you're you"
Chapter 121: The ring on her finger felt heavier than she expected.Timi sat on her couch, staring at it, turning it in the light. Jake had proposed three days ago, and she still couldn't quite believe it.She was engaged.To Jake.The boy who had spent years trying to fix his past. Who had sent those anonymous messages that saved Maya and Ethan. Who had finally, slowly, become the man she'd always believed he could be.Her phone buzzed.Maya: How's the fiancée?Timi smiled.Timi: Still staring at my hand. Is that normal?Maya: It's the best normal.She met Maya for coffee that afternoon. Their café, the one with the red awning. Maya ordered for both of them…she knew Timi's order by heart now."So," Maya said, settling into her seat. "Tell me everything. How you're feeling. What you're thinking. The whole thing."Timi laughed."That's a lot.""We have time."Timi looked at her ring again. "I'm happy. I'm so happy. But…""But?""But sometimes I wonder if he's really ready. Or if he's
We Were Almost Chapter 120: Cookies and confessions
Bisi's cookie business grew faster than anyone expected.Within six months, she was supplying three local cafes. Within a year, she had her own small commercial kitchen. Within eighteen months, she needed help.Maya became her unofficial partner. Taste-tester. Moral support. Occasional delivery driver when things got crazy."You're a real businesswoman," Maya said one afternoon. They were boxing orders at Bisi's kitchen table. Flour on both their shirts."I'm a woman who makes cookies.""Same thing."The name was simple. Bisi's Batch.Maya had come up with it. Bisi had cried."It's perfect.""I know.""It's me.""I know."They hugged. Flour everywhere.The business became Bisi's thing. Her own. Separate from being a wife and mother.Dayo handled the kids on weekends so she could do markets. Amara became her official helper, carefully placing cookies in boxes with intense concentration.Daniel's job was quality control. He took his role seriously."Good, Mama," he'd say, cookie in each
We Were Almost Chapter 119: The idea
It started with a throwaway comment.Bisi was on the phone with Maya, complaining about something mundane. Grocery prices. Toddler tantrums. The usual."You should just start a business," Maya said.Bisi laughed."Right. With what time? What energy? What money?""I don't know. But you're always talking about wanting something more. Maybe that something is work. Your own work."Bisi was quiet."I'm serious. You're creative. You're smart. You're bored out of your mind. That's a recipe for something."That night, Bisi couldn't stop thinking about it.A business. Her own business.She'd always wanted to. Back in her twenties, she had ideas. Plans. Dreams.Then life happened. Marriage. Kids. Routines.The dreams got buried.She brought it up with Dayo.They were in bed. Lights off. Daniel is finally asleep."Can I ask you something crazy?""Always.""What if I started a business?"He was quiet for a moment."What kind of business?""I don't know yet. Something small. Something of mine. May
We Were Almost Chapter 118: The restlessness
Bisi sat on her patio, coffee in hand, staring at nothing.The house was quiet for once. Amara at school. Daniel napping. Dayo at work.Quiet used to be rare. Now it felt strange. Too still. Too empty.She missed the noise.Her phone buzzed.Maya: Thinking of you. How's my favorite godson?Bisi smiled.Bisi: Sleeping. Finally, How's my favorite goddaughter?Maya: Also sleeping. We're winning.Bisi: Winning at what?Maya: Survival.Bisi laughed. That was exactly it. Survival. Not living. Just surviving.She thought about her life.Married to Dayo. Two beautiful kids. A house with a yard. Friends who loved her.It was everything she'd wanted. Everything she'd dreamed of when she was younger and alone and scared.So why did she feel restless?Why did she sit on this patio every morning, coffee in hand, watching the same yard, the same trees, the same sky, and feel like something was missing?She tried to shake it off.Get dressed. Wake Daniel. Make lunch. Pick up Amara. Make dinner. Bath
We Were Almost Chapter 33: The hiding
Three days in the shed.Three days of crouching in darkness, eating what the woman brought, listening for footsteps.Sophia's mother held her every night. Like she was a child again."I thought I'd lost you," her mother whispered. "When they took me, I thought I'd never see you again.""I'm here, M
Last Updated : 2026-03-22We Were Almost Chapter 32: The search
Sophia had been traveling for five days.She slept on buses. Ate when she could. Walked when the money ran out.Her mother was somewhere in the north. That's all she knew. Her father's people had moved her after Sophia stopped responding. A punishment. A warning.She had no phone. No money left. No
Last Updated : 2026-03-21We Were Almost Chapter 23: The double game
Maya watched Sophia laugh at something Ethan said. They were at lunch. The three of them. Normal. Friendly. Maya smiled. Nodded. Played her part. Inside, she was counting seconds until this ended. "She's really good," Maya said later. They were alone in her room. Ethan nodded. "I know." "Too
Last Updated : 2026-03-20We Were Almost Chapter 27 Phase 2
Three weeks turned into four.Maya lost count of the days. They blurred together. Mornings searching through boxes. Afternoons sitting with her mother. Nights staring at her phone, waiting for calls that came later each time.Ethan still called. But the calls were different now. Shorter. More pause
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