Chapter 9

Bukunmi entered her room and bolted the door from inside, not wanting to get any visitors. She kicked off her tight shoes, pulled off her wig and flung it to the wooden chair in front of her dressing table and proceeded to unbutton her white shirt which was soaked in sweat and had apparently begun to turn a lighter shade of brown.

Guilt pricked her conscience even though she tried to ignore it. She rarely talked back at her mother and tried to tolerate her actions, but she had crossed the line. She knew she had done the right thing by revealing how hurt she was at her mother's words and actions towards her, but she had always been taught to respect her elders.

If Granny Alhaja Pelumi found out about the harsh things she said to her mother, she was going to be done for. Her mother knew how to twist matters upside down in her favour, and although Alhaja Pelumi had lost her one of her legs due to the amputation she had to undergo after surviving the bad car accident two yea