THE COLOURS WE CARRY

--- 📘 Story Description — The Colors We Carry “The Colors We Carry” is an emotional l***q+ coming-of-age novelette about two Nigerian teenagers whose quiet bond becomes the brightest part of their lives—and the most dangerous. Adrian Okezie has spent years trying to stay invisible, hiding a truth he’s terrified to name. But when Kamso Umeh transfers to his school—bold, warm, and impossibly observant—Adrian’s carefully built walls begin to crack. What starts as an unexpected friendship slowly grows into something deeper, tender, and impossible to ignore. In a world where rumors spread like harm and love is treated like a crime, Adrian and Kamso discover what it means to care for someone in secret—and what it costs to be seen. When a sketchbook falls into the wrong hands, their fragile happiness is shattered, forcing them apart just as they finally understand their feelings. Years later, the universe gives them one more chance. Beautifully written and deeply heartfelt, “The Colors We Carry” explores identity, fear, first love, and the resilience it takes to choose yourself in a world determined to silence you. It’s a story of two boys who lose everything—and then find their way back to each other, transformed by the colors they once tried to hide.