Chapter 9
"OLUWANIFEMI, DIDN'T you hear my question? Where have you been?" Nifemi's mother's voice brought her back to reality. The dreamy smile on her face was suddenly wiped off and she stared at her mother in surprise.
Think of a lie dummy! The voice in her head urged. "Mum, I'm an adult. I don't need to tell you where I'm going all the time." Nifemi rolled her eyes, trying to ignore her racing heart. Her mother raised an eyebrow and gave her the look. Every African child knows the look.
"I was with Theodore." She sighed in resignation.
"Theodore abi?" Her father's loud voice boomed as he climbed down the stairs, to join her mother. "You mean the same Theodore that pretended to be an artist when we met him, but is actually just a mechanic at the shop where we service our cars." He a
