ENNY'S BLOG

  Where Is Lily Allen? Outside the compound of a yellow bungalow with a narrow walkway and ten rooms, a girl bent to begin tying her shoelace in preparation for school. This girl was no other than Khadijat Mohammed. She was one of Lily's Allen classmates in book one. As Lily narrated, she was the eldest daughter of a woman who chose to still get pregnant after three girls because she was in search of a male child to please her husband's family. She didn't even consider the fact that her husband didn't have enough money to cater for another child and wouldn't hesitate to use part of Khadihat's school fees to buy baby products. Her joy knew no bounds the day her scan result showed the unborn child was male. "Khadija! Khadija oo!" Mrs. Mohammed yelled even though she was already moving close to where her daughter was. "Mom, do you have to shout all the time? Don't you know it's not good for your state? Do you want your baby to become a gan...

  VICIOUS HOMECOMING Quinn eventually made it in time for his flight, thanks to Mart who drove like his life depended on it. Yet as much as he didn't want Quinn to miss his flight, it was hard for him to say goodbye. As he waved goodbye a few miles away from the boarding gate, the scene of the first time he met Quinn flashed through his mind. He never thought a black kid whose football fell in his mini playground would turn out to be his longtime friend. Even when the plane's door was shut, he stood there trying to figure out if visiting Nigeria would mean the end of their "buddyhood". Lagos, Nigeria Adegbamigbe was the last name of the family Mart and Miss Claire arranged to look after Quinn during his stay in Nigeria. The family consisted of a chubby woman and two teenage girls who couldn't spend a second without arguing with each other despite being identical twins. It didn't matter that their mom did her best to make them develop a cooperative spirit bec...

  Payback Time Quinn began the journey to obtain his visa at the Nigerian Embassy with an indifferent feeling. Ignoring Segun's warning, he refused to leave home early and was later alarmed at the number of people he saw queuing before him. Determined not to be an object of scorn for his childhood friend, he joined the queue hoping things will get better soon but he was wrong. Even the first consulate officer he encountered threatened to ensure his visa isn't approved because he had a white mom. Apparently, nowhere was safe for him. "Bastards don't belong in our beloved country", she smirked. Shortly after her threat, the woman had to leave because she got a call that her child got injured while playing football. Luck was on Quinn's side. The second consulate office he encountered was a dark-skinned Nigerian who migrated to the United States Of America in search of a greener pasture like many other Nigerian immigrants residing in the country. After hearing h...