CHAPTER 1

May 2015

With the gentle , light and cool breeze blowing with cheering and clapping from the audience stood

Nannan on the stage receiving awards of excellency ,on her face what seems like happiness

In her entire life she waited and prepared for this day her graduation day.

Growing up in other people home, beaten, maltreated,abused verbally and emotionally

While trying to make ends meet, all she ever wants is to get a degree and getting rich.

Nannan POV

"Congratulations bestfriend ! Said niana as she kept on hugging and hugging me.

I'm so happy for you

"Congratulations sis"! Said my elder brother as my other siblings started hugging me and congratulating me with gifts and flowers .

Aswell as my class mates

I can say ,I was so happy seeing my befriend and my family on my side during my graduation makes my heart mellow

Daddy: I'm so happy for you my dear daughter you have made me proud".

Nannan: "thanks dad you guys presents alone is enough for me",

I can say you guys are the best."

Nanna's pov

After miss Elena passed away I became homeless with nowhere to go accept living under the care of his brother Rios,whom by just looking have I kept having this overall foggy feeling about, immediately after her funeral , friends and relatives who came for the funeral pays their condolences and left for their various home.

A day after I left for the Rios family following ucle Rios to his home to live there

Miss Helena

Miss Helena is a chef in Nigeria whom I followed,whom I followed to England after I ran away from my family home in the province

After I learnt that my parents were planning to give me away on a betrothal marriage

I warned them .

Nannan's pov

Being born a beauty in an African home

Its one of the hardest life to live, cause you will be attracting unnecessary attention from parents

Many go as far as coming to meet my parents when I was just 3 years old telling them to bethroth me to theirs sons ,with all manners of promises.

Some promising to sponsor and trained me in the university but were turned down until this particular family came.

They exchange courtesy, got sitted and started discussing

From where I was in my room

Peeping on them is what seems like '

My dad kept asking them questions and responses followed

Few hours later ,they left

I later got to know the family's name, it's the family of the enenche from a near by provinces close to ours and

Also learnt that Mr enenche and my dad used to be high school classmates and also were friends too

After they left dad called me and started talking to me by then I was eight years old as at that time.

Dad " nannan you see the family that just left right!"

I replied" yes papa why do you ask"?

He replied" it's nothing really

They came to ask for your hands in marriage and you know!

He continued.....

With mild expression on his face,he continued." Mr enenche is a close friend of mine, he has a good heart and a good family members too "

With a glint of disappointment in my voice

I replied" Are you marrying me off Papa!!

He quickly replied" of course not why would I do that to my daughter he quickly said "

And continue saying..." You will only marries when you graduate from the university and got a better job"

Not marrying now!