19 The engagement party (3)

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Time ticked by slowly. Okafu held her breath as her mind went in all directions. Her deepest desire was to run, but… She could feel every stare in the room. They were waiting for her…ready to see what she will do next. Oh goodness! Okafu’s body shook in confusion and the fear of what will happen to her once she was attached to this man for the rest of her life.  But she knew there was no other way. He was willing to do anything to make her his – even destroy her very life. “There won’t be medical school for you, nothing. There won’t be any hope for your family after it’s all over.” Her stomach squeezed tight at the thought, because being a doctor was her life. It was the only thing that kept her sane. And if he took that away from her… she couldn’t let that happen. Okafu took

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