Stay with Me

Author: Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

There are things even love can’t do… If the burden is too much and stays too long, even love bends, cracks, comes close to breaking and sometimes does break. But even when it’s in a thousand pieces around your feet, that doesn’t mean it’s no longer love…’Yejide is hoping for a miracle, for a child. It is all her husband wants, all her mother-in-law wants, and she has….Read More

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