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The lost clan: Echoes of love-Chpt 4
Chapter 4- Mother's wealth
There was a heavy rain throughout the morning. It prevented Nkoli from going to the river to fetch water. She sat in front of her hut, under the shade of the thatched roof and started preparing lunch. As she busied herself peeling yams for lunch, she remembered all that her mother had told her about the assembly.
She had listened to everything Akpugo narrated to her. When she heard about what Chief Ide had said, Nkoli had been surprised. She vowed that she would never become one of Chief Ide's wives.
" Ah! I can't marry that man o! He is too old for me" she thought.
Ide's compound was not their home. He had offered them shelter because her suitors had been quite violent. A few days ago, Nkata had gone with a few...
There was a heavy rain throughout the morning. It prevented Nkoli from going to the river to fetch water. She sat in front of her hut, under the shade of the thatched roof and started preparing lunch. As she busied herself peeling yams for lunch, she remembered all that her mother had told her about the assembly.
She had listened to everything Akpugo narrated to her. When she heard about what Chief Ide had said, Nkoli had been surprised. She vowed that she would never become one of Chief Ide's wives.
" Ah! I can't marry that man o! He is too old for me" she thought.
Ide's compound was not their home. He had offered them shelter because her suitors had been quite violent. A few days ago, Nkata had gone with a few...
