Ladi is a 30year old doctor from Tula town in Gombe state, North East of Nigeria. She is the last child of five children. Because of her position in the family, she was showered with all the attention and love she needs to realise her potentials in life as a result she bacame the best Paediatrician in the mission hospital she works with.
While she was in school, she met and fell in love with Zakari. Zakari was just a year older than her and they two of them were passionately in love with each other that they consumated their union; something that is against their religious belief.
As time went on, they had issues and the two parted despite the fact that Zakari had told Ladi that he was going to marry Ladi after school. This badly affected the slender and dark skinned Ladi that her grades in school nose dive. Well, she picked up herself and moved on with life.
Ladi finally finsihed medical school and she is working but all her attempts to find love hit the rocks and went up in flames.
She met Na'Allah, a young handsome man in his 20s. They met in the church she attends and with the passage of time, their friendship blossom that Na'Allah was affectionately attracted to Ladi. He never denied to her that he is attracted to her and has deep feelings for her.
Ladi was on the fence when Na'Allah broke to her the news of his feelings for her. Ladi did not deny that she as well is love with Na'Allah but her fear is that what people will say considering the age difference that existed between them. Na'Allah told her that he is not bothered with that because what matters in a relationship is the two people in that relationship,they decide whether their relationship will work or not.
But Ladi held on to her fears and denying her heart the priviledge for it to be loved and cherished because of the fear of culture. Na'Allah tried all he could but Ladi held on to her fears and instead of loving herself she loved culture to the point that she sacrificed her happiness for it.
The big question is: why do women go through this pain for culture[s] that does not regard them or their worth?
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