Sewa closed her eyes, she took in a very deep breath. She swallowed an invisible lump in her throat then opened her eyes to stare at Lanre's curious ones.

Lanre waited patiently to hear wherever Sewa had to tell him. His eyes never leaving hers, he entwined their fingers together as a means of telling her he was listening.

"Fifteen years ago..." Sewa trailed off asking within herself if she was ready to tell him how her past life was like. "The man...I mean..." She stuttered, inhaling and exhaling.

"When my mother almost died and we had no money for her treatment, the man who actually helped me was...was..." She...