Shine Your Eye
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Seni's older brother, Dele meets an attractive young woman on campus. Her name is Veronica. As Seni becomes acquainted with more details of Veronica, she believes that this woman is not who Dele thinks she is. Will her stubborn brother take his sister's advice or learn the hard way that a woman's intuition is often right?
Sharon Abimbola Salu
Sharon Abimbola Salu grew up in Lagos, Nigeria where she lived until she relocated to the United States of America where she currently resides. Her stories are mostly set in Nigeria, and she writes stories she would like to read. A professed lover of spicy foods, she loves experimenting with new recipes, to the dismay of non-spicy food lovers. Apart from writing, photography is her other hobby. Visit her blog at http://www.sharonsalu.com
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Shine Your Eye - Sharon Abimbola Salu
Shine Your Eye
By
Sharon Abimbola Salu
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Shine Your Eye
About the Author
Shine Your Eye
Seni stared at her brother in disbelief. The way her eyes grew wide after his words landed on her ears, he might as well have had a banana tree growing from his head. Only a boy … No. Only a man would believe such a cleverly concocted tale.
Dele, repeat what you just told me,
she said in the same sharp tone their mother frequently used when they were children. That tone, which overshadowed a question and answer session, was the warning that came before a slap or some other form of punishment landed on the unlucky child, for an act of disobedience.
Somewhere in Dele's brain, he noted that she was irritated with him, but he completely ignored her, choosing instead to act like she was over-reacting.
What?
he asked, shrugging his shoulders. Weren't you listening to me?
Seni's patience was evaporating quickly, but she kept her eye on the goal: talking some sense into her brother's head.
Clearing her throat, she charged on.
You just told me that I was wrong about Veronica, that I had misjudged her completely. Your excuse? Because she insisted on paying for her own meal at … Where was this again?
The canteen in school,
Dele replied immediately.
"Okay, so you went to eat lunch there and she just happened to be eating at the exact same canteen? Dele,