Taiwo Ajuwon

Taiwo Ajuwon

I am a story teller with a wild mind for creating worlds and bringing ideas to life.

Adéòtí...Lessons of Love Doomed (2)

I’m aware they all expects me to bring home a man… soon… they say that I’m a woman without a crown… that no one would respect me…until I drop my Father’s name and bear that of another.

Adéòtí... Lessons of Love Doomed

It was too fast, I knew… there was always a nagging feeling of the wrongness of it all…. But Adéòtí was nice… he treated me well, and so for months, I ignored the feelings. I told myself it was all in my mind… He convinced me that I ‘overthink’… and just for a little while, I believed him.

Akinyele...Lessons of Love Lost (2)

Read the previous part here We had just welcomed the night sky when Abisoye ran to my house… she brought news… Akinyele had returned…. after 5 months. She wanted me to be prepared,

Akinyele...Lessons of Love Lost

I was relieved that Akinyele was and is in fact alive and well… but I also felt a deep sense of betrayal that my lover of 3 years had left without a word.