Chapter 1: The Day Destiny Split

In my previous life, my younger sister was adopted by a rich family, while me, I followed a janitor home.

E get as the matter take be, e resemble those Nollywood films where two sisters go different roads. I still remember that day like yesterday, how fate just carry both of us face different corners. Rain bin dey fall, breeze dey blow the window, but my heart dey heavier than the sky. The pain wey dey my chest ehn, only God fit understand am.

Because of that, wahala full everywhere in the rich people’s house: the parents no send her, the brother dey always bully am. In the end, she comot from there empty-handed.

Chai, na so she suffer for inside gold cage. No matter how her eye shine reach, e no change her destiny for that house. She dey struggle like fowl for rainy season, everything just dey upside down.

But my own family get love and peace. Even the young master of the Adeyemi family fall for me—the poor, fragile small flower. Everything just be like all those popular romance stories.

For my own side, even though garri no dey every time, my heart dey sweet. The Okonkwo people, them dey try, them dey show me small small affection, like say na their real blood I be. Love wey dey poor man house dey warm pass.

My sister, full of hate, kill me. So, both of us find ourselves back to the day dem wan adopt us.

Her eyes red that day as she dey drive, her spirit no rest until my own breath comot for body. Even for death, her heart still dey carry fire. As we wake for the other side, na the orphanage director face I see again, like God give us second chance.

This time, she rush go hug the janitor.

"Sister, this round, na my turn to be the main character for this idol drama."

Her voice loud, confidence full her chest as she stretch hands towards the cleaner woman. She kneel down, hold the woman leg like pikin wey dey beg for market, tears soak her wrapper. All the staff for orphanage dey look with surprise. You go think say dem dey watch NTA drama.

But she no sabi say: to be heroine no be by background at all.

For this life, main character na who get strong heart, no be who enter big house. E get as life dey turn tables.