Tribalism (ep2) - by Leeyah Jots

......Ahmad was gone. The picnic that was supposed to be a beautiful memory for Moyin had turned into the beginning of her worst nightmare. Shola had pushed Ahmad into the water, and he died. But what made the situation even more painful was that the person responsible was Moyin's own brother. After everything that happened, Shola warned Moyin not to tell anyone about it. Imagine being in her position.You've just lost the man you love, and before you can even begin to process what has happened, your own brother is asking you to keep quiet about his death. How was Moyin supposed to live with that? For weeks, she struggled to cope. She cried, lost her appetite, and became a completely different person.The pain was too much for her, and she couldn't simply pretend that everything was fine. Ahmad wasn't just someone she knew. He was the man she loved, someone she had shared beautiful moments with and probably imagined a future beside. Now, all she had left were memories. She kept thinking about how they first met and the moments they spent together. The memories followed her into her sleep, and she began having nightmares about Ahmad. It was as though she couldn't escape what had happened, no matter how hard she tried. And the worst part? She couldn't even speak freely about her pain because she knew the truth behind Ahmad's death. Meanwhile, Ahmad's family was mourning their son. They had no idea who was responsible for his death. They were grieving, trying to make sense of their loss, without knowing that someone out there knew exactly what had happened. Their son was gone, and the truth remained hidden. While Ahmad's family mourned and Moyin struggled with her grief, Shola continued his relationship with Ife. He was still with the woman he loved, playing and enjoying their time together while his sister was barely holding herself together. And I kept thinking about Moyin in this situation. How do you look at your own brother after something like that? How do you sit with him, talk to him, or even act normally around him when you know what he has done? The person who should have been there for Moyin was the same person making it difficult for her to heal. She was carrying her grief, Ahmad's memories, and the burden of a secret that wasn't even hers to keep. And Shola seemed to expect her to carry on as though nothing had happened. But how could she? Moyin had lost someone she loved, Ahmad's family had lost their son, and Shola was carrying on with his life while the truth remained hidden. Nobody could undo what had happened at that picnic. But there was one thing Shola didn't seem to understand: telling Moyin to keep quiet wouldn't make her pain disappear. And it wouldn't bring Ahmad back. Moyin was left with a heartbreaking loss, a terrible secret, and a brother whose actions had changed her life forever. But this was only the beginning of what that secret would do to their family. To be continued…....

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