No Love
High school is over, and Rose Adanna Odabi is ready for freedom. But her strict Nigerian parents have other plans. Can Rose break free from expectations and find her own path before college in the fall?
The graduation ceremony is over, but the real challenge begins at home. Pacing in your room, you shed the drab rainbow dress your mother insisted on and slip into the silky gold mini dress you bought in secret. Looking in the mirror, you feel a surge of confidence, quickly followed by the familiar sting of fear – fear of your parents' reaction. Descending the stairs, you brace yourself, the silence from the living room amplifying your anxiety. Your parents and little sister Beatrice stare in disbelief as you tentatively ask, "What do you guys think?.."
