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                  SOLD MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILIAR SPIRIT  Prologue: I've always heard stories about parents selling their daughters for wealth, but I never thought it would happen to me. My name is Amanda, and this is my life story. I remember that day vividly. I was in the kitchen preparing soup for my family when my mom called me out excitedly. I came out to see a young man with a dreadlock hairstyle. When he saw me, he nodded his head and said, "She'll do." I looked at them in confusion, wondering what was going on. My mom told me to pack my things and get ready to leave. I was still confused, and my sister Ugochi, who had always been hostile towards me, had already packed my bags. When I asked my mom what was happening, she pushed me towards the man with the dreadlocks. As he handed her a box filled with cash, I asked her if she had sold our farm land. She replied harshly, telling me that I was no longer her daughter and that I was th...

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                      I've had feelings for this girl since we lived in the village. Everyone loved her, and she was indeed beautiful and brilliant. She got admission to a school quickly and would only return to the village during breaks. My feelings for her never faded, and one day, I decided to confess. It was during one of her breaks, and I was about to take my JAMB exams, which gave me the courage to approach her. I waited outside her house, sweating under the hot sun. When she came out with her mom, they seemed to be having a disagreement. Her mom sent her on an errand, and she finally came out to meet me, smiling. I felt more at ease, and she asked if I'd been listening to her conversation with her mom. I told her I hadn't. As she was about to leave, I asked her to wait, telling her I wanted to talk to her. She said it could wait, but I suggested we go together, and she jokingly said, "So we're friends already?" I promised to ...