oath between lovers. Even the faithful partner suffers if the
relationship breaks up.
At 18 and 22 respectively and as secondary school students, Omolade
and Olaoye swear to marry each other in future and never to have
other lovers.Olaoye passes his SSCE and gets admitted into OAU;
Omolade fails hers thrice and settles for tailoring. She gets pregnant
and has a son Bidemi for Olaoye. At the university, Olaoye dates
Bolanle, a fellow undergraduate. Omolade catches them together at one
of her visits. Olaoye graduates, goes to the US for further studies
(after leaving a nasty letter for Omolade) and marries Bolanle. But
Bolanle soon dies after he has spent all his money on her illness. He
leaves Los Angeles for New Jersey and marries Dupe, a journalist. Dupe
gets involved in drug dealing and they both go to jail. He serves part
of his jail term in the US and the rest in Nigeria.
Omolade is left alone to care for Bidemi, whom Olaoye has disowned.
She marries Arígbábuwó but he divorces her when his shop is gutted by
fire. She then becomes Ọ̀tún's third wife. When Otun dies, the other
wives and his entire family chase Omolade away for bringing bad luck.
Bidemi dies in the process.
The families of Olaoye and Omolade seek out pastors, imams and
traditional healers who all point to the unfulfilled blood oath as the
cause of their problems. The lovers marry and their problem ends.
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