Christmas in Lagos

The story

Detty December, and an unspoken love ✨

During Lagos' Detty December, friendship, old flames and unexpected romance collide. Fiyin believes her best friend Elo may be the love of her life, until he comes home for Christmas with a secret fiancée.

Sometimes the hardest person to confess your feelings to is the one who has been beside you all along.

Two generations · two questions about love

How long can you call it friendship when your heart has already decided otherwise?

She kept her feelings to herself, and by the time the truth mattered, life had already moved on.

Think beyond the scene

Love or possession?

“He was not looking for love. He was looking for a trophy.”

Was he still in love with her, or simply unable to accept that she had moved on?

Feel the emotion

Choosing joy doesn't mean choosing to forget.

“We are not promised forever with the ones we love. When they're gone, we hold on to the time we shared and choose joy for those who are left behind.”

She thought celebrating again meant leaving her daughter behind. Perhaps healing wasn't about letting go of the person she lost, but making room again for the people who were still there.

A glimpse into the story

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