At Eight by Jolasun Idowu

in At Eight, Jolasun Idowu, a young woman who became accomplished at an early age met Ayomide Ashiyanbi; the man after her own heart and thought that all of her childhood dreams of retiring at thirty-five were coming true.

Jolasun's world came crashing down when several doctors explained why she had lost her child-she had a vagina reconstruction done as a child to correct a third-degree cut of FGM. She mourned the loss for months, refusing to believe that it was anything remotely close to the explanation the doctors provided - "I have been sexually active for a long time and I enjoy sex a lot, so how is that possible?"

"Are you accusing us of having anything to do with your

dead child?"

"Both of you killed my child and you will begin to speak now..."

But little did she know that the universe had made it, so she could retire as planned while leaving her prints in the hearts of many women and girls