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I Was the Other Woman

Courage's story #3: My paternal grandfather stole my father's estate, and I stole my friend's fiancé and married the man. After three decades of marriage, we had a nasty divorce. Karma is my house guest.

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Three

My name is Courage, and here’s my story.

My mother was nursing my sister, Imaete, and was on maternity leave when my father died.

I Was the Other Woman

We lived in a bank official residency, and I attended an exclusive private school with my younger brother, Wisdom, before my father died. I was five and Wisdom four.

The new bank manager moved to the main house, and she allowed us to live in our former boy quarter for six months. The bank paid my school fees for five years, but not for my younger brother and sister.

Now, I don't blame my dad's employer for not paying tuition for my two siblings after they…