Chapter 7: Chapter 8 and 9 Summary

In Chapter 8, Ogyaanowa goes to her grandmother's house with the understanding that she will return home when school reopens, but Oko's mother becomes nasty to Esi when the marriage falls apart. Esi surprises Oko's mother by agreeing that Ogyaanowa continue to live there, so Ogyaanowa stays at her grandmother's house and gets completely spoiled. Esi does not want to admit that the arrangement suits everyone because she would be embarassed to bring Ali home so soon after throwing Oko out if Ogyaanowa were home. Now a year after Esi met Opokuya at Hotel Twentieth Century and fourteen months after Oko jumped Esi, Oko blames himself for staying in bed for too long that morning. He works hard and acquires a bungalow in the country, thinking it may be a good idea for Esi and Ogyaanowa to escape the city...