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PriestWill you take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband…
- Crap! What was I thinking?
- This was such a bad idea...
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Priest…for better, for worse…
- Oh no! Somto is looking at me funny.
- I hope he doesn't find out...
- I had better get a grip on myself.
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Priest…till death do you part?
- You got this Teni... just stay calm.
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TeniShe does!
- Huh! Why is everyone looking confused?
- OH CRAP!!! What did I just say?
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TeniAh, I mean… I do, I do!
- Arrgh! I can't believe I just said that.
- If anyone finds out it's me and not Layo, my idiot twin sister...
- Oh great! Now Somto is looking at me strangely?
- It looks like he is whispering a word...
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SomtoTeni?
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TeniCRAP!!!
- 3 months earlier
- Cling, cling, cling
- Layo stands up suddenly and taps her champagne glass with her spoon.
- Immediately, the upscale restaurant falls silent.
- She commands the attention of the strangers who were just having a peaceful dinner.
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LayoI know you're all enjoying a nice dinner and minding your own business.
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LayoBut I'd like you to join me for a toast
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LayoMy twin sister, Teni, just got engaged… I'm so excited!!!
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LayoAnd here is her deliciously, handsome rich husband-to-be, Somto.
- The strangers in the restaurant erupt in cheers, clapping for us.
- I blush till my face turns red, and sink low in my seat.
- I did not know black people could turn red.
- I pull at Layo's dress and whisper in a low voice.
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TeniPlease Layo, I'll die from embarrassment.
- Layo Laughs.
- Of us twins, she's always been quite the bold, thick-skinned one.
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LayoThank you, thank you!
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LayoWell seeing as Teni is super shy, let's not embarrass her further.
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LayoHaha… you all can go back to enjoying your fancy filet mignon and what not.
- Layo drops back into her sit, and looks across the table at Somto and I.
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SomtoHaha
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SomtoTeni, you did not tell me your twin sis was so much fun.
- I roll my eyes at Somto.
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TeniYou're supposed to have my back.
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SomtoBabe, I've always got your back.
- Somto slides his well chiseled arm on my lower back.
- I shiver on my insides… Oh God! This feels so good.
- I can't wait till the wedding day for him to put those arms, and more, all over my body.
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LayoCome on guys, enough with the lovey dovey.
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LayoThere is a single girl here you know.
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LayoSomto, you betta hook a sister up with one of your fine rich friends.
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LayoBecause you two can make a girl feel lonely...
- We all burst out laughing.
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LayoAlright the night is still young, let's go party to celebrate you both being officially off the market.
- The next morning
- I wake up to find myself on the floor in Layo's room.
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TeniUrgh, I feel so sick!
- We drank way too much at Club Equinox.
- And why does it stink so bad in here…
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TeniEew! What's that on the floor?
- Oh right, I puked all over Layo's bathroom… gross!
- I guess that's why Layo did not sleep in her room.
- I need to find a way to clean this mess before she kills me.
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TeniLayo, do you have a mop so I can…
- I come to a screeching halt as I step into the living room.
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TeniWhat the hell!
- My eyes can't believe what they are seeing.
- Somto is lying down on the sofa..
- He is naked, and his leg is stretched on top of Layo!
- Layo's clothes are also off...
- Her bra is on, but I'm not sure about the status of her underwear under Somto's leg.
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SomtoUrgh, my head!
- He looks up and notices the horror on my face.
- Then he looks down and realizes the why.
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SomtoJESUS! No, no, no, no!
- Layo wakes up with all the noise we make.
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LayoUrgh! My head.
- She also notices my ice cold furious face.
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LayoOh my God! Somto what have we done?! What happened?!
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SomtoI don't know.
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SomtoTeni, nothing happened… I promise
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TeniHOW THE HELL CAN YOU TELL ME NOTHING HAPPENED!
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TeniYou and Layo are freaking naked.
- Somto and Layo separate quickly, and begin to put on their clothes
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SomtoI know… I don't know
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SomtoBabe, I really don't remember…
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TeniDon't call me babe.
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TeniFirst, we agree to not have sex until we get married...
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TeniAnd then you have sex with my sister!
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TeniThat's my twin sister for God's sake!
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TeniAnd you Layo… I can't believe you would do that to me.
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TeniI hate you!
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LayoTeni, please I don't know what happened.
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LayoLast thing I remember was that you had to puke and ran off to the room.
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TeniSo now it's my fault that you screwed my man!
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LayoNo.. I'm not saying that.
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LayoI was just as drunk as you were and blacked out too.
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LayoMaybe Somto mistook me for you…
- Layo looks over to Somto
- Somto looks so confused
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SomtoI would never do that.
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SomtoThat could not have happened.
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TeniWell here you are… naked.
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TeniOh oh… I can't believe it, this is crazy!
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TeniI'm leaving, you both can do whatever you want.
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TeniJust keep me out of your lives.
- I storm out of Layo's apartment in anger and grief, with burning tears flowing down my face.
- 6 weeks later
- It still makes me so mad whenever I think about it!
- But yeah… I missed Somto.
- His cute smile, the way he makes me laugh...
- And that's why we're here today…
- With both our parents… now that's really weird!
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Teni's MomI know you are still upset.
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Teni's MomBut you and your sister have been so close all these years.
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Teni's MomShe never intended this to happen.
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Somto's MomTeni dear, please consider ehn!
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Somto's MomIt was an unfortunate mistake.
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Teni's MomExactly.
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Teni's MomThis is why Pastor Jide keeps telling you kids to stay away from alcohol.
- Given how drunk we were, I guess it was hard for Somto to tell Layo and I apart.
- Still feeling hurt, I look up at Somto's face.
- He looks so sad and desperate… and cute.
- Oh well, I should not make him suffer any longer.
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TeniFine, I hear!
- Somto looks up overjoyed. He jumps up from his chair.
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SomtoThank you Teni. Thank you.
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SomtoI'm so sorry, sooo sorry.
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SomtoThis will never happen again, I promise.
- Teni's mom picks up her phone to call Layo.
- Somto hurries over to give me a hug.
- I smile relieved. Everyone smiles.
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TeniIt's ok.
- I hug him back.
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TeniI missed you these past 6 weeks.
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TeniBut don't you ever in your life mistake me for anyone again.
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SomtoNot even if I lose my eyesight, hearing, or my mind...!
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SomtoI'll NEVER make such a mistake again.
- Layo walks in, and I turn to face her.
- Um... Why does she look shocked?
- She should look relieved.
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Teni's momLayo quickly come over, your sister is no longer upset.
- Layo walks slowly.
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TeniIt's ok sis.
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TeniLet's just forget everything that happened.
- Layo speaks barely above a whisper.
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LayoNo, everything is not ok!
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TeniHuh!
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LayoI'm pregnant!
- My smile freezes.
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Teni's MomPreg-- what! Pregnant?
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Teni's MomLayo, "o ti koba mi!" You have put me in trouble.
- Teni's mom falls to the floor with her hands on her head.
- She rolls around as her head scarf falls off her head.
- Somto looks at me, then at Layo.
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SomtoNo, how can this be..!
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Teni's MomHow can what be!
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Teni's MomYou impregnated my daughter and you're asking "how can this be".
- I slowly walk over to Layo, and grab her hands.
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TeniLayo, tell me this is a joke?!
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TeniYou're not pregnant right?
- Layo hides her face as she pulls out a pregnancy test stick.
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LayoI had been feeling strange for a while...
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LayoSo I took the test while waiting in the room.
- I see two solid lines on the stick
- Those lines feel like stakes that pierce my heart.
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TeniNo, no, no, no, no!
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TeniThis can't be happening!
- Just when I thought my world was finally getting back to normal.
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Somto's MomSomto, you have disgraced me yet again.
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Somto's MomNot only did you sleep with Teni's sister, now she's pregnant.
- Teni's mom is still wailing on the floor…
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Teni's MomWhat will people say!
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Teni's MomWhat will all my friends say!
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Somto's MomWe have to cover this up, nobody must hear of it.
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Somto's MomWe just have to speed up the wedding.
- I look at Somto's mom.
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TeniI don't understand.
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TeniHow can my wedding stop news from spreading?
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Somto's MomYour wedding…?
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Somto's MomMy dear, it's not you I'm talking about.
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Somto's MomSomto will have to marry Layo.
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Somto's MomThat's how things are done.
- My mouth falls open, and for the first time in my life...
- I get the courage to speak out.
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TeniNever! Somto is mine.
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Teni's MomTeni, this is bigger than you now.
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Teni's MomYou just have to sacrifice a little.
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TeniARRRGH!
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Teni's MomTeni please, this is not done in our culture.
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Teni's MomYour husband-to-be cannot father your sister's child.
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Teni's MomAnd we cannot have a bastard child born out of wedlock.
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Teni's MomJust sacrifice a little…
- Present Day
- And so here we are on Layo's wedding day.
- Only that it's me in Layo's place because she had bad morning sickness and begged me to take her place for an hour.
- ...and Somto just whispered my name.
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SomtoTeni?
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TeniShhh...
- I nod, and motion to him to be silent.
- A tear falls down my eye.
- I just want to share this moment with him…
- Even though it can only ever be this one moment, and nothing more.
- Somto squeezes my fingers with his hands.
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PriestNow if anyone knows why these two should not be married...
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PriestSpeak now, or forever hold your peace.
- My eyes remain glued on Somto's, as more tears flow down my face.
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LayoI do!
- I turn to look at Layo as she walks out of nowhere.
- What in the world is she doing?
- Does she take pleasure in destroying my beautiful moments… even though this one is not real?
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LayoPriest… he is marrying the wrong woman.
- The small crowd of 50 people gasp.
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Teni's MomTeni, what are you doing?
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Teni's MomStop that now! We discussed this already.
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LayoMom, I'm not Teni. It's me, Layo!
- Oh great!
- Now everyone thinks I'm a psycho who impersonated her sister on her wedding day.
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TeniNo! It's not like that...
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TeniIt's just… it's just…
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TeniI was just helping...
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LayoShh!
- She walks right up to the Priest, Somto and I.
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LayoEveryone!
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LayoThis wedding should be between Somto and Teni.
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LayoBut the Priest has been saying "Layo" all day.
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LayoAnd you also have the marriage certificate as "Somto and Layo"
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LayoI know it's a typo, but that is a serious mistake.
- Now the confusion really sets in.
- I whisper urgently to Layo.
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TeniLayo, what are you doing?
- She winks at me.
- She leans forward to whisper in my ears.
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LayoNo one can force me to marry the love of my sister's life.
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LayoAlso I seriously doubt that Somto and I made it to third base that night.
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TeniWha... but you're pregnant???
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LayoHehe... I didn't really have morning sickness today.
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LayoI went to pick up the DNA test results.
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LayoSomto is not my baby's father.
- The End
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