{"id":3220,"date":"2025-12-31T16:46:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T16:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nine9ja.com\/?p=3220"},"modified":"2026-01-02T13:44:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T13:44:36","slug":"he-promised-me-work-in-lagos-na-trap-i-enter-episode-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nine9ja.com\/es_es\/he-promised-me-work-in-lagos-na-trap-i-enter-episode-1\/","title":{"rendered":"He Promised Me Work In Lagos, Na Trap I Enter (Episode 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>EPISODE 1 \u2013 The Day Death Announced My Name<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3221 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/nine9ja.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/He-Promised-Me-Work-In-Lagos-Na-Trap-I-Enter-683x1024.png\" alt=\"EPISODE 1 \u2013 The Day Death Announced My Name\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nine9ja.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/He-Promised-Me-Work-In-Lagos-Na-Trap-I-Enter-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/nine9ja.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/He-Promised-Me-Work-In-Lagos-Na-Trap-I-Enter-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/nine9ja.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/He-Promised-Me-Work-In-Lagos-Na-Trap-I-Enter-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/nine9ja.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/He-Promised-Me-Work-In-Lagos-Na-Trap-I-Enter-8x12.png 8w, https:\/\/nine9ja.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/He-Promised-Me-Work-In-Lagos-Na-Trap-I-Enter-97x146.png 97w, https:\/\/nine9ja.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/He-Promised-Me-Work-In-Lagos-Na-Trap-I-Enter.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t even know where to start, but I guess the only place to begin is from the very beginning \u2014 the day my life became heavy.<\/p>\n<p>I was born in Umunze, Anambra State. That day, my mother was in labor, and the pain was unbearable. Nurses were running, doctors were shouting instructions, and the hospital was full of tension.<\/p>\n<p>As I finally entered this world, my maternal grandmother died in the same hospital. Just like that. One life begins, another ends.<\/p>\n<p>I couldn\u2019t see her, but the whispers started immediately. People started saying my family was cursed. <em>\u201cSee this girl, she heavy o,\u201d<\/em> some whispered. <em>\u201cShe go carry trouble follow her life.\u201d<\/em> My father, the man who should have held me in his arms, looked worried and distant. He tried to smile, but it didn\u2019t reach his eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Even the neighbors and family friends didn\u2019t come close. Some looked at me with fear; others shook their heads silently. Everyone was whispering, judging, and speculating.<\/p>\n<p>From that very day, life felt different for me. People feared what they didn\u2019t understand. The joy of a new life was shadowed by sorrow and suspicion. As I grew older, I would begin to understand that life had started me off on a hard path \u2014 and there was no turning back.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Episode 2 Coming Soon&#8230;..:<\/strong><br \/>\nBut this was only the beginning. Years later, the same illness that claimed my grandmother would come back to take my mother\u2026 on my birthday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"NF5gFZyDVA\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nine9ja.com\/es_es\/he-promised-me-work-in-lagos-na-trap-i-enter-episode-2\/\">He Promised Me Work In Lagos, Na Trap I Enter (EPISODE 2)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;He Promised Me Work In Lagos, Na Trap I Enter (EPISODE 2)&#8221; &#8212; Nine9ja.Com\" src=\"https:\/\/nine9ja.com\/he-promised-me-work-in-lagos-na-trap-i-enter-episode-2\/embed\/#?secret=7EaOPYsE4J#?secret=NF5gFZyDVA\" data-secret=\"NF5gFZyDVA\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EPISODE 1 \u2013 The Day Death Announced My Name I don\u2019t even know where to start, but I guess the only place to begin is from the very beginning \u2014 the day my life became heavy. I was born in Umunze, Anambra State. That day, my mother was in labor, and the pain was unbearable. 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