Kiss Marry Kill by Yemi Dipeolu
The Prologue: A Wedding Marred by Murder The narrative of Kiss Marry Kill begins with an atmosphere of profound irony during the wedding of Ade Dolapo and Ifelayo (Ife) Ojo. As Ife walks down the aisle towards Ade, he observes her beauty and the fact that she is pregnant, yet he feels a disturbing lack of joy or emotional connection. He acknowledges his own selfishness in marrying her, wondering why a woman would commit to a man who is so clearly “broken”. For Ade, Ife has become “oxygen” a necessary presence to keep him from “drowning,” even if he does not truly love her back. Despite his desire to walk away, he remains at the altar to avoid disappointing his mother, who is overjoyed that he has finally moved on from his previous partner, Cynthia Bennet, whom she dismissively refers to as the “Jamo girl”. After the ceremony and during the reception, while the guests are eating jollof rice and drinking Guinness, the situation takes a surreal turn. Ade spots Cynthia who has been missing for three months hiding in plain sight among the crowd, dressed in black and staring at him with eyes full of “malice”. In a panic, …