GRIND

Tarela, a young lady who works at a local bar where she is constantly owed salary, struggles to make ends meet as the survival of her mother, Ebiere and her younger sister, Kome, rests squarely on her shoulder.

As Tarela adjusts to life at the club, reports reach Somto, the club manager that Tarela refuses to give clients lap dances. He fires her amid protests of having been upfront with Edesiri regarding her position on the matter.

Tiwa is scared that her father will find out that she works in a strip club instead of being fully in school.

Kome gets into trouble with a neighbor and a very upset Tarela is forced to pay for the damages.

Kelechi and Tarela fight over her new job, they leave things in a very bad place. Tarela gets home and her mum expresses how much she hates the work hours of her new job. Tarela assures her that it is just for a while until they are fine.

As Pastor Remi and Pastor Ogunmola discuss wedding plans, Tiwa remains in a distraught state.

Wole and Tarela meet up for their night together. A frustrated Tiwa sits through an even more frustrating church marriage counseling session with Pastor Remi and with each question asked, she sees that they are in no way compatible.

The case of theft is taken to Somto and Tarela totally denies it, saying Edesiri gave her the bracelets. Edesiri is called and she completely denies giving Tarela anything. Tarela is dumbfounded.

Tarela enters the house and meets her mum screaming in prayers and tells her she will have to leave the job. Tiwa finally tells her dad, that she doesn’t want to marry Pastor Remi and she wants a non gospel music career.

As Tarela faces heat at home because of her job, Pastor Remi tries to get Tiwa to change her mind about the canceled wedding but she refuses. Nuru shows up at the club before opening hours and Tarela excited to see him strikes up a conversation.