On a sweltering afternoon, Monife sits with her dog Sango, cousin Ebun, brother Tolu, friends Oba and Dele, and her boyfriend, Golden Boy. Ebun brings sliced bread, butter, and jam. When she discovers the jam is full of dead ants, Monife defiantly spreads it on her bread and eats it while holding Golden Boy’s gaze.

Monife’s mother, Bunmi, arrives and scolds her for eating ants, questioning what man would marry her. Monife and Golden Boy sneak to the courtyard and spend five hours beneath the iroko tree. This is their last time together before he departs for a months-long engineering course in the UK. After six months of dating, Monife is certain she will marry him. Before leaving, he gives her his handkerchief, and they share a deep kiss.

Later, Ebun finds Monife burying the handkerchief near the tree as an antidote against the curse. Ebun is skeptical, comparing it to something Bunmi would do. Monife privately sees it as a manifestation of her love.

Yemisi, granddaughter of the cursed Feranmi Falodun, had her engagement broken off after three months when her fiancé’s spiritual adviser warned he would die if he married her.