The Beginning: Hello, Past

By Imole Olusanya

A murdered servant. A cursed bead. Two identical strangers bound by a century-old debt of blood.

Centuries ago in an ancient Yoruba kingdom, a forbidden romance ended in a brutal betrayal. As Ayinla bleeds out in the forest, his wrist string snaps. A single bead rolls into his blood, sealing a curse that will cross lifetimes.

Present-day Nigeria. In Ibadan, Ayomide is a quiet English literature student tormented by hyper-realistic dreams of a bloody, ancient past he cannot explain. Miles away in Lagos, Ayobami is a wealthy, arrogant Law student watching his reality fracture. His textbooks physically dissolve into rolling beads before his eyes, and ancient voices echo in his lecture halls.

They are exact mirror images of each other. They have no idea the other exists.

When a chance encounter finally brings the two boys face-to-face, the ancient trauma violently bleeds into the present. Suddenly, they are hunted by ruthless assassins. The people closest to them-their parents, their friends, and their mentors-begin to reveal terrifying, deadly connections to the ancient kingdom. The reincarnated souls of the past are wide awake, and they have returned to settle old scores.

To survive, Ayomide and Ayobami must navigate a web of modern deceit, uncover the truth of their parentage, and piece together the fractured trouble bead before history repeats its deadly climax.

Blending supernatural fantasy, mystery, and high-stakes campus thriller, The Beginning: Hello Past is the gripping first instalment of the Once Upon a Trouble Bead trilogy. History is not a closed book-it is a predator.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GSYGC81L
• ISBN13: 9798252565477
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.4" x 9.7"