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. After quitting her job, and with constant persuasion from Edesiri, a very good friend of hers to take up work as a stripper.

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, a waitress at the club who Tarela is friendly with pleads with Somto on Tarela’s behalf and helps her cut a deal with Somto that will keep her at the club.

Tiwa is scared that her father will find out that she works in a strip club instead of being fully in school. Edesiri comes back from her trip and Halima who despises Tarela fills her in on the things that has been happening at the club, Edesiri speaks to Somto about letting Tarela go since she is back, she uses her sexual relationship with Somto to try to get him to do her bidding.

Kome gets into trouble with a neighbor and a very upset Tarela is forced to pay for the damages. Tiwa speaks to Mide, the DJ at the club, who she is friends with benefit with, about how scared she is to tell her dad that she isn’t interested in gospel music and the life he has planned out for her.

Kelechi y Tarela se pelean por su nuevo trabajo, y dejan las cosas en un lugar muy malo. Tarela llega a casa y su madre expresa cuánto odia las horas de trabajo de su nuevo trabajo. Tarela le asegura que es solo por un tiempo hasta que estén bien. Edesiri se presenta en la casa de Tarela el día del cumpleaños de Kome.

As Pastor Remi and Pastor Ogunmola discuss wedding plans, Tiwa remains in a distraught state. Tarela surprises her mum with a small fully stocked shop around their house, emphasizing that the money from sales is for their family and not meant for church donations.

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. Tiwa finally tells Mide she is engaged.

El caso del robo es llevado a Somto y Tarela lo niega rotundamente, diciendo que Edesiri le dio las pulseras. Se llama a Edesiri y ella niega rotundamente haberle dado nada a Tarela. Tarela está estupefacta. Kobe amenaza con involucrar a la policía y Wole intenta calmarlo.

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. Halima calls Wole’s friend from the house party and tells him she is pregnant

Mientras Tarela se enfrenta a críticas en casa debido a su trabajo, el pastor Remi intenta que Tiwa cambie de opinión sobre la boda cancelada, pero ella se niega. Nuru llega al club antes del horario de apertura y Tarela, emocionada de verlo, entabla una conversación. Le pide ayuda para planificar su propuesta a Edesiri