In "The Shivering," Udenna was Ukamaka's boyfriend. He broke up with her in an ice cream shop by insisting their relationship was "staid." He was exacting and controlling; Ukamaka talks about how he constantly attacked her dreams and desires as boring or not smart enough. Udenna treated others the same way and snubs those people he feels are unworthy of his friendship.
Udenna Quotes in The Thing Around Your Neck
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The Shivering
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Staid, and yet she had been arranging her life around his for three years... Staid, and yet she cooked her stews with hot peppers now, the way he liked.
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Udenna Quotes in The Thing Around Your Neck
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The Shivering
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Staid, and yet she had been arranging her life around his for three years... Staid, and yet she cooked her stews with hot peppers now, the way he liked.
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