Chapter 9: Bar Enjoyment

I dey hear her voice from far, but I no send. I know say my own don spoil. As I waka for street, my mind dey heavy.

Na the main guy mood dey worry her pass anything.

The guy dey form, dey feel like king. But me, I get my plan.

I throw away mask, dey waka for street, system dey shout for my head.

I dey feel breeze for night, e dey cool my body small. System dey make noise, but I bone.

[You dey craze! You sabi wetin you dey do?]

[If you no fit win the madam, according to the story, once the main guy find out say you be her ex-husband, na die be your own.]

[Guy, abeg go back, beg her!]

System dey panic, but me I don tire. For this Lagos, person no dey beg too much.

……

Light dey flash, noise dey loud—I waka enter bar straight.

Na so I find myself for buka wey dey sell Origin. Omo, Lagos night dey different. The air strong with fried fish smell, nkwobi dey show for counter, pepper soup dey steam for back, and one barmaid with gold tooth wink me, dey call me 'big boy' as I order another Origin.

After three bottles of Origin, the cold fire dey run for my body, I dey feel on top world.

E sweet! Music dey play, people dey dance. My mind dey clear, at the same time e dey fly.

I call system: "I no dey beg, I no dey lick, I no dey go back."

Na my mind dey control me now. System fit go sleep.

System crash again, send question mark.

E be like say system get hangover too. I no even send.

I open my bank app—see zeros everywhere, the drink dey make my head sweet.

Alert na blessing. I dey reason say, if I get this kind money for my old life, na mansion I for buy for Lekki. I go buy land for my village, build small bungalow, start poultry—make my mama proud.

"I never see money reach this before. Go back? Who wan go back abeg?"

Enjoyment dey sweet me pass wahala. Na so life suppose be.