Chapter 11: Confession Wall Wahala

All night, my mind no rest. Next morning, Halima send me screenshot, dey para:

"Anu, thank God say you no answer Tunde. I misjudge am!"

She dey press phone for hostel corridor, her face tight.

I confuse till I open screenshot. For UNILAG confession wall, new student ask if Tunde get babe. Comment say, "No girlfriend, but he like person. Dem say na one junior from his secondary school. You people no get chance."

Campus gist no dey waste time. By noon, everybody don read am.

Under, people dey lament:

"Na childhood love or plan since?"

"As expected, good guys dey finish early."

Boys dey vex, girls dey para. Everybody dey form committee, dey investigate.

Down, person post hidden snap: for night, under street light, Tunde stand with one girl for white dress. She stand tiptoe, like say she dey whisper.

I zoom, see the face—na Kamsi.

Her own smile dey big, like say she win lottery. If dem fit see her head that day, ego go no get boundary.

My chest just tight, I close screenshot, stand up.

I waka reach window, dey look outside, dey breathe deep. The pain just dey heavy for my chest.

Halima stop, look me. "You dey okay, Anu?"

Her voice gentle for the first time, like say she see my pain.

"I dey. No worry. Me and Tunde—nothing ever dey between us."

I try form strong face, but my voice low. Halima hug me, she no talk. Sometimes, silence dey pass words.