Chapter 3: Under Her, Closer Than Ever

Inside the mattress, space tight no be small, and if you dey lie still for long, your body go numb. But me, I dey enjoy am.

Because tonight, I go dey closer to the woman wey I dey dream of everyday. Morayo—the woman wey I don dey crush on for seven years now. If no be her, I for no even get this kind mad idea.

Night don fall. Morayo finish work for the council office, carry her tired body come lie down for the bed. As she settle down, I feel one kind sweet sensation wey pass anything for this life.

Outside, Makurdi heat still dey, but inside, her body dey warm pass anything. Even though na just one thin layer of wrapper dey between us, I still fit feel how her skin smooth and soft reach. Her long legs cross my own, the weight just dey light. Her waist slim, hips get shape, back small like bone.

I dey carry her weight, my body dey shake—both fear and joy dey my mind. Very soon, her scent begin enter the mattress, full my nose and mouth. That her smell soft, gentle, dey sweet person—like fresh palm wine breeze for evening, person go just dey high.

After small time, she turn for bed, begin crawl reach another side. That moment, my body almost burst. I press my chest small—make e no burst. All these seven years, I never reach this close to the woman wey dey my heart. E be like say I dey hug her. She be like my wife. I just dey enjoy the closeness, dey chop her scent like food.

E be like say she dey sweat; her sweat soak the bedsheet and mattress. I no fit hold myself—I stretch tongue like person dey beg for last drop of ogi. I lick am. E just be like say I dey lick her fine face. That moment, I feel say my life don complete. But as I dey smile for darkness, I no know say wahala dey come.