Chapter 4: Another Man Enter the Picture

For the days wey follow, I still dey hide for darkness. Nighttime na when I dey with Morayo. Daytime, when Morayo go work, I go crawl come out from under the bed, stretch my body, pour the urine wey I gather for rubber bag. I go use her Imperial Leather shower gel baff well well. After that, I go chop, drink, then restock the bed with gala and water. I dey reason say I fit live like this forever. If possible, make I just dey like this with Morayo till I die.

But as e be, things no go as I plan. One stranger come put leg for where I and Morayo dey. That night, one man come lie down for Morayo bed.

'Na who this one?' I dey wonder. My body begin shake. My small secret wey I dey protect like shrine, another person wan come enter? Jealousy dey bite me like soldier ant. I dey peep, dey wait for any small thing.

“This new bed soft well o.”

The man even bounce two times on top me. Morayo just jump on top am, talk say, “Since we go soon marry, the new bed no fit be anyhow.”

Next thing, dem begin roll anyhow on top me. My heart just break that moment. So Morayo don already get person, and dem go soon marry. That one just hit me like thunder. Kai. Na wa. I just dey curse for my mind.

At the same time, one dark thought enter my head. I begin dey reason how I go kill this man, make Morayo belong to only me.

Na for that moment, my love turn to wahala. For my mind, na old Nollywood film I dey act. I dey picture myself as Odumodu—man wey fit do anything for love. I dey sweat, dey vex, dey plan. My head dey hot like pepper soup. If to say na charm I sabi, e for easy. But I dey wait, dey grind teeth, dey plot my own move.