Chapter 3: Fast Life, New Love

As me and Morayo dey GRA dealership dey test car, dispatch rider call me.

Car showroom bright, smell of new leather just dey my nose. Morayo dey snap selfie for driver seat, laugh dey fly. "Mr. Tunde, the person say she no wan collect the package. I go send am back to you or how?"

The dispatch voice dey somehow. Before I fit talk, Morayo carry phone from my hand.

She roll her eyes, talk sharp sharp, "If she no want am, abeg throw am away. She suppose even thank us say she no need come pack am herself."

Morayo dey vex. Me sef just keep quiet. As we dey buy car, I add plenty extra things because of Morayo. She like car, me sef like car.

Morayo dey move round, dey check radio, dey open boot. "When we collect the car, make we go road trip to celebrate."

I nod. This car matter don dey my mind since. The first time I talk about changing car, Amaka no even reason am—she just say no.

Her face that time stiff, she just reason am with accountant eye. "That car dey chop fuel, e no make sense. If you must buy, buy electric car."

For Amaka eye, na only practical things dey matter. But Morayo different. She dey support anything wey I talk, and we get many hobbies together. Morayo dey quick do things. That night, she don already plan our road trip for her laptop. As I commot from bathroom, she just close laptop.

"Husband, my parents say make we come chop for house this weekend."

Morayo never call me ‘husband’ before. Even for bed, she no dey gree use that word. She talk say na after I divorce Amaka, we fit truly dey together—just like now. I pull her for body, joy just full my chest. No lie, if she ask for star, I go try bring am come for her.

She dey laugh as I carry her, I fit feel the softness for my hand. Small peck land for my cheek, e sweet me. As I drop her, she just dey giggle.