Chapter 5: Ifunanya’s Fear and Ikenna’s Resolve

"Senior, I no thief the Golden Seed. I gats go explain myself."

Ifunanya don dey panic.

This kind thing fit spoil her name.

You know as Naija girl value name, reputation. If rumor start, e dey hard to kill am. Ifunanya dey sweat for spirit.

She still get marriage agreement with senior brother. If him believe the lie, wahala fit burst.

Na that kain agreement wey family and elders dey witness. If them spoil her name, nobody go gree marry am again. The thing dey heavy her chest.

Ikenna just smile small. "No wahala. I go go for you."

The confidence for Ikenna voice na that kain boldness wey Lagos girl get if she dey cross express. No fear, no shaking.

"True true, e go work so?" Ifunanya still dey fear small.

Ifunanya dey hold hope like wetin fit break for hand. She dey look Ikenna with eye wey dey beg, but still dey pray for miracle.

"No worry."

Ikenna sure of himself.

E talk am like person wey sabi the street. For Naija, if you sure of yourself, nobody fit run you anyhow.

Na that time Ifunanya come calm down small.

The tension for her face melt small, but fear still dey dance for her eyes. She just dey hope say God go take control.

Wetin she no know be say—

Ikenna just dey laugh for mind.

Ikenna don see as the drama go end. E dey reason am like street guy wey don sabi all the tricks. For Lagos, dem go say, shine your eye, no let dem use you do mumu.

Fiancé? Senior brother? The guy and junior sister don dey together since.

Ifunanya dey reason say love dey, but for back, na game people dey play. For Naija, dem go say 'e dey do as if na only you waka come.'

This their so-called confrontation na just set-up.

Everything na acting. Ifunanya na scapegoat. Dem plan am like Nollywood movie—everybody get role.

Since na him dey here now, e no go gree make dem run am.

Ikenna don ready. For Naija, if you ready for fight, you no dey fear anybody.