Chapter 4: Spirit Gate Advice

I run go tell my best friend wey sabi all those spiritual matter.

I no even brush teeth before I burst enter her room for Science hostel. She just dey plait her hair, her madam eyes sharp.

She just say make I video call her, show her the hostel.

She hold her phone close, like say she dey examine am with x-ray. Her forehead wrinkle, her mouth dey tight.

As she see am, her face change well well.

She shift for bed, press mute, then unmute again. Her eye don red, serious.

She talk say, “Your hostel back dey face Okpoko Hills, front dey face Spirit Gate, and four of una girls, una yin energy strong die. E easy for evil, stubborn ghost to dey come your side.”

My body just dey shake.

I bite my lip, rub my chest. Even my armpit dey sweat small small, I dey fear true true.

She tell me make I rush go building materials market, order custom iroko wood threshold, install am for the hostel door.

“Ghost no dey fit lift leg cross threshold. Once e no fit enter for three days, e go waka comot.”

She even send me voice note, say make I no dull. “Try am, my sister. If e pass three nights, you go see peace.”