Engaged to the Snake Lover

Engaged to the Snake Lover

Author: Michelle Thompson

Chapter 4: Fear, Apologies, and Locked Doors

The snake tail come dey wag more.

E tongue dey flick fast.

Fear catch me, I just fling am for ground. Chai! Sorry o, I no mean am! My heart nearly jump commot my mouth.

[HAHAHAHAHAHAHA—]

[Give up, the guy don suffer, he no fit even feed himself.]

[The babe too cute, na reward be this for am.]

[Kai! This babe don craze]

[Nne, run for your life!]

Suddenly, bullet comments full everywhere.

All of them dey talk the same thing.

Who be this “he”? I dey wonder if na Tunde or the snake dem dey refer to.

Na the snake?

The snake pick itself up, use those black eyes look me like say e wan chop me—

Then, e tail just flick, e crawl go another side, far from me.

Like say e dey vex. The snake curl for corner, e head low, e look away.

I worry say I fit injure am as I throw am, so I go find Tunde make he give me glass tank for the snake. My mind dey run: if the snake get wound, na me go explain for Tunde hand.

Knock knock knock—

I knock for his door.

Door lock well, no answer.

Strange.

Tunde no dey lock him door. He dey always leave am small open, so anytime I pass, I dey see am dey change—he go just dey shout “bad girl,” “shameless.” E be like say him wan catch me peep one day.

[Sly guy, dey leave door open every day just to tempt the babe.]

[Babe, no fall! I dey warn you, he dey dangerous now. Push door enter!]

[Yes o, guy dey suffer now, you need help am.]

[Omo, wahala dey o!]

Dangerous? Suffering?

He need my help?

I confuse.

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