Chapter 6: Big Deal, Big Gossip

I look my bestie, look Nnamdi wey dey waka go, head down. I raise hand small: "Uhm..." I clear throat, my chest dey shake. Na now or never.

As I talk, Nnamdi stop, look up. Him eye deep, Adam's apple dey move. Face red, I come dey jealous small. See as this cross-dresser dey enjoy life. He get confidence, even security dey respect am.

He stretch hand: "Bring am." E voice no loud, but everybody hear.

Ngozi rush give am proposal: "Chairman Okoye, this na first draft. If you no like am, we fit change anything." Her hand dey shake, her file almost fall.

Nnamdi no collect am: "The contract." E dey look me steady, no smile, just dey serious.

I rush bring contract. My hand dey tremble, I nearly tear the file. Sweat don full my back.

Nnamdi no even check am, just waka go last page, sign, give me back. E just sign am like say na bread receipt. People dey whisper, 'Who be this girl?' I just dey smile like goat wey see yam.

"Wait for me for house."

He no lower voice. Next thing, everybody for Hanhai reception dey look me. Na shock, na gossip—how this babe take land this? My body just dey shake. Na only my mumu bestie still dey happy say we sign deal. She dey jump up, dey snap finger, dey dance one kind shoki.

"I talk am, if you get mind, nothing you no fit get. Tonight, I go buy you drink, your senior go join us. Make we celebrate!" She dey shout, I dey blush. People dey look us as if dem wan call police.

The eye wey people dey give me strong pass before. Now e be like—see as boss dey chop two plate. Some people dey snap with phone, dey whisper, 'Na so dem dey hammer for this life.'

Nnamdi turn, stand for my front. Mouth curve, eye dey shine like wolf: "I like party pass. Count me join." E talk am, wink, I just dey pray make ground open swallow me. As Nnamdi wink, my mind dey race—this Okoye journey just dey start, and who know wetin go happen for night?