Chapter 4: Memory No Fit Wash

Abuja clouds dey gather, but sun still dey shine like say e wan burn person.

Ifunanya waka with Tobi. Chuka gulp one big cup of water. "Guy, I vex die just now."

Omo, anger dey burst him head, but sickness dey slow am.

"How you wan enter hospital without health card?"

"I go pay cash. Person no dey carry money go grave."

Na street sense. If you dey die, money no get value again.

I reason am, unblock Morayo, call her.

As I dey dial number, my hand dey shake. My own wife, but this novel world fit turn everything upside down.

Her secretary pick. "Madam dey with Mr. Tobi. Wetin you wan tell am? I fit pass message."

The voice cold, I know say wahala dey. All this secretary wahala, na only for rich people.

I just laugh. This novel world na wah. "Give me five million or I go your company every day tell everybody say Tobi na homewrecker."

Small blackmail no dey too bad when your body dey spoil.

Me I no be like Chuka. Me and Morayo don marry. Half her money na my own. We don already give up for this world. As dem talk, person wey no wear shoe no dey fear who get shoe. If wahala go burst, make e burst.

I fit even call am true love, but at this point, I dey play my own game.

Secretary pause, maybe dey ask Morayo. After one minute, she return with cold voice. "Madam say no wahala."

Sharp babe. For this world, even love get terms and conditions.

See am? For male lead matter, she no get boundary.

My mind just rest small. At least, I fit pay hospital bill now.

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Me and Chuka land for same hospital room. Nothing to do, we dey play game. Before, we dey buy in-game skin anyhow. Now, I dey save money for Chuka morphine.

Even for pain, small PlayStation go fit distract your mind. Nurses dey look us like say we be small children wey no get sense.

Before we know, months don waka. Chuka own fast pass my own. Before, he like listen to Ifunanya concert. Now, he no fit—because Tobi dey every show. Ifunanya fans dey ship their CP, even small nurse for our ward dey join. See Ifunanya and Tobi together, dem dey shout.

The thing dey pain. E dey like pepper for open wound. My guy dey look ceiling, tears no fit come out again.

Chuka pain dey come steady, morphine no dey work again. Sweat dey drip. See needle marks for him hand, my mind no rest. "Why you no just jump from roof?"

No be true advice, na frustration talk.

Chuka weak but still get mouth. "You dey craze? If I die, who go play game with you?"

Even for deathbed, my guy still dey do cruise.

I wan cry, na that time the system wey disappear since come back.

Na real wahala. I no know if I for be happy or vex.

"Ahhhh, sorry host, I don reconnect! No need to dey suffer again. System go carry una comot now."

I no even fit insult am. My mind don blank. For my chest, e be like NEPA just take light for my hope.

Chuka already near death. He raise head, lips dey move but no voice. E fit wan talk, "Screw your papa."

I know say na wetin e wan talk, but him strength no reach.

System dey beg. "We go give una thirty million cash, dear."

As Chuka hear that, he just close eye, rest. "Thirty million? Abeg, make una add small palliative join!"

Even for death, my guy still dey pursue small enjoyment.