Chapter 7: True Motives and Shifting Power

Everybody wey dey there just waka, leave the two main people.

The room empty sharp, like say dem dey fear bomb. Na only Amina and Sani remain, plus me wey dey peep from door.

Through the door, I see Amina sit down for Sani lap, wrap her hand for him neck.

Her fingers dey rub his scalp, she dey whisper soft, but her eyes hard. Sani just dey look away, like person wey dey lost.

“Sani, you never touch me since... When she finish that her university form, you must leave her, come back to me.”

Her voice dey shake small, but she dey try sound strong. E clear say she dey fear lose am.

“I promise you... As long as you help me finish that winch, I go give myself to you...”

She press her chest near him, voice soft but threat dey inside.

As she talk, she try kiss Sani, but he turn face.

Sani dodge sharp. He pause, look towards window, hear distant call from mosque for evening air, then pull away. He act like person wey no dey in the mood.

He sef no know why.

Confusion dey him face. He dey ask himself plenty question. The boy wey dey always sure of himself now dey lost.

After he dodge, small confusion show for his face.

E clear for his brow, he no sure of anything again. The plan dey spoil small small.

As I lean for wall, I just dey laugh for my mind.

My mind dey sweet me. I dey think, "So even Sani sef fit jam wall for this life."