Chapter 4: Morning Palava
To see Kunle Adigun again after many years, I just disgrace myself!
As introvert, I no sleep all night, dey replay everything for head!
At last, I just sigh!
Tell myself, e no reach like that!
After all, I no sure say I go see Kunle Adigun again!
I dey from south, but I go university for north for four years!
Do masters for there, work two years!
This time as I come back—
One, I resign work, wan try my luck for south!
Two, na for my big cousin wedding!
House just dey busy anyhow!
My third uncle family from next town come stay!
My brother get him own place, no dey house steady!
I don stay house one week, only see am once!
Today na big family meeting, so e must show!
Nobody know as e take waka last night, him phone off!
My papa vex, say make I go wake am!
My brother house no far, just twenty minutes drive!
I get his fingerprint, so I open door!
The smell of alcohol and smoke just choke me as I enter!
Empty bottles scatter for center table! Ash tray full, and one old Ankara cloth dey cover sofa.
I frown, waka go master bedroom!
Room door dey small open, curtain tight—everywhere dark!
I drag the curtain open!
Light full the room!
Person for bed just pull cover up, hide him face!
Sleep too heavy!
I waka reach bed, vexing!
"Get up!"
I yank the cover off sharp-sharp!
One male body, all muscle and fine skin, just show!
As I see say na Kunle Adigun face, my heart nearly burst!
Kunle Adigun slowly open eye as I drag cover!
Under all the messy hair, e clear up quick!
We look each other!
I see am clear say under the cover, e get him own morning salute—my face burn more.
My face just red die!
I bite my lip, dey pray say make ground swallow me. I no fit look am again.
Kunle Adigun notice too, he sharply drag cover back!
I panic, wan run!
But as I dey rush, my leg jam bedframe!
Pain just hit me, I shout!
I squat, hold my leg, dey breathe!
Kunle Adigun hear, sit up for bed!
"You dey alright?"
Him voice still dey rough from sleep!
Cover fall, chest show!
Broad shoulder, slim waist!
Muscle line just dey!
Skin fair, small red join!
With that fine face, the effect too much pass when he dey lie down!
My mind dey race—why e come be Kunle Adigun wey dey here? Why my brother bed don turn hotel? I dey pray make ground open swallow me. Naija girl no suppose jam this kind situation! I just dey there, dey wish say I fit rewind morning reach before sunrise. I just freeze, leg dey pain me, shame dey burn my face—how I go explain this one if anybody enter now?