My Neighbor’s Secret Money Ritual
Chapter 1: Telescope Wahala
When I first try my new telescope, na so I mistakenly discover say one young couple don move enter the building wey dey opposite my own—and dem no even send to draw their curtain at all.
As I dey adjust my telescope, na so I dey see everything as e dey happen—no filter, no shame. E shock me because for this our Lagos, people dey hide like say privacy na their inheritance. But these ones? Dem dey behave like say dem dey their papa village—no send anybody. Rain dey knock for zinc, generator dey vibrate for background, and NEPA light dey blink as usual, but I no even reason all those wahala. My eyes just glue to the lens like say dem use super glue.
For daytime, dem dey do as if dem no even know each other name. But once night reach, na so dem dey turn to fire and brimstone—no shame, no holding back. As if say na only them waka come this world.
If you see as dem dey hug for night, you go think say na two spirits wey just reunite after years for underworld. No holding back at all. Na only for Naija you go see public-private life like this. For corridor, dem go pass each other like stranger, but once everywhere calm, their wahala go start. Na that time I dey hear small laughter and sometimes, low Fuji music dey play for their background.
At first, I no send dem. I just wan keep my telescope, but na that moment I sharply see the woman face among the two of them.
Omo, e be like say my spirit just jump from my body. Her face clear well for my lens, small smile dey her lips as she adjust her wrapper. That moment, my chest just dey shake like okada engine wey dey struggle for hill. Wetin man go talk? My mind no gree rest again.
That moment, my chest just catch fire—I fall in love gbam! Instantly, I come turn to the only person wey dey peep that building every night.
I no go lie you, na that night sleep pack up for my eye. I dey count every second for wall clock, dey wait make night show start again. I even begin arrange my day so that nothing go disturb my peeping ritual. Wetin man go do when love wire am like NEPA shock?
