Chapter 7: Payback

The guy car dey wait for road. As my babe enter, dem begin kiss like say tomorrow no dey. Chai...

My chest tight, but I hold my phone strong. For this kain thing, evidence pass talk. Na so dem dey do us for this city.

With the burner phone wey I prepare, I text Adekunle Ajayi wife:

"As your husband ex, I no wan scatter your family, but he no gree leave me. Abeg, hold your husband well."

For my mind, I dey pray make the woman get sense, no start to fight another woman. Na the man be the wahala.

Sharp sharp, the wife call me. I no answer. She no gree, she dey call back to back. I send another message: "Instead of calling me, why you no call your husband? Ask am whether he dey work overtime or dey do another thing."

As I dey look burner phone, my hand dey shake. For this Lagos, small info fit scatter big family. But e dey pain me say na me enter this kain wahala.

Na so wahala dey start for family WhatsApp group. I hope say I no do pass myself.

Na all I need talk. I wait. Adekunle Ajayi car just start dey move, e suddenly park. Next thing, dem push my babe commot for car. Through the window, I see the guy dey answer video call. My babe dey confused, dey knock window. But the guy no even look her, hang up, drive go. My babe face change for road.

E pain me, but small satisfaction dey my belle. E fit be say karma dey work for Lagos too.

She come house vexing. I act like say I no know anything: "Babe, you don come? I think say you dey with your bestie?"

I dey look her face, but she no gree answer me. She just waka go room, slam door, begin press phone like say she dey type national anthem.

She no answer, just waka enter room, I hear her dey type for phone like say she wan break am.

I peep small, dey hear faint sob. For my mind, I dey pity her small, but the way she do me, I no fit pity finish.

That night, as she sleep, I check her WhatsApp:

"You throw me commot for car because of that old woman?"

"Wetin that pig fit do apart from born pikin?"

"Adekunle, you think say this thing wey you do make sense?"

Her English even change, e dey bite. The kain vex wey dey inside those messages, I never see am before for her hand. E shock me say person fit love another person husband reach that level.

Na so she turn side chick wey dey vex. This days, even small madam dey drag fairness with wife? But after she send plenty message, the guy no reply her at all. As she no fit pour her anger for am, na me she face:

"You be real wahala woman," I whisper as I drop her phone. "See as you dey do like ajebutter, but na wahala full your body."

I just lock phone, face wall. For Lagos, sometimes na street teach you lesson pass school. Tomorrow, I go pack her load. I no go ever dull myself again.

No be who first start dey win race. E go better for me las las.