Chapter 3: Shame and Showers

For road as I dey go house, I message Tobi:

[Baby, I no too well today, but I still come. Sorry, I go make it up to you with your surprise later.]

E reply sharp-sharp: [You dey okay? Wetin do you? Make I come your side keep you company?]

[No need. I don sleep already, you sef rest early.]

I just wan rest, so I refuse am quick-quick.

[Okay. I go come see you tomorrow morning.]

[Hmm.]

I drop my phone, breathe out long.

The kind relief wey wash me, na only God fit understand. As I reach house, I no waste time, just enter bath.

Hot water touch my body, I come dey feel small peace.

I add extra Dettol join, scrub my skin like say I wan wash away shame. But the thing wey happen before no gree comot for my head.

Just now, Kunle no even react at all.

As I hold am, press body for am, kiss am like say tomorrow no dey—

E no cross any line.

Even when I hold im hand that time…

Na only im breathing just dey heavy, dey scatter.

But, with how e big reach, e fit push me commot easy.

But e no move. E just dey, allow me do anything.

As I think am, my heart dey beat fast again, my body dey hot.

Kunle reaction… e no too normal like that?

E know say na me dey room that time?

But I tell myself make I no overthink.

Na me make the mistake first.

If I come dey blame another person, e no go make sense.

E even help me cover up, distract Tobi. I suppose thank am.

As I dry my body, I come dey pray say make tomorrow no bring new wahala.