Dear Encyclopaedia

Just as Chibuzor and Fred were still exchanging words, Lanre walked passed them. She was just returning from church. Chibuzor immediately kept quiet when he noticed she was the one passing by. Then when he noticed she has gone inside her flat, he said, “Look at the demoness herself went to church. Between her and the demons, I wonder who they will cast out!?” “It is you because you don’t have sense”. Fred said to Chibuzor and left him outside. He went into his house. Chibuzor looked at Fred’s door that was now shut. Did the young man just tell him he does not have sense? Chibuzor shook his head and left for hi s flat.

“Once I get what I am waiting for, I’m out of this goddamn place. Because they see me every day, they don’t respect me. Shey na money de command respect? I day I go blow (Money makes people respect you, right? I will make it!)”. Chibuzor said. Just when he had finished unlocking his door and was about to go inside, he noticed someone approaching him. It was Lanre. He immediately opened the door and ran in.

“Chibuzor! Uzor!” Lanre called. But be already went inside. She knocked on his door, but he refused to open. “ Chibuzor, I am sorry for yesterday. I was evil to you please forgive me”. Lanre said.

“See this girl wan rub me mumu soap for head, she think say I go fall again. You no fit get me two times”. Chibuzor said using the Nigeria pidgin which means that Lanre wants to play him a fool but he won’t fall for the second time. Lanre kept on knocking but Chibuzor refused to open his door, neither did he gave her a reply.

Lanre went back to her flat after knocking on Chibuzor’s door for long but got no response. On getting inside she lie down on the bed. Took out her phone and was looking at it as if she had something she want to tell to it. Then she opened it. She plugged in her headset and started to watch comedy skits on her phone. After she had felt she was ok, she stopped watching the skits. Then she went to the shelfbin the room, she has kept her books there. She took out a book and then went to seat on her reading table. It was time to continue with her project for her. She needed to finish it as soon as possible so that if she needed to make any corrections, her supervisor will let her know on time and she doesn’t get to do her work in a hurry when it is only a few days left to submit. She opened the book and seem to have recalled something. Then she stood up and went back to her shelf.

“There you are dear encyclopaedia!” Lanre said taking out a big book of massive weight. She held it with her two hands and carried it to the table. Then she asked herself if she was yet to carry anything she would need. Seeing she was set and good to go, Lanre sat at the table ready to write.