Hope Nobody Will Die

“What else do you see that I am doing if not adding this medicine to the food?” Lanre asked. “Lanre is that not poison?” Ify asked. She was afraid of what her friend and roommate was doing. Lanre laughed. “Ify cool your mind down abeg! You what do me a favour, just breath!” Lanre said telling Ify to be calm. Then she told her that the substance she has added to the food she want to give to Chibuzor is only going to make him visit the toilet severally. Ify didn’ know if she should trust Lanre on this one. But she had to trust her friend anyway.

“Ok o! Hope say person no go kpai for our head sha?” Ify asked Lanre using the Nigeria pidgin meaning, “Hope nobody will die on us?”. Lanre assured her that he won’t. That that is the stuff she uses anytime she feels she is having a bad stomach and needed to flush out any unwanted substance from her stomach. After reassuring Ify, the both of them went into Chibuzor’s flat.

“Why did you waste so much time? Were you praying for me to die of hunger before you get here?” Chibuzor asked. Lanre laughed and apologized to Chibuzor. She told him all the plate in their kitchen was completely messed up. So she had to wash them. Ify was surprised at how the lie swing off Lanre’s mouth although she knows Lanre sometimes lie to her mother when it comes to her relationship status and crowns it all with being churchy. It seems they have been together for almost four years but she still knew little about Lanre. She knows Lanre to be the quiet girl who hates to talk. She easily catches on a lie. And she would disturb and talk a lot when she is super excited, and that’s on rare occasions. The more she knows Lanre, the less she feels she knows her friend. She is just like the two side of a coin. It displays either side on intervals.

Chibuzor took the tray from Lanre on which she had placed the food. “Omo see chicken!” Chibuzor exclamation in excitement. Ify laughed. Chibuzor gave her a scornful look. “Abeg, na wetin de make this water leaf de laf?” He said directing his question to Lanre, while the object of his question was Ify. He had asked Lanre why Ify was laughing referring to her as a vegetable that easily melts.

“Do not mind her. It is because she loves you!” Lanre said. Then she sat next to Chibuzor. She had a spoon in her hand. Even Ify did not notice it before now. “What is that you want to do?” Chibuzor asked taking the food away.

“I want to eat na!” Lanre said surprised at the way Chibuzor had pushed her hand away and moved the food from the spot it was. “But you have it at home now. Will you join me to eat the little one you gave me?” Chibuzor asked.