"BOYFRIEND?"

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"Mike? I-" before I could give my answer, I saw good old Richard eating someone's face. She wasn't Alexis. Hmmm? So they were not dating?

I couldn't help but feel distaste for what I was looking at. Nnah ehhn, why am I taking Panadol for another person's headache when I haven't even taken my own?

I turned to Michael, and the small crowd that had gathered to listen to 'Michael's confession of love', and I could still hear the sounds Richard and the girl were making. Eww. Ehehenn? Okay.

"Yes!" I said in the loudest voice possible for Richard to hear, and he did. Immediately he started kissing the girl rougher than expected and she started whimpering at the pain and he left her immediately to an unknown place. Hehehe.

I regretted my actions that moment when I turned back to my new 'boyfriend', Michael, in his state, came closer to kiss me. No.. my first kiss can't possibly be like this. KC.

KC! Kelechi!

I pushed Mike's face out and ran out of the house (how many times will I run from this house?).

I didn't really run Sha. Me, run? Ha! In my dreams.

I just walked anywhere that was not Richard's house, not knowing where I was going to. Sheyy America is safe? That's what they say nah.

I felt someone beside me, probably panting from looking for me. Not that I asked to be looked for... Richard.

Ohoohoooom! Everytime, everytime. Lord God, please I don't want to be tempted to use aka m, m na-eji eme akpu egbuo mmadu o(the hand I use to pound garri to kill somebody).

"Hey," he said, like everything was cool.

Mtchew. Heeh. Hmm! Somebody is tempting me oo.

"Mona?" Oh Lord forgive me.

"Look Mona-" boom. I punched him in his stomach.

Lord I'm sorry.

I didn't know what to do or where to go to, so I just left him there and decided to jog farther away from him. If there was any 'agboro' side here ehhn, I'd have gone there for protection. Mtchew.

I just disobeyed my family's advice. I'm going to fall their hands now, and it's because of that idiot. If he had been there I'd have told him to take Mike away and this would have been easier. Complicated lives are the worst, and I didn't need that here.

I'd had lots of experience in Nigeria, but not this way, and I just... KC, Nene, Onyi, Mama, I've let you down. KC I'm so sorry I remember those two letters early enough. I'll call him now sef. I'll just tell him smoothly and calmly. Calm before the storm? Shey that's what they say?

"KC!" I started crying my eyes out.

Yay way to take it smoothly.

"Munachi, what happened, chinsos?" I missed his voice. His voice had so much care in it.

"I'm a bad person KC, I'm bad. This place has changed me, I don't know when. If you see me now ehhn I'm sure you'll think I'm those prostitutes that they used to buy 20, 20naira."

"That's not possible nah. Gini ka I na-ako( what are you talking about?)"

"KC? Tell Mama I love her and I'm trying my best to be a virgin before marriage like she did. Here sex is a normal thing oo and all my friends have done it. But see, KC, I'm a big girl (you're not talking like one, Matthew reminded me), and you know me nah.. but now I have​ a boyfriend."

"Boyfriend?"

I finally let the cat out. Long story short.

To my surprise he didn't shout, didn't talk back. He just sighed and I could only imagine him forming a smile.

He was silent for about a minute and soon I realized that I was actually lost.

I turned to see if anyone was following me, and then Bam! I smash my face into someone else's.

Oh Lord!

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Igbo slangs:

Mmehh- this is more like, the opposite of sorry, or mocking someone, depending on the context.

Ohoohoooom- it's use when you're either impatient or annoyed with something.

Garri- a local igbo food.

Heeehh- it can be used as a warning.

Agboro- they are said to be disorganized, rough, stupid, careless and illmannered Nigerians who don't have a reasonable job. But they know what family is and they protect it.

Naira- Nigerian currency.

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Im so sorry I've not updated for a long time now. My phone was seized by my mom so yah..u know couldn't update. So please forgive me.

Munaloves y'all ❤.