Love in the time of chaos
ne: The S
ats thundering from overworked speakers. But something was off. People walked faster. Eyes darted more. Rumors clung to the air like hum
in the silence betwe
Her voice was soft, too soft. The generator buzzed faintly outside, filling t
ere the evening light painted the buildings gold and red. A dog barked in the dista
gas station into glass and flame. The news stations had gone quiet after that-hacked, maybe, or censored. Only Twitter remained, chaotic and unreliable, filled with
d her Ewa,
seen her with his own eyes, one night while he walked home from a friend's place in Yaba. She floated down f
sm
ile hau
his mother, not Dele, his
lly not
g. She had wanted to leave, to apply for a visa to Canada and run from the chaos brewing b
d asked, tears streaking her cheeks
n answer then.
fingers curled around his wrist when she was anxious. The way she a
since the night t
ht of the city pressing in on him like the beginnings of a fever. The sky a
s marked "unstable" by the neighborhood forums. A few blocks from the ma
yes wide with fervor. "The Siren has come to
hat was the new survival skill: don
phone
umor. Govt denied it but I saw th
her
Blue light and everyt
knotted. He qui
artment unnerved him. It used to be their space-his and Amaka's. Even after they fought, her boo
oded with news from activist networks and community organizers. Resistance me
n isn't just a threat-she's a mess
summoned by th
slow
fro
ed anymore.
door and peered th
o
ed it a
sat on the floor. No envelope. Just h
cinema, midnight. Come
But he knew th
ak