Love in Benin city: Adeeze hated all Lagos boys after heartbeat. Until osas, the quiet returnee, opened his shop opposite hers!

*"LOVE IN BENIN CITY"* *Main Characters:* - *Adaeze* - 22 years, fine girl from Benin, she dey sell clothes for New Benin Market, she no believe in love again because her ex break her heart - *Osas* - 26 years, quiet guy, e just return from Lagos, e open small phone shop opposite Adaeze shop, e dey hide one big secret --- *CHAPTER 1: THE MAN WHO SPOILT MY MORNING* My name na Adaeze, and I hate two things for this life: Lagos boys and love. Lagos boys break my heart last year. Love break am finish. Na why I dey here for New Benin Market every morning by 7am, dey arrange my fine fine clothes, dey shout "Come and buy! Original Ankara!" That morning, rain just fall small, ground dey slippery. I dey carry one big bag of clothes enter my shop, when one stupid keke nearly jam me. "Are you blind?" I shout. The keke man no even look me. But one man wey dey stand for front of the shop opposite my own, rush come help me carry the bag. "Sorry, let me help you," e talk. His voice calm, like person wey no dey rush for life. I look up. Chai. Tall, dark, clean shave, white shirt wey e fold hand. E no be like these Benin boys wey dey wear tight trouser. "Thank you," I talk, I wan collect my bag, e no gree. "I go help you enter am inside. Your shop na this one, abi?" "Yes. And you? Who you be? You be the new person wey rent that shop?" E smile small. "My name na Osas. I just come back from Lagos. I go dey sell phone and accessories for that shop." Lagos again! My face change sharp sharp. "Oh. Lagos boy. Make you no spoil my market for me, abeg." E laugh. "I no be Lagos boy. I be Benin boy wey go hustle for Lagos. I don come back home." I no answer am. I collect my bag, enter my shop, lock my face like person wey dey vex. But as I dey arrange my clothes, my eye dey go that side small small. E dey arrange him own shop too. E dey sweep, e dey clean glass. E no dey shout, e no dey play loud music like other boys. By 12pm, NEPA don take light. Everywhere hot. I go buy pure water, as I dey come back, I see Osas dey share cold malt to all the market women. When e reach my turn, e bring one malt come. "For you. For the stress this morning." I wan say no, but my throat dry. I collect am. "Thank you," I whisper. E look me, e look me well well, come talk, "Adaeze, I know your name already. Mama Nosa don tell me everything about you." My heart skip. Wetin Mama Nosa tell am about me? Before I fit ask am, one black car park for front of my shop. One fine woman come down, wear big glasses, e enter Osas shop, come hug am tight. "Osas! Baby, I don find you everywhere!" Baby? So this Lagos boy don already get girlfriend? My heart wey I say I don lock, e just break again small. ---