CHAPTER XV
He walked down the road into the area of the Chinese restaurant and was grateful for the the fact that many of the business places were still open. Without the lights, he had no idea how he would have endured the trip.
He and Segun had agreed to meet at his former house closer to Mr dé Crozon's apartment. He used his eyes to search for his friend without even seeing who was in front of him. He bowled right into someone coming in the opposite direction and would have fallen down if the person had not reached out a hand to steady him.
“Hey, watch where you're going, man,” the person said. It was a man with a bald head and a short grey beard. He had a sort of fatherly look to him. “Careful, son.” He patted him on the shoulder and walked past.
Chuks heaved a sigh of relief and t
