CHAPTER THREE
Ikem rented a small shop from the money Amadi sent to him. He spent about one hundred thousand naira in setting up the barbing shop. He bought a few things that will be needed for his new business. On the day the shop was officially opened for business, Ikem threw a party that caused passers-by to ask, “Whose daughter is getting married?”
Ikem made sure he invited everyone that ever crossed path. He provided different kinds of drinks and served chicken, prepared by his girlfriend, Urunma, who was already living with him. He contracted an MC and a DJ, who made the occasion livelier. In fact, everyone that heard that such a huge party was thrown for just the opening of a barbing salon shakes his or her head in disbelief.
People that went into the one-room that was the barbi
