Chapter Six
505 Words
A Dangerous Thought
The street felt quieter after she left.
But Nii’s mind wasn’t.
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“She said she’ll come again.”
Abu’s voice broke the silence.
Nii didn’t respond.
His eyes stayed on the road she disappeared into.
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Abu stepped closer. “You know what this means, right?”
Still nothing.
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“That girl…” Abu continued, lowering his voice,
“She’s not just any girl.”
A pause.
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“She’s rich.”
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Nii’s jaw tightened slightly.
He already knew.
The car.
The way she spoke.
The way she looked at everything like it didn’t belong to her.
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Abu smirked. “This one no be small opportunity oo.”
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Silence.
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“You don’t even have to stress,” Abu went on.
“She already likes you. I saw it.”
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Nii finally looked at him.
Sharp.
Cold.
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Abu raised his hands. “What? I’m just saying the truth.”
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“She’s a child , maybe around fourteento fifteen,” Nii said quietly.
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That surprised him.
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Abu blinked. “And? Since when did that one dey stop anything for this street?”
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Nii didn’t answer.
But his expression darkened.
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Abu stepped closer, more serious now.
“Listen… we struggle every day. You do jobs you don’t even ask about.”
A pause.
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“This one is easy.”
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Nii looked away.
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“She trusts you already,” Abu continued.
“You saved her. That’s all it takes.”
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Silence.
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For a moment—
Nii said nothing.
But inside…
Something shifted.
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A thought.
Cold.
Calculated.
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She’s naive.
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Another one.
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She’s lonely.
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And the last one—
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She’s rich.
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Nii exhaled slowly.
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Abu watched him carefully.
“You see it now, right?”
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Nii didn’t respond immediately.
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Then finally—
“…maybe.”
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Abu smiled.
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“That’s my guy.”
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But Nii’s face didn’t change.
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Because something didn’t sit right.
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Her voice echoed in his head—
“I came to see you.”
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It wasn’t fake.
Wasn’t forced.
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It was real.
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And that made it dangerous.
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Nii ran a hand over his face, frustrated.
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“This isn’t a game,” he muttered.
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Abu frowned. “Everything is a game if you’re smart.”
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Nii looked at him again.
Long.
Hard.
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Then—
“We’ll see.”
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That evening…
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Sakina sat by her window again.
Same spot.
Same silence.
watching everything
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But this time—
She wasn’t empty.
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She smiled slightly to herself.
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“I’ll go again tomorrow.”
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Her voice was soft.
Hopeful.
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She didn’t know what she was walking into.
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She didn’t know what kind of boy Nii really was.
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And Nii—
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He didn’t know if he was about to protect her…
Or destroy her.
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🔥 End of Chapter Six
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