Chapter 31

• The sudden shout startled him and he went about tugging at the zip again, but the thing simply would not budge even an inch. If only he had seen, only ten minutes ago, when she deliberately damaged the vital part of the zip, he wouldn't be trying so hard. He was sweating profusely as he pulled and tugged upwards as hard as he could, but all to no avail.
• "Don't zip my flesh o. If you zip my flesh eh, the kind of slap I will give you will make you see colored photo of your great-great grandmother that died 500 years ago. There are many of your mates all over Nigeria looking for jobs, but you that I've given a job, the way you want to reward me for my good is by injuring me."
• Okon didn't answer. He was used to such harassments by now, so he simply focused on his zip job while his Madam stood stock still in front of the mirror, her body vibrating from time to time. If only he'd look up at the mirror, he'd see her hand covering her mouth and he'd know that those vibrations were being caused by something that had nothing to do with fear.