Chapter 20

• Six months ago...
• Olamide scavenged her freezer for something edible. It was the third time in a row. Perhaps she wished some out-worldly magic would find its way to her or perhaps it was the chaotic worry that plundered her mind. Her brother, Deji was nowhere to be found. He had left their shared apartment thirty minutes ago to get Big Macs. It shouldn't be taking him this long. Sure her brother could take care of himself but he had just been back from a bumpy time in rehab. Coke was a nasty drug to break off from and a tiny part of Olamide suspected her brother had broken his promise and was probably nose deep in another wrap of white powder along with his delinquent friends. She wished she did not let him out but his therapist had mentioned that she needed to trust him and trust him she did. Now, she was regretting it.
• "Stop being paranoid," Olamide said to herself as she pulled the last piece of pizza out the refrigerator. This was what Deji had turned her into. A broke senior who had to depend on soggy three-day-old pizza for survival. Olamide strode further into the kitchen, popping her microwave open and tossing the soggy piece inside. As the microwaving process began, her phone which was in the living room at the time vibrated loudly. Guessing it was probably her brother, Olamide made a run towards the living room to pick the call before the wait time lapsed.