{"id":3254,"date":"2025-12-31T18:27:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T18:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nine9ja.com\/?p=3254"},"modified":"2026-01-02T18:46:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T18:46:55","slug":"he-promised-me-work-in-lagos-na-trap-i-enter-episode-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nine9ja.com\/es\/he-promised-me-work-in-lagos-na-trap-i-enter-episode-11\/","title":{"rendered":"He Promised Me Work In Lagos, Na Trap I Enter (EPISODE 11)"},"content":{"rendered":"

EPISODE 11 \u2013 \u201cSoon\u201d Wey No Ever Come<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The first day passed quietly.<\/p>\n

I woke up early, bathed, and dressed like someone who was about to start work. I sat on the edge of the bed, waiting for instructions that never came. When I asked him about the job, he smiled and said,
\n\u201cSoon.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The second day passed the same way.<\/p>\n

I started noticing things. He was never in a hurry. He left the house when he wanted and returned when he pleased. Each time I asked, the answer remained the same.
\n\u201cThey never confirm yet.\u201d<\/em>
\n\u201cHR no dey office today.\u201d<\/em>
\n\u201cMake you relax small.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

By the third day, the word soon<\/em> had started sounding like a lie wearing patience as a disguise.<\/p>\n

Still, he provided.<\/p>\n

Food appeared every morning. He paid the rent without complaint. My phone never ran out of credit. Sometimes he dropped money on the table casually, like it meant nothing.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t need to stress,\u201d<\/em> he told me. \u201cI brought you here to help you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

And I wanted to believe him.<\/p>\n

After years of being unwanted, ignored, whispered about, this felt like care. Someone was finally taking responsibility for me.<\/p>\n

But slowly, without asking my permission, my life started shrinking.<\/p>\n

I stopped going out. I didn\u2019t know anyone. I didn\u2019t have anywhere to go. Agege became my whole world, and that small room became my universe.<\/p>\n

Whenever I hinted about finding something else to do, his face changed.
\n\u201cWhy you dey rush?\u201d<\/em> he asked. \u201cYou no trust me?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

I felt guilty for even asking.<\/p>\n

By the end of the week, I realized something frightening:
\nI had no money of my own.
\nNo job.
\nNo contacts.<\/p>\n

Everything I used came from him.<\/p>\n

Dependence didn\u2019t arrive like a storm.
\nIt came like comfort.<\/p>\n

And comfort can be dangerous when it slowly teaches you that you cannot survive on your own.<\/p>\n

Episode 12 Coming Soon<\/strong>
\nThe first night he entered my room without knocking, I understood the real cost of \u201csoon.\u201d<\/p>\n

He Promised Me Work In Lagos, Na Trap I Enter (EPISODE 12)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n