He Promised Me Work In Lagos, Na Trap I Enter (EPISODE 14)

EPISODE 14 – The Way He Start to Look Me

It didn’t happen all at once.

At first, I didn’t notice. I just thought he was protective, caring, maybe even genuinely concerned. But little by little, the way he looked at me changed everything.

He would watch me cook. Not to help, but to see if I dropped anything.
He would stand close when I cleaned, his eyes lingering too long on my hands, my face, my body.
I started noticing how he frowned when I spoke to neighbors or asked about small things I wanted to do outside the room.

“Why you dey look other people?” he asked once.
“You no suppose dey happy with me alone?”

It wasn’t anger. It was calm, controlled, deliberate.

Slowly, I realized my movements were no longer entirely mine.
I dressed carefully, avoiding clothes that might “attract” attention.
I hesitated to step outside without asking.
Even my phone felt like it belonged to him.

I tried to tell myself it was love. Care. Concern. But deep inside, a knot of fear started growing.

“I dey jealous, Nkiru,” he whispered one evening. “You’re all I get here.”

Jealousy. Possessiveness. Subtle control.
The words sounded soft, almost tender. But their weight pressed on me like a hand tightening around my wrist.

I started sleeping with one eye open — not to watch him, but to watch myself.
Every choice I made, every thought I had, I measured it before speaking or acting.

That’s when I understood: my freedom was shrinking.
And I didn’t know how to stop it.

Episode 15 Coming Soon
The first night he tells me “You no need suffer again. I dey here”, and she begins to give in emotionally. Comfort slowly turns into a cage.