Summary

Chapter 15: Chris is taking refuge where he can—holing up in friends’ spare bedrooms, attics or wherever else they can house him. His next move is to make his way out of Bassa altogether, but this has to be a careful undertaking. Emmanuel, which is the head of the Students’ Union, joins Chris in refuge, because the government and police are also after Emmanuel. The taxi cab driver that came to know Ikem is now helping Chris get from hiding place to hiding place. As they try to take Chris out of the city to northern parts, they successfully make it through several checkpoints.

Chris’s last hideout before heading to Abazon is Emmanuel’s house. Beatrice comes to spend one last night with Chris. The next morning Chris decides it is best for Chris and his companions, Braimoh and Emmanuel, to travel by bus...