Summary

Pages 171 – 179 documents Furo’s introduction to the rest of the employees on his first day of work at Haba!. Syreeta cooked breakfast for Furo in the morning, which made Furo think that Syreeta had become “flatteringly domestic” (173). Syreeta told Furo that they should hurry to avoid the morning traffic, so Syreeta and Furo began the drive to Haba!. On the way there, Furo had a conversation with Syreeta, in which Syreeta said that Furo is worth much more than he is being paid because of his “oyibo-ness” (174). Syreeta then assured Furo that a better opportunity would come. When Syreeta dropped Furo off, Furo felt like a “child on his first day of school” (174), because he did not want to leave Syreeta’s comfort.

When Furo mustered up the courage to enter the building, he was reunited with Arinze, who introduced him to the...