Unbecoming Lekki ACT 3
Shugs acted as if nothing had happened. Whatever Ike had meant by his words, whatever that lingering moment between them had been, she erased it. She refused to give it power. The real battle wasn’t in cryptic Igbo phrases or moments that felt like something but meant nothing. The real battle was in the office, in meetings, in every decision she made to solidify her place here. If Ike had been a thorn in her side before, he became a full-blown adversary now. He had always undermined her, but after that board meeting, he had taken it up a notch. It was subtle, insidious. He never outright defied her, but he made sure things didn’t go smoothly either. Delays in execution, conveniently forgotten details, whispered conversations that ended the moment she entered a room. It was a game, and he was playing to win. But so was she. Shugs moved with precision. She didn’t confront Ike directly, not yet. Instead, she focused on proving herself in ways that couldn't be ignored. She stayed th...
