Akụkọ banyere Johnny Marlowe afọ iri na anọ n'ụlọ mkpọrọ maka ibi nwa ya nwoke úgwù.

Ndị nche abụọ batara n'ọnụ ụlọ mkpọrọ m ka nke atọ chere n'ọnụ ụzọ. Onye nche nke mbụ kwapụrụ m azụ ka onye nche nke abụọ banyere n'ọnụ ụlọ mkpọrọ na-adọkpụrụ ịnyịnya ịnya ahịhịa toro ogologo. Uche m gbasiri ike. Kedu ihe nke a nwere ike ịbụ? Enwere m ụjọ na mgbagwoju anya. Echetara m ọtụtụ oge ndị nche ji ọkpọ, akpụkpọ ụkwụ na klọbọ tie m ihe. Onye nche nke mbụ kwapụrụ m azụ n’ebe m nọ. Ẹma ẹbịn enan̄-mbakara emi ẹnịmde ke iso mi. O nweghị ebe m ga-agba ọsọ, o nweghịkwa ụzọ mgbapụ! Obi m gbara ọsọ nke ukwuu! Onye nche nke mbụ jidere m n'azụ isi m ma dọkpụrụ m n'ihu, kpụrụ m gbadaa n'ịnyịnya osisi ahụ. Ụjọ tụrụ! Ha ga-adina m n'ike? Onye nche nke-atọ we tubàra onye-nche nke-abua ihe ágà. Ndị nche abụọ ahụ tinyere otu ịgbụ aka na nkwojiaka m wee jikọta agbụ ndị ahụ na nkwonkwo ụkwụ m na-ekechi ha n'ọgbụgbọ aka ka m wee kee m aka na ụkwụ gbadaa n'elu ịnyịnya ịwa ahụ. M malitere ikpegara Chineke ekpere maka ebere. Ama m na a na-aga idina m n'ike. Enwetaghị m ya...