A body in the lagoon, ignored

The story opens withNicole, a British woman living in Lagos, observing a corpse floating in the polluted lagoon near her luxurious compound. The body is treated as just another piece of trash by locals, and her husbandTonye''s indifference to the event foreshadows the city''s—and perhaps his own—callousness. This moment plants a seed of unease and fear in Nicole, hinting at the dangers lurking beneath the surface of her seemingly perfect life. Thelagoon, both beautiful and treacherous, becomes a recurring symbol of secrets, loss, and the city''s capacity to swallow the unwanted.