The Quiet Tenant Who Never Said He Was Alive
When Ada put her Lekki duplex on the market, she had one rule:
No drama.
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After her divorce, she wanted peace. She didn’t care about rent as much as she cared about silence. Her last tenant had turned the place into a clubhouse for Yahoo boys. Not again.
So, when a soft-spoken man named Dr. Kenneth Obasi showed up with cash, references, and clean fingernails, she was impressed.
Medical doctor.
Single.
Polite.
Quiet.
Perfect.
He moved in the next week.
In the beginning, everything was fine.
He paid rent six months upfront. Kept the compound spotless.
Didn’t blast music or bring women over.
Sometimes, she didn’t even know he was home.
But three months in, weird things started happening.
The security man quit without explanation.
Neighbours started whispering.
A food delivery guy ran away after walking up to the door, saying he “heard something not human.”
Ada dismissed it. Superstition was common in Lagos.
But one night, during a thunderstorm, the power tripped.
She went next door to check the meter… and noticed something strange.
Kenneth’s windows were fogged from the inside.
No lights on.
But shadows moved.
She knocked.
No answer.
Just a soft humming behind the door—like a lullaby.
She left quickly.
A week later, she received a parcel meant for him. She wasn’t nosy… but curiosity got the best of her.
She opened it.
Inside?
A vintage stethoscope, blood-stained.
And a faded ID card from a hospital in Aba.
The photo?
Not Kenneth.
But the name was the same.
Dr. Kenneth Obasi.
She called the hospital.
The woman who picked up gasped.
“Kenneth Obasi? Madam, that man has been missing for five years. Police found his car near the River Niger. No body was ever recovered.”
Ada’s blood ran cold.
“Are you sure?” she asked.
“Very sure,” the woman replied. “He was my husband.”
Ada hung up and turned slowly toward the duplex.
Kenneth was standing outside.
Smiling.
Holding the parcel.
“You opened my mail,” he said softly.
She stammered, “W-What is this? Who are you?”
His smile widened.
“I told you I was quiet. I never said I was alive.”
