The story reveals that the old clinic on Adeniran Street, once run by Dr. Adebayo who treated people for free, has become a secret repository for banned music. As specified in your prompt, the narrative includes the sensory details of iodine and wet cement smells, and the gate squeaking "like old cassette" when they enter.
Ìyábọ́ is revealed as the guardian of this musical archive, protecting recordings of banned songs including Rírì's first "sorrow-anthem" - the bass recording that made the government realize music could be a weapon of resistance. The chapter builds tension when Rírì successfully retrieves her first flash-drive from its hiding place in an old medicine bottle.
The suspense peaks when they hear a car arrive and people entering the building, forcing them to escape through the back door. Ìyábọ́ chooses to stay behind to continue protecting the archive, giving Rírì both her original recording and backup copies of the entire collection.
The chapter ends with the poignant image of the gate squeaking one final time as they escape, but now sounding like it's crying for the brave grandmother who sacrificed her safety to preserve their musical heritage. This sets up questions about what power lies within that first recording and what will happen to Ìyábọ́.
