The story follows Aṣàkẹ́ as she carries a hidden recorder disguised among yams and plantains in her market basket. As specified in your prompt, the mosque bells ring "gba-gba-gba" and mysteriously sync with her device, creating an eerie harmony when the sorrow-sample begins playing mixed with the prayer call.

The narrative builds tension as people in the market begin responding to the hidden music, gathering around the sound and showing emotional reactions. The chapter introduces the mysterious masked figure whose most disturbing ability is following the exact rhythm of Aṣàkẹ́'s heartbeat - "thump-thump, thump-thump" - with glowing LED eyes that suggest either supernatural or technological surveillance.

The situation escalates when the sorrow-sample reaches its climax and somehow broadcasts Aṣàkẹ́'s heartbeat rhythm to the entire crowd, making them all move in sync with her fear. This creates a terrifying chase scene where she flees through the market while an entire crowd moves to the rhythm of her panic.

The chapter ends with the realization that their musical resistance has attracted something or someone with powers they don't understand - someone who can weaponize the very connections their music creates. This sets up questions about who this masked figure is and what they want with the resistance movement.