Again – 4 It was her first day as a staff. A real job. She was supposed to be excited and all, but here she was at the back of a vehicle she had never seen, being driven by a guy she’d never met. She’d been up to prepare at 5am and by 6am on the stroke, she’d gotten a call that he was outside. Shola had thought it was a cabman of some sort since Joe had only said “I’ll have someone take you to work and back in the meantime”. It had turned out to be a tough looking older man in an SUV. He had spoken to her nicely, introduced himself as Razak and insisted on carrying her bag. She was too tired to object extendedly, so she let him and got in the back while he held the door open. She’d not slept well at all last night. Joe had only said he was fine and safe and within the country. He had also mentioned he was staying in a hotel and would be here until he could figure out exactly who the guys who had stopped her were. In the meantime, she was to be “cautious” and call him immediately if she thought anything looked or felt strange. She let him know she didn’t feel safe any longer and he had reassured her everything would be back to normal “very shortly”. Still, she had had a fitful sleep. She tried to relax and enjoy the ride to work. A firm nudge woke her up what seemed like 3 seconds later. Actually she’d slept all through the ride and was now at the bank. “We are here” Razak said. She thanked him, got her bag from him and got off. He told her to a call him if she needed anything. The ride to and fro the office was a huge help and she made sure to thank Joe especially for it. “I’d like to drive myself, sometimes, though.” she had added “That’s OK. Just let Razak know when you don’t need him.” Waking up on Friday morning she decided she wanted to drive herself to and from work. When she was done preparing and about leaving, she found Razak outside as usual. She told him not to bother taking her to work today, she would drive herself. The man quietly stepped aside made a quick phone call, came back with a smile, wished her a safe trip, got in his car and left. She found it quite a challenge, being that she had never driven that far in rush hour traffic. Joe only laughed when he called her at work and she complained of the stress it had given her. Later, she got a call from - READ MORE AT - elsieisy/again-4/
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 08:44:11 +0000
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