TITLE: Two-man Business AUTHOR: Dare Afolabi Episode Four - “Very Good Bad Guy” (V.G.B.G) …”Dearest God in heaven, Thank you for the gift of life, for loving me and for the loving and caring people you have surrounded me with, I will never worship anyone or anything except thee. “Oluwa mi” I need my boss to pay my money, I am broke, don’t make me beg for food from my enemies Dearest God, Ah! “Baba God” don’t let me die of hunger o… Protect me from all evils, bless my parents, my siblings, my Queen, Anike and bless my boss to pay me my money. In Jesus name I pray… Amen.” I rose to my feet and concluded my early morning prayers with a special praise song and dance...” He has done for me.. He has done for me.. He has done for me. What my father cannot do… I whistled at first bike I saw, as I lock the gate to my apartment behind me. ”Oba Akran” I proposed to the “omo olope okada boy”, dressed in skinny jeans ,baseball hat and a black Tee-shirt with “AMA Kip Kip” written boldly in front. ”Three hundred naira” he threatened. “Haba, thirty fiber bawo? Make I give you twenty fiber jo” I slanged, to prove my street credibility. “Pay twenty five fiber oga, you too fine to dey price okada nah” he teased. I jumped on the bike and he zoomed off, after a few curses, threats and zigzags we arrive at El-Paso plaza plot 429 Oba Akran, Ikeja. I rushed into the office and went straight to my desk, Ronke, the fat receptionist hasn’t arrived yet, I sat down took a plain sheet out of one file and wrote my proposal for cash receivable to The Boss.. Outstanding salary — #600,000 Leave grant —————#150,000 (I didn’t even observe this leave o) Total ————————#750,000 I stapled this list with my “arrangee” SKS list, folded the papers and was about to say a prayer to invoke the “spirit of my mother” to follow my request when the husky voice of my “Pain in the Butts” Boss disrupted the spiritual moment. ”Eddy my boy, how are you today, how are your parents and your wife..? So tell me how did we do at SKS? I sighed, took a deep breath and tried to cook a fast story for this Selfish man.. Then I started flowing. “Oga, there is good news and bad news o, the bad news is….” “Haba Eddy.., Tell me the good news first….” The boss cuts in. ”Ok sir, the good news is I have been able to secure a lunch meeting with Alhaji S.K. Salman himself after gratifying a few people, I was also able to get the Chairman’s personal Assistant on our side, but we may need to “tip the guy” 200k” if we win the contract, and the bad news is we are not the only firm SKS is talking to, I gathered from my sources that they are talking to six firms and we are not too favoured on the list of preference, infact, one “oyinbo” firm is our major problem.” I bullied. “Ah.!! Eddy, we can’t afford to lose this money oo, what do you advice we do now.. Ehnn? The boss asked with a lot of fear. “Well, I propose we settle the P.A, I heard he’s a very strong man and Alhaji S.K. Salman listens to him a lot, I am also planning to invite Funke Salman to a business date, but Oga I am broke, if you will just settle my outstanding payments I will have small money to spend on her, I concluded and presented my lists of receivables simultaneously.. My heart was in my mouth as The Boss Scrutinize his debts grumbling.. Then The Boss spoke.. ” Eddy, we can’t pay all your money now o, but I will make you happy my boy, we will pay “400k” from your outstanding salaries, pay your leave grant, settle the SKS expenses, but you need to cut down on these expenses o, we are yet to win the contract sef, then I want us to motivate S.K’s P.A, I will give him a hundred thousand advance but Tell him Eddy, tell him, No one cheats Kosamotu Alake.. No one, if he fails to deliver, he will refund my money, else me and him will have our legs in the same trouser”. I left the office that day with one heavy cheque in my pocket, a promise of “100.K.” in cash for the supposed P.A tips on Friday morning and I lighter soul, all my worries vanished, I feel brand new and smart. “Person wey wan catch monkey must hold banana, Oga don chop my banana today”. #winkssssssss# Watchout for episode 5
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 15:49:27 +0000
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