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CHAPTER 2

He ran the whole staircase up to their apartment on the second floor. He rapped on the door impatiently for it to be opened and after what seemed like eternity Susan appeared at the door wearing a tank top and bum short. She had her hair styled differently and it looked longer than usual and shiny black it was she looked like a dark-chocolate beauty conjured up with the most powerful of magic. Not even his most favourite _porn actress while he was still single could match the goddess standing in front of him. He stopped in the doorway and gasped in surprise. She flashed a white set of teeth perfectly gapped at the center of the upper set at him. "You're so beautiful." He said whisperingly as he grabbed her in a tight embrace. "I got the job I love you." He muttered almost breathlessly.

I knew you would cherrie." She squealed in delight and wrapped her legs around him. Their lips soon met each other's. "Hold on. This can wait." She disentangled herself from him, took off his suit jacket and loosened his tie. They both sat on a sofa in their tiny living room. "Tell me about it."

"I got there and was asked some question. Not the interview kind of questions though. I was the only applicant. The big and most amazing thing is this." He handed her a gold-coloured envelope which he fetched from his briefcase.

She took the envelope and brought out the letter inside. Her eyes widened as she read the letter. "Oh my God! You'll be getting a house! A new Mercedes Benz, one month vacation once in a year to anywhere and twelve million per annum basic salary excluding all bonuses and allowances. Baby this is too much. Am I dead? All these for an IT manager?"

"Too good to be true but COLE Consolidated is a big organisation involved in so many things. Things you know yourself so they can afford all of this. I'm just surprised it's me." David said.

"Yeah. This offer is mouth-watering that its hard to believe." Susan said helplessly.

"Well, right there it is in your face. You'd better believe it."

"Now I can buy my own Hermes Crocodile Clutch bag." She said.

"That costs half of my yearly salary." David protested mildly with a smile.

"I want a man who only has to be kind and understanding. Is that too much to ask of a multi-millionaire?" Susan said placing her head on his chest.

"No. Not at all my dear wife." David said.

"You're not proposing already are you?" She looked up at him smiling.

"You're not thinking of saying no are you?" He retorted.

"No." She answered and kissed him again.

He lifted her up and carried her towards their bedroom "I think I've held on for long enough." She giggled like a teenager.

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"He was in Adrew Cole's office to tell him he had accepted the offer and he is okay by everything. What more could he ask for? He sat in his secretary's office. Her tag read Brenda. And she told him her name as just Brenda. "Call me Brenda. Just Brenda. Nothing else." She told him.

"Okay. Brenda. I am David." He said as he took a seat and he was offered coffee.

"David. What a name." She said.

"Thanks. It's a nice name I know. So you've worked here for how many years?" He asked.

"Twenty years. Five years after this place got established. How do you like your earnings package?"

"Just as you'd have guessed." David said. "Is that how it is for every new employee here?"

"Yes. And everybody earns as much as they can."

"Wow. Even without experience?"

Brenda laughed. "Experience is nothing compared to the zeal and enthusiasm to work. Its no brain surgery. The company employs jobless fresh graduates who of course are poor and pay them well. All of this to make them happy. You know, those who have money think the most important things are love and other things but the poor know it is money." She said. "That is the organization's employment policy.

"I see." David said.

"Ahem." A voice sounded from the doorway. They both looked up and Andrew Cole strode in wearing a polo shirt and trousers. "Brenda how are you today?"

"I'm fine Andy. How many ladies came golfing today?" She responded.

"They rather came to watch and I chose not to look at them."

"Oh poor boy. Why not?" Brenda asked in feigned sympathy.

"They all came in Limos. My wife goes around in a Limo too and everything I owe, I owe because of my wife. How wise is it then to stick my neck somewhere else?" He responded smiling.

"Smart boy." She said giving the thumbs up sign.

He winked at her. "David Up!" He said and David followed him quietly into his office.

"So how do you find the whole package?" Andy asked David as soon as they entered into his office and he took his seat behind his large oak table.

"Very superb I must say sir. Beyond my expectation." David said.

"I'm happy you're happy with it. You'll have to go check out houses and pick anyone of your choice. The company will pay fifty percent of the price on the house and you continue paying the rest for as long as you can. You could pay for the number of years you so wish."

"Wow!" David said.

"And you're going to be in charge of IT for the whole of this Company. I mean everything. It's quite demanding but I know you'll survive. And the company will sponsor your masters degree programme and any other programme you might be interested in whenever you're ready. You might have to put in long hours into your work but I promise it'll be worth it. Here's your car keys. I trust you can drive No?"

"Yes I can." David responded as he took a bunch of new Mercedes branded car keys.

"Good. My wife and I are organizing a get-together dinner tonight. You're going to meet the CEO and some other top executives. Should I include your name on the guest list with your girlfriend?"

"My fiancee actually. Yes you should." He said.

"You proposed already." Andy chuckled. "Your fiancee it is then. 7pm okay by you?

"Anytime is okay." David answered.

"The car is in the car park. Its distinct." Andy said with a tone of finality.

"Okay. Thank you sir."

"See you at seven."

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CHAPTER 1




It had been a long enough wait. After what he would call discreet application, six months later he received an invitation for an interview. The letter had been addressed to where he called home- a one-room apartment which he shared with his live-in girlfriend, Susan. He always had wanted to propose to her so they could get married but she always told him never to bother trying unless he had the means to enhance their living. She worked for the money they lived on and as much as he knew and it was obvious, she loved him and she wouldn’t want to continue that lifestyle into marriage. He knew it wouldn’t be fair himself. For the past one year he had been useless. The only useful thing about him is his manhood. Great sex he is good at and she loved him for it. Only that she fed and housed him to make love to her- at least that is how it seemed to him since he had nothing more to offer. He shook his head as he finished knotting his tie in front of the mirror. He snapped out of his thoughts and focused more on his upcoming interview. He picked up his suit jacket which hung on a cloth hanger and put it on. The only suit he had and the most expensive of all his clothes. The suit had cost him his allowance for two months and he bought it in his last month at the university. He had bought the suit for his graduation ceremony and he had worn it several times in the last one year to different companies hoping to get a job. A job which was never forthcoming and he heard the phrase ‘’You qualify beyond what we can offer. We’re sorry’’ one too many times. No one was willing to pay him. No one knew he was willing to accept anything. He graduated with top honours and funds have been the major setback he has faced in pursuing his masters degree. A first class graduate of Computer Science without a job. So much for being a scholar. The most part of his university education was sponsored by his mother and some meagre scholarship grants. The big scholarships he knew he ought to win were often denied him. He usually scored unbelievably too high and life outside university hasn’t been easy for him either. The first glimmer of hope he’d be getting in many months is the invitation letter he got from COLE Consolidated to make himself present for an interview. He focused on his image in the mirror. He looked good in the suit and his overall looks wasn’t bad for a man at twenty-four. He had been reminded quite often by Susan that one of the reasons she stuck to him is his looks. ‘’A handsome man often gets to get a bright future.’’ She would say.
‘’Dave, aren’t you ready?’’ Susan said from the bathroom’s doorway using a towel to dry her hair.
‘’I am. Just waiting for your final assessment.’’ He replied her. He watched her smile at him through the mirror as she stood behind him to adjust his tie.
‘’You always look stunning every time you wear this suit. That is enough to get you any job but employers are too dumb to see the real thing.’’ She said turning him to face her.
‘’You think I’m gonna get employed?’’
‘’I know you are.’’ She said and brushed his lips with hers. ‘’Here, I got this for you.’’ She said handing him a shiny black leather briefcase which she pulled out from her wardrobe. He definitely hadn’t taken notice of it.
‘’Oh!’’ He gasped. ‘’You’re the best. He kissed her full-fledged on the lips.
‘’C’mon I haven’t brushed my mouth.’’ She said smiling.
‘’Don’t forget you started it.’’ He said and walked briskly towards the door.
‘’Good luck.’’ She said.
‘’I love you too.’’

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He alighted from the taxi cab and stood in front of the tall building. He could see COLE Consolidated boldly written and placed on the roof of the building for all to see. He could count fifteen floors. He walked towards the entrance and a security man in his fifties met him. He looked up "David Osho. I'm here for an interview." He said trying to fish out the invitation letter from his briefcase.

"You're welcome." The man smiled at him. "We've been expecting you."

"Oh thanks. Am I late?" David asked.

"No. Not at all. Just in time. Nice briefcase you've got there."

"Thanks a lot. Where do I go from here?"

"Take the elevator to the second floor and you'll have someone waiting for you." The security man said. "Or you could take the stairs if the elevator won't be convenient."

"Okay thanks. The elevator would be just fine." David said and walked in. He mentally noted the man's name Abdul Bosco which was inscribed on the tag attached to his left breast-pocket. He walked to the elevator and met two other people inside, a man and a woman. They both looked rich. The man wore an expensive suit and the woman looked too beautiful for her age to be guessed. There were specks of grey hair on the man's hair and he wore a gold-rimmed pair of glasses. He nodded to them in greeting and the both gave him the warmest smile he had ever received in a company he was seeking for a job. The elevator stopped when it reached the second floor and the door opened. He stepped out and the man and woman both chorused "Good luck" at the same time. He smiled and bowed to them. Within a split second, a man was beside him grinning broadly and extending his hand in a handshake. "David Osho?"

"Yes Sir."

"Andrew Cole. Let's go to my office." He said and the both walked down a long corridor past a row of offices whose doors bore the same title- Personnel Manager. At the end of the corridor by the right, he opened the door to the second to the last office, secretary to the Senior Personnel Manager and they both walked in. An old woman with totally grey hair sat behind the table and she stood up to welcome them both. David bowed in greeting while he followed Andrew Cole into another office. "Have your seat." He motioned to David to sit on a leather sofa.

"Thank you." David said.

"You're welcome." Andrew responded and poured wine into two cups and handed one to David. "So, welcome to COLE Consolidated. You can call me Andy." David nodded.

"So when is the interview?" David asked.

Andy chuckled. "This is the interview."

"Aren't there other applicants? I didn't see anyone at the reception."

"You are the only qualified applicant." Andy said.

David pursed his lips. He looked thoughtful and expectant.

"So you're here for a job?" Andy started.

"Yes." David replied.

"Why?"

"I have to get something doing and what I know how to do best." David replied carefully.

"You know, when a man says he wants to work, what he means is he wants salary." Andy said.

David smiled. "You're right."

"Well, you've got the job and getting the job here gets you rich as well." Andy said.

David could not believe his ears.

"How rich do you want to be?" Andy asked.

"To be rich enough to throw soap away after the letters had worn off." David replied.

"That will happen of course in due course. Congratulations." Andy said stretching his hand in a handshake to David.

"Thanks Sir." David shook him really hard.

"Your employment letter is ready. Pick it up from my secretary's desk. Every detail and specifics are there. If there's anything you're not satisfied with let me know and we'll work it out to suit you. You'd hardly find something you wouldn't like though." Andy said and David dashed out of the office almost immediately. He smiled

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