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‘But he will be resuming with us next week Monday. Just explain some things to him today so that he can fully prepare for the task ahead.
Alright, Ola, follow him to his office, but before you go, collect your letter of employment from Tinu.’

‘Yes, ma’am. Thank you very much ma’am.’

I stood up and followed Mr. Ette to his office. Everything turned out to be easy, too easy as a matter of fact. Just like that, the woman had
offered me employment. I was yet to know how much I would earn, but had no doubt that it would be substantial.

Mr. Ette discussed my tasks with me. It included monitoring the loading and offloading of petroleum and diesel products at the company’s
depot at Lekki, not far from the office building. He said I must be smart and sharp with those loaders as they were prone to sharp practices. I promised to do my best.



After the brief meeting with Ette, I went back to Tinu to get my letter of employment. It was a mouth-watering offer that doubled the current salary I earned.

I left the office a very happy guy. I was grateful to God for His goodness, and was also grateful to Naomi who had been acting like an
angel. I called Naomi to tell her the outcome of my encounter at the oil and gas company.

‘I’ll call Big Mummy right away to thank her,’ Naomi said.

‘Yes o. Please, thank her and tell her on my behalf that I’m very grateful.’

She giggled across the line.

‘Wait, this Big Mummy, what’s her real name?’ I asked.

‘She’s Chief Mrs. Rose Udoh.’

‘I see. Can you imagine that throughout my encounter with her, I never got to know her real name?’

‘Well, it happens like that, sometimes.’

‘I must really thank you, Naomi. You’re an angel to me.’

‘We thank God, my dear.’

Later, I went to meet my uncle and told him about the new job. He expressed happiness for me but also expressed some reservations.

‘Don’t you think this Naomi lady is moving too fast? Within weeks of knowing her, she got you an accommodation. Now, she’s getting you
another job.’

‘Well, it’s my luck, uncle,’ I said.

He nodded. ‘All the same, be careful Ola. If you have problem there, remember you can always come back to the bakery,’ he said kindly.

‘Thank you, uncle. I’m sure there’ll be no problem.’

I decided to spend that weekend with Naomi. I also calculated that since I would be starting my new work at Lekki on Monday, I should
not be late to work at my first day. Her place at Surulere was closer to Lekki and was a vintage place.



On Monday, I went to work by public transport. I left earlier than Naomi as my working place was farther. Besides, I was still working in the private sector unlike Naomi who was working in a government organization. I got to the office on time and shared the space with Mr. Ette. But we would be working mostly outdoors, as events later showed. We were at the depot to supervise loading and offloading of products.

I also realized that the nature of my job required that I stopped wearing suit or ties. That was not strange to me, having been trained as
an engineer. My first day at work was eventful. We closed at work at five. I returned to my Off Isawo road residence, despite the allure of Naomi’s place.

On Tuesday morning, I left home by five and was at my new place of work by few minutes to eight. Earning more money definitely meant
going through more stress.


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