Adebimpe: The Facebook Girl – Episode 25
****** 3 weeks later **********
I was in my office on tuesday afternoon, piling up the
parcel I was about to deliver that day when I got a
customised message on my phone. ” You have been
invited for test and interview on friday and saturday
at DOLPHIN CONSULTING, at minna, niger state,
come along with your original documents, recent
passports, an attestation letter from your last place
of work and a copy of your C.V. Interview comes up
on saturday for successful applicants from friday’s
test. Call 080***** for further enquiries”
I was happy and joyous, I began to say it within
myself that “atlast, I’m porting to the realm of 120k
per month.”, I began to soliloquies on how I would
save up to buy a car, how I would save up to buy a
land and how I would be planning to settle down even
without getting the job yet. While I was rejoicing
within me. My phone rang and it was tosin.
ME: hi padi mi
TOSIN: hi onihaxy,
ME: how are you?
TOSIN: I’m fine. I just hears that some people were
invited for test and interview, are u among the people
invited?
ME: yes, I just got the message not quite long, I was
about to call you sef.
TOSIN: that’s cool. Just prepare well and read hard. I
will do all it takes to make sure you get job. Infact,
I’m assuring you that you would be employed.
ME: ok pal, thanks so much. how does the test
questions looked like? And what are the areas I
should practice on?.
TOSIN: we will talk about that later on whatsapp.
ME: ok.
I couldn’t hide my happiness even without getting the
job yet. I was so happy throughout that day. Even at
work, my colleague observed it that something is
really happening to me.
I didn’t bother to make any background check on the
so called company. All my mind was just on the 120k
salary. I stopped at segun’s house after the work to
break the news of my interview message to him. He
was so happy about it and he helped me with few
interview tips from his interview experiences.
On Wednesday, I made an enquires on how much it
would cost me to get to niger state and return to
akure. I was told I would need like 15,000 minus
transportation because I would get to abuja first
before getting to niger state. I checked everything on
me and all I had was 5,000. I went to meet segun for
assistance and he also helped me with 5k because
he was broke at that moment. The problem now is
how to get the remaining 5k.
I called tosin to inform him about my financial
constraint and he told me that he just sent the last
65k on him to his parents. He told me to find a
means of getting the money to come down there and
he assured me that he would make sure he helped
me in getting the job. I then remembered I have a
friend in abuja named samson. The first and the last
time I visited abuja was during my 400level at the
university when samson’s sister was getting married.
Samson was my neighbour and also a friend then so I
attended the wedding.
I tried dialling Samson’s number but the number was
not available. I couldn’t reach samson through phone
but I could still remember the road to his family
house in abuja where we lodged during his sister’s
wedding 4 years ago.
I converse with segun about how my trip will look like
as it is my first time visiting niger state and also I
don’t have sufficient money. He told me to leave
akure on thursday and board a bus to abuja and then
to niger state from abuja. And after the test, I should
return to abuja and trace my friend I told him about
and get some money from him. And to be on the
safer side, he said he will find a means of getting
money and send to me latest on saturday incase I
couldn’t get any help in abuja. I shook hands with
him and hugged him. Segun is really a brother from
another mother.
I took 2 days off for thursday and friday from my
work place earlier on that tuesday . I arranged all my
original credentials in a file bag, and I took a cross
bag (campus bag) containing 2 shirts, boxers, cream
and my cards with me. The file bag couldn’t enter
the campus back so I held it on my hand.
I went straight to the abuja park at around 9am. At
the row where I was sitting, we were two. A woman
at the other extreme side, followed by me. After
about 10minutes, a very pretty and fair lady join us
on the seat to complete the row. I fall in love with
the scents of her perfume instantly. Her pink top was
revealing the upper part of her breasts. Her lips was
red and tempting. In short, I forgot about my mission
and I was so lost into my new seat-mate.
Few minutes later. The bus took off. I paid for my
T.fare and I had 9,000 left with me. I forgot about my
worries and I was thinking of how to initiate a chat
with my new seat-mate. Each time I try to talk to
her, I always got scared and I would keep quiet.
After about 1 hour into the journey. I took the
courage to initiate a chat with her by asking her
“what says the time?”. She replied me with a smile
and the chemistry began to flow. One thing led to
another, we got along in the bus as we were chatting
and talking all through.
When we got to the highway where snacks were
been sold. I bought 4 galas and 2 can drinks out of
my remaining 9k and we shared it. “Chai onihaxy, if
women no kill you, you go leave long”. She
appreciated the snacks and we continue chatting
until she fell asleep. I offered her my shoulder to lean
her head on which she doesn’t mind.
As she placed her head on my shoulder, her
compressed breasts were pressing on my chest and I
began to have “hard-on”. I placed my hands on her
back and began to caress her but she didn’t respond,
I guess she was so deep into sleep. When she woke
up, we continued with our chats and discussions.
Soon, we arrived at abuja at about 4pm and we
alighted from the bus. I wanted to ask for her
number but I was scared to do so. She left me at the
park and took cab from there. “Chai, I don miss my
friend the event planner, he for don ginger me”.
I left the park in disappointment and I asked people
around for where to get bus going to minna. I was
directed to somewhere and I went there. I found a
bus and arrived at minna at late in the night. I called
tosin and he came to pick me up.
We got to his house and I was surprised at what I
saw. My apartment in akure was ok than what I saw
here despite my little salary. I wanted to ask him
questions but I was so tired due to the journey. I just
ate dinner and slept off.
I woke very early the next morning. Tosin had woke
up earlier to prepare bathing water and also
breakfast. I tried asking him about his work and why
he wasn’t living in a more decent accommodation
despite his huge income. He told me he was
investing into a project, and also sending money to
his family and that’s why he couldn’t afford to get a
better apartment. I said “ok”. I tried asking him about
how the test would look like and also trying to get
more details about the job. Tosin began to beat
around the bush and not giving me a straight answer.
He gave me an address and told me to meet him at
work because he wanted to leave earlier. He left me
at home and left while I was reading my GMAT and
preparing hard for the test.
The test was scheduled for 10am so I left the house
around 9am. On getting to the venue, I saw a lot of
people dressed up in quality and expensive suits and
I got scared. “Would I be employed out of this
multitude?”. I called tosin to inform him of my
presence and he told me to calm down and be
prepared. I tried looking around but I couldn’t find any
signboard for the company.
At 9:40, we were called to come inside and fill an
attendance form. The staffs I saw were looking so
poor and I could see the poor quality of what they
are wearing. I got amazed because I never expected
such from a company paying 120k per month. I
ignored my observation and proceeded to a mini hall
provided for the exams to be written. I sat down with
the pool of applicants.
At about 10:25 am. Someone came inside the hall
with question papers and he was distributing it to us
and he told us we have just 30 minutes to answer
the questions. On seeing the paper, I was shocked.
