It was a beautiful morning, I was desperate to find myself doing something tangible and to at least boast of something at the end of time
...As i walked out of the building i was broken,i had longed for a job and was very happy when i finally got one,how could K be this wicked and go so dirty,i was in the middle of the deep blue sea and the devil,agreeing to sleep with K will be rubbing my integrity to the mud,refusing is losing a well paying job. Even at that I never lose hope for I know time will prove it
After much contemplation,i worked out and took the hard decision of letting go the job,if it was mine,i would have had it no matter what.i got home,changed and went to Phil's place,i needed someone to talk to and take my head off things.
Getting there,he was eating,he wondered what i was at his place at such early hours when i should be at work.Reading his thoughts, i decided to help me out,i have been fired,i had said.
How,i mean on what ground,what did you do
?he asked almost immediately. Its K,K had me framed up,he must have told some lies,i was accused of lateness,negligence of duties,embezzlement of funds and what have you,i told him.
Embezzlement of what? you?,but wait dear is it true? Phil asked,i was very disappointed to hear such from him, phil what are you talking about,how can i do such a thing,i had nothing on my plate,it was all for me to do Mr K's bidden. You of all people should know me better, i was almost angry.
Sorry na, i was surprised at the aligation, don't worry you will be fine,phil said.he hugged me beautifully trying to make me feel better..
It been months ,after i had lost my job,and nothing was the same,i had nothing ,same was Phil,he was yet to get a job,it was really though.
As for my mom,i didn't want to disturb her, she was the one taking care of the bills,feeding and everything.she is a single mother,my dad had left us when i was only 7,and went away with another woman,he wasn't much of a dad and a husband when he was around anyways,i have no good memory of him,the only ones i have is of him hitting my mother and i,and coming back drunk,mother had been both my parent,she went through so much just to see me through school,it was time i took care of her,unfortunately my society is no fun place for a graduate,especially the girl child,whose dignity is always on the line for a job.
I went back to the hotel i was working to see if i could continue with my job,only for me to find out there was no more vacancy.i was tired of the joblessness already. i needed to be leaving the house,i needed to be useful to myself,thankfully,i got a job in a filling station.Mother didn't like the job at first,but i made her see reasons that it was better than staying at home doing nothing, Phil didn't have much to say,he only said i could go on if i could,i wondered why he wasn't giving attitude like when i had the other job in the company.
I had started working and it wasn't as bad as i had thought,at times i even get lucky and some customers could gift me money,according to them i was respectful and had good attitude.
It was three months working with the filling station when sometime happened.........
Written by Rejoice Igbinovia Aluyi
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