I hanged up on segun and continued with my duties at work. At exactly 11:10am, my phone rang and I checked the screen. It was the same number calling me
ME: ***placed phone on my hear*** hi, who is this?
CALLER: its me tosin.
*** Instantly, I remembered and recognised the caller. Tosin was my friend during nysc days. We stayed at the same lodge and our ppa was in the same area. We first met when my PPA and his PPA acquired accommodation for us at the same house, our friendship began to grow as we found ourselves in the same CDS group.**
ME: tosin my padi, how you dey?, long time.
TOSIN: I dey jawe.
ME: how did you get my new number?
TOSIN: from one of our friends.
ME: ok,
TOSIN: let’s chat on whatsapp.
ME: ok ***hanged up****.
My mind was cooled as the fears from my nightmare was reduced. I took a deep breath of comfort and started chatting with tosin.
ME: how far?, where are you now?
TOSIN: I’m in niger state ooo. What about you?
ME: I am in akure. You must be a big boy now oooo. How is work?
TOSIN: work is fine bro, what about yours?
ME: I’m managing jawe
TOSIN: managing kee? Is it not a big firm?
ME: big firm kee?, its a small delivery and courier firm.
TOSIN: what do you do there?
ME: home and office deliveries.
TOSIN: eyah. Hope the pay is ok sha?
ME: not really, just 20k. So what about you?, where are you working?
TOSIN: hmmmm. I work with an international firm
ME: big boy.
TOSIN: looool
ME: is it an oil & gas firm?
TOSIN: no, its a branding and consultancy firm own by a british.
ME: chaiii, I dey envy you ooooo. What do you there?
TOSIN: business developer
ME: what’s the function of business developer.
TOSIN: I serve as an intermediate between our firm and our clients like banks, oil companies, etc.
ME: that cool. You must be earning well ooooo.
TOSIN: not really, just 120k monthly?
ME: heeeeee, you call 120k just?. Please I don’t mind if you hook me up and fix me into such job.
TOSIN: no problem, just send your C.V to my mail, I will submit it tommorow. As soon as there is opening Or vacancy in our company, I will let you know.
ME: thanks pal, I’m grateful.
TOSIN: you are welcome. I have a client to attend too. Let’s chat later.
ME: ok, bye.
I shouted while sitting on my chair “heeeeee!!!, so I will soon leave this Akure for a better job!!”. I couldn’t wait till I close before I applied “make-up” to my cv and credentials and sent them to tosin’s mail. I called him to inform him that I have sent the C.V and he told me that he had seen it. Suddenly, I became joyous and happy even without getting the job.
On getting home, I picked my fone to chat with my guy segun.
ME: sege, I go soon leave akure for you oooo
SEGE: wetin happen?, you don apply for togo visa?
ME: you no well, sum1 is trying to fix me to a 120k monthly salary job
SEGE: heeeee, at where?,
ME: niger state
SEGE: when are you applying?
ME: I don apply already. I sent my C.V this afternoon.
SEGE: and u didn’t send mine abi?, may bicycle crush you to death!!!
ME: no vex. I go send yours later
SEGE: better.
****** 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 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 bosoms. 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 bosoms 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. All the questions been asked were all based on health, diets and nutrition. “Could this be GNLD?” I asked. Well, I answered the question and then submit it along side with others.
Then tosin came up to the podium infront of us to address us. I said to myself “yeah, that’s my guy”.
TOSIN: hi everyone
US: hi sir
TOSIN: I’m glad to announce to you that the interview would hold today, so you should all be patient.
US: ok
TOSIN: I’m assuring you that almost all of you will get this job.
US: ******side talks*****
TOSIN: before you would be called for interview, let me give you some motivations
US: thank you sir
TOsIN: do you all know that you can be as rich as dangote and adenuga if you all believe?
US: yes sir
TOSIN: you see, the power of success and failure is in our hands and we can either choose to be poor and rich. You see, I was working with dangote before i joined this firm but I wasn’t fulfilled. But I can tell you. I haven’t spend up to 2 years in this firm and I already had 2 cars.
ME: ****was so furious and angry, which 2 cars?, for your face me I face you apartment? ***** chaiii, I was tricked into another GNLD scam sha, I just sat down and observing with anger.
TOSIN: you see, between 2 years, this firm had sponsored me to south africa and zambia. And this december, I would be in london. Bla bla bla bla.
ME: ***i began to hate myself the more, I began to consider the money, time and effort wasted, I still kept quiet and observing.
TOSIN: but to make it with us here, it comes with a price. You have to pay just 10,000 for licensing to be a registered nutritionist in other to work with us . But I assured you, you will make your money in the first week of resumption with us.
Before tosin finished with his speech, majority of the applicant had stood up and left. We were not up to 10 left out of the hundreds that came for the test. No doubt, I had been tricked. This is purely GNLD.
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