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Episode 19
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* Few months later, Batch A which was the batch
that Queen, Mercy and Asha belonged to did their
passing out parade and for her active
participation during her service year and her
community development services and personal
projects, Mercy was employed by River’s state
government to work in the ministry of Internal
Revenue. It was one of the greatest news that she
had received and after the issuance of her
discharge certificate, she called Peter who had
already given her several missed calls.
Mercy: “Hi love, guess what?” she said excitedly
as soon as he picked the call.
“What?” he said anxiously.
Mercy: “just guess now, it is good news” she
said.
Peter: “okay. You have been discharged and have
been issued your NYSC certificate? No? okay, you
were given a certificate of recognition by the state
coordinator? No again? ah-an, I don’t know what
to think again, can you just help me out?” he said
giving up.
Mercy: “ah, think very well o, the good news is
something better and bigger than a certificate of
recognition” she shouted into her cell phone.
Peter: “see ehn, I am so excited that I cannot even
think straight right now. I also have good news
for you and that is why I almost ran down your
battery with endless calls. But, let’s have your
own first”
Mercy: “no, you go first, you are the man”
Peter: “okay. You remember that my uncle that
lives in the UK? That my uncle that I said my
father trained now, well, we have been talking
with him for a while now and he promised to help
me” she paused for effect.
Mercy: “Yes, I remember him, we have been
praying for our destiny helpers to locate us for a
while now” she confirmed his story.
Peter: “my dear, who said God does not answer
prayers? That prayer has been answered o”
“What do you mean? Oooh, please tell me now,
do you want to kill me with suspense?”
Peter: “okay, I just received an alert of 5 million
naira from him this morning. He called and said it
was a gift and that I should use the money to
start up an business of my choice. Isn’t that
incredible? 5 million naira cash gift with no
strings, no terms and conditions attached” he
grinned.
Mercy: “our God is an awesome God. Oh, I don’t
even know how to thank him. So many good
news today. Thank you, Lord” she shouted
attracting the attention of passerby who could
not help but wonder what was making her shout
like that.
Peter: “yeah, so let’s hear yours” he said eager to
hear her own too.
Mercy: “I got a job with the ministry of Internal
Revenue. I am now a civil servant with all its
attendant benefits”
Peter: “Wow! I didn’t know that He would answer
us this way. Congratulations my love. This is just
the beginning of greater things in our lives”
Mercy: “Expect me in Abuja tomorrow. I will stop
by and see you before proceeding to the village
to see my parents” she said to hm.
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After passing out from NYSC, Queen and Asha
roamed the streets of Abuja in search of a good
job all to no avail. They had thought that securing
a job after NYSC was going to be easy since they
had the body to throw at men for favours but
alas, it took more than a sexy body and good
certificate to secure a job in Nigeria.
All the men they had hoped on to help them
secure lucrative white collar jobs only used them
and disappeared into thin air afterwards.
Queen was getting frustrated and Asha was at the
verge of getting depressed. Queen had cut down
on her visiting Kelvin’s home after his mother had
returned to her own house. The fact that she
couldn’t get Kelvin into her pant had been very
discouraging. After walking around that day, the
two friends returned home exhausted.
Asha: “so na like this person go just dey? We
have been scanning the nooks and crannies of
this city for a good job all to no avail. As if that is
not enough, we get laid by men who offer us
nothing but empty promises. Our rich clients who
used to give us plenty money have all abandoned
us. You won’t blame them, recession is biting
hard and even politicians are not left out. Also,
EFCC and President Buhari’s anti-corruption war
has sent many people into hiding. My friend, are
we not gradually turning to ashawo kobo kobo
so?” she asked her friend who was relaxing on
the chair.
Queen: “my sister, the thing tire me o. I cannot
count the number of men that I have had to sleep
with and yet see now, no job. And the worst thing
is that I already lied to my parents that I secured
a good job here and that is why I cannot return
home. By the end of this month, they will be
expecting me to send them money as per salary
earner. Where I wan see am?” she asked
rhetorically.
Asha: “Me I will start going out in the night to
look for men o, anything is better than nothing at
all. At least from there I will see money to
maintain myself. See as I don black finish seff?
Imagine me using synthetic hair when I am
already used to human hair? What can of wahala
is this now?”
Queen: “how can life be this difficult after NYSC?
No, just tell me, honestly we really enjoyed as
undergraduates. Real struggle begins when you
cannot secure a job as a graduate” she lamented.
Asha: “but what of Kelvin? I thought you said he
is very rich and that you will marry him? Can’t he
at least get us a job?”
Queen: “that one, just forget him jare. Do you
know that he even travelled outside the country
since last month without informing me? I just
went to his house and I was told that he had
gone for his annual vacation abroad. You needed
to see how ashamed I was when the cook asked
me if I didn’t know that my fiancé was travelling”
Asha: “na wa o, which kind wahala come be this
one na?”
Queen: “but we chatted on Skype few days back
and he said he will be back next tomorrow. Maybe
I will go and check on him when he returns”
Asha: “you have to o, this time around you need
to get him to make love to you or else I will go for
him”
Queen: “see who is talking. Do you think you can
make him touch you after I failed to make him
touch me? I did all that you advised me to do the
other time. Going nude in his presence, fingering
myself in his presence, dressing sexily, cooking
his favourite meals, massaging him, jumping in
on him in the bathroom and Jacuzzi, even doing
his laundry yet he will never touch me, not even a
kiss”
Asha: “What sort of a man is that?” she asked
when suddenly a knock came on the door.
Queen: “The door is opened” she said without
indicating interest in knowing who the person
was.
Mercy opened the door and gently stepped in with
Peter behind her.
Queen sat up abruptly when she saw the man that
she had rejected looking good and fresh.
Mercy: “hello girls, I have missed you so much”
she said hugging them one after the other.
Asha: “Mercy! Goodness you have changed o,
and to think we just finished NYSC about a year
ago” she exclaimed.
Queen: “Even Peter has changed o, see him
looking fat and fresh and even handsome”, I
must confess.
Mercy: “It is the Lord’s doing o. You know a day
is too much for God to change somebody’s story,
we are a living testimony of his awesomeness.
What’s up with you girls? You are looking darker
and kind of emanciated”
Asha: “there is…”
Queen: “there is no problem” she quickly said.
“How are you?”
Mercy: “fine. We came to invite you to our
wedding which will take place next month by the
grace of God. I was fortunate enough to secure a
job after service, my fiancé here relocated Port
Harcourt some months ago and there he went
into business investing into the oil and gas
sector. God has been faithful, the business is
booming and my job is paying. So, we thought of
getting married. I will be glad to have you attend”
Asha: “wait first. Mercy, abeg who get that car
where una park for outside” she said stretching
her neck to see via the window.
Mercy smiled. “my fiancé here owns it” she said
humbly.
Queen: “Yaay! I don die” she said raising her
hands to her head unconsciously.
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To be continued
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