contract - Season 1 - Episode 7

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contract - Season 1 - Episode 7

Abena groaned in frustration and dropped
the newspapers noisily on the centre table
in her worn out mini flat that she shared
with her step mother.

It was almost a week since the outrageous,
yet tempting, offer by Mr. Ademi, and she
had applied for every vacancy yet no one
would employ her.

The hospital had called her the day before
and gave her two weeks to meet up with the
payments or they won’t attend to the
patient.

Every job interview she had gone for, the
women looked down on her and the men
asked her to sleep with them.
It won’t be so hard if you just accept his
offer.

This wasn’t the first time a thought like that
erupted in her head.

40 million naira.

That was the exact amount she needed to
pay the hospital. After that, she would be
free, and she would start over.

She stared at the vacancies on the
newspapers.

Cleaner: 20,000 monthly.

Marketer: 55,000 monthly.

Teacher at nursery school: 35,000 monthly.

Driver: 22,000 monthly.

Personal assistant: 34,500 monthly.

It went on like that. It would take forever to
pay up, and by then, the patient would be
dead. She needed part of the money in a
two weeks, or it was over.

As she picked up another newspaper, a
piece of paper fell off the table. She picked
it up, it was his card. Rumpled and all, but
his phone number was there.

She had slapped him, true, but maybe he
wouldn’t mind. She dialled the number and
decided to swallow her pride.
…

“She slapped you?” Joseph burst out
laughing.

“It’s not as funny as it sounds jare, you
don’t have to laugh.” Tobi snapped but
Joseph kept on laughing.

It was a saturday, and they were at the
Quillox club playing a game of foosball in a
private room.

“I love that girl! I told you shay. I told you it
won’t work. But you, acting all high and
mighty, saying that no girl would reject that
kind of offer. Next time, listen to your
lawyer.” Joseph chuckled, ignoring the
deadly glares being sent his way.

“She’ll call back.” Tobi said confidently.
“You’ll see. And if she doesn’t, I’m sure that
there are other feisty, confident and
beautiful women ready to do it.” Tobi
shrugged.

“That’s why you picked her?” Joseph raised
an eyebrow with a small smile tugging at his
lips.

“Yes. I told you, I want a girl. And I want my
daughter to be like her, with a lot more
class of course.” Tobi explained.

“You’re such a snob.” Joseph rolled his
eyes. Tobi opened his mouth to reply but
closed it when he heard his phone ringing.

He looked at the caller ID suspiciously
before accepting it. “Hello… Yes, this is Mr.
Ademi. Who’s on the line?” He asked in in
business like tone.

“Abena Omotosho. I’m sorry, the name
doesn’t ring a bell.” He said rudely before
looking at Joseph and flashing him a
confident grin.

Joseph rolled his eyes but he still had a look
of surprise. “Oh, I remember you now.” Tobi
smirked.

“Oh, you would like to accept my offer? Well
that’s good to hear. Although I have a few
people who are also lining up for the job, I’ll
give it to you since you were my first
choice.” He lied smoothly.