Tiit For Tat - S01 E27

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Tiit For Tat - S01 E27

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 27

Search for Job

[ Mike’s POV]

One months later

I stayed in Cassandra’s House for two weeks. Though everything was at my disposal, I was becoming quite uncomfortable because I felt I was a burden to her. I told her I needed a job to support myself.

In my part of the world, being taken care of by a woman is considered a disgrace.

After much persuasions, she finally agreed to my request. While she was still trying to get a job for me, I saw an advert on Galaxy TV with the caption”JOB VACANCY, JOB VACANCY!!!, A BILLIONAIRE BY NAME TOBY ROY,BASED IN DELTA STATE OF NIGERIA IS LOOKING FOR HOUSE BOYS AND WATCHMEN. INTERESTED PERSONS SHOULD APPLY AND CONTACT HIM ON THIS PHONE NUMBER : (+234)572309—-”

OR VISIT HIS AGENT AT THE ADDRESS BELOW.

RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS

ABRAKA, DELTA STATE

STREET 12. HOUSE NUMBER 7.

I couldn’t believe my eyes. To me, that advertisement came at the right time. Quickly I wrote an application letter for the job and told Cassandra about it. Delta state is quite far from Lagos but she promised to take me there in her car. I was grateful.

Cassandra was about to take me to Delta State when someone knocked on the gate. I hid myself. The knocker turned out to be her father. After exchanging the pleasantries,her father said to her, “Cassandra, I have heard you are following a certain vagabond*, a

ragamuffin*and you are even ready to take a bullet for him.

I don’t know what is between you and this scallywag* but stop that relationship immediately.”

Cassandra was sad. She didn’t want to argue with her father but she said,” dad,you don’t know his story. If…….”

Which story? I’m not interested in biographies. Just STOP that

useless relationship or else I will throw you out of this house though I gave it to you. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.”

“Hmmmm.” Cassandra sighed.

As soon as he finished warning his daughter, he left off in his Ferrari. After his departure ,Cassandra told me his father was a real Estate Developer. He also sell car spare parts most of which are imported from Japan and China.

Her father’s speech hurt me deeply. He called me a vagabond. How can I be a vagabond or ragamuffin when my father’s wealth was five times what this man seek to possess. If not because of this unscrupulous man ; Zolabin, I would have been one of the youngest billionaires in Nigeria. Tears dripped down my cheeks.

***

We left for Delta State. After a few hours, we arrived. The scenery and the architectural designs of the buildings there were quite awesome. I called Mr.Toby Roy and told him that I was interested in the Job of a houseboy as advertised. He directed me to his residence.

It was a big mansion with many rooms.

A mansion fit for a billionaire that he was.

How could one man build a Mansion that could accommodate 1,000 people at once?

Cassandra’s moodiness was still obvious. She said she had to go to work in the afternoon so it’s imperative she left earlier. She promised calling me to find out how it went.

I pressed the door bell and a security man came out to interrogate me. He refused to let me get into the house because I didn’t book an appointment. Luckily his “boss” called and ordered him to allow me in. He became quite friendly to me and said his name is Awero.

When I entered the house,a middle aged woman, about 43 years old met me and began asking me questions. She was tall and light skinned. What captured my attention was her backside. When she passed by you , I believed it would take five long minutes before her voluminous hip would also finish passing you by. After series of interrogation, she said “You looked like an intelligent las. I will give you the job on probation for one month. If you prove yourself competent, then we will make it official. Start washing that car right now. By the way I’m Vivian Oni.”she said and left.

In the eyes of the public, Toby Roy was a business man. He dealt in Importation of Cars and as well as Merchandise.

He also owned one of the biggest printing presses in the whole of Nigeria. He was also into movie production and had acquired great fame through all these activities.

Despite Toby Roy’s social status, he was something else behind the scene.

Crime had been a part of his life since he was young.

Back in those days, he was a juvenile delinquent.

He shoplifted multiple times until he was caught and thrown into a juvenile prison where he stayed for two years.

When he finally went to Spring College to learn how to run his own business, he never expected to be involved in drugs until he befriended Tony who was part of the drug group. He introduced Roy to drugs.

He didn’t have much problem adopting the language of crime. He worked his way through the group hierarchy and eventually took over because he was obviously one of the smartest of the bunch. He quickly grew the organization and eventually they were selling nearly thrice as much to the fraternities on campus.

The drug dealing was more lucra

tive than schooling. He began dealing in whatever drugs he could find, but made sure to do it secretly so that the police couldn’t track him to one location.

Eventually he befriended Essel Damilola, a police officer. Through this ,he made some connections

with campus police to keep them safer from the authorities. By the time he left school, he had become an expert in the area.

Surprisingly, most people never knew he was a “drug dealer” unless those intricately connected to the business.

He was on the top of the food chain as the one who brought the product directly from the “factory” and sold it to regional dealers at a 10-to-1 profit.

With the drug money he was able to fund his businesses.

With more money , he began living a flamboyant lifestyle and became famous not as a drug dealer but as a hard working successful business man.

Toby lived in luxury. He had five mansions. His main residential mansion was magnificent,towering other mansions in the vincinity. His house had an italian gate, double-villa features, a private road, a private garden, 110-bedrooms, a gym, an indoor pool,an 8-car garage, a racquetball court and a home movie theatre. There is a lush vegetation that surrounds the property and provides privacy from potentially prying eyes, and a stunning panoramic view of the city.

Besides homes, Toby had a fleet of expensive vehicles, which are estimated at a total of $760,500. Among his vehicles are a 1975 Chevrolet Coupe, a 2010 Chevrolet Suburban, a Rolls-Royce Phantom, a 2005 Chevrolet Suburban, 2008 Dodge Sprinter, a 2003 Chevrolet Suburban and a 2012 Suzuki Kizashi Sport.

In addition to spending on homes and vehicles, Toby also spent heavily on women though he had two daughters and a beautiful wife called Vivian Oni. His mistresses numbered over fifty apart from the one night stands he engaged in on his business trips. Perhaps, some of the business trips were actually pleasure trips.

Toby’s daughters were Slyvia and Sheila. Slyvia,aged 21 was an accountant and Sheila aged 19 was a marketing Manager.

Security men worked in the house 24 hours a day ,running shifts after every 6 hours. Every nook and cranny of the house was guided. In addition to the security men, there were CCTV cameras positioned at vantage points in the house to keep video surveillance of every tiny detail.

Sheila was in her room when she heard her mother talking to someone downstairs. She looked through the window and saw a handsome young man outside. She wondered why a such a handsome young man like him couldn’t afford himself a good job and had to settle for a common houseboy job.

In her room she became more curious about the young man when she spotted him from her window washing her mother’s car. She stood by the window side staring at his handsome face. His lovely hands were moving all around the car.

His eye lashes were thick. He had a pointed nose. He was a true masterpiece of creation. Praise the most high. She promised herself not to fall for any man ever since Livingston cheated on her and dumped her like a piece of trash.

“What the hell are you seeing

?.”

That question brought her out of her reverie. She turned round only to meet the curious eyes of her older sister Sylvia.

“Why are you staring at him licking your lips.?”

” Nothing,Sis. She said” but she could see curiosity in her eyes too.The truth was ,Mike was a guy she couldn’t resist.

Sheila left the window side and went to the kitchen to prepare some food.

Later she returned to the hall to inform Sylvia that food was ready. Sylvia looked at her and asked, “Do You have feelings for him?”

Her silence spoke volumes. Sometimes silence is louder than words.

***

Glossary

*Vagabond -One who wanders from place to place, having no fixed dwelling, or not abiding in it, and usually without the means of honest livelihood; a vagrant; a hobo.

*Ragamuffin-A dirty, shabbily-clothed child; an urchin.

* Scallywag- a good for nothing person.