TRICKY ALPHA

MY RESIGNATION

After several months of delayed payment, I became angry, to an extent that I walked to my boss's office 'all fired up' without hesitation. I dropped a resignation letter on his table. He looked into my eyes as i walked out of him.I don't care anymore. A few steps away from the doorstep, I heard a siren. Two heavy men crossed my path. 'Excuse me please', they remained adamant. Then I tried to push one among within a twinkle of an eye, he lifts me up with one hand,i found myself hanging between the ceil. It was difficult for me to breathe out or scream. He tightened my gullet with palms and thick fingers. 'Bring him to me' the voice i heard. They took me back to my boss's office and fall me on the floor. .I grunted and strained my neck . Nathan stared at me. "Do you think there's nobody who can do the job better than you?' Then go and get him' , pay me off, then I'd leave here. He laughed bewilderedly for a moment, took a flat envelope from the drawer.''how much is the outstanding payment? he asked. ''five hundred thousand'. he giggled,' as he took an envelope from his drawer and gave it to me. "I hope you won't have to return here, because it could be the end of your life''

'Bother not about that, the company isn't mine, neither did it belong to any of my relatives".he spit on my face.'you're so rude, guard take him out' . A bouncer took me on his back, tightened my arms and legs under his ribs and armpits. the second bouncer punched me like a bag from the office to the outside of the company, where I was dropped. i yearned and dazzled home with the envelope.

It was dark at night,I couldn't see the road. The power supply was active, the one in my room was faulty. Despite that I was beaten mercilessly, my heart was filled with joy and hope that I'd open a business with the sum I was paid off. With a token in my pocket,I walked to the nearest retail outlet, bought a battery for my torch and danced home like who won a lottery. I sat on bed to count the money." What a s**t" he paid me the sum of a hundred thousand out of five hundred?

I became annoyed.I returned the cash into the envelope and fling it under the wardrobe. I've decided not to make use of the money.

I'd wandered up and down in search of a new job.I submitted my CV to different companies who offered a peanut sum irrespective of my qualifications.my breaked heart was filled with regrets because of the opportunities to get a missed-paying job. while searching for a job, I met an old school friend named 'BOB '. He looked rich in expensive clothes and jewels. He's from a royal family. I exchanged pleasantries, he asked about my vocations" I'm jobless". wouldn't you mind to fan my father at the palace? which is the least thing i couldn't do ,'But you were brilliant in school, most of us couldn't have being a graduate if not for the tuition you offered. He continued.

"Well, it's nobody's fault, anyway, I'm still on search."

"One of your ideas is mining me gold right now", he said."' My idea is mining you gold? ' ''yeah! See you next week, we'll try to see and discuss'. He drove his big car off.

Every day on patrol I returned home tiredly. I'd recall what Bob told me. " One of your ideas is mining my gold right now" What could it be, what is that gold mining idea that couldn't make me rich?" I asked myself. After two weeks of hunger while strolling in the street. A car swerved into my lane speedily.I quickly jumped to the other side of the gutter.''c' mon you drive crazily, are you drunk? I voiced out angrily. Bob stepped off the car.' Oh! Bob' it's you'? yeah! I'm sorry,I'm an American Hollywood movie actor. I'm sorry for that. He urged me to get in his car. At first, I doubted him because I was afraid of being abducted. We laughed and he took me on a drive.

We arrived at Bob's home. The mansion is a bungalow designed in a modern pattern. He offered me drinks, even though I rejected the food.' Bob revealed an unclean path to make money. They were of no choice to me. ", please gist me about the idea you often talked about". He stared at me for a moment ,then laughed. ''don't be carried away. I was joking' Moreover, you have many alternatives to earn money in the world unless you can't afford the doings." What are the doings? I'm eager to know''. Not quite long ago, a beautiful lady crawled into the dining ' sweetheart, who's him', she asked Bob'. I was full of imaginations and surprise. My stomach purged of questions which I couldn't ask as at the moment. Bob carried her on his lap like a baby.I was amazed and folded my arms." Let's go shopping, I'm feeling hungry" okay sweetheart'. What is this? Can't they cook?I questioned myself.A twinkle of an eye, Bob took her to the room. They exchanged their dresses and returned to the sitting room

''Brother, would you like to go with us''? the woman asked me.I said "no, but I will follow you to the main junction and drop off''

Inside the car, bob asked for my contact.I gave it to him. He promised to call me later, but I didn't mind.

I finally got a job that occupies most of my time.I work both day and night, while attending to our clients from the comfort of my home. The salary wasn't frequent. I had to abort it and moved on.

During a certain weekend, Bob called my contact. I wasn't in the mood to pick his call. My previous eyes saw at his home confide me he's a cougar.

After a lot of his calls were randomly turned down, he texted me a message which said "Friend, please how can we see? there's something important to discuss'' I said okay''.,After the conversation '. Why did he want to see me? Am i sure he's not trying to lure me into smuggling? I asked myself.

He picked me up for shopping with his car at a supermarket which seems to be the biggest and most beautiful place to have visited in the city.

He bought provisions for us and paid on my behalf. As we were going home, I asked him about the relationship between him and the woman in his home. 'You mean my baby?, she's a type you'd need to have in your life', he said.

''i reject evil in my life. Why will I marry someone with cognitive disabilities as a wife when there are physically fit and healthy women out there?'.

Stop it!. She's not a crippled, sometimes she walk but crawl mostly".

Which means she's a person with intellectual disabilities? Friends, you need to wake up and face reality. How would you cope in that situation'.

"Don't worry, she's fine, to stun your imagination, she is the chief executive owner of that supermarket we visited. Not only that, we have land and property to our names, both home and away. That's the Luck i encountered on my trip.Inform me if you're interested, you'll be introduced to a lady. l muted. We arrived at my junction. I stepped off the car and he drove off without saying " goodbye".

I arrived home. The goods he bought for me were expensive, but, I lost interest, due to what he told me.I disposed of the goods and slept in hunger when there was cash in my room, because I made up my mind never to spend the payoff I received from my former boss.

Situations were difficult for me.I got a job as a security guard in one of the biggest eateries in town. The salary paid my bills. It could have been my happiest job. I couldn't have quit if not because of my ex-school classmates, who often came with different cars for lunch.I felt embarrassed whenever they shook my hand with a token while exiting the hall.

It got to my climax when Nathan who was my former boss met me at the eatery as a security guard. He looked at me and smiled as he exited the mall. He shook his head, "it will be hard for this guy to make it' silently he said to himself. I would have attacked him with quarrels because my heart was beating harder. In order to avoid troubles, i stayed calm and let him go.''How did he expect me to become financially buoyant with just a hundred out of five hundred thousand he paid to me, which is not up to an average of a million.

The intimidation of wealthy ex-classmates and people who recognized me became unbearable. I decided to buy a big hat to cover my face. They mocked and call me "no face"