Chapter 2: Company Palava and Hot Gist

Na so everywhere for the company scatter.

All because of one thing wey Mr. Jide talk: "Everybody close, take three extra days off."

"Abeg, this boss don craze?" My seatmate Amina dey refresh her phone like say she wan see miracle.

I hold my phone, dey look everybody like mumu.

So, this my resignation, e mean say I get leave?

Na so my luck bad reach?

"You know say economy dey hard, maybe boss don broke, e no fit pay salary, na why e dey test us like this."

"E mean say dem wan sack people?"

"Na true! When I go submit proposal today, I hear boss dey talk about retrenchment. E be like e dey real."

......

My body cold reach half.

If na sack, at least dem go pay me something.

Abi e too late to collect my resignation letter back?

Noise full everywhere, even cleaner Madam Funke drop mop dey ask, "Make we dey fear? Abi make we dey thank God?" Na so rumor begin fly. Gist dey fly pass suya for Oshodi. Even security Musa dey use earpiece dey listen to voice note, dey nod head like person wey win bet.