Chapter 3: Enter Olamide—The Mysterious MD

Dem talk say MD Olamide just return from Europe. I look up, my eye jam am. No be say I dey brag, but as I don waka for different circles for Port Harcourt, I never see person fine reach this guy. E wear dark, expensive suit, tall and slim. I look up—high brow, sharp nose, e carry that kind boss aura. Shoulder broad, waist slim—e sure say e dey gym. Handsome no be small, but him face dey serious, e no too easy to approach.

Guy man walk as if breeze dey blow only for him body, shoe dey shine like new Range Rover rim. Even the perfume wey e use na correct—e get that faint wood smell wey dey remind person of Lagos Island boutique.

Team lead rush go meet am, dey smile: “E kaale, MD.”

Olamide just look me, I think say e wan make everybody do overtime. I brace myself, but e just clear throat. Olamide open mouth, look me: “Time to close for day.”

Everybody get the code, begin pack up dey happy. Me wey don already pack, I rush go front. Olamide follow for back. Nobody get mind leave before oga. But my asun reservation wan expire—dem no dey hold table o! I wear my small heel, jump enter elevator. Olamide just waka long step enter too. I shift small, smile politely.

My mind dey run. Na so e sharp notice say I wan comot? Abi I don chop query?

“Miss Morayo.”

“Hmm?”

MD dey remember everybody name? Na wahala for person wey dey earn three thousand per month!

“There’s AI chip launch for California next Wednesday.”

Why you dey tell me? Who dey discuss work after work hours? No matter say you fine, unless you wan double my salary. I just answer “oh.”

“You go follow me go.” “Oh, finance go increase your pay to fifty thousand per month.”

Olamide don already comot, leave me shock for elevator. Na so I just get promotion because I wan close on time? Money truly dey fall from sky sometimes! I quick message my papa: “Daddy, I dey go California! I dey happy die!” Send am plenty cat stickers.

Hibiscus: “Mm.”

I dey do small dance for lift, nearly forget say I fit still lose job if I misbehave. Na God dey run my package!

I fit buy suya for junction join asun today!