Chapter 5: This Time, Wisdom

After meeting, according to how e happen before, I for don sack the person wey buy zobo:

My body dey hot. For my mind, I dey ready to scatter table. But I hold myself—this time, I go use wisdom, not anger.

But to just sack Halima Musa too easy.

That kain easy solution no dey last for Naija. If you sack her now, she go use you blow, form victim. No be me dem go disgrace again.

I hold my anger, tell accounts make dem minus her salary:

I just drop small instruction—make dem minus her money for the zobo wahala. Let her feel am for pocket.

As expected, Halima Musa show face quick quick:

Na sharp sharp she rush enter my office, face squeeze, voice loud. Na so Gen Z dey do—dem no dey fear authority.

“MD Tunde, accounts talk say dem go minus my salary. Why now? I dey try my best—how I take offend you?”

She raise hands, voice dey break. E be like say she wan cry, but she dey struggle keep her pride.

“Intern salary already small. Next month rent nko? Landlord no dey hear story—dem fit change padlock sharp sharp. You wan make I dey stranded?”

She dey count fingers, almost kneel down. Lagos no easy for intern. Dem dey survive on indomie and bread.

Before she finish, tears don already dey fall:

You know that silent cry? Eyes don red, nose dey run, but voice still dey loud. I just sigh, look window.

“I just finish school, MD Tunde, why you dey treat me like this?”

Her voice crack, she use hand wipe cheek. My chest dey tight small, but I no gree show am.

“And everybody drink am, but when I carry receipt go accounts, dem no gree pay me back. Na so e suppose be?”

She show me the receipt, shake am for my face. For her mind, na injustice.

I no talk, just give my assistant side eye:

I wink small, make she help me handle am. Sometimes, silent treatment dey pain pass shout.

After all, na him bring her come.

I no wan talk, but for my mind, na this my assistant go suffer am. Next time, she go check reference well.

Now e be like slap for him face.

I see as my assistant face change colour. She go learn lesson today.