DIARY OF AN ADDICT - Episode 44 .

 I thought if I started work, I’ll be able to service the house rent as time goes by. Beside the house is a supermarket; and when I say supermarket, it really was a SUPER market. It has saved me a lot of times when I needed something to eat quickly if I didn’t cook prior

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There is something about this supermarket that I will tell you guys later. Friday, Saturday and Sunday are enough for setting up now. I planned not going to church that Sunday because I thought “I’m still new now. I go go church next week.”
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After finishing the setting up around 5pm, I was tired, really tired. “Tomorrow is a big day boy”, I told myself. “So, eat, relax and be ready.” That was exactly what I did. 6am in the morning, I was already on the road. Ikate to Falomo, barring holdup and toll gating* shouldn’t be more than 10-20mins drive. I arrived work that morning 6:37am and waited until the door is opened for business
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I sat at the reception, awaiting my oga whom I have called earlier when I left home. I introduced myself to the securities who were surprised to see me waiting for someone that early hours. When I explained myself, they were like, “oga sorry ooo. No vex. We be your boy ooo. Sorry sir.” I put up a smile to show my understanding
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Though they left me there on the chair while I await my oga’s arrival, they never stopped checking on me from time to time to show concern and, as I later found out, looking for ‘good favour’. For my mind I was like, “Me? Oga? Sorry? I don hammer.” I was so pleased with that fantasy so much that I never noticed my phone was ringing
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I would have heard it rang if not that I silenced it when I came inside the premises cos na Terry G song be my ringtone. A ray of light flashing my eyes caught my attention to the ringing phone. My oga dey call me
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Mr. Toye (That’s my oga’s name. Henceforth, I’ll be using oga):
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Hello Femi. Where are you now?
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Me: I’m at the reception already sir
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Oga: Oh that’s good a sign that you’ll be punctual. Now go to the receptionist, tell whoever is there that you need a tag to 10 Floor. Once the door of the floor is opened, go inside and wait for me
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