09/03/2020
NEVER LOOK DOWN ON ANYONE: A True Story
At the site somewhere around Lugbe, Abuja, was a beautifully built, light skinned girl whose simple heart made us all smile.
She saw beyond our work stained clothes and extended her soft hands of friendship and every worker, from the lowest labor to the highest decorator appreciated her every effort.
We were all bonding when a contractor who was sent in by the Alhaji stormed into the site to make quotation for the interlocking. He was roughly between 45-50 years of age and seeing that he is older than all of us, he reluctantly waved the back of his palm at us as he walked in, like a king.
10 minutes later, he highlighted on the front porch; “ “Hey, You, Yes Come” he commanded pointing towards the beautiful girl. She stood up, dusted her gown and proceeded towards him and as soon as she met him, he pulled out a change of 200 Naira from his back pocket and asked her to go get him a cold bottle of coke and some snacks.
“Okay Sir!” She answered politely and walked away. He stared at her and nodded his head as she left.
15 minutes later, he was done with the quotation billed at Two Million Naira so he called the Alhaji to inform him and the Alhaji asked him to give the quotation to the Madam, that she has the final say.
He scanned around the environment and said the Madam was not around so the Alhaji asked him to hold on, ended the call one second and dialed Madam’s number. “ Beem beem! Beem Beem! “ the line rang and rang and then there was a pick up.
Madam told Alhaji that she is very much around and sitting under the tree beside the house. She suggested the Alhaji send her number to the contractor so he can reach her directly.
Barely one minute after his call dropped the contractor called Madam’s number and behold Madam was the light skinned girl that was sitting with us, the girl that bought him coke and doughnut.
He was so embarrassed, so ashamed, he felt so stupid that he froze with the phone beeping over his ear.
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