characters (cast)
(1) James
(2) Broja
(3) Headmaster
(4) Edu
(5) Felix
(6) Stella
Chapter One
Once upon a time their lived two young men who loved money so much, but one was not ready to make money the wrong way but the other was ever ready to make money at all cost. so one day Broja went to visit his friend James in his house for them to go in search of money.
So they went to different offices to see if they can be given a work, but all to no avail so they decided to go back to the village to see if they can engage their selves in mini jobs in the village. until one faithful day when James went to the farm with Stella his sister to see if they can get something to feed their selves with in the family; while they were working in the farm broja crossed by the roadside of the farm when he saw James in the farm with the sister and they both exchanged greetings. then broja goes close to them and asked to speak with James and James went to him, broja asked James if this is what he came to the village to do then James answered him no but for now i need to help my family out until i see something meaningful to do with my life so broja asked him to leave that kind of life and fellow him but James refused to go with him so broja said to James that he is very sure that he will continue to suffer until death so James rejected it.
Chapter Two
Headmaster was going to the village school to carryout his normal daily activity as the headmaster of the village primary school when he met with James and they both exchanged pleasantries and headmaster asked after broja his friend and James replied him fine and headmaster then asked again where he was that ever since they came back to the village he haven't set his eyes on him then James answered him that he mind's be in their house, headmaster now continued his movement to the primary school.
Edu was seen going to the river side to fetch water and also have his bath when he noticed some movement by the bushes close to the river and he shouted who is that? the boys replied it is us and he asked again who is that, that bears us as a name so the boys identified their names so that he wouldn't shout out loud. so he asked them where they where going and they answered going to plug some fresh mangoes in the bush then he said OK, but that was the first step the boys took to the vandalization of the oil spillage in the village which they succeeded and then took the oil to a nearby city to sell the crude oil for the some of 1.3million naira which they shared equally among themselves.
Chapter Three
Felix looking for means to reach out to the two men that came looking for employment in their company after several weeks of submitting application. so it came to the time of their need of workers but Felix was not able to find them so he had to preserve the two chances for them, but don't you think it is too late for two chances? so after some months James decided to visit the city to see if he can try again maybe by this time God mind bless but it didn't work the way he taught so he went back to the village again for the second time and on his way to his house he met with broja who now looks extremely good, so they both saw each other and exchanged pleasantries and praised their selves then broja brought back what he told James that for him not accepting to join his new line of business of exporting and importing that he will never give him anything from his pocket so James told him that i will never ask you or even try to beg you. so broja then changed his mind and offered him another chance to join him and make cool money but for the second time James rejects the offer again so broja left him and went his way
Chapter Four
The headmaster invited the two friends to his house to find out what has been happen in their life's and they both honored the invitation and went to the headmasters place to see him, when they got their the headmaster asked them if everything has been alright them broja without waiting time replied him yes and James said that it hasn't been easy but he is overcoming all the problem gradually. so the headmaster asked if their is anyway he can help them at least, broja said never that he is doing so great in his business so the headmaster asked him the line of business he was into and he said he import foreign wears and export our local plants like plantain, coco yam, etc and the headmaster asked him how much he makes from that business then he said 1m each export and import and they all rejoiced over it so broja was so full of himself and James to the headmaster that when the time comes for him to help him that he will let him know so the headmaster was so happy that his best students those days are now doing well in life and that seating they closed James and broja left to their different houses
Chapter Five
It was now weeks and things was get very rough for James, they barely feed one square mile a day so James now became worried that broja is now doing so well and he had even bought car for his family people while his own family hardly feeds so he was now thinking of going to see broja for help but also find out if his line of business is guinea or not so on that faithful afternoon he decided to pay broja a visit to find out the kind of business he does for a living on getting to his house he saw broja with some group of friends in his house enjoying their selves so he greeted them and asked to have a word with his friend and broja insulted him first before going to speak with him so when excused James asked for his forgiveness and that he was ready to work with him but first he needs to know the line of business then think about, so broja at first never wanted to tell him but because of childhood sake. he told him to come inside his room and he brought out 3 pots and told him that each of this pots is what 10m but that is not the problem the problem their is that it is used for storing crude oil inside his house until the buyers arrives and sometimes it is risky so that is the line of business he is into so immediately James told him but this is not what you told the headmaster please i can't be part of this business then broja asked him part of what he said this vandalization business that he is out and broja asked him to promise with his life never to tell anybody else and James promised but also told broja to stop the business before things get out of hand but broja refused and asked James to keep to his own promise and James agreed
Chapter Six
Felix finally gets the number of James, and he called James to come over to the city with broja that the company has finally offered them a job what 500 thousand naira monthly for the next 65years with an official car and a house, then James went to broja's house to inform him of the new development went they will go their operation that night but broja told him that by the time they come back from the operation he will be 200m naira richer and that he didn't need the companies work anymore that James should go away and never return again so James told him not to go for that operation but prepare himself for the city the next day but broja's mind was already made up for that operation so James left him and went back to his house and broja and his boys went for the operation on getting their the community security boys were waiting for them by hiding the bush for them immediately the boys start cutting the pipes the security personnel's came out and caught all of them and immediately shoot them to death that night that was how broja's life ended and James went to the city the following day and claimed his appointment letter and started working everything fall into place in their life. the end story by Gift Eke Chima