There are times , where you don't care about what people think . You prefer to do your own thing , ; live your life the way you want , without caring about what people will say . that is how i live my life . No matter what you do , say or wear ; there are people that will still complain . What life has taught me is that , you can never please anyone . some people try to please everybody and displease their selves . To me that is a horrible way to live . Which is why i am finding it so odd that now of all times , i am caring about how i look . Through out the whole of yesterday , i have been going through my wardrobe ; testing out dresses like a model that has lost a large chunk of his dignity . Even my mom couldn't believe it . She nows her son very well , i am a simple guy ,with a simple life who doesn't like to stress his life . even on special occasions where people decide to show themselves , i will just go with something small and simple. For example , when i want to go for a party that there is a dress code ; and my mom has already bought the dress , i will just take it to the tailor and tell him to make a shirt or a jacket . That is me for you . When everybody is coming in with their fancy made up dresses , i will come in with my simple look . In a way , i don't really stand out ; but you will know that there is a big difference . Now though , i am looking for my most corporate atire . If anyone told me i will be doing this , i wouldn't have believed it .
Standing in the living room in front of my mom , was the new and improved david riggs . i never new the stress someone has to go through just to look fine . imagine you go through all this stress on your wedding day and your husband tells you that he quit ; or he is no longer intrested anymore . now ; that's a reason for commiting suicide . I am only starting my first job ; because of that, i had to go to the salon so they could make my hair look neat because for some reason ; in nigeria , long hair means you're irresponsible . Infact, so i could kill two birds with one stone ,i told them to shave off all of my beard so my chin could look neat ; i even went further to even allow sarah to work on my nails and feet , which till now is making me feel weard .. All of these contributed to the creation of the riggs roman corporation , that was standing ; uncomfortably in front of his family ; waiting , and praying that all of his hard efforts and capital , that was put into the suit he was wearing will not be in vein .
" see my cute brother!. looking like a hunk secret spy!. Oh! , i am dying!."
Of course .It had to be my little sister that would speak first . what a irony .,With the way she is talking ; no , if she keeps talking like this , i might have to make her last statement a reality . You can't blame me
" Don't mind your sister , she is just toying with you . You look handsome . I am very happy that you were able to ....; sarah it is enough , i am trying to talk to him ."
My little sister loves trouble, like bears loves honey . Anywhere their is trouble , you will always see my sister there . Right now she is playing with my tie using a terrible french accent . she never did learn how to do accents well. As soon as my mom said she should stop , she ran up stairs , giggling .
" As i was trying to say , i am happy that you took my advice . It's not everyday someone is given a job ; and a high one for that matter . I am proud of the man you have become and i know , with some years in the business you will be able to build your self to the point that you will be your own boss . Good luck my son and God bless you . "
Do you know the most powerful spell that a wizard can never break?. it is the love and prayer of a mother . It might look cheesy to you , but it is the truth . Many books that i have consulted during my leisure time , like harry potter ; has always illustrated this fact . The bad wizard couldn't get to him because of his mother's sacrifice and love ; now though , i hope this prayer she is praying for me , follows me . I have a feeling i am going to need it .
" mom , thank you for the advice ; and thank you for everything . If you didn't hold me strong , i don't know what would have happened . I love you . "
I gave her a kiss and she kissed me on my forehead ; making the sign of the cross on it . After that , i went outside , not before giving sarah , a knock on her head . In a way i was praying she was busy on her phone so she will not feel anything , and ; it seems luck was on my side . I went outside and the driver was waiting for me with the car perfectly spotless . Am i the only one in this world that never paid attention to his looks?. How i even knew the car was spotless was because , i have to feel my way to the back door ; so i wont mistakenly sit in the drivers seat . anyway , i passed the paper with the address to the driver so that he knows where we are going . After glancing at the paper for 3 seconds he gave it back to me and said .
" Okay sir , Let's be on our way ."
Many of you will be thinking that i will be scared ; that because the man just glanced at the paper for a short while , we will get lost . Not in this case . This driver is a living google map ; If you show him a place for the first time , he will store it in his memory bank . If he didn't have this skill , i would have gone late for most of my interviews . now , today ; it is about to pay off .
After getting the coordinates of the office , the driver got into the car and we were off . The funny thing is that , the drive didn't take long like i expected it to . In my head , this is suppose to be a one hour journey . Instead , it was thirty minutes . We arrived at the office at exactly 7:00 am . Now , for some people ; this is when their conscience comes out from their bodies , taking the form of a angel and demon . At this point , there will be a controversy over the decision and actions of the person . The angel will say ." make a good impression , show them that you are early and accountable " .. ; The demon will reply . " yes!, that is a good plan!Then they will start using you on the first day . Dont you know those people are looking for a scape goat ; you are practically giving them raw meat ; nonsense .If i were you , i will wait till like 7:59 am ; that will be early enough ."
This was the struggle i was going through internally . I want to make a good impression , but i don't want to do it at my own expense .
" If i may sir . you have to know , you are not working for anybody ; you are doing it to make a living . So go in there and make a statement that; no one should mess with any disabled person . If change doesn't start from somewhere , it can never come . "
Like always , in an argument ; there must always be a deciding factor . In this case , the deciding factor was my driver .. With his words in my mind , i came down , and he walked me into the establishment .
The place was surprisingly huge . from the outside, you'll never be able to tell that the place is big until you enter . we made our way to the receptionist desk , which was long and curved to accommodate a certain amount of people . She had this warm smile that can comfort and calm certain people ; or that is what my driver told me . as for me , she wasn't that bad . We told her why we were hear and she immediately showed me my post . Wow , this really taught me a very valuable lesson ; always listen to your mother . Imagine ; i have been stressing my self looking for work , when work was under my finger tips . Anyway , After i had settled in , my driver left . The work wasn't that stressful . All i just had to do was to ask the office programmer to install a voice assistant software on the laptop, after that ; the wrest was a piece of cake. In short , my first day was a success
I went home and told my mother the good news and she was very happy . She made a very delicious dinner for us that night and i slept like a man , or a man baby ; either way i slept well that night . The wrest of the days at work were the same like the first day . I normally come in early for work , go to my station and wait for them to send me the work of the day . Some days , the work could be voluminous , other days it could be little ; it depends on the customers
. The only day that was different was the friday , two weeks after the day of my resumtion .I came to work ; bright and early as normal but when i got to my desk , the receptionist told me the boss wanted to see me . Everyone knows that when the boss calls you , you must hav done something ; weather good or bad , you will have to find out . Come to think of it , i have never seen the boss . I don't even know if he is male or female . Or maybe he or she is a forigner. Well ; i guess i'm about to find out . the receptionist led me to the the office and left .Of course ; you lead someone to their doom then you disappear . Why are human beings very wicked? . Well ; in a way , i don't blame her ; everyone has to carry their cross . With that in mind i knocked on the door . i don't know if it was the anxiety or the pressure of the day , but i could swear it was an angelic voice i heard that said ." come in .".
I came in , knowing that a problem will soon happen .
" Mr riggs ; pleasure to meet you . you can sit down ."
I couldn't sit ; i couldn't think ; i couldn't even process anything .why? , because there was only one thought running through my head. It cant be her ; maybe i am just hallucinating ; but How can i be hallucinating? . everything has not disappeared yet ; the table , chairs and all the equipment are still hear . i can even still smell her perfume ; that is something i can never forget . When i couldn't take it anymore , i blerted out .
" Becky , is that really you? "
I heard her chair scrape on the surface of the ground . Most likely , she was standing up . Hearing foot steps coming closer to me and smelling the cent of her perfume becoming more pungent to my nose ; i knew , she was coming towards me. My heart started to beat faster and faster thinking i had made a grave mistake . Now , there's nothing i can do .
" After many years , you still remember my voice . Even when i didn't give you any audience in school . I cant believe it . david ; how have you been? " .