Your Driver

Lanre held the little device in her hand when she got home. She decided to play what was recorded in it. It was what the wives of the two Governor had discussed before they called her to join them. They were planning on running a program to help widows. It was an idea Olasile had brought up. They will train the widows in their respective territory and for that, they will be getting funds. This funds will be splitter into three parts. One part goes into the program, and the remaining parts goes into their personal pocket. And their budget for this program was twenty million naira. Lanre could not stop laughing. So it literally means that they will be giving off only six million naira or seven million naira while the remaining money goes into their pocket.

“These women sure do not keep their hands off the mud as well. It seems the mud has integrated into their skin and people keep seeing it as their skin. But in actuality, they are dirty”. Lanre muttered. She laughed. She wondered if she should release the voice record on air or she should just let them go ahead with their plans while she keeps on gathering information on them. She would need to strike them hard so that the blow will be fatal.

Lanre decided to reply Anita’s message. She asked Anita to send her the location and also let her know if there will be any outdoor activity so she could prepare. Anita replied Lanre’s message by sending her the location and telling her there would be an outdoor activity. They will be going to the beach. Lanre sighed. She would have to drop her plans for the weekend for Anita. She had originally planned to sleep through the weekend except she gets an emergency call from the Governor’s wife. Her work was not 24 hours round the clock so she could have the time to rest. That was why she was surprised when the woman called her her personal assistant. Anyways, it means the woman likes and accepts her.

The next morning, Lanre woke up, prepared for work and went outside only to see a young man well dressed and standing right next to her car.

“Good morning Ma!” The young man greeted. She could tell he was older. She asked returned his greetings and kept staring at him suspiciously. She wanted him to move away from her car.

“I’m going to be your driver ma. And on weekends when you are free, I will be teaching you how to drive”. The young man said to her. Lanre looked at him and looked the other way as well in wonderment.

“Sorry, I had failed to introduce myself properly. My name is Oghenetega from Delta state. I have been employed to be your driver and also give you tutorials on driving”. The young man said to Lanre was again.

“Where is he? The guy who employed you, where is he?” Lanre asked Oghenetega.