I'm A Honest Person

“Are you trying to coax my PA into working for you? Please leave her for me. I’m paying her well enough every week”. Olasile said warning Amina off. She thought Amina was actually praising Lanre and perhaps it was because Lanre interested her.

“You sure have a smart mouth. Are you generally fearless or it is because you work for the wife of a Governor?” Amina asked. Lanre told her she must impress her boss to get her job. She would never had if she wasn’t fearless. Amina took a sip of the wine in the glass she was holding and dropped it down on the table recklessly.

“People who go far are the humble ones”. Amina said. Lanre told her that was not the song she has been hearing the wind sing.

“In politics and in the society, people who go far are the ones who understand time and people. Those who manipulate things and turn it in their favour. If a governor can’t be cunning, he won’t get what he wants. All I’m saying is, it is by being a shyster that people go far in this country. That is the song the wind has been carrying. No one has been truly humble”. Lanre said to Amina.

“Are you people in agreement or you are arguing?” Olasile asked the two of them. But got no answer.

“Is that what you are also doing?” Amina asked Lanre referring to what she has just said about not being truly humble. Although Amina was tempted to ask Lanre what being a shyster means, she didn’t want to be mocked so she resorted to checking the meaning of the word on Google.

“I’m a honest person Your Excellency. I do not use crafty means to get what I want. I am very straight forward. That is why I can tell you that the makeup product you are using is not one of the best. And your black mole could be covered up by a proper makeup and you will still look natural”. Lanre said smiling sweetly at the woman at the end. The woman touched her face where the mole was. She looks at Lanre disapprovingly. She wanted to say Lanre was rude, but she could not afford to act proportionally to her emotions. If she acts out of anger, it may taint her status as a Governor’s wife. She decided to make it look like she has let it go. But Lanre just gained herself an enemy.

“I’m sorry ma if I did not put it right. But I’m a make up artist as well, and if I should recommend some products to you which don’t break on your face even after 24 hours, you will understand me after using them. Lanre told her tlomg lasting products that are a hundred percent waterproof. After which she did not say anything again until the women were done and ended their little chit chat. Even when they asked for her contribution, she told them she has nothing to say.