Can′t always be lucky
I went to buy food, and when I got there, I saw over ten people already in line, waiting for their turn. I joined the queue and stood patiently as the seller attended to each person. When it finally got to my turn, along with two other guys, a young man pulled up in a Keke, sitting alone like a king. From the way he carried himself, I could already tell – one of those yahoo boys who start acting foolish once they touch a few dollars.
Without even looking at us, he walked straight to the food seller and told her to serve him immediately because he had "chartered" the Keke. As if that wasn't enough, the Keke driver had the audacity to back him up, as if paying for a full ride gave him the right to jump the queue. The rest of us just stood there, watching the drama unfold.
When he tried to pressure the food seller again, one of the guys beside me had enough. He shut him down instantly, saying, "And so? Na only you first see 100 dollars? Dey calm down o before men change am for you here." The whole place went quiet.
Unable to handle the embarrassment, he quickly turned around and jumped back into the Keke, signalling the driver to speed off like a thief in the night. The rest of us continued as if nothing had happened, but deep down, it felt good to see him put in his place. Well deserved.
Without even looking at us, he walked straight to the food seller and told her to serve him immediately because he had "chartered" the Keke. As if that wasn't enough, the Keke driver had the audacity to back him up, as if paying for a full ride gave him the right to jump the queue. The rest of us just stood there, watching the drama unfold.
When he tried to pressure the food seller again, one of the guys beside me had enough. He shut him down instantly, saying, "And so? Na only you first see 100 dollars? Dey calm down o before men change am for you here." The whole place went quiet.
Unable to handle the embarrassment, he quickly turned around and jumped back into the Keke, signalling the driver to speed off like a thief in the night. The rest of us continued as if nothing had happened, but deep down, it felt good to see him put in his place. Well deserved.