EPISODE 21
I did everything humanly possible to avoid Folahan for the remaining days of camp. I didn’t even join the worship team on the last two days.
Placement list was released and God did it, I was posted to my place of preference…O what joy that filled my soul. I didn’t have a place to stay because the Bank did not provide accommodation for Corps members. Luckily, NCCF was able to help with that…but I had to share a room with guess who? Tokunbo.
I already knew that Bank work required putting in many hours and that was exactly what I needed…something to occupy my time. That way, I would avoid idleness and unnecessary drama with Tokunbo.
I resumed at the Branch and it was a dream come true for me…it felt so good hanging the Identification Card around my neck. I was the only Corps member posted to the branch; although they had one that was almost done with his service…
I must have been his replacement. I was trained for a few days and on the last day of training, a new Corp member joined the session. He was reassigned because the original place of assignment rejected him.
When he stepped in, I almost fainted…it was Folahan
“God, why now?” I thought to myself
“I knew God had a reason when I was rejected by Schlumberger” he said with a mischievous smile as he reached out to shake my hand.
I couldn’t even tell Tokunbo when I got home that day.
I knew I would need all the strength I could muster to keep Folahan away. Although we talked, I didn’t give room for a deeper friendship, let alone a relationship. I could tell he liked me, although he hadn’t said anything but his actions were loud and clear.
How do you avoid someone you work with? Same Unit, reporting to the same manager…my seat was right next to his own. But somehow, I was able to pull this off for two months or thereabout.
Folahan had a car and was always offering to drop me off but I didn’t let him. I would wait for him to leave then take public transportation or would ride along with our manager, who happened to be a Christian as well and we used to have deep spiritual conversations.
I didn’t give Folahan my number either…he had to get it from someone else and I was angry when he called me one Saturday afternoon.
He wanted to know if we could hang out…thankfully, Tokunbo was not around.
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