RIGHT ON TIME

chapter 19

SIX HOURS TO THE OPERATION. 

Munachimso Onuoha had an eventful day in the office. Returning from work by this time, he was eager to rest his tired body. 

He attended to over one and a half dozen new clients and delivered five completed products to eleven of his old clients. And even though it was past his closing hours, he knew that the day was far from over for him.

There was a lot of work for him to do in so little time, and Munachimso was well known for delivering his product and services prior to the deadline no matter how inconvenient the due date was. And he would rather decline the offer for the business if he knew he couldn’t beat the deadline than to disappoint.

Over the years, he'd built himself a reputation of punctuality and five-star excellence. This had earned him the trust and respect of his clients. Because of this, fully satisfied clients told their business partners and associates about him. When these referees tried him and got satisfactory results, they also told others, who told others, who continued to spread the news and became unsolicited marketers for him. Word of mouth was really a helpful tool that promoted his business far beyond his reach.

That was why, he surmised,  his clients were increasing instead of dwindling. Thus regardless of the low economic situation, Munachimso was one of those whose business thrived in the country.

At the rate his enterprise was progressing, he was grateful that he had employed a handful of computer geeks who had been doing the major chunk of the work. On his own, he would have collapsed under the strain of the workload. Even though all the products went through a final check by him, most of the groundwork was done by his employees.

These days, there were more clients to attend to and both he and his employees were fast becoming overwhelmed. Next Monday, he will put out a notice for job vacancies. 

He entered his three bedroom apartment and made straight for the master bedroom. He immediately stripped down to only his boxer shorts, grabbed his towel and entered the bathroom. He turned on the shower after taking off his boxer. He made himself comfortable in his bathtub as the cool shower relaxed his muscles and freshened him up from the stress of the day.

When he finished with his bathroom duties, he dried off the globs of water on his skin and made for his closet where he dressed up in a green t-shirt and white shorts. 

After a brief contemplation of what to do next, he decided against napping in his bedroom and went instead to his living room where he relaxed on one of his couches and ordered food from a nearby restaurant.

Munachimso was one of the few African men who enjoyed cooking and took it as one of their hobbies, but he wasn't feeling up to cooking today. He would give himself a special treat whenever he felt like it.

As he waited for the arrival of the food he ordered, he gazed blankly at his 48 inches plasma TV that hung on the wall directly opposite him. He used his remote control to  channel-surf but there was nothing of interest that caught his attention. He hated watching movies. He would rather play games on his computer, learn how to do something new, or go out for sporting activities rather than to sit down, watching a boring movie for over two hours.

It was a little too late to go out and play football, and he wasn't in the mood to learn something new, so he powered up his laptop and began playing one of his favorite online games with some of his internet friends who were also computer geeks. 

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FOUR HOURS TO THE OPERATION. 

Ayanate, having successfully battled the depressing feeling that clouded her, was feeling much better. She decided not to leave it at that, though. She thought it best to take her time to offer thanksgiving to God the best way she knew how to. And she would do it with the worship and praises that would flow freely from her heart to her lips.