It was now two weeks since i was looking for a job. Up to five hospitals and no sign from them since. Since it was too early to give up, i had to continue searching.
I tried three more hospitals and was waiting patiently for their calls.
One day, while taking my bath, my phone rang. Me thinking that it must be one of the hospitals calling me, i rushed out of the bath without cleaning the soap from my face.
That's how i was struggling to receive the call because of my slippery hands due to the soap.
" Hello "
" Hi, is this Najma Farick?" Said a lady's voice from the other end.
" Yes"
" I heard you are a professional nurse, would like to hire you for a salary of 500000XAF monthly. What do you think?"
I was like "WHAT?"
"Oh sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. I am Madam Salima, the mother of the mad man you bought in the hospital the other day"
I remained silent
" I heard from one of the nurses in the hospital that you are a nurse as well. I want to hire you so you can take care of my son with a salary of 500000XAF"
Me : 😐 ( still silent)
" So what do you think?"
It took me some time to process what she was saying. Did i just hear "500000Frs?" That's all i could think.
It's when soap entered my eyes that i snapped out of my thoughts. While whipping away the soap from my eyes, I answered without thinking twice.
" Yes aunty sorry madam". I answered happily
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Abacu The Mad Man
Non-FictionNajma is a young lady in her late 20's that just graduated from her medical school. She is in deep thoughts on how to get a job and assist her family financially, but finding a job was way more difficult for her than obtaining her certificate. On...
