I called him one time ago.
My nephew who is nine years old now.
"...you have not been asking after your uncle, hope all is well."
He responded.
"I am fine, Uncle. I have been very busy that's why."
"Aah you have been very busy?"
"Yes."
"Busy with what?"
"I have been busy with a lot of things, since we vacated I got a job I have been working. Like this now I am at work."
I was shocked.
"You are working?"
"Yes."
"Who employed you?"
"Person na."
"Like this?"
He stifled a laugh.
"Uncle Kyrian, you are really looking down on me o. This is see finish. I am working now since they gave us a long vacation."
"Okay, fine, where do you work?"
"There is a small garden in our neighborhood, it is so unkempt. So I told the landlord of the place that I want to be taking care of the garden. He will be paying me."
"And what did he say?"
"He laughed and said okay na."
"How much did he agree to be paying you?"
"Each day I come to cut the flowers there, he pays me N1,000 and I go there two times a week."
"That is to say you are making N2,000 weekly?"
He chuckled and said.
"Yes na. I am a big boy now."
"How long have you been working there?"
"Last week. I have saved N, 1,500."
"What did you do with the remaining N500?"
"I borrowed my friend, he will pay me back tomorrow with interest. Interest of N200."
"Wow. You are now a big boy o. No wonder you no longer call me."
"Uncle Kyrian, as you are busy me sef I'm busy. It's not only you that knows how to be busy. Each time I call you, you will say let's talk later I'm at work. It's my turn to shine now..."
I laughed and cut him short.
"No, it's not like that na. You know I am not making it up. Am I not the one who called you now...?"
He interrupted and said.
"Please, I need to go now Uncle, my oga is coming to inspect my work. If you have a business for me and it's urgent send me an email. I charge N2,000 per week. This is working hour.
My nephew who is nine years old now.
"...you have not been asking after your uncle, hope all is well."
He responded.
"I am fine, Uncle. I have been very busy that's why."
"Aah you have been very busy?"
"Yes."
"Busy with what?"
"I have been busy with a lot of things, since we vacated I got a job I have been working. Like this now I am at work."
I was shocked.
"You are working?"
"Yes."
"Who employed you?"
"Person na."
"Like this?"
He stifled a laugh.
"Uncle Kyrian, you are really looking down on me o. This is see finish. I am working now since they gave us a long vacation."
"Okay, fine, where do you work?"
"There is a small garden in our neighborhood, it is so unkempt. So I told the landlord of the place that I want to be taking care of the garden. He will be paying me."
"And what did he say?"
"He laughed and said okay na."
"How much did he agree to be paying you?"
"Each day I come to cut the flowers there, he pays me N1,000 and I go there two times a week."
"That is to say you are making N2,000 weekly?"
He chuckled and said.
"Yes na. I am a big boy now."
"How long have you been working there?"
"Last week. I have saved N, 1,500."
"What did you do with the remaining N500?"
"I borrowed my friend, he will pay me back tomorrow with interest. Interest of N200."
"Wow. You are now a big boy o. No wonder you no longer call me."
"Uncle Kyrian, as you are busy me sef I'm busy. It's not only you that knows how to be busy. Each time I call you, you will say let's talk later I'm at work. It's my turn to shine now..."
I laughed and cut him short.
"No, it's not like that na. You know I am not making it up. Am I not the one who called you now...?"
He interrupted and said.
"Please, I need to go now Uncle, my oga is coming to inspect my work. If you have a business for me and it's urgent send me an email. I charge N2,000 per week. This is working hour.
I called him one time ago.
My nephew who is nine years old now.
"...you have not been asking after your uncle, hope all is well."
He responded.
"I am fine, Uncle. I have been very busy that's why."
"Aah you have been very busy?"
"Yes."
"Busy with what?"
"I have been busy with a lot of things, since we vacated I got a job I have been working. Like this now I am at work."
I was shocked.
"You are working?"
"Yes."
"Who employed you?"
"Person na."
"Like this?"
He stifled a laugh.
"Uncle Kyrian, you are really looking down on me o. This is see finish. I am working now since they gave us a long vacation."
"Okay, fine, where do you work?"
"There is a small garden in our neighborhood, it is so unkempt. So I told the landlord of the place that I want to be taking care of the garden. He will be paying me."
"And what did he say?"
"He laughed and said okay na."
"How much did he agree to be paying you?"
"Each day I come to cut the flowers there, he pays me N1,000 and I go there two times a week."
"That is to say you are making N2,000 weekly?"
He chuckled and said.
"Yes na. I am a big boy now."
"How long have you been working there?"
"Last week. I have saved N, 1,500."
"What did you do with the remaining N500?"
"I borrowed my friend, he will pay me back tomorrow with interest. Interest of N200."
"Wow. You are now a big boy o. No wonder you no longer call me."
"Uncle Kyrian, as you are busy me sef I'm busy. It's not only you that knows how to be busy. Each time I call you, you will say let's talk later I'm at work. It's my turn to shine now..."
I laughed and cut him short.
"No, it's not like that na. You know I am not making it up. Am I not the one who called you now...?"
He interrupted and said.
"Please, I need to go now Uncle, my oga is coming to inspect my work. If you have a business for me and it's urgent send me an email. I charge N2,000 per week. This is working hour.
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