HEART OF MAN – Episode 1

HEART OF MAN
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Episode 1
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Written by chichi Tonia
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Festus was a successful business man, he was a married man with two children named blessing and isiaha. His wife have a supermarket, while festus was an electronic dealer, he have a rival in the market named Nicholas, they were not in good time because Nicholas h@të to see festus progressing.
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Darling I will be traveling to the village to see my parents to know how they are doing “festus said to his wife grace
” ok dear send my greetings to them, but when are you coming back? grace asked
I will be coming back in three days time, please take care of the kids and yourself, but if the money I gave you finish tell Stanley my boy to you money okay? ” festus said and after that his wife escorted him outside the compound and he entered his car and drove off, while grace went back inside.
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Emma! Emma!! ” Nicholas shouted his boy’s named while he was at the market
Oga! am here “Emma answered
“which one is am here? come here “Nicholas yelled so Emma went closer to him
you called me “Emma said
yes I called you, I learnt that festus travelled, so what you will do is when ever you see customer going to his shop to buy something, stop him or her from going there and bring the person here to buy from us, is not only festus that will be selling market, so let’s use this opportunity now that he travelled and take all his customers, do I made myself clear? Nicholas said
but oga………..
“No but, just do what I ask you to do okay”Nicholas cut Emma’s statement
okay oga I will try ” Emma replied
not you will try, you must do it because that is the only way we will be selling like festus. ” Nicholas said
okay oga!! I will do as you said “Emma replied
Good boy “Nicholas said to him
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After some minutes, they saw customer going toward festus’s shop.
oya! oya!! get up and run after that customer, bring him here “Nicholas said and so Emma rushed to stop the customer
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Good afternoon customer” he greeted
Afternoon, what do you want? the customer asked
nothing much, is like you want to buy electronic? Emma asked
“yes I want to buy electronic, do you have a problem with that? the customer asked
No….. just that we are selling electronic too, come and patronize us “Emma said
Am sorry, Iam not buying from any other shop apart from festus holding limited ” the customer said
Ah…. you want to buy from that shop, have you not heard? Emma asked
heard what? “the customer curiously asked
“Have you not heard that festus have been selling stolen goods ?”Emma lied
what!! that is not true, I heard that festus goods are imported from China and you are here telling me rubbish ” the customer said
okay, have tell you my own but if you still insist on buying from there no problem “Emma said and was about to leave but the customer stopped him
“please wait!! take me to your shop, so that I can buy from you people, because I don’t want any police to come and arrest me for buying stolen goods.
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tbc