She approached me and requested for my
pen which I was using to fill my teller. She waited until I finished and I
handed over the pen to her. The way she held the pen amused me and this drew my
curiousity. After illegible scribbling and crossing out, she moved closer to me
and whispered
“Edakun,
kinni sipelin tati tausan?” meaning “
please, how do I spell thirty thousand?”
When she saw my amazement,she quickly added
“Arabinrin ti mon ba mi fili re o wa sibi ise loni, e joo e ba mi fili
re” meaning “ Can you please help me fill the forms, the lady that always assisted
me is not on duty today.”
I collected the forms and pen from her out of pity and assisted her
as she requested. She did not stop at thirty thousand naira, she transferred
over two hundred and fifty thousand naira to various accounts. When we were
through, she gave me an appreciative smile revealing the white set of teeth I
have ever seen. She introduced herself as Adunni
Alaso asiko, a textile dealer. She opened her purse and offered me her
card. I was still appreciating her beauty when she opened the bank door and
walked towards the car park. I could still see her through the glass wall.
Adunni approached a brown colour
Toyota Venza car, opened the door and drove out of the bank premises.
There is a disconnect somewhere.
Adunni is rich but illiterate. What happened? Didn’t she go to school? I looked
at the card she gave me and quickly saved her number on my phone. I must see
this lady again.
BAHAVE
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