It Is Feathers That Hide Their Sweat #2
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He also has been bearing it in mind that things would soon change for him if he could
Face the work, with time he will leave his father’s house and establish his own bakery for
Himself. It was during this time that the uncle walks to him counseling him that he needs to
Leave his father’s house and properties because what he sees that is in the offing for him
Is not good. The young man has however, acted the way he acted because he remembers that
Before his mother died, his mother has told him that he should not trust any of his father’s
Uncles, for they all supported the first wife. Her mother added that she believes that they
Are working for her, for several indices pointed out to that, but those indices she was unable
To tell him before her sudden demise. Now, that he comes to him to counsel him that he
Should leave his father’s compound because danger is in the offing and with him
Opposing his statement that he won’t leave he was playing ostrich with the man, as he does
Not want him to know what was in his mind, because the “heart of man is desperately
Wicked” so says the holy writ, he cannot be trusted, he may have been sent by the
Woman to know what he wants to do and then set him up. Therefore, he keeps countering
Him as if he has a secret power somewhere that he wants to use to fight the woman.
However, deep within him he has concluded the plans of when to leave the island and
Where to leave for, but he hides those from people lest he be monitored. One faithful Sunday
Which is the day that his father uses to have meeting with other bakers in the island, he left
The island. He boarded a car going to the nearby town to show people that he was not
Going far. After he dropped from the car, he boarded another vehicle to another island, and
From the new island he takes a train going to a very distant place in the middle belt of the
Republic. He got to the place the midnight of the third day and had to sleep at the train
Terminus. When the day breaks forth, he started working at a place close to the terminus. As
He was doing this, he keeps his face on the ground to know the situation of things in the new
Island that he has moved to. Three months after he arrived at the place, he has gathered
The needed information about how to establish bakery in the island. He has some money on
Him which he has come to the island with, and with the money he has saved during the
Periods he was working at the terminus, he was able to get a bakery house which the
Owner wants to rent out because he has secured a government job and he thinks he cannot
Combine the two works together as it is said that anyone who chases two rats would miss out,
He wants to face the government work. He contacted the person and rented the bakery
House and started to work there. At the initial period that he starts to operate the bakery
House, things changed for the young man because all the people in the area like his product,
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For his bread is always soft and very nutritious. He has been making waves in the island
With those who have been operating in the island for decades. Then the government of the
Island borrowed money from one of the global lending houses and she was given a stringent
Rules to follow to ensure the repayment of the loans and putting the republic back on her
Feet economically. The new rules that have been given the government have negative effects
On the one-man businesses in the island, and it was not long that many of the newly
Established businesses started collapsing, and this young man’s business was not an
Exemption to the collapse. The young man in an attempt to resuscitate his business went and
Took a loan too, but the loans he was not able to repay back because of the economic policies
Which is very hard on the people of the island. When he could not repay the loans, the
Creditor gets hold of some of his properties and sold them to offset some of the debts he has
Owe, yet he could not repay all. Thence, the young man has to go and be working as a
Servant under other bakers within the island to keep his soul and body together. One day,
His creditor who has been seeking for him for long met with him and accuses him that he has
Been avoiding him. He told him that he has not for once been avoiding him but what happens
Is that his cock is sweating it is only that it is the sweat that is hiding the sweat from
People. He is doing all within his reach to ensure that he raises something weekly to be
Paying the debt gradually, but the problem is that those he was working with too are having
Difficult times selling their products and when they could not sell their products how
Would he be paid? At times they will tell him to stay back, that when they have sold what
They have produced and need him that is when he will be contacted. Which then means that
The money he has received from them is what he will live on until they sold all those
Products collect the money and be able to bake some other products, things are not easy for
Me too, he said. it is true that your cock is sweating, but it has been hidden by thine feathers,
I know but as you know that a creditor cannot but ask the debtor of the debts therefore I
Have asked you imploring you that you should not forget me the very second that things
Changed for you, he said. I can never forget you, he replied, it is our prayers that this terrible
Phase within the island pass as soon as possible without claiming our lives he replied as they parted their ways….
Quotation: Jeremiah 17 verse 9
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Comments
OLUSEGUN (author) from NIGERIA on December 09, 2020:
Nice seeing your photo here. Thanks sir
CHATRA RAM from BARMER INDIA on December 09, 2020:
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