Roots of all Evil @sonofremi

Hey there, this is my entry for this week's inkwell prompt, I hope you enjoy it.

Ifeanyi sat at his fifth job interview, they had just promised to give him a call and he knew the driĺl. They were officially done with him, but wanted to let him do it easy. He closed his eyes as he felt hurt, he tried to focus on his breathing till the receptionist touched his upper arm then he burst out in rage and started to make a scene. In Lagos due to the heat and population of the city sometimes it eats you whole, everyday we wake up in pursuit of a better life. The security guards were told to take him off the property. He went home and sat in his rent overdue apartment as he stared at the notice of leave from the landlord on the table.

He held his glass cup he used to sip whiskey and threw it at the wall as he screamed on top of his voice. Then he saw a text from Bola, it said, "I have an opportunity for you, it will make you a lot of money but the issue is are you up for the risk, if you're interested, meet me at 5pm in Mrs. Ola pepper soup shop". Bola was an old friend of his from primary school, he had a lot of money after traveling abroad and going back but nobody knew the source of his income, but Ifeanyi saw this as an opportunity.

The next day he wore a suit and tie as if he had a real job interview, Bola saw him and laughed as they exchanged hugs. They both sat at the same table, Bola had changed over a short time, he added weight and was soon to be married. Bola pointed to the waiter and ordered pepper soup for Ifeanyi so they could eat as they talked. Bola lowered his voice and said,"I want to help you, I don't like this life you're living". "Ifeanyi you know nothing in this life comes for free", Bola continued. Ifeanyi felt a little scared and stopped eating as he stared at Bola with a serious face, he then said," what do you want me to do for you?"

Bola stopped eating too, as he said,"He pointed at a secondary school in front of them, he then said," My associates have use for young girls, if you know what I mean?" "What do they need them for exactly?", Ifeanyi insisted. Bola said,"Let's just say we take them outside the country and give them a better life". Ifeanyi didn't say anything for a while, he had just been offered to be a part of illegal human cargo transportation, he felt his hand start to shake as he steadied himself and looked up at Bola, he later replied,"If I do this, I do it my way, do we have a deal". Bola took out his hand and they shaked on it.