Tina is a 28-year-old graduate of Food and Nutrition and had been looking for where to work but it had been difficult. In between, she would make cakes, chin-chin and supplied 3 companies.
Sometimes, she would ask the owners of the restaurants in the companies if they needed her service and most of them always said they did not. In between job hunting, she also has a fiancé who always made her feel she wasn’t trying enough. He was one of the reasons she even searched for other companies to supply her cakes and chin-chin to because she felt he was complaining a lot because she would sometimes ask him for financial assistance but, after a while, she stopped completely and began meeting her needs on her own and never asked him again. For not asking again, he told her she was becoming proud because her business had taken a new turn. She chose to remain calm so that there would be no trouble.
While going to supply her cakes and chin-chin to a new client, she walked pass a newly built restaurant with the caption “Waiters and Waitresses needed” so she thought to give it a try. She felt she could multitask by selling her chin-chin and then earning another source of income from being a waitress. She decided she would branch in after making her deliveries; she had promised to be there at a certain time and did not want to break trust. So, she went there, dropped the cakes and chin-chin and hurriedly went back to the restaurant.
Immediately she entered, she loved the way it looked. She said a brief prayer in her mind and walked over to the gentle man (in his mid 50s) she saw and asked what she needed to do because she was interested in working there.
“Today must be your lucky day. We closed the application yesterday, but my wife and I felt we should give a grace for today.” He told Tina. “Sweetheart” he called out to his wife and continued, “There is someone I think we should meet together” he turned to Tina and said “Come, my wife and I will interview you in the office.” Tina was excited; she went with him to the office and saw a beautiful woman with a demeanor that made her feel she was in the right place.
“Have your seat there” the woman said with a smile on her face. Tina couldn’t believe she came in to ask if the vacancy was available and she is right here sitting before the owners about to be interviewed.
They took their turns asking her questions and she answered brilliantly. It was more like love at first sight when they met Tina. They had concluded they would take her but needed her to go through the process. The woman was so nice to her that she offered to help her with her cake business “Our oven here is quite big. If you come early, you can bake your cakes here.”
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“Whao! Thank you so much ma, but for now, I would like to do it from home.” Tina said in gratitude. “You start work tomorrow with the others. Welcome to the family” the woman said and as they got up, Tina jumped off almost immediately to receive their handshakes. She was so happy. She couldn’t wait to tell her fiancé.
On her way back home, she called Tobi and gave him the goodnews, he wasn’t quite excited about it. She felt perhaps because she was at work and concluded she would tell him later in the evening.
Later that evening, they met, and she shared the news with him and his response surely wasn’t what Tina expected to hear. “It’s not like I am not happy for you, I am just wondering what waitresses go through. So, men will be ‘hitting’ on you, how many of them can you fight off? Just asking” Tobi said. Tina was quite shocked at his response “Tobi, I am shocked that this is where your mind went to? This should be something you should be happy with me about. You have dated me for two and a half years, have I at any given time given you reasons to doubt me or my commitment to you Tobi?” she said amidst tears “I am sorry it came out that way, truth is that you have never given me a reason to doubt you but you know, where you are going is a new terrain and you never can tell these days” he responded and she said “No! Tobi, this time, you will not have your way. I will not allow you kill this joy that’s welling up in me.” She took her purse and left. Tobi tried to stop her, but she was done.
She got back home and cried herself out. The next day, she got up delivered her cakes and chin-chin and then went to work. She changed to her waitress outfit, and everyone was doing well serving all the customers. In between, the thought of Tobi’s actions almost made her cry, but she would shake it off. As long as she was concerned, her relationship needed a break, and she severed all avenues for Tobi to reach her.
One day, while about to serve a customer who came in for breakfast, she looked and saw a young couple enjoying each other’s company and again, the thought of Tobi came to mind and without properly looking at the person she was going to serve, she slipped and the tea poured on the laps of the gentle man she was to serve.
She became so jittery and began to apologise. The man was even more concerned about the state of her mind than the tea that poured on him “Ma’am, are you sure you are okay?” he enquired, and she responded “Yes sir, I am fine…I am so sorry, I am really really sorry sir” she continued to plead. “It’s okay Ma’am, it really is” he said and by this time, he had cleaned off the stain.
He was given another cup of tea and he had it with club sandwich. He requested for the POS, he paid and left a tip for Tina. He then gave her his card, “I am a counsellor, if at any time you need to talk to someone, please feel free to reach me, and if you feel uncomfortable, I can arrange you meet my wife but please reach out, Take care.” He said and left.
After a week, Tina decided to give the man a call and met him at his office. “So good to see you. So, would you prefer to talk to my wife or…” “It’s okay sir, I can talk to you” she interjected.
She narrated the happenings with him, and he said “I knew something didn’t feel right. Your work is important to you and you need to focus if not, it will affect you. Is it okay for me to talk to Tobi?” He asked. Tina was fine with the idea. Apparently, the gentleman later found out Tobi’s boss was his very good friend. So, he agreed with his friend (Tobi’s boss) and then went to the office.
Tobi’s boss called him in and informed him someone would like to meet him. Tobi didn’t know him, so he was a bit worried, and his boss said “Not to worry, I don’t think it’s that serious. He didn’t tell me, and I honestly don’t want to know. Both of you can use the smaller conference room.”
Tobi followed the gentleman, and they sat down. He introduced himself and spoke to him about Tina. At first, he wondered what his business was and thought he had an interest in Tina, but he found out he was married and didn’t appear to be someone interested in Tina in the way he thought. It was more like a counselling session. Interestingly, Tobi agreed to start counselling with him and after a while, Tina started the counselling session too but separately. Later on, they both began to attend the counselling together. Things are looking brighter; Tobi is understanding his flaws and working on it. Their relationship is getting better, but they are not in a hurry to get married. Certainly, for Tina and Tobi, there is light at the end of the tunnel. We remain hopeful!
