KENDY was a 28 year old, successful jolly good fellow who loved life and lived it to the full. He was already a full Manager at International Bank of Nigeria and his monthly salary of N550,000 supported quite a comfortable lifestyle.
He was a dedicated worker and his boss would often tell him, how the sky was the limit, if he continued to work hard.
On a typical day, he got to the office by 7.30. After a challenging morning, he would take a lunch break with his equally successful colleagues, at one of the quick service restaurants on the Lagos Island. One of the things he couldn’t compromise was good food. He often remembered his mother saying, “A bird can only fly with what it has eaten.”
After work, he would stop over, most days, at the Equitorial club, where he loved to mingle with fellow young upwardly mobile professionals and the cream of society. Everybody loved him and thought he was a perfect gentleman.
In a way, Kendy was a perfectionist. He wore the best clothes, designer perfumes and the furnishing in his home would make the pages of an international home magazine any day.
After years of using a second hand, Mercedes Benz 200 saloon, he was very glad that last month, he had finally been able to buy a brand new Navy blue Toyota Camry with alloy wheels. How he loved to cruise that car!
The only problem he had was with women. He had two steady girl friends, one in Lagos and one in the U.S.A. He also had about 4 other casual girlfriends. That was enough for any young man to handle, but more kept coming on to him. And he found it very difficult to resist them. Maybe if he got married they would leave him alone. Yes! That could be a good idea.
