{"time":1708592841485,"blocks":[{"id":"bJT95axOLd","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"He walked quickly down the dirty street with his suitcase in one hand, checking his Wristwatch to see if he was already behind time. His night was very short since he had to work on some documents on his laptop so he woke up still feeling sleepy. "}},{"id":"vh58dohr3g","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"As he moved quickly, he dipped his right hand into his pocket to check if he carried his wallet. Very soon, he'll be at the bus stop to take a bus and his transportation was kept in that wallet. He had once forgot his wallet at home before and went down to the bus stop. That day, he felt so embarrassed. "}},{"id":"2N9lUojnfz","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"He brought out his wallet and counted the money in it, it was 6,000 naira in total. "}},{"id":"Vs4Orl7uz_","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"\"At least, this will be okay for my transportation and my feeding today\", he told himself and hurriedly kept it back in his pocket as he was approaching the touts of the area(area boys)."}},{"id":"xfQcfakwhA","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"They hailed him as he passed by and asked him to drop something, he pleaded with them to pardon him till evening, then he'll be able to give them something. "}},{"id":"6f16tuANi9","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"When he got to the bus stop, he saw a long queue of people waiting for the bus, buses were few and people were many. He joined the queue to wait and later realized why people were more on the road and buses were few, the fuel price increased again."}},{"id":"pHqh5-pphT","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"\"Just yesterday, na 650naira I buy am oooo, now na 1000naira dem dey sell am, I no even understand again\", a bus driver said to them."}},{"id":"BLBOF0b0Av","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"\" Iyanapaja Ikeja oshod, iyanapaja Ikeja oshod\" a bus conductor shouted to call passengers. People left the queue and ran towards him."}},{"id":"JeS9uqhYV9","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"\"Ikeja how much?\" a market woman asked as she ran towards the bus."}},{"id":"PhNP55Tu0b","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"\"Enter with your change ooo, iyanapaja 1000naira, Ikeja 1500naira, Oshodi 1700naira.\" the conductor replied. "}},{"id":"p-ZZ5oJ7va","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Benson's eyes widened in shock. Just yesterday he paid 1000 down to Oshodi and then 1500 to Lekki where he works and suddenly he'll have to pay 1700 today. He stood still for a while, calculating how he was going to move, he might as well ask his colleagues to lend him some money to make his transportation complete and to feed, he doesn't even know how much will take him to Lekki if going to Oshodi was as expensive as this.He joined the people and rushed towards the conductor who was still calling for passengers. It was a struggle as people were in a hurry to enter the bus. Immediately he got a seat, he dipped his hands in his pocket to get his wallet and his jaw dropped as he couldn't find his wallet anymore. He checked and checked, shouted for the driver to stop the bus and announced that he was looking for his wallet. Nobody responded at all, some even had impatience written on their faces."}},{"id":"A-CtywGNbl","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"He alighted from the bus and started walking back home disappointed. He'll call in sick and take permission to be absent from work, there was no way he could quickly gather money and get to work on time. "}},{"id":"rJZ5jIGIOk","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"As he walked back into the street, he saw his wallet lying on the floor. Excitedly, he picked it up and what was remaining in his wallet were his ID card and passport photograph, his money wasn't in it anymore. "}}],"version":"2.29.0"}