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The Broken Ladder - Page 12

The Broken Ladder – Page 12

  Leo turned slightly towards Julius and volunteered some information about himself. He was a Management Science professional, recently he has been in extensive work for some European corporation investing in west Africans ocean transportation and in building a sizeable parts factory for a computer manufacturer’. You could see the sparkle in his eyes, the deliberate power in his voice when he…

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The Broken Ladder - Page 13

The Broken Ladder – Page 13

  The curtain opens with a dialogue, a young woman in the chief’s amoury, self exiled in the suburbs of ivory coast. The chief army general from the southwestern region of Nigeria, self exiled because of imminent escalation in the regions struggle for self assertion… In a heated debate with a group of young men, one of them a slender, lanky man,  standing, chest out, feet firmly planted, worn out…

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The Broken Ladder - Page 8

The Broken Ladder – Page 8

Julius’s thoughts switched to his reducing funds, his lack of income, and his girlfriend. It was close to 1pm when he got to the bus terminal, he waited for a shorter period this time before the bus pulled up, in its normal swift roll up and stop, with doors swinging open almost in the same motion; that Julius was now beginning to get familiar with, he got onto the bus and paid his fair. The bus…

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The Broken Ladder - Page 11

The Broken Ladder – Page 11

  The air was crisp, the suns radiance shone clearly forcing some persons to to shield their eyes. Julius decide to try his newly discovered train route, and walked backwards in the opposite direction from his lodging. After walking about two blocks he found the sign to the stairs down to the underground train. He almost missed the bold pink stripes of the line. He swithed tarins at oxford and was…

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The Broken Ladder - Page 18

The Broken Ladder – Page 18

  He finished reading and handed the job sheet back, ‘you may keep that copy he said’ May I submit you for those positions? Julius without hesitating said ‘ I can only fill one of those, if selected for both positions can I select a preferred position? ‘certainly’, said Mr.Christopher, ‘then you may submit me for both positions’. Submitting you for multiple positions along with other candidates…

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The Broken Ladder - Page 26

The Broken Ladder – Page 26

  Julius’s workload increased within the last two weeks to about 50hrs per week and his crew member duties shrank by about 10%. As he trained to lead his shift he got a chance to fill -in for anyone who did not show up or who got over loaded with work. As he worked with fellow crew members, he became an acquaintance and it gradually it gradually became normal to respond to his directions, to…

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The Broken Ladder - Page 4

The Broken Ladder – Page 4

  Looking through the map of London, he began to think. There had to be a place to stay at least for the night, cheap enough to afford and safe enough for good nights rest. At this time of day, gift shops, large hotels, train stations, could give an indication of where to find such lodging, he could not think of any other, but knew he had to get to one of those. He thought that the easiest way to…

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The Broken Ladder - Page 5

The Broken Ladder – Page 5

  He heard something harsh jar him from his thoughts, what was it? He must have dozed off; it was the alarm clock; could it be 7 am already? He was just trying to go to sleep, he opened his eyes and squinted to see the sun shine through the curtains, it was 6.49am, he must have slept. He got up. He rubbed his eyes and walked to the window at the foot of his bed, to look out through the window at…

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The Broken Ladder - Page 6

The Broken Ladder – Page 6

  He got to the lobby in time to catch breakfast that was almost over, some of the guests were yet eating; the complimentary breakfast included boiled eggs, cornflakes, muffins, milk, juice, tea, and coffee. All in smaller portions than he was used to, true he would not ordinarily eat flakes and egg for breakfast as though he was getting ready to attend a weigh loss convention. As he sat down…

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The Broken Ladder - Page 7

The Broken Ladder – Page 7

  I prefer coffee said Leo sitting down with a cup of coffee, glancing at Julius and sipping from his coffee cup, Leo set his cup down and hesitated for a few seconds, ‘your situation is not as critical as you think, there are different ways of resolving this problem, you need to start with a position that allows you to work almost immediately; there are job agencies, who will get you into both…

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The Broken Ladder - Page 9

The Broken Ladder – Page 9

  Julius sitting slightly forward looked serious as he starred at Susan, the lamp shown at her face, he appeared to be studying her features as though for the fisrt time, ‘that’s a very pretty necklace’, he said now as his eyes rested on her neckline, a gentle breeze bristled past her hair engulfing him with an aroma he thought enchanting and he said so. She seemed pleased and responded, ‘I am…

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The Broken Ladder - Page 15

The Broken Ladder – Page 15

  He immediately started reviewing what questions would be asked of him, as he climbed the stairs to get to the dinning room. A waiter was rolling the food trolley out of the kitchen, breakfast had been served . He sat at his regular spot, by the window across from the street where he had a clear view. He ate breakfast and left. Standing in the slowly forming queue he waited patiently. Right on…

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The Broken Ladder - Page 24

The Broken Ladder – Page 24

  He asked, ‘Yeah, said Daisy hesitantly, and followed Julius’s gaze to the shelve, “Oh that’, she said, ‘The Twelfth Night, is a rental from the steelworker video store, I love theater, and as you saw last month I love music, you could say I have a passion for the arts’. Julius said “that I guess is something we share in common, I love everything about the arts, and one of my wish is to see every…

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The Broken Ladder - Page 28

The Broken Ladder – Page 28

He picked up a pencil from the cup shaped transparent vase at the center of the table and began circling possible options. Clerk, Shorthand required, night front desk at a Guesthouse, — a clean diligent  friendly person, gives attention to details, reliable and so forth, the add required applicants be able to start in two weeks. There were four locations requesting various shifts. Julius was…

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The Broken Ladder - Page 30

The Broken Ladder – Page 30

With arms opened wide ‘Susan! he proclaimed in a joyous tone, ‘Look how much you have grown, and into such a pretty young woman’,    how are you my daughter? “I am well uncle and very delighted to see you’. ‘Please do sit down, I am eager to hear all about your classes and about you’. she sat looking around. they were on the lower porch which extended onto the flower garden and a neatly trimmed…

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The Broken Ladder - Page 20

The Broken Ladder – Page 20

  He pushed open the door, waiting for Estella who walked in smiling. The terminal was warm, a welcome coziness so different from the cold damp wind outside. And contrary to Julius’s expectation it was not congested. Signs pointed to arrivals and departure gates. Flight check-in desks were directly ahead of them like a semi-circle, Estella spotted a bold gold and black sign saying Zeazy Jet…

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The Broken Ladder - Page 10

The Broken Ladder – Page 10

  I often think of me at a concert jointly held by George Micheal, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder, together on one stage’, that would be an event not to ever  miss’. He finished, smiling. Susan finished her soup, set her bowl aside and looked up smiling at Julius, ‘You have nice ideas, I would love to go to that concert with you’. 

‘When was the last time you were at a…