and have him as my mentor then serve
my articles. The last thing I expected
was him trusting me with such a big
case.
He assured me how good I am and how
great am going to do. He offered to
drive me home.
Lino mtha: "My house is that one by the
corner." It was a small mud house.
Mr Ndlovu: "Lino mtha, I now admire you
more and you have gained my full trust.
You come from this kind of a home, but
yet you had the guards to approach a
man like me."
Lino mtha: "Poverty brings some kind of
encouragement, it stinks so much and I wanted to be one of the few people who
can wash its smell."
Mr Ndlovu: "You're very bright for a 22
years old. I want to be more than your
boss, Lino, but I will share my plans with
you on Monday when you come to the
office to sign your employment contract.
Please don't forget to bring your
qualifications, bank statement, and ID.
"Baby girl, I am really looking forward to
a long lasting relationship with you."
He was about to say something but then his
face showed some hesitation look.
"There is something you need to know."
Lino mtha: I didn't respond back. I just
opened my eyes wide. I guess he took
that as my way of giving him the go ahead to continue
Mr Ndlovu: "You have to move into
Johannesburg because that is where my
head office is based and we handle
most of our big cases there. I want you to
get the full exposure. Here in Limpopo
we don't have a branch yet, we only
come here if there is a client we have to
represent."
Lino mtha: That really caught me off
guard. I mean, how am I going to survive
in Johannesburg? The big city scared me,
but then I wanted this man to
mentor me and I wanted to bring my
family out of poverty.
"I will go with you, sir," I answered him
without thinking twice.