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SURULERE

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Enraged and frustrated,   Fred walked up to the front desk officer when   he was told he will have to wait for the next flight as  he had  just missed his flight . The reality was not only that he had missed his flight but the chance to attend the  the final stage of his job interview, because the flight had to leave as  was   fully booked and boarded. Caught between whether to scream, shout or cry, he stayed emotionless on the surface, so confused that he could barely utter a word; having gone through the stress of traffic from his Bode Thomas,  Surulere  apartment to the MM2 airport in Ikeja.  While Fred was still fuming with rage of what  he may have lost, the Lady Front Desk Officer   smiled courteously and simply  said    “we are sorry sir…”  rather than calming him, those words only made him   further   infuriated   as he   cut her before she could finish her programmed response to irate clients……. while   trying not to stutter, he   managed to say   “ is that all you will say?