Pride Comes Before a fall; How Bosses' Girlfriends Restart their Lives after the Bosses go back to 'mzunguland'

One of Wamaku's subordinates is a pretty slender unnaturally brown young woman with brown teeth, milk white eyes and a very tiny waist. Wamaku detests her attitude and everything she stands for. Partly because when she was new, he tried to 'hit it' and was turned down mercilessly at the maskani and everyone laughed. You can never heal from that. The bigger part of the hatred however is because he cannot fire her because she is the bosses 'personal person.' Despite being a trip checker, the only trips she checks are hers to the supermarket and to the expatriates accomodation.

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In the past few weeks there have been rumours that this boss will be transfered to a different site and this being the only site here in Tanzania, that one is most likely going out, probably to Kenya or Ethiopia. The way this woman has been 'carrying herself' like she is the only girl in the site because she eats mzungu meals and rides in his vehicle unlike some of us who have to use an Atego to and from work. The only saving grace is that she might be left with a lot of money and valuables like the other expatriate's girlfriends were left with when their mzungus left.

She looks shook however. She must have been already prepared psychologically. She has started talking 'normal' to other workers especially female trip checkers. In fact for the first time in a while, she was seen at the admin's office photocopying trip cheking forms. The worst part will be talking to Wamaku to reassign her a different location because 'her' borrow-pit was already reassigned.

Wamaku has been talking about her a lot lately. He can't wait for the mzungu to leave so he can embarass her like she did before. In the entire site, he is the one who was most happy about the mzungu's departure news. Also, he plans to make all vehicles full so the woman would have to use the Atego for transportation like the rest of the people. It's going to be dramaaaaa. And that's why I am here to update y'all.

Happy Njaanuary from DoAMG!!!

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