CHARACTER SKETCH 7: BASHIRU ABRAHAM

Bashiru was introduced to Larry by Michael and he helped run Larry’s businesses and socialised with him. Loud and brash, Bashiru had lived a difficult life, routinely getting into trouble with the law. He had escaped from Nigeria, where he came from as he had got into trouble in some fraud dealings.

He became Larry’s trusted confidante as Larry admired his drive and desire to succeed. Although slightly built with a scruffy appearance, he was very entertaining, energetic and hardworking. Larry loved his rogue personality and would be in stitches as Bashiru shared his life experiences and escapades.

Bashiru saw Larry as the ideal person who’d help him accomplish his dreams of moving home and marrying his girlfriend. Consequently, he spent the majority of his time doing Larry’s chores, sometimes at the expense of his personal life. He tried to instil more daring and creative capabilities to Larry’s repertoire, who he regarded as highly intelligent but too nice.

Bashiru made enemies easily as he had a sharp tongue about him and had a hot temper. A lot of people only accommodated him because of Larry. His philosophy about life was get rich or die trying. He would not feel guilty deceiving someone as long as he benefits. He would always justify his actions by quoting Scriptures from the Holy Bible.

When things began to go wrong for Larry, he started noticing a negative side to Bashiru making him question his opinion about him. He began to withdraw from Larry, not doing chores as promised. He started to question Larry’s authority and showed dissent on several occasions causing Larry severe embarrassment. Bashiru began to believe that he had read Larry wrong and that Larry would not be able to help him achieve his ambitions. He began to look for other people he could piggy back off. Larry also began to notice that Bashiru was stealing from him.

Bashiru lost the trust of Larry, though the pair remained friends he was no longer the trustworthy friend he used to be. When Larry returned to London, he delegated less and less of his tasks to Bashiru. Bashiru started to think to himself he may have made a mistake withdrawing from Larry. He still respected Larry. Furthermore, Larry always seemed to come up with a solution when it looked like all was lost. Sensing that Larry had made a spectacular recovery , he made a last ditch attempt to gain his trust and move back in the inner circle but it was too late.