It was in the morning. Three guys were outside wearing white and black uniforms, the shirt was white when the trousers were black in clothes. Three of them were doing their daily activities as usual. Washing the cars, cutting of the flowers and cleaning of the compound.
There were two female maids too working in that house and it was inside that they used to be, cooking in the kitchen and taking care of the house. All these workers were working in Ashar’s house.
The house was so big and well decorated, it has swimming pool and where it was, was very far from the apartment. It was at the backyard and very big.A young lady put tea on the side stool for Ashar’s father and left. Ashar’s mother was not around, she had went out early in the morning and his sister named Shukuran too had went to school.
She was in final year at one private university own by their father’s friend. Shukuran was tall, white like their mother and very beautiful. She really resembled their mother with looks and complexion.Ashar just woke up, carried the plastic flat dish on the bed side locker and put it on the bed. Ate a bite from the bread, drank the tea and got down from the bed. Put the plate beside the bed side locker back and went to the bathroom.
He came out after some minutes with a tower, wore the cloth that he put on the chair and dressing for work. Ashar’s father took his walking stick on the table, stood up and going upstairs when Ashar too was coming down from the staircase.
Ashar’s father had an accident three years back from the hand of their army robber driver, he wanted to kill Ashar’s father then because of the money that he drove him to the bank to collect and wanted to use for a contact. It was his legs that injured and with all the money and surgery the leg didn’t really balance.
“Good morning Dad!” Greeted with respect.
“Morning and how are you my son?” Said with low voice.
“Am good and you Dad?. I will start going now and tell mom that I have gone”
“Am good!. Your mother had went out since, it’s only me that you are leaving in the house”
“Oh! Shukuran will be back soon, it’s two hour lecture that she has——“
“Shukuran! That one can decide not to come home today and go to her friend’s house”
“Me and your wife will be back soon. Don’t miss us” Said as he took the car key on the table and left the room. He got down to the compound, the three guy greeted him and going to the car. His own driver came out from his room and opened the door for him. He was not among the guy that were cleaning the the compound, him and a guy were just their drivers.
Ashar entered into the car, closed the door by himself and the driver too entered. He drove out of the big mansion and driving to the work.
They got the company after one hour and some minutes pass, Ashar got down and going inside. The workers that crossed his way were greeting him and he replied. The lady that attended to Somia and co yesterday ran to Ashar and her name was Funbi.
“Good morning Sir” Said with respect.
“Good morning Funbi. How was your night?”
“It was fine Sir. I have been calling your mobile phone since but you don’t pick. I want to tell you that those people has sent a mail and said we should meet at one clock today——“ she was talking when Ashar’s mother got there.
“Good morning Mom. So this is where you came!”
“Am going somewhere just came to see how work is going secretly. I don’t even know you will meet me here because I don’t want you”
“Oh! It’s father that will sent you, I know that. You should have trust in me, I'm a hand working man”
“I know my baby boy” She smile.
“Sir! I will bring all the necessary documents to your office now and the time is one clock Sir”
“Okay! Where is my personal assistant? In the office” Asking about Somia.
“We don’t see her, even she doesn’t reply to the mail and the sms at all”
“For her not to come and resume that mean she doesn’t need the job. Get another person” Ashar’s mother said.
“She needs the job like yesterday. I want you to check for her home address on her cv. Go and meet my driver, take the car and go to her house. I want her here” He hand over the key to Funbi and she left. His mother was looking at him.
“Are you using job to beg someone, for her not to resume today which should be her first day that mean she doesn’t need the job, give it to someone else”
“She is the one that I want and she really needs the job. I understand everything going on”
“Do you know her some where else before?”
“No! Just yesterday that she came here for the interview. Mother, Father will have been missing you start going home”
“Not yet. I'm waiting for director, want to collect something from him”
“Let go to my office then” He said and going to his office, his mother too followed him. Door of the office opened, Ashar’s mother first entered and him too entered and closed the door. Shift a chair out for his mother and him too sat down on his chair.
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Somia’s mother was outside wetting her small farm products. Somia was inside, in the living room resting on the chair and watching movies. Her siblings had went to their friend’s house to study so that when they resumed back to school they wouldn’t lack beside.Somia’s mother dropped the bucket and wanted to be going inside while the gate opened, Looking at it and Ashar’s driver drove inside. The driver packed and he and the lady got down.
“Good morning Ma. Please we are here to see Somia” The lady said.
“Morning young lady. I'm Somia’s mother so how can I help you guys”
“Somia came to our company yesterday for an interview and she supposed to resume today——“
“Please! Wait. Somia! Somia!! Come out now and be fast”
“I hope no problem Mom!” Said from inside. Opened the door and got down.
“Why did you now run away yesterday with the way you said that you really need the job and you now ran away”
“You ran away! Are you the one that left?” Her mother said. Somia didn’t said anything.
“And it’s you that CEO chooses as his personal assistant and told us to send message to you that yesterday despite that you ran away and didn’t wait for his interview—-“
“Me! His personal assistant” Her mother looked at her.
“What happened to you, I hope no problem Somia” Asked with lower voice.
“It’s when he arrived to the company this morning and you have not resumed that is why he ordered me and his driver to come and see you. He is waiting for you now because he has a place to go by one clock and it’s you and him that is going there together”
“She will follow you now. Come with me” Her mother dragged her inside. They entered into her r room, released her hand and face her.
“As you know how we are praying that you should get a job, the lady now said that you are the one that ran away. You came home and said that they didn’t give you the job. I know that it’s hundred percent sure that they said on the television. Tell why did you run, is someone there that you know?"
“Nobody mother" Replied with lower voice.
“Then why did you run. Even if there is someone there that know your father and know you too, you will ignore him or her. The money is the most important thing or you like the way your siblings are there not going to school and I suffering to take care of you”
“No! Mom. Whywill I?”
“If it’s not that the CEO is a good person will he sent those people to come and check on you with the number of people outside seeking for job. This will be after you come back, quickly dress and meet them outside. Be fast”
“I don’t plan of going to work now, the cloth that bought is still with Nana” It was clothes and shoes that Nana was selling and used to post it on i*******m.
“Find another one here and wear it for today. I don’t understand you Somia” Saying and helping her to search for a cloth inside the wardrobe.
“Wear this one quickly, do the makeup that you will do and go and resume to work. Thank God!” Somia’s mother said and left the room.
Somia came down to the living room after few minutes, wearing a little high shoe and carried a bag. Must of her clothes were the one that she had bought before their father’s died including the bags and shoes, they were the one that she was still wearing.
Her mother stood up as she saw her coming out and two of them left the room. Got down to the compound, Somia entered into the car with Funbi and drove out. Somia’s mother was very happy, and went back inside
Somia was looking inside the car as they were going to the company and at the bank seat she was sitting. It was she and Funbi that sat down at the back and the driver sitting alone at the front driving faster so that they could got to the company before twelve clock and also to escape traffic jams. Funbi was just looking at Somia since they had entered into the car. Somia knew that she was looking at her and there was something in her mind to say. “CEO may really likes you, for him to say that we should bring his own car down to your house and pick you. Even me this is my time entering his car and none of the staffs have ever. Also choose you as he is personal assistant and instead that it’s you he want” “Uh! Uh!!! Right!” Somia did and continued pressing her phone. “Why did you run away yesterday and with the speed that you took it’s suspicious” Trying to find out some things from her and pushing words in her mouth. She didn’t ’t know that it was what Somia wanted to say that she
Phone conversation. A middle age man was sitting on a chair in the living room of very big, extremely beautiful and well decorated mansion. The house was so big that there were many worker in there. Also there was another normal built house at the back of the compound of the same mansion.The man on phone call was Somia’s uncle and he was on official call with one of his clients. Somia’s uncle had a big company built by himself and was among the top ten companies in Nigeria as the current count said it. So it was both his own and Somia’s father’s company that he was controlling and others properties belong to Somia’s father.It was the money that he was getting from Somia’s father’s company, industries and other properties that he used to boost his own company activities and connections. After taking the procession of all the properties and sent Somia’s mother and her children out of their house, he told them that h
Somia and Ashar just arrived back from the company that they went to have a meeting with and also went to Ashar’s mother’s shop to get clothes for Somia as he had promised. His mother had a very big shop that she sold just only clothes, shoe and bags.She just opened the shop for her to just be busy sometimes, If it was for her husband which was Ashar’s mother he didn’t wanted her to work at all, since that they had everything.The driver drove inside the car packing in their own company, Somia’s carried the three bags that the clothes were inside it and with her own bags. Ashar went to the other side that Somia was and helped her to open the door. She showed her appreciation and both of them going inside.It has been closing time already but some other people were still in the company doing some things, the secretary too was still there. Funbi had carried her bag and wanted to be going home. She was among the ma
Somia’s uncle was in his house and the living room watching news. He was the only person in the living room, drinking juice and eating peanuts. Him and his wife don’t used to be together, she could rather be in the kitchen when he was in the living room vice verse. They had never sat down and talked like husband and wife before or brought out her own opinion, since that it was what he love that he used to do and it was his idea that he always followed.He took his phone on the table as he saw that they had wanted to talk about the instead of the person that he ordered his boys to go and killed. He text the boss of his men, told him that him and his boys should came down to his living room right now.He didn’t knew the plan that they used but he was assured that his boss would do a great job and knew many skills to use. He sat down properly to hear the news.“We don’t really know what caused the accident, the acci
Enjoy your day!! All the workers in Ashar’s house were just going up and down doing house works, both those that were inside and outside. The cleaning that they were doing was very serious then the one that they used to do on the normal days, Ashar’s mother and Shukuran were their with them supervising them for them to clean it very well.Ashar’s mother was the one that appointed Shukuran to be supervising those that were outside, cleaning the windows and floor and those that were cutting the flower when her was inside supervising those that were cleaning the living and cooking in the kitchen.Their mother was the kind of person that didn’t used to leave things for people to just handle, she had to be their and monitoring them for them to do it very well.It was their In-Laws that they were expecting which were Ashar’s fiancée parents, so that was why she had quickly
Nibia was in the kitchen with their mother and cooking breakfast meal for others. Ibrahim was at the backyard washing his clothes and Somia was still in her room sleeping again after waking up around six clock to perform solat.All of them including their mother really adapted to the new situation that they met themselves or the situation their father’s younger brother put them. Anytime that they saw the uncle on the television talking on something or interview by those presenters, Somia and her siblings always feeling like going there and disgraced him. Nobody around them never knew whom they were that they were a family of the late billionaire.Nibia was washing the plates that their mother was using to cooking inside the sink and cleaning everywhere when door of the backyard opened and Ibrahim entered with the buckets in his hand. He dropped it inside the store in the kitchen and came out.“The food has not even ready! That I hope th
Phone alarm started ringing continuously on a bed beside Somia. Somia removed her hand out from the blanket, doing like a blind lady and looking for her phone. She took the phone beside her, put it inside the blanket and off the alarm.She removed the blanket, put her phone down and got down from the bed. Off her cloth, brought out the towel inside the wardrobe and going inside the bathroom. She opened the bathroom door, put the towel on the hanger in the bathroom, took toothbrush and toothpaste and brushing her tooth.It was five clock in the morning. She set alarm to that time because for her to get to work on time and to avoid traffic jams that would be on the way. Her mother got to Somia’s door, came to woke her up so that she could started dressing for work.“Who is there! Am inside the bathroom!” Said with toothbrush in her mouth and as she heard the door knocking continuously.“It’s me your mother! Just came to
A blue and white tax packed at the front gate of a big mansion which was Ashar’s parent house. Somia carried her hand bag as the driver packed, opened the back door and got down. Put her bag on the head of the car, brought out money and paid the driver off.“Wow!! His house is very near to my place, I will be glad to be coming here everyday and be going to work together because of the transport fees!” Somia was talking to herself and brought her phone and wanted to call Ashar so that he could talk to the security guards at the front of the gate and allowed her in. That was how she had been calling him since because the estate that Ashar were living was not a kind of place that someone could just entered except if they had knew you.She wanted to be dialing his mobile number when his call entered and Somia picked.“Hi! Where are you now? Are you at the gate now?”“Yes Sir!, just arrived there now even