"Wha…"
Before my girlfriend could finish.
She rushed to me.
"Daniel, where will I start? The new manager is my ex's friend ,how will I start looking for a new job".
She was crying, hugging my waist,I turned to my furious girlfriend to calm her.
"We will talk later"she snapped angrily and went back to her seat.
"Emm look hey ,stop crying,it's not the end of the world,you are smart and the best designer I have seen,I will help talk to the guy, I promise I must convince him".
Her face brightened.
"Thank you ,thank you Dan," She dried her eyes.
"Thanks Abigail bye" She waved at my girlfriend who seemed not interested,so she completely ignored her.
After she left,Abigail walked up to me with her hands folded over her chest.
"So what's the meaning of that, friends with benefits?"
"You know me better and why you Ignore her,she's the last person to get into someone's relationship, so stop fighting her,we are good friends and that's it".
"Bla Bla bla bla once upon a time!!!, fairy tales!!" She snapped and walked back to her seat.
"Baby, Can you at least help me with the bathing"
"Last time I checked you are old enough to impregnate a woman and become a father and bathe yourself!!"
I shook my head,I went to her and carried her heading to the bathroom.
“Put me down,or I will bite you".
**AT THE COMPANY**
"So you telling me what?"the new boss snapped at me.
Seriously this dude got anger issues,or is he just naturally mean.
I stared at him ,scared of my fellow man's visuals.
"You will regret it if you don't get her back in your team sir".
"You know who I am?"
"Words 9th richest under 30 ,the owner of F&F fashion brand,the giant icons,you have branches all over the world, yes and I am a fan".
"I am impressed,but you just described the little you know, next time you talk to me,keep it low ,just like you".
I smiled, hiding my anger. I am this spoiled rat's elder yet he talks to me like a child,I don't blame him, he’s rich, it's one of their things.
"Well I won't try to force it on you but I am sure you will regret it sir, please give her a chance".
"You are the only one who said something nice about that lady out of the other co-workers".
"Believe me they lied to you sir".
"Her ex told me their story".
"He probably made it up sir, also every story has two sides, you don't know her own story".
"So tell me what it is that you want to gain from her by doing this, trying to convince me to get her back here"he said ,twitching a thick brow as he lay back on the office chair.
"She's a good friend. I am just doing what I have to, not to mention she's a very hard-working person sir".
He glanced at me for some time.
"Fine I will give her a chance to prove her worth,you can go now".
"Thanks boss".
I went outside the office and called Valerie on the phone to inform her about it.
She was so happy.
"Are you kidding me now,I had the dream last night I was praying and waiting patiently,I know you will do it thanks Daniel,God bless you".
"Amen,so prepare yourself too,this guy is not just a CEO,he is huge and if we eventually start working for him in due time we will be a big name and famous,you know what I mean ,the F&F brand is a worldwide iconic fashion brand".
"I heard of it too,I can't believe we are working with F &F, I mean ,we are going to be working with F&F ,it's like a dream come true ,I will give it my best shot".
"Take care, don't think too much".
"I won't ,stop worrying! I am fine,say Hy to Abigail for me when you get home".
"I will".
"And hey, remember to take your drugs". "How did you know I'm sick?"I was shocked.
"Malaria,I had the dream of you being sick and refusing to take your drugs".
So accurately,I refused to take my drugs this morning.
"I wish I was that gifted too".
She chuckled.
"Bye Dan,you are an irreplaceable friend".
She hung up.I can't help smiling.
"Well tomorrow we start work, goodluck to us". I said to myself.
**VALERIE'S POV**
The next day at work,I dressed my best. It's not a small opportunity to work with the F&F Famous and fantastic Fashion brand. My happiness was written all over me not until I sighted Kamsy.
I greeted her first,she Ignored me,I regretted taking the first move immediately, but I was doing that to pretend I was hurting.
I saw Daniel standing by the other side waiting for his turn for the interview too, I sneaked through to him.
I hit his shoulder playfully ,he laughed.
"You are as excited as I am right?"he asked. I nodded and took a deep breath, my heart was racing so much,I could feel the sweat.
The boss came in with his two securities,which I recognized, they're the ones that came the other day with the former boss.They look like kids beside because of the height difference,he completely stood out and made them invisible.His fashion sense is more than my poor mind can ever think of."Good morning sir".We chorused.Other female colleges couldn’t hide their excitement,I too was excited, still can't believe we are working with an icon like this.But I am sure that isn’t all about their excitement, it has something to do with his looks."So you are going to be my team? Pathetic,will make a lot of changes".Wow what a reply,I and Daniel looked at each other as if we were the only ones he was talking about."You”.I looked up,my breath almost cut,he's looking at me."What are you wearing,do you know anything about fashion at all?”he questioned.Before I could reply, other girls burst out laughing.The men were mature enough to withhold the laugh.Daniel tapped my shoulder as a
"Bikini in Winter?”his voice bellowed. "Emmm sir it's not snowing in Nigeria”. "How many Nigerians wear bikinis this season then” Dan was speechless. "Great design but poor execution,I can manage". "Thanks boss". I pinched him, feeling proud of him and happy for him. Next one was Kamsy's slide, the latest bride. "What's this Mrs Luke,did you upload this from Google?" "I worked on it Prince, maybe it's too perfect,you think I got it from the internet”. She replied rather sarcastically with an attitude. "First don't ever call me by my name, Because I lend your hubby money for his luxurious wedding,isn't a go- thing to call me by my name". Wow that was an eye opener, I didn’t know if I was the only one who heard that, Luke borrowed it for his wedding? Yes I forgot, I was the one bringing food to the table while I was dating him. Daniel heard that too I guessed, because he glance at me and smirked. "Sorry sir". Kamsy replied embarrassed,others started muttering about the r
"I promise you ,you will regret it if you don't let me in".Just then Daniel walked into the reception ,he saw me arguing with the secretary."What's happening val?""I had a bad revelation yesterday"."What! Is it about me?"he replied nervously."No!The new boss,and I have to warn him but she won't let me in".Daniel looked speechless, then the secretary signed."Fine ,you I'll go in but if I lose my job I will never forgive you"."Thanks"I replied and walked in.He looked pissed seeing me, his brows arched tightly, yet he never lost his attractive look even when pissed.“Who let you in? And under whose order?"He snapped."Sir I..”.Suddenly my eyes went to the personal bodyguard standing by the door.The bodyguard looked familiar,he is the one behind it,the masked man that shot him ,how am I supposed to tell him this in his presence!"What is wrong with you?...Miss Kate!!"He called for the secretary."Sir Please can we talk in private"I pleaded."I can't believe the clowns I have
I woke up and opened my eyes then stared at the fluffy white mass gathered above me.How pretty it reminded me of the clouds, I blinked my eyes, as a hammering sensation ached in my temple region.I slowly turned my head to the side, and the blue sky beyond the window and the curtains reassured me that I wasn't dead yet.My gaze continued wandering to every corner of the room as I tried to think or remember where I was and I got to that place but the harder I concentrated, the harder my confusion became.I then decided to sit up and see if it can help with my stressed brain. With a slight groan, I attempted to but couldn’t feel my arm, my arm was as if there was no life in it.I tried again ,this time to support my weight on my left hand. Though I don’t know how to use my left hand very well.When the second trial became a failure, an icy blast of fear gripped me, driving me crazy. I tried to wave off the idea and overcome the fear but couldn’t contain the cry of anguish from my lips.
“You followed me without my permission and got into my car booth”He said carefreely with a shrug, his two hands tucked in his pants pocket.I scuffed out a disappointed chuckle again.“Really? I am sick and tired of whatever you think you are, you are insane! Instead of being grateful,you are blaming me?”I groaned and held my head as if it would explode if I didn’t.“All you are good at is abusing people and bragging about your social status, you may look good on the outside and Idol to many idiots out there, have a pretty face but you and I know the monster that you really are, the real you!”Now he had a mischievous smirk on his face, he didn’t interrupt me or change his expression as I continued pouring out my aggression,I can’t believe this man. Daniel was right, he doesn’t deserve me risking my life for him, not even a hair on my head for him.“You are nothing but ……”“I am sorry and you are right about the names you called me”.I stopped and looked at him like I was spellbound,
**PRINCE'S POV** "So what do you want me to do?" I turned to my younger sis, Zoey,nine years old. She took after our mother's features.I somehow don't like it when she visits me,she's a very annoying little rat. She stared at me for a moment,then she got up from her seat, she walked towards me like a queen in her queendom. "All you have to say is sorry, why are you afraid of saying sorry? It's simple,s...o..r..r..y"she literally spelt the word out. I know I shouldn't have opened up to her on how I feel. "Why must I say sorry,can't I say something like, em yeah so emmm go back to work"I replied and turned to her for a reply. She opened her mouth and shook her head. "That sounds so lame,so you are literally going to tell someone who warned you about a danger and then proceeded to save your life because of your ignorance ..mmm yeah.. emm so go back to work"she mimicked my deep voice then slapped her forehead in disappointment. “Waw! Prince waw!” I folded my length on the couch
The Parrot continued. "He love me soo much and can endure my troublesomeness,I love teasing him like forever,he told me how sorry he felt that he didn't listen to you,and was even more grateful that you literally was there to take a bullet for him,you need to see him crying like a damsel whose hero saved from danger". I quickly turned on the TV volume to the highest .....The two looked in my direction at the same time. When I felt like my action was childish, especially when Valerie started grinning. I lowered the volume and went back to my seat. Valerie sighed and replied. “I just what I had to,I saw it coming so I had to do something you know”. "You mean you have a gift to see the future?" Zoey asked excitedly. "Or maybe she's possessed with a familiar spirit" I replied,Zoey frowned at my statement. "I think it's a gift,but sadly it has its bad sides too, especially when I can't stop the bad things from happening,it makes me feel so guilty". Valerie continued. "Aawwww"Zoey
Inside the car ,nobody said a word,it was silent for some minutes now. I decided to say something after a few minutes. "Thanks for the food,I appreciate it". He didn't reply. Minutes later and a quarter way to my house. He finally said something. "How did your parents die?" I looked at him,he wasn’t even looking in my direction but facing his front view. "At sixteen I had a similar dream to the last one,but that time it was a plane crash,my parents were going for their wedding anniversary vacation,I was supposed to leave school the next day,so I had the dream,I was scared,it was so frightening,I told them about it,they said it's just a dream nothing will happen,I reminded them bout how the dream I had before manifested,but my parents never took me serious,they hugged me and kissed them that maybe because I will miss them and scared of staying home alone... I stopped and sobbed then continued. "I didn't try my best to stop them,I should have done something to their car ,or lock t