2. A CALL FROM THE BILLIONAIRE

DIANA

The incessant sound of the alarm rang continuously, making a loud noise that led it's way to my ear drums.

I opened my eyes and with blurry vision, I gazed at my ceiling before gaining enough consciousness to rise up.

Two mild knocks landed at my door. I raised up my head to see Jane, my sister walk in like an angel coming to deliver a message.

"I'm really sorry about what happened with my ex. He came to get something and we got carried away" she said gently coming closer to sit on my bed.

"It's really nothing, I just don't like that boy. You know he smokes and does drugs, I don't want you associating yourself with those kind of people. You're the only one I have, I don't want to loose you" I said with a smile on my face as I took her by the hand.

Jane was all I had left of a family. Our parents died in a car accident 11 years ago when I was 12 and Jane,7. We only had our grandma to take care of us before she kicked the bucket 5 years ago.

Working multiple jobs as a teenager, there was a great weight on me to carry. Having to fend for myself and my younger sister, I kept on struggling.

I worked as a waiter in a restaurant, 10 minutes away from my home which I only went to on weekends and at the gas station on Mondays, Wednesday and Thursdays it was 5 minutes away from home. Life wasn't all I wanted it to be but I kept grinding my way trying to aid the survival of my younger sister and I.

*******

It was a cold saturday evening at home when I got a call.

My phone rang repeatedly almost vibrating off our parlour table. I looked closely at the number and saw it was my closest male friend Jeremy in my department.

"Diana!! what's up I have news" he said with a rushing voice, it seemed he was very excited and had some juicy information to spill out to me.

Jeremy was a fun loving young man. He was a ladies magnet, every girl on campus had eyes for him not just for his looks and his hair but they also admired his brain and sense of humor.

He had long brown dreads that made their cascaded over his shoulders. He was everybody's favourite person and for some reason I couldn't phantom, he had feelings for me.

I wasn't the brightest or the finest, I didn't even have a car and I definitely wasn't a governor's or president's daughter. My parents were simple detectives that worked for the government.

I giggled, contaminated by the atmosphere of joy and excitement he was spreading.

"What! am I now the president of the US" I said sarcastically, resting my back against the couch in the parlour.

"Haha No dummy, I have good news for you" he said after suppressing his short and vivid laugh.

"You got the highest grades again this semester and that's not all. Mr Branden wants to speak to you on Monday at his office, to congratulate you!" he exclaimed.

Hearing both information, my brain went completely numb making me unable to utter a word.

I didn't know if I went numb because I was the highest this semester or because billionaire Branden asked to see me.

"Hello.... Diana??" his mild confused voice ended my puzzled thoughts.

"Yes I'm here. Wow this is such a good news. I am honestly esctastic and I don't even know how to react. Anyways, thanks Jeremy I'll call you later" I said ending the call hurriedly.

I can't believe I'm actually going to meet Mr Branden in person. I've never set my naked eyes on his physical self, I've only seen him on television. Even been the sponsor of Clifield Medical department, he has never set his feet into the school campus. He always sent his men or bodyguard to deliver messages or request information.

"But why does he want to see me? I'm not the first person to have gotten the highest grade before, others have and he never requested for a meeting with them" I found myself pacing up and down as my thoughts escaped my mouth. I sat on my bed already thinking of what to wear.

'You're going on a meeting with a billionaire not a club date to have fun and have drinks' my subconscious began scolding the bad girl in me, who had already picked out a skimpy purple gown that was way above my knees, showing sixty percent of my laps, almost showing my upper lap.

No my thoughts are right, I should wear something less exposing. I'll also make sure I don't underdress too, I don't want to chase away my billionaire sponsor.

I reached out to my vibrating phone on the bed, it was a message from the student adviser.

"I'm certain you're aware that you were asked to meet Mr Branden at his office on Monday morning by 9:00am. If you don't know the location to his office tell me, I'll forward it to you."

Who doesn't know where Branden enterprises is, he's a very popular man and it wasn't difficult to locate too.

So there I was, in front of my closet looking for a casual wear that would look normal but still attractive. I picked out my monday wear from my closet with so much excitement in me.

"What if he likes me and wants to know more about me? Who knows he could offer me a part time well paying job and I get to work with him" I giggled like a little girl in her fantasies. I can't believe I was already fantasizing about a man I've not even met before.

"Good morning sir I'm Diana, I am medical student in Clifield......" no,no, no, of course he knows I'm a student there, how do I present myself very well? His first impression about me must leave him adoring me not irritated.

My phone rang again. I made a quick peek at who was calling and it was Evelyn. A smile found it's expression on my face because I was very certain she called me to talk about the billionaire I was daydreaming about.

"Girl!!!!"

"Girl!!!!"

We squealed at a very high pitch.

"I can't believe Mr Branden wants to see you" she said with so much life and excitement in her voice.

"I'm as astonished as you are. I've dreamt about our meeting but I never thought it would happen and I certainly didn't see it happening this way."

"You're lucky, not many people get this opportunity. You should make a very good news of this opportunity. What are you wearing there?" she asked.

I already knew what she wanted me to do; go over there and seduce the billionaire, but unfortunately I'm not going to do that.

"I know you want me to seduce him with a sexy outfit but I don't want him to look at me and think I'm a whore or something, so I'm not doing that." I said leaving her without a word.

"Well then, suite yourself, don't come running to me when you're older and you need someone to marry because you had pushed away all the men with your good girl vibes" she said.

"That's not going to happen my dear" a small but noticeable smirk made it's way to my face.

"Ok love, make sure you tell me how it goes, byeeee" she ended the call immediately.

I was going to meet Mr Branden.

I myself wondered how it will turn out but one thing I know was that I needed everything to work out perfect.