STATUS: FRENZY
Pearl's POV
I stopped gazing and looking at the tall building right in front of me, thinking if I should go in or not. The name Anderson Hospital stood magnificently in front of the building.
The reason why I'm here is a long story which is for another day. I was still contemplating if I should go in or not when a phone call came in from my boss. I picked the call reluctantly and put on my earphone while trying to remove the seat belt from my body.
"Sir?" I slurred
"Are you there already?" He asked
"If I'm there, the MD would have called you" I could sworn I heard him curse under his breath from the other side of the line.
"You know you have a lot of attitude issues, right?, just go in and seal this deal with that hospital. They are becoming a major man now these days. The company needs this deal and so does your father in law" he emphasized on the word father in law so I would feel the need to behave.
"It's good you know the way things are, if not for him, I won't be here doing this"
"Just use your talent for once, woman. You're good at what you do, make something out of it" He advised.
"Yes boss, I'll try my best" I dropped the call and groaned loudly. I remove my bag from the back seat as I made my was out if the car and into the hospital.
"Hi, good afternoon. I'm here to see the MD of this hospital" I said trying to put up my best smile as I approached the nurse at the reception.
"Who are you?" She inquired arrogantly.
"Tell him it's Pearl Adams" She picked up the office phone and called the managing director.
"I think you need to leave the hospital premises, he doesn't know any Pearl Adams" She was looking at me as if I'm here to steal her last lunch.
"Tell him, I'm from Swift building corporations. Pearl Adams. Architect Pearl Adams" Her facial expression changed as she directed the call again to her boss.
I got the direction to his office from her and after thirty minutes meeting with the MD the deal was sealed. Our company was to provide their new hospital building drawing plans. From the first one to the last one, we are in charge which means more work for me.
The door to the office of the MD suddenly opened as a surgeon entered asking the MD for one work related document.
"Pearl?" I looked up to realize it was my so called husband, Greg.
"Greg, you work here?" I inquired and he only nod in response
"You guys know each other?" The MD inquired. I didn't have the chance to respond before Greg did.
"She's a friend of mine and we happen to know each other's family too. You can say we're family friends" I couldn't curtail the surprise on my face
"Ooh, that's okay then. I was still thinking of taking her on a date" Payback time.
"Mr Tony" I said referring to the MD, "You can get my number from Dr Greg here, I need to get back to work now so I won't be able to wait to do that" I stood up from my seat and faced Greg. "At least, We're close to the extent that we have each other number, right? And please, Mr Tony, let it be a fancy restaurant, I don't do cheap ones" I made my grand exit out of the office as I started grinning from ear to ear. Karma they say, it's a bitch.
"What was that stunt you pulled at my office today?" Greg screamed into my face immediately he entered the house.
"What did it seem like?" I questioned back
"You came to flirt with my MD, Pearl. For God's sake, you're married. Learn to keep your panties in your skirt". I didn't know when my hand ended up in his face but I know it did and I didn't regret it.
"You slapped me?" He asked holding his face.
"Yes, I did. And I'll do it over and over again. I maybe a spoilt brat like you always say, but I'm not a slut. I only went to your hospital because of the deal I wanted to win for your father's company. What was my offence?, you denied me right in front of your MD. Even if you hate me that much, at least give me a little respect in front of others. Not because of the fact that I'm your wife, but because I'm a woman" I stopped a little looking at him.
"That wasn't even enough for you, you still come back home to add more salt to my already opened wound. You're not just arrogant, Greg. You're stupid" I said screaming at his face.
"You know what, let's add one more thing to the rule, let's treat each other as strangers and not as couple"
"If that is what you want, then so be it. You know what, I'm even tired of this relationship. I can't wait for the six months to end so I can get myself out of these" He was hurt and it was visible on his face. I know it's not due to the fact that I slapped him that hurt him that much, there's much to his story which I don't think I'll ever get to know.
He left for his room and I was left standing alone on the same spot for the second time in a row. I later went up to my room to sleep.
I made a decision to apologize for what I did the previous day that morning. I met him at his doorstep immediately I opened mine.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said those words to you last night. I should not have denied you also in front of my MD. But the decision you made last night is right, let's not see each other as a couple, that way, I won't hurt you" I could see the sincerity in his eyes and I was touched that I didn't even know what to say. I was transfixed at a point as I watch him walk out of the house.
SUPER CRANKYGREG'S POVI took a deep breath as I watch the silence linger around us for more than thirty minutes, I was not talking and so also was the two people here with me.I got a call from Daniel, my lawyer, that he was on his way to my house about an hour ago and the reason why we all are silent now is due to the fact that we need a witness for this proposal. We were all thinking about the friend we can call to stand as a witness. I know Pearl can't have any friend outside her circus of rich and spoilt brats.As for me, Daniel is the only friend I have outside the Upper class circle. He is from a middle class family, I met him when I was still in secondary school, he had won a scholarship from one of the foundations created by my father. He had considered himself lucky then while we all looked at him as the golden boy. Few years later, we are sitting facing each other in my living
STATUS: FRENZY AND COOLPearl's POV"Pearl, meet Natasha, my Girlfriend" Greg spewed the rubbish he called words out of his mouth and I couldn't help but wonder if this guy still has brains left in that skull of his."Like I give a damn" I looked at them looking at me with surprise. We had promised to live as strangers, why bother me with his life issues?.I went up to my room and screamed into my pillow.Of all girls, why Natasha Collins. I've hated that girl since like forever, we both went to the same secondary school together and we were even roomies. The hatred we had was right from home and I love the fact that I hate her. She was the Mrs goody two shoes, always doing things as if she was the best woman in this whole wide world. Her existence is choking me and I feel like dying anytime I see her. She tormented the life out of me in secondary school, callin
FRENKYPearl's POV"Declare a war on her, let her know her place for the first time in your lives" She repeated as I tried to comprehend whatever it was she meant."Are you for real?, you know I don't do things like that. Why will I declare a war on a human just like me. I'm not good in that aspect, let God take control of everything" I heaved a sign showing that I'm fed up with her and her mentality."Girlfriend, God won't come down and take charge, let God use you this time. Seriously, it's annoying. The first time, it was your boyfriend and now your husband and all you'll do is sit there and don't even show a bit sign of caring""It's not like I care, moreover Greg is more like a stranger to me than a husband" I proclaimed"More reason why you should do this, you're not doing it to get Greg to like you or see you in a different way. All you want is to show N
FRENZYThe show took place at Landmark Event Centre which emitted Natasha's pink light in an umbrella-like shape on the night of the show. With over 1, 500 attendees, it was obvious that the event was a good start for Natasha.The tone of Natasha's show was Red and blue. Guests were invited to pose for photos and followed by a tiny bit of refreshments before they could resume taking pictures with their friends and fellow celebrities. This reminded me of the Victoria Secret's fashion show that I had to attend when I was out of the country for Nash. She was a model under Victoria Secret for years before she decided to come back to Nigeria to make a career of her own.On every seat was a packet of cards on the six themes of the show and portraits of the models, known as angels, just like that of Victoria secret. She even included a bit of the African culture into her themes which made the event more creati
FRENZYPearl's POVI entered into the elevator and pressed the button of the 4th floor. A meeting has been called for all senior officers of the company, and this only happens when there's an addition to the company. "Hey Pearl, how is your project going?" I looked back to see the person talking to me and I realized it was one of the guys working at the marketing section, the one attached majorly to the Fashion magazine section.I smiled at him before replying"It's going fine, we won the contract with Anderson Hospital so we're almost there" He smiled back"That's good, you're one of the best they've got at your department. You're good""I'm honoured, thank you" I said without turning to face him."You know, the new addition is at the fashion department, I heard she's from London, worked under Victoria Secret once, she'
SUPER CRANKYPeach walked me back to my office as I tried to regain my sanity. The whole scenario kept on playing in my head over and over again."How is me not remembering Greg an additional advantage to her?, why can't I remember him?, you remember him and so do Nash. I don't understand what is going on anymore, and I need answers, I really need answers" I was pacing around my office and I couldn't control myself from biting on my fingers real hard. Peach pulled it away from my mouth and made me sit down."You're panicking and trust me babe, it's not worth it, none of this are. Natasha, Greg, they're not worth a shit. You have a fight against Natasha, remember?" And now that she's here, things are gonna change" She held my shoulders as she said all this."But I need answers, maybe that will also let me understand why I should fight back this time" I said"Now
FRENZYGREG'S POVIt was a dark stormy night, I sat at the balcony of my room watching the aftermath of the heavy rain. I looked up to the sky waiting if God had an answer to every of my questions, Maybe I'll ever get forgiveness for what I did.The memory of what happened that night never left me, it sticked to my brain so hard that it won't go away. Pearl asking about it two days ago brought back the pains of the past. It was our prom night, a happy one for most of us while the rest were grumpy about the turn of events.How could we have our prom night on a Halloween night? Was the question on almost everyone's mouths.The party had started on a full blown fun stage, I had dressed like a policeman while my friend, Henry, dressed like Santa. We entered like kings since we had always been regarded as one."Hey handsome" Natasha had gre
GRUMPYVanessa’s"Your father, see the way he's driving like a goat. Anuofia" I screamed at the top of my voice as I drove pass the bus that almost hit me from behind, all in the name of trying to pass another bus to get a passenger.Lagos bus drivers are annoying, rude and careless, they'll make you feel inferior with their words even when you're driving a Ferrari.I hissed loudly as i heard the ringing of my phone, making me wonder about what crawled up my ass this early morning for me to be grumpy like this. I parked the car at the safe side of the road before I dig my hand into my bag to retrieve my phone. It was an unknown number."Hello, this is Pearl Adams speaking""Tell me you didn't save my number and I'll call your dad to tell him the marriage is over""Greg" I screamed out. "Sorry, my phone is not in a perfect condition this morni