TADE
Her door sensor alarm comes on, Tade, a brown skin melanin-popping lady as she loves to describe herself gets off her bed, slips her perfectly pedicured feet into her fluffy moccasin, and walks to the living room to answer the door. A DHL dispatch rider holds out two customized LV bags and hands her a printed form to sign in before handing over the package to her, She smiles and closes the door. She sits on her sofa in the corner of her heavily decorated sitting room and opens the bag to unbox and adore the Louis Vuitton bag and matching shoes, her phone rings "Hi Baby!" she blushes as she answers the call "with a voice like that, it means you are no longer mad at me" the voice echoes from the phone, she laughs "one designer is enough to shut me up, but two! What the hell does anger mean again?" "I'm glad I am forgiven, I promise it won't happen again" Tade rolls her eyes as Richard makes the same promise the twentieth time that month, a call comes in interjecting her conversation "Richard hunnie, Susan is calling, let me hear what she has to say, l will give you a call back" she ends Richard's call and picks Susan's call "Hi babes!" "Tade gather the girls around by 4 pm, I have huge news for you girls!" Susan speaks excitedly as Tade answers the phone "Chill! What is going on? Give me a hint as a reward for being the P.R.O, I pinky swear not to spill to the girls, you know your secret is safe with me" Tade begs Susan anxiously who in turn laughs out loud "So you don't know why you are the P.R.O? News spread faster from your end dear" Tade exclaims in total shock "wow! so you mean I am the basket mouth of the clique? I feel insulted right now" Susan who is already feeling bad tries so hard to water the insult with a little compliment "girl! I don't mean it that way. You are just so talented in ways you can never imagine! Even in your subconscious, you are a better broadcaster than most who take it as a profession" Tade's mouth flew wide open "Oh my goodness! This is the height of insult i have ever received..." Susan interrupted "see you soon dearest, I love you!" she hangs up.Tade still with her mouth wide open flings the shoes off her thigh and paces up and down her living room "So this girls take me for granted for all my good deeds? Little wonder what they say behind me.. but all I do is make everywhere lively! Why am I being ridiculed for it?" she continues dramatically "boring isn't in my dictionary even if it means sharing some valid information about someone, I mean valid because I make sure I don't say false things about anyone! I take my time to find out the truth and table it so l and my girls can have something to talk about, l don't do these for myself dammit! All I do, I do it for the girls yet I am being seen as the leaking mouth?" she stops pacing for a moment and then picks up her phone "Nora better have an explanation to say to me if this is exactly how she feels about me" she dials severally but Nora didn't pick up her phone, she grunts and rolls her eyes "Hughhh! Nora is always unavailable when needed! Chichi better tell me this is a lie!" she dials Chichi's number which was picked up immediately "is it true I am the gossip mongeramongst us?""Hello! Let's start with Good day and ... Who the hell said that?" Chichi replies calmly "Susan called me to gather you girls around by 4 for a time out and according to her, I am the only one good at doing that" Tade rolls her eyes as she reports "Common! She didn't mean it that way, you are the thread that ties us stronger daily baby! And Hell yes! I am so in for a time out, I will go insane if I stay one more moment in this house" Chichi replies excitedly "Ehn Ehn! She said she has a big announcement for us, despite how hard I tried to milk out the news, she insisted on not spilling but I am guessing it has a man involved for it to be tagged H.U.G.E" Tade chatters absentmindedly while Chichi scoffs over the phone "Well, Nora isn't picking up, try to give her a call so she wouldn't be left out, see you by 4 pm"Chichi smiles "Superb! Same spot in the mall?" "Yes!" Tade hangs up.CHICHIChichi can feel everyone's gaze on her as she walks into the office that morning. it's been two days of her absence, they obviously thought she had been sacked since she cleared her table the last time she was there. She acts like she didn't hear their side whispers, nor notice their piercing gaze, she knocks on the Managing director's office and walks in."Good morning sir" she draws out the chair opposite the managing director and takes her seat. "Good morning Chioma, how did the meeting go this time?" he asks her with hopes that she screwed it over like before since she is not good for anything than ruining their chances, she scoffs at his unimpressed gaze and replies him boldly "I sealed the deal". The M.D is taken back by her statement, he doesn't know how to react but he couldn't conceal the fact that he never expected to hear good news, not after the stunt she had pulled in the presence of the board of directors two days ago, he had to be sure she is not pulling his legs
NORAWorkload has been intense since the cut down of staff, Nora knew it was going to be hectic but never expected it to be on the extreme. She hasn't had six hours sleep in a week now and hasn't gone home in three days which is so unlike her. She looks so pale and haggard, all she needs at the moment is a cold running bath, a proper massage, and a long sleep which is impossible because they all have a target to meet up and they agreed they could do it if they put all hands on deck, it's too late to back out now.Nora hasn't had time for Spence, she misses him but she knows her job is on the line and she can't risk it. She had spoken to Spence that morning petting him that she wouldn't be coming home that night, which would be the third time he would be spending the night alone at her place. She promised to make it up to him when all the rush at work is over. Spence told her not to worry, then reminded her about the completion of his parents' house which means he will be in town full
SUSANIt's been eight weeks since Henry left for Scotland, being all by herself in the house keeps making Susan sick. Henry gets to call once or twice a day and some days, he doesn't call at all. She knows he has been avoiding her recently because of her constant inquiry for updates regarding the job he promised to get for her, his attitude is starting to piss her off and she wishes she hadn't relocated with him. She would have had someone to hang out with and talk to more often other than keeping to herself if she was an outgoing person but she barely steps out of her house except on rare occasions which has made it harder for her to make new friends since she arrived in the states. The only option she has other than going to the grocery store to shop or going for a walk is to make lengthy calls with her mother to complain bitterly and most times she doesn't want to bug her with calls because her complaints were getting too consistent. Her friends who would have been a better option
CHICHIChichi relished every bit of the aesthetics of the neighborhood as her driver approached Louisana. From the sidewalk to the beautiful trees acting as sheds, the neighborhood is filled with high-rise buildings. The distance from the gate to the company seems endless and extremely beautiful, the smell of luxury filled the air. It's a huge firm with extraordinary architectural values, She couldn't but appreciate the structure, the design, and the quality of everything that caught her eyes as they drive in.She alights from the taxi and walks briskly to the reception, the interior is no way compared to the exterior. She could tell that the CEO does have an exquisite taste, from the floor she walks on to the glass doors that opened to welcome her. The paintings on the wall are originals directly from the painter, she knows a little about paintings but she can tell these are limited editions, perhaps one design to have existed. She walks towards the beautiful receptionist who welcome
CHICHIChichi rolls from side to side in her bed restlessly, the event that happened the day before keeps playing in her head. So many thoughts keep running through her mind "Why does she always ruin opportunities by herself with her emotions always getting in the way of great things? All she should have done when that young man, that she still didn't catch his name, asked a question was answer his damn question! Putting every emotion aside! And all would have been fine by now" she hisses. Ever since she got back from the office a day before, she has been indoors mourning her lost job and lost opportunities. She refused to turn on the television or stereo, all she craved was total silence, no noise pollution not even a beep from her phone is appreciated, she had put her phone on silent immediately after she left the office, knowing that the Managing Director would call to chastise and insult her for her childish attitude that cost them their biggest deal and perhaps tell her to come a
NORANora gets a memo at the office, that there would be a meeting and every staff is implored to be present. Nora wonders what the problem could be because her organization barely calls all the staff together for a meeting. She works in a thriving skincare firm but of late, distribution has drastically reduced and everyone thinks it is the situation of the economy but with this memo shared with each of them, speculations start flying round and round.Nora slides her chair from her desk, and goes towards her partner who shares the same office with her. "Cassandra wassup? You got the memo too right?" Cassandra a middle-aged lady who has been Nora's partner for years and has also become very close to her that they refer to themselves like age grade waved her memo at her "Rumor has it that the company is going into bankruptcy, so many staff will be laid off today" Nora is shocked, she wonders why she is just hearing this. She tries to brainstorm how many of them are in their department t
CHICHIThe secretary to the company knocked on Chichi's office and enters with a file, she drops the file on Chichi's table and informs her about the new update of the proposal defense which was formerly scheduled for Twelve noon but has now been moved by two hours. Chichi finds it very uncomfortable because she will be delayed by extra hours that she might not be getting paid for, she asked the secretary what might have caused the change in time and plan because it just affected hers, the secretary informs her that the boss of the said company is meant to be present at the defense but had some delay so he called few minutes ago for a reschedule. Chichi had no choice but to wait, this is a huge deal and she plans to seal it because it paves way for her promotion which attracts higher pay, bonus and she could even be retained at the new branch. She thanks the secretary and excused her, Chichi picks up her research work and goes through it again, this time carefully to distract her from
SUSANSusan gets back to the house with nylons filled up with groceries, her husband's flight is scheduled for the next day and he would be away for two years or more, so she needed to pack enough groceries and African spices that would last him a while before he settles for junks or adjust to their meal.He was home, she calls his attention to let himknow that she is back. She drops a few groceriesfor their consumption in the kitchen and takes the remaining bags upstairs to her husband "Here you go" Henry exclaims at the sight of the extremely filled bags as Susan hands them over to him "you bought the whole store? Susan! I'm going there to study not to eat and get fat like you" "Wow!" Susan rolls her eyes at his statement, she is adapting to his constant shades about her appearance which can be irritating whenever she is in a goofy mood "I'm sorry I cared too much about your wellbeing, hand it over" she snaps at Henry and snatches the bags from him angrily "Hey! I didn't mean to
TADETade's doorbell rang, ever since the intense divorce process started, she has been careful of whom she opens her door to. Nora had called her a day before to inform her that she was coming over to her place the next day to spend some time with her, so she called Nora's phone to confirm if she is the one at her door before she answered it. Jide's constant harassment has made her security cautious, she now spends less time at home. For the past months, she had shuffled to stay at her boyfriends' house and her parents' house.Spending time at her boyfriends' house was something she enjoys doing but with an ample of them at hand, she keeps her phone on silent and out of sight to avoid unnecessary explanations and arguments with them, which goes on round and round whenever she opts for another house to spend the week. It was at this point, that Tade realized how stressful relationship was. When she was home, she didn't have any reason to hide her phone or put it in silence to avoid so