Six

Nita had woken up earlier than normally; it was the first day she was going to the company to introduce herself. It was the reason she was in the state and she would love nothing than to be done with it as soon as possible.

She left Nate in Jimmy’s care, as they weren’t much he could do to be of help to her now. Yet, she had gotten him dress and took care of his meal herself; it was what she had always done. There was no way she was leaving her son to the care of a nanny. The only person she trusted Nate with was Flora, the maid that had followed her, but she hadn’t come with them to the state.

Nate had spared her a kiss on his cheek, “Good luck, Mummy. I’ll be a good boy.”

She smiled at his little promise before leaving the hotel.

The state had changed a bit, she wasn’t going to lie, but again it felt more like a foreign place to her, then where she had grown up. She couldn’t wait to be done and get back to Adonis.

Her phone beeped and she groaned, before picking it up with her other hand while one was still on the steering.

*Are you on your way already?*

She frowned at Mia’s text, before dropping her phone back. Due to the fact that she was driving, she could barely reply it and she hummed as she waited for her phone to beep again. Knowing Mia, she wasn’t going to rest until she knew Nita was there.

Her phone beeped, indicating a new message.

*Will you get on your ass and move, Cyborg? This is a big deal.”

Nita rolled her eyes; as if she doesn’t know. It was the only reason she came to the state.

She didn’t respond again and this time, instead of a message, Mia decided to call her. Nita picked up using free hand.

“Where exactly are you? Still in bed drooling over, Nate?” Her voice sounded a bit shaky. Ever since Mia was made temporary general manager of their organization, she had been on the edge. She was still on probation and would do anything to attain the position permanently, including grilling her best friend.

“Do you know you can be so extra at times, Mia? I’m already on my way.”

She heard her sigh in relief, “Great. I’m so sorry, but you know how you can be when it comes to an on-site job. The boards are on my neck and you’re the only one that can help me right now.”

Nita knew that; it was the only reason she had come to the state even though it was the last thing she wanted. Mia had stood by her in her trying times and the least she could do was help her achieve her dream of becoming the head of their organization.

“Don’t worry, Mia. I got your back, as long as the C.E.O already promised to keep my identity hidden for as long as I work there.”

“Of course, no one will know you’re Cyborg. To them, you’re just an average programmer like the rest.”

She imagined Mia smiling after achieving her goal which reminded her of the question she had for Mia.

“I just remembered something. Why did you tell Nate his father lives in the state?”

Mia groaned, “I’m sorry, Nita. I think I was drunk when Nate grilled me. I didn’t mean to spill.”

She rolled her eyes again, “What did I tell you about drinking too much? Now you have me on the hook answering questions I prefer to stay away from.”

Finally, she could see the company from a distance, “Okay, Mia. I got to go. Duty calls.”

Mia sighed; probably glad to be off the hook. “Good luck, Nita. Although, I know Cyborg barely needs that, but I can’t help but say it.”

Before Nita could come up with a response, the phone beeped indicating Mia had hung up. Nita sighed. This was it.

She drove into the car park, and took three deep breaths before leaving the car.

The building was as exquisite as Mia had told her, but she had no idea where she was going. Someone might have thought one of the company’s officials would be there to show her the way to her new office.

She stopped at the receptionist. The woman was focused on whatever she was doing that she barely gave Nita a glance even when she greeted her three times. It wasn’t until Nita knocked on her table before she lifted her head up to give her a little attention.

Nita forced a smile on her lips, “Good day, ma. I’m Nita Green, the new programmer hired.”

The woman barely lifted her head up, “Oh. How can I help you Ms. Green?”

Her head was back in whatever she was typing.

Nita blinked at her rudeness, “I’ll need a direction to my new office or probably to the HR department.”

The woman nodded before giving her the direction. Nita needed to ask again to be sure as she wasn’t coherent with her wordings.

Thankfully, the company wasn’t that difficult to navigate or she might have gotten herself lost due to the bad direction given to her. Everyone seemed busy, so there was no one to ask about the direction to the HR department.

Nita moved effortlessly among the sea of people running around with folders and files. Everyone seemed not to notice the stranger among them.

She continued walking until she saw the sign of HR Manager at the door. She moved closer to open it when she heard voices from inside.

“I heard the C.E.O got some mediocre programmer to come solve this issue.”

A sigh.

“I’ve no idea what the C.E.O is thinking, but I am glad he isn’t available on seat right now. We only need to do all we can to send this programmer away and get Cyborg to come work here. It’s only Cyborg that can help deal with this issue.”

“And do you think Cyborg will come over here?”

Nita had no way of identifying who or who was talking, but she knew Nita Green wasn’t welcome in this company.

She was about to open the door when she heard another voice, “We need to do all we can to make her quit in a week. I heard Cyborg is in the state. We can’t miss this opportunity because of some novice programmer.”