Wifey Privilege

Naomi leaned back on the sofa, not sure what else to do with her time. She'd spent the last four hours sleeping and eating since Damon told the chef, Aria, to feed her all day!

She's down to another bowl of soup, and she's about to binge-watch another series she so much loved.

Her phone beeped, vibration echoing through the glass side table. It was a call from Didi, which is quite unexpected.

“Hello?”Naomi said, wondering what the call was about.

She could count the number of times she had made contact with coworkers outside of work, and this was certainly out of the blue.

“Ms Naomi? Thank God you picked up! We have so much to tell you, and we don't even know where to start!” Didi said with a child-like excitement.

“We? What do you mean we? What's going on?” Naomi asked, glancing at the wall clock.

Phones are not allowed in sight during work hours safe for breaks or they would be given a week worth of suspension.

Thankfully, it was past twelve, the designated break time.

“You're on speaker. Paul and Rose are here with me. I heard you're not feeling too good. How do you feel now?” Didi asked once more.

“I'm…alright. I feel better thank you.”

“That's a relief! Something crazy happened today! Mrs Tita got called into Mr Damon’s office..” Rose started and Naomi sighed.

“Oh.” She said. He probably called her in for something very unofficial.

Is that a glint of jealousy? Why does the idea of Tita being in an office alone with Damon make her feel so…mad?

Could it be because Tita promised to get her fired hours ago from a company she's now come to love working for?

Hell, Damon was probably happy to get her fired anyway.

“..and she came out crying!” Rose adds.

“She did!” Naomi said, sounding more excited than she had hoped to. The silence on the other end was quite telling of her company workers' shock.

“I mean, she did?”

“Yes! We were all shocked because we've never seen Tita cry or look intimidated!” Paul adds.

“Did you notice she stopped as soon as she noticed that everyone was watching her?” Rose asked.

“Yes. And she went into her office, packed all her things inside a carton box, and just…left. Without saying a word.” Didi said.

“She was fired?” Naomi asked in shock.

Why the hell would Damon fire Tita? Could her team leader have done something despicable again? Or said something very unorthodox..

“Why?” Naomi wondered.

Tita was hell bent on impressing Damon since he bought the company; it only makes sense that she was ready to be on her best behavior just to get on his good side.

“Many of the staff believe that she was fired, but others think she is taking a break for now. We don't really know what the story is. No one is telling us anything. Not even HR.” Paul offered.

Naomi is very much in shock, she couldn't believe it. It sounds like a dream. One of her many fantasies.

“You know, a handful of people think she tried to seduce Mr Damon!” Rose said, lowering her voice.

“Really? Hey, no way! I know Tita is audacious, but not this audacious! Seducing Mr Damon? Is she out of her mind?” Didi asked.

“My thoughts exactly! There's no way that is the case.”

“You don't believe me? Think about it! Since Mr Damon took over the company, Tita has been talking about meeting him in person and having a ‘talk’! What the hell is that supposed to mean?” Rose asked no one in particular.

“I understand what you're trying to say, Rose. Any woman would have a crush on Mr Damon, but going as far as to seduce him is wild work to me. Tita is known to do crazy things, but this? I don't think that is the case.” Paul said.

“I'm telling you that is the case! Did I tell you that when she walked out of the office, Mr Damkn and Mr Patrick also walked out? Mr Damon looked very irritated, and he was dusting off his suit.”

“Come on, he could be doing that for any reason,” Paul interjects.

“Listen to me! Mr Damon's office is always clean. The cleaners have been on the edge since the new management took over, and they have been doing some serious cleaning every day. The chances he is dusting off dust are not reasonable,” Rose said, and Didi gasped.

“You're saying Tita threw herself at him and he dusted it off?” Didi asked.

“It's still not enough reason to fire her! Come on!” Paul laughs.

Naomi exhales. “I don't think we know what is happening for sure. The question is, who is going to replace her? You all know that the longest-serving staff take the major leadership roles in the company.”

“We don't know yet,” Paul said, and Didi gasped in shock.

“What happened? What is it?” Naomi asked.

“A message was sent to the company's group chat. It's about our department. I think you need to read through this.”

Naomi turns on her phone on speaker and searches through the device for the said message.

‘Good day, everyone. We understand that there's been a little confusion concerning the state of Ms Tita’s employment. She needs a break, and she'll be back next week,, but she has been relieved of her duties as the team lead for the design department. Ms Naomi will be taking over, and the presentations will be taking place as planned on Friday. Have a great day.’

Rose squeaks in excitement. “Ms Naomi will be taking over! I'm so happy for you!”

“Me too! I'm so glad you're receiving the recognition you deserve! Congratulations, Ms Naomi!”

“I will gladly be your assistant! Anyway, anytime!” Paul piped in.

Naomi was dead silent, her grip on the phone tightened, her eyes filled with rage.

“Ms Naomi? Are you there?”

What the hell does Damon think he's doing?!