"Again?" Rose exclaimed and her brows creased as the call went into voicemail. "What's happening?" She asked herself as she munched on the chips on the plate beside her bed where she was sprawled.A lot happened during Claire's birthday party that Rose was starting to think maybe she had overacted but it was what the situation had called for. She couldn't just sit back and watch her cousin push herself into a ditch.She attempted again and dialed the number. After a few seconds, it went straight to voicemail. Rose sighed, her hands fell by her side and she looked up at the ceiling. She didn't know anymore. Rose was convinced that she had done the right thing. She had thought that Claire would come around and thank her but she still hasn't seen or heard from her cousin. She really did not understand what was going on in that girl's head anymore.He frowned, deepened and she scoffed. "It's not possible that she has really fallen for that poor man right? She scoffed again as she brought
"What about your brother?"As Sophia heard Rose ask and she realized that she had trailed off in the process of trying to force the zip of the bag. She sighed and plopped her butt in the bag. Instead of multitasking and being unable to achieve anything she can as well attend to one at a time so she focused on her phone call with Rose. "Yeah, my brother. He's actually having his last operation this morning." Sophia had received a call from the hospital the previous morning that she was needed at the hospital as the operation would be carried out on her brother that morning. She was slightly vexed that they hadn't deemed it fit to inform her when she was there yesterday so that she'd have enough time to prepare as she usually slept over at the hospital after his surgeries but she hadn't said anything. She had just pressed her lips tight and asked, "My brother is alright, right?""Of Course! You saw him yesterday, didn't you?" "And you saw me too, you dumbo!" Instead, she smiled, forc
Gary didn't have the luxury of time so the moment he arrived at Trust Financial company, he barely had time to reply to all the 'Good morning sir' that was politely thrown his way, he just strode straight to his office and immediately called Claire with the company's landline.Claire, who was still mad at Gary, rolled her eyes as she heard the company's landline shriek. She heard when he arrived - she heard as the employees at the reception area of the company greeted him like he was some god who was walking the face of the earth - and she knew he must be the one calling her now. Apart from Gary, being the manager, it was rare to receive calls from anyone else. She listened to the ringing till it stopped. She rolled her eyes again. Gary had been trying her line since the day after her birthday. Claire had wondered what he was calling her for and she had come to the conclusion that she didn't care to know why he was calling so she made sure to dance to her ringing tone whenever his ca
Claire scoffed loudly, making sure to pass across to Gary that he couldn't buy her forgiveness. What would he even get her that Brad wouldn't be able to buy the company for her? What restaurant would he take her that would beat the one Brad will take her to?"Claire, I am begging you," Gary leaned forward, almost as if he would leech on Claire until she agreed to help him. It doesn't matter if he was the boss or not, he didn't even think he would mind if she said that she would slap him if she was going to help him. Yes, he was that desperate."A very important client just pulled out and I am in dear need of your help in locating who this man is." Gary decided to add so that Claire would see how important this was to him, instead she just rolled her eyes and his heart fell but he didn't give up, he kept pleading and explaining. "Right now, I'm on the verge of losing my job if the client doesn't return to Trust Financial Bank. I've tried to locate the client but you know I just got tr
Claire eyed him. What does he mean that the manager didn't tell him anything? Before Claire could get any word out, Gary spoke up. "Since you know him, can you set up a meeting with him for me? Maybe lunch or whatever type of meeting is okay by him. I just really need to talk to him and make him see that Trust Financial Bank is the best bank where he can store his assets."Perhaps, this punishment that Brad gave him was actually good, Claire thought. Because ever since Gary was transferred here, she had never seen him so humble or even say please more than once. And even the very few times he said please, it was usually when he was mad and impatient and he always made sure to use it sparsely. But now he was politely making requests and saying the magic word as if it was his favorite word.He added when Claire didn't say anything, "Perhaps I could even get him a gift to placate him. Do you have any idea what he'd like?" Claire laughed again. This time, she laughed so hard that she ha
The air was serene as several students hung around on various grounds of the school's compound. As it was a Monday, most of the students were in school.Most of them stood in groups, laughing and talking animatedly between themselves and only a few stood alone with their heads hung down as they stared intently at their screens, their fingers either gliding slowly or rapidly across their screens as they respectively scrolled through their phones and typed."Hey, guys," a lanky guy, who looked to be in his mid-twenties strolled to the group of students that consisted of two girls and two other boys who also looked to be in the same age range."Hey man," one of the boys shook his hand and hugged him. The rest too took turns in greeting him."This week already feels good," one of the guys said, grinning as he rolled his shoulders, "I got a raise at my part-time job.""Oh my! Congratulations," they rest chorused.A girl with a low cut dyed green stopped scrolling through streamroll and loo
The professor smiled, not warmly or strictly, the smile gave off no emotion as he said, "You're back.""Yes, sir," Brad answered politely."Mr Harrier, your absence in my class and that of the other teachers was loudly noticed."Brad simply pursed his lips and said nothing.The teacher nodded and turned, walking around his desk. He picked up the textbook he dropped there before he looked up at Brad again. "See me after the class, Mr Harrier.""Yes sir," Brad answered and sat down.There were murmurs from every corner of the class, some sounded confused, while some couldn't hide their mild anger."What the hell! Why didn't he send him out?""I guess we could all miss classes whenever we feel like it, huh.""I wonder why he's not publicly giving his verdict. Why does he have to see him later?" Another student said curiously."Come on!" The student that reminded the professor simply groaned when he went back to talking about the topic for the day.Thirty minutes later, the professor pac
The students would start their exams in three weeks so teachers were hoping to cover all the semester topics before then and get the students to finish all of the projects and assignments involved. Though most teachers were done with their curriculum, some were still lagging.The VC of the school, however, has promised to reveal the face of the prince of the school the following week. Now, instead of the students being excited about the semester coming to an end and looking forward to the break that was looming ahead, all that was in their head that they were eager for was the face reveal of the prince.Every single student could barely wait for the week to come. Even those who seemed overly interested only in books couldn't wait.It was the talk of the school, the trending gist, and gossip as to who the face of the prince would be. Girls and some boys have started to take their skincare routines more seriously, especially their faces and some others are strengthening their communicat