"For how long do we have to be quiet about this? Does it make any sense to you either?"The atmosphere in the hall was tense. The hall of the BMX tower had been filled with the board members who seemed to be caught up in a wild mood. It was written in all faces that something quite disturbing was happening or had happened. "If he doesn't think he could take care of the company, he could as well hand over the administration to someone else. If you ask me, he is quite young to know about matters that are this delicate. He shouldn't ruin this any further with youthful exuberance."Another of the men had staked a claim. His eyes were red. Though his eyes were red and demanding, yet his was the coolest amongst the rest. You want to imagine what mood the rest were spent in. "You have a point. He can't keep doing things because he feels like. He is only a business man. We are the one who had always been there for this group since the beginning of time. If anything goes wrong, he could sell
"Are you sure he is meeting with us?"Lisa asked, staring inquisitively at Jada. There was plea in her face as though she had answered the question in her own mind and wanted Jada to say exactly the same thing. "He is."Jada eased her mind. "How can you be sure though? We all know him, he doesn't stick to his words. He might have pushed you forward."Tendzel scorned. Jada turned to her in a glare. Not one of the girls didn't catch her reaction. It was strange to see her look at her mate that way. In that context. "What? Did I tell a lie?"Tendzel had carried on the argument. When Jada had glared at her, she didn't say a word. That was only a more reason for Tendzel to push further. If it was earlier, Jada would had pushed for it. "Please don't stress her. We all know what state she is in. And let's not be an ingrate here. If it is not because of her, we won't be standing here having a shot to meet with him."Mira pointed out. "That might be true, but then don't you think that som
The nine girls were looking from one person to the other. Damien was seated by a table as though nothing happened earlier. As though he hadn't recently acted so childishly and elated. But it didn't seem like he cared what their opinions about him were. Nothing seem to matter to him. Eight of the girls were seated on a long chair. Damien handed Jada a glass of water and nodded her to go join the rest of the girls on the long couch. Jada knew too well to ask questions. The rest of the girls did have couple things to say about that, but Damien wasn't ready to entertain it. What mattered to him was the fact that Jada understood what he was doing. It was the business of the group, and Jada was one of the girls. At least, until he says otherwise to the group. He was still in the old mood, nurturing and enjoying the fresh memories of his baby kicking. He couldn't get it away from his head. The picture was clear and lively in his mind. But he knew he had to tend to business at that momen
"Is it because you hate her?"Jada called at him as she stepped out of the hotel. He had stepped out before her. He halted and waited for her catch up with him. They were outside the hotel, but still in the environs of the Boldyville properties. The land comprises of several hectares which included the Hotel, the Estates and the tower. But each of these buildings were situated at their special spaces in the hectares.He took her in his gaze. She didn't look away from him. She kept up the stare. "Was that why you said those harsh words to her?"She carried on the question. "Is that what it seems to you, Jada?"At his question, she realised that something wasn't entirely right. "Do I seem like I'm catching a cruise?"There was an edge to his voice this time. "I can't say any different. Knowing our history with each other, you would be in your right to catch a cruise. So, I can't say whether or not you are not."Jada seemed to be standing by her words also. And she didn't for once b
Jada had walked into the penthouse. She had chosen the last floor of the fifth block. She was looking from one corner of the living room to the other. The interior of the living room was breathtaking. The arrangements of the couches were feminine and bold. The atmosphere and chills of the air-conditioned air were soothing. Jada hadn't found her words yet. Damien was standing by the door. The an who had walked her in was standing next to her. It was as though it was too much for her to process. That was the exact look on her face. She walked away from the living to the kitchen. It was sparkling neat and stocked. She edged to one of the doors of the room. "You would have to set your finger print. Or body recognition."Jada halted at the front of the door and turned to the man. "Body recognition? What do you mean by that?"The man spared a soft smile. "There are certain industrial doors that are sensitive to people who are walking closer to them. When you walk closer to that type of
"Do you live around here?"Damien started, tracing the curves of the lady's face. She had a cute round babyish face. She was a blonde and her eyes were blue. "What if I don't want to talk to you?"The lady looked up from her iPhone 14. Her facial expression was long and uninterested. The corners of her eyes were dark and creepy. There was this strangeness to the cute combination. That might have been what intrigued him and made him walk up to her. "But I do want to talk to you. You don't seem to have much choice, do you?"The lady dropped her phone on the table in anger. HERE WE GO. Damien thought. It was obvious that the lady was about to lose it. That was the reaction she was giving. She hadn't only dropped the phone on the table, but had made a wild thud with it. "That's enough. You should get going now or I ask the security men to throw you out!!!"The lady who hadn't been polite all along, tried to make herself sound quite polite. Damien found it strange. "I'm quite in pity
"Did y'all receive Jada's message just now?"Lisa was the first to break the silence. Most of the girls stopped what they were doing and began to gather around Lisa who had called for their attentions. And there were few of them like Claire, Mira and Allison packing their bags. "What is it? I haven't checked my phone."Tendzel was quite interested. As soon as she brought up her phone, the rest of the girls did the same and in the blink of an eye, everyone was fumbling through her phone. Point in time, all of them looked away from their phones as though it was premeditated. As though they had all agreed to do that at that point in time. Each girl looked from one person to another. There was a wave of disbelief which had just swept across their faces. While some ended up dropping their gazes on Lisa, the rest looked back to their phones as though they were having a hard time making a meaning of whatever they had just read. "It can't be real."Tendzel finally exclaimed. Her eyes gave
"Sorry I kept you waiting."Damien walked into the apartment. Jada looked quickly away from the phone which she had just thrown into one of the couches. Her eyes squinted. "How did you get in? I didn't open the door."She knew it was not necessary to ask. Yet she did. Perhaps she was trying to cover up for something which she might had given away already though unconsciously. "I should walk out then, so you can get the door for me."He turned back to the door."It doesn't matter. I didn't mean it that way."He halted. His body was proportioned in the direction of the door, but his face was thrown to the floor. If he was to look up, staring at the door, his eyes might glow unconsciously and the door might open right in front of him. He wss only just trying to make up for something close to that. When he had had enough of the silence, he turned back to face her. He walked to join her. He sat opposite her. She sat comfortably. "You wanted to talk to me. You have so many questions, do