While at Scarlett's new workplace, she hurries out of the toilet to go meet Hughes who must be waiting for her. Looking at the hallway, she is able to navigate her way through the hallway to the office where she was shown. She knocks at the door, twice. "Come in!" A mild voice replies from inside. She opens the door and walks in. Behind the desk is Hughes sitting with his computer in front of her and he is typing something into it, merely seeing him, you would know that he is submerged in work. "Yes, how may I help you?" He asks her. "Please sit down!" He is kind enough to gesture to her to sit in one of the seats in front of him. Scarlett sits on it with a ``Thank you.`` She takes in a lump down her throat, then breathes out mildly, bracing herself for the task ahead. "I'm here because the CEO, Mr Eric, asked me to begin work immediately. So I felt that I needed to meet with you." "Yeah, you have done well. Okay, this is what you are going to do. First of all, I'm going to intr
Hughes, Eric's CEO finally settled Scarlett in her office which is located at the midst, as the third office on the right side of the third floor which is meant for the administrative officers. In no time, the tag above the door is replaced from the name of the former managing director, to hers, everything was prepared, just waiting for the CEO to approve of her and now he has, she is good to go. Hughes would be appointing someone, who is above Scarlett's ranking in the company to take her on what she is going to be doing for the next three weeks depending on how fast she is in picking what she's being shown. They give her some thirty minutes more to arrange her stuff and steady, then they come knocking. In a nervous voice and trying to be confident, she says, "come in!" She considers herself one of the luckiest in the world. Slowly, she raises her face to look at the two men before her. She recognized one but doesn't one. "Who is this second guy?" She asks herself with her eye
Entering his car, he begins to journey home, it would be taking some time but he will reach before or some minutes after four. He drives alone, doesn't wants to be driven. While inside the car, Eric tries to busy himself so he wouldn't feel bored at the one hour journey, with some minutes attached if there is traffic or some challenges which he believes wouldn't occur. Country music are his favorites and that's what he plays, he didn't want songs that would be distracting, some modern songs could be so obsessive, distracting, it could make him have issues like colliding with another car on the road. This is what he greatly wants to avoid. With the flow of the songs, he drives steadily, remembering his past life which just turned history not quite long ago, once again, it seems like a dream, a non-reality, such thing was too mysterious to be understood until it's explained. That was what he would say great luck! After a long journey, as what he considered, he pulled his Bentley sl
At the office, Scarlett is back from the tour, is given twenty minutes period to rest before the 3 PM everyone would be dismissing from work. She had called her mom, so is looking for someone else to call. Gerald comes to mind. Her real name is Geraldine, but her short form goes for Gerald which is regularly used by Scarlett who wouldn't want to pronounce a long name whenever she is talking to her. Gerald is her best friend of recent whom she met at a store and since then have been communicating with each other. They had a good rapport right from the start, she has been helping her financially in her difficulties, the bond between each other has grown to a point that it can't just be severed. Gerald is a company worker but in the production sector. When she reported her condition to her of not having a means of survival but totally depending on her rich aunt who always took advantage of them at times, with her mom, she got heartbroken. "I wish I could find a work for you, so that
At Eric's estate, he was now done with his food, so he came out to the living room to sit with his family. The TV is going on, with a male&female fashion show going on. Being that he doesn't fancies modeling, he sighs and gestures to his dad, asking if he really enjoys what's going on, same with his mom. Then he remembers that it might be because of her his dad is watching the show. "Son, how is the company going on, I hope you are progressing in sales and human resource management, is there any loophole?" "No dad, I have no issues right now. Just got a new Managing Director for my e-commerce store…." He lingers not wanting to say more than this if not that Carlos gestures to him to talk. "I didn't expect it to be Scarlett.". "What!" Both Carlos and Erica cried in unison, Erica takes her hand to her head clutching them together. They are dumbfounded hearing him say this, they never thought he would have anything doing with Scarlett after what she did to him except to avenge from
Gerald and Scarlett after accepting to go out on a date that afternoon arranged to meet at L'Fransco Restaurant, a popular restaurant with a golf resort and green ecosystem where tourists normally visit. Scarlett called her mom to inform her if her going out with her best friend. "Have you forgotten that we will also be going out?" She asks her. "Yes, I know. That's why I decided to go as early as this time, by 5 PM, I should be back, then we go out by 7 PM. Wouldn't that be okay?" After a while of thought, Susan nods her head in agreement from her room. "Okay, no problem. I'll prepare you some food for you to come and eat." "But something light mom, you know I'm gonna take a little stuff as we are going out now, even this I'm with Gerald." She informs her mom. "No problem, I'll do as you say." Susan answers and after a while of Scarlett not saying anything, she decides that she is probably done with the call and ends it. "What did you mom say, did she accept it?" Gerald ask
A waitress walks up to them with a polite smile, professional walking steps and dressed in her white uniform. "Hello, good evening ma'ams. What will you love to take?", "French fries will be okay for me". Scarlet said, closing up the order book. "What about you ma'am". The maids asked, facing Gerald. Scarlet handed over the book to her and she collected it. Gerald went through it and later settled down for a burger and a cup of coffee. The waiter nodded and went to get it for them. "Awwn.. We took a lot of pictures. It's pretty. I love it". Gerald complimented going through her phone. She giggled as she saw some of their funny pictures. "I've posted some on my I*******m handle. It gained a lot of likes". Scarlet said in order to impress Gerald. She wanted her to be happy because she wished her good not bad. "You don't have to worry. When I start earning a lot, we will travel for vacations". Scarlet said. Gerald looked up at her and smiled happily. "You should save a lot for y
Scarlet wiped her tears and picked up her purse. She looked around her and wondered where Gerald was as she dropped her phone in her purse. Could she have left without me? No, Gerald wouldn't do that. She adjusted her shoe and walked out of where she stood. She walked back to the restaurant to look for Gerald as she was sure she wouldn't have left her behind. Scarlet was about to open the door when she saw Eric sitting with Gerald and talking to her. She could hear Gerald giggling as Eric kept whispering something to her. She could see Gerald smiling widely as her heart shattered to pieces. Was that why she didn't look for me? Was that why she didn't care to follow me? Scarlet wondered as she stared at them talking happily. She couldn't believe what she saw and prayed she woke up from the dream. She felt disappointed and left the restaurant instantly. Scarlet wasn't expecting something like that from Gerald. She knew she was a good friend or maybe she thought so. But she was, she wa