“What are you doing here, Mia? Are you with this fool?” Alessia bombarded at once. She turned and stared at Pharrell maliciously then glared back at her friend.
Mia went silent for two seconds before parting her lips, “And you, what are you doing here? You didn’t tell me you left…” Mia had not finished talking until she heard someone screaming Alessia’s name at the other section of the building. Without a doubt, she knew it was her boss.“Sorry for the interruption, I will get back to you later.” Alessia smiled and took her leave.Her new boyfriend wanted them to quickly shop so that they could go back home. He had some business calls to make, so spending all the time at the shop was not good for him.“Yes, darling. You called me.” Alessia replied seductively.“I thought we came here to shop? What were you still doing over there?” Donald; her new boyfriend inquired.“Sorry darling,” She kissed him, “I was discussing with a friend.”“Okay, okay. Enough of this already. Just pick what you love and let’s get out of here.” Donald said.Alessia kissed him again, then walked to the wardrobe where she was going to select the dresses she wanted. Tops, skirts, trousers and the rest… she all choose them.While Alessia was busily picking what she loved, Donald sat on one of the luxury chairs and crossed his leg above the other.“Hey, you.” Donald said, and Pharrell turned only to realize the filthy figure who yelled at him was now calling on him, “Yeah, you.” Donald confirmed.“Get me a glass of water, some fresh one.” He said, dismissing.“Me, get you water? As for what? Servant or employee?” He maliciously gazed at him before saying.“Don’t you work here? Aren’t you a cleaner in this place?”’Donald judged him from his looks before saying.Donald widened his eyes at the young man’s words. He glared at him again carefully. “But I know this face. Weren’t you the one who uninvitedly burst into my office?” He asked pointedly. “What are you still doing here? Hope you aren’t stalking my girlfriend and I?” He questioned.“You should relax, okay. Have got nothing to do with either you nor her.” He said and started walking away from him. But Donald cleared his throat soon enough.“You had better stay away from her, because I won’t tolerate your stinky self around my woman.” Hearing this, Pharrell signed and walked away.It didn’t stay before Alessia came back with a whole lot of clothes in her hands. Donald’s eyes widened and his mouth formed an O just from seeing this. But then his face quickly straightened. Alessia was so excited about the clothes that she failed to notice the look on his face.“Baby, I am almost done shopping, it’s only a single item…” She had not finished talking when Donald frowned.“I already told you that I have other things to attend too. Also, why do you still need to shop? Are all these clothes not enough?” Donald asked, inspecting the clothes one after the other.She simply smiled, held him from the back and kissed him on his neck, “Babe, you know that I have to dress well for you. Do you want the ladies at the office to look down on me? They’ll start saying I am the CEO's girlfriend but I can’t even dress well. Is that what you want?” She asked, behaving like a little girl.“Okay, okay. What’s left, be fast about it and let’s go.” Donald said, glaring at his wristwatch.Alessia left for the site reserved for bags. She had no nothing that looked close to the good bags she saw in there.“Here, lady, I want this one.” She jerked the bag she was referring to and handed it to the sales lady.The lady took the bag but managed to smile before parting her lips, “I believe you came here with that man seated over there. I’m sure you know the price madam.” When the sales lady was speaking, Alessia had a charming smile written over her face, but then she got back to a natural state.“How much does it cost?” She asked,“6000 dollars madam, it is from a limited collection.” The lady stated, still keeping a smile on her face.Alessia’s face creased at first. She knew of the bag, and she knew it cost a fortune. But 6000 dollars? That she had no idea of.“Add it to my bill, my boyfriend is rich. He is gonna get that for me.” She stated, and the lady nodded her head.After packaging all the clothes and the bag, the lady raised her head and gazed at Alessia, waiting for her to settle the bill.“Let me get my boyfriend, he is seated over there.” With a faint smile, she said then hurried to get Donald.“Darling, please come and settle the bills and let’s get out of here.“ She said, curving her hand around his wrist.As they were approaching, the lady had calculated everything. Once they stood in her face, she handed the paper to him.“What? Why would the bill cost 17,000 dollars? Alessia, what did you get that amounted to all these?” Donald asked, judging from the little amount of clothes that were before him.Alessia opened her mouth to speak up, but the sales lady was fast enough.“Sir, she added this bag to her clothes.” She said holding the bag in hand.“How much does the bag cost?” He asked, his voice void of emotion.“6000 dollars.”“What? Alessia come with me, I would like to talk with you.”Alessia followed right behind him. When they were a little far from the sales lady. He parted his lips, holding her hands tightly. “Why would you go ahead to pick that bag?” He asked, but he noticed Alessia’s face creased a bit so he rephrased his question.“I would have loved to get the bag for you, but my mother thinks I spent a lot of money. She wants a woman who can help save and not spend as well.”“If you can stick to this plan, like helping me to overcome my expenditure, I promise that she will pick you as my wife. What do you think?” He asked, carefully staring at her to see how she was going to react.“Okay, darling. I would let go off the bag.” Alessia said, but she was not happy about it.That decision of hers was certainly not coming from her heart. She had managed to get this big shot here as her boyfriend, and he couldn’t even get her what she wanted. She needed someone who was going to fulfill her life fantasies, and not some baby boy crying about his mom’s words.When she started her relationship with Donald, she thought she had succeeded in reaching the top. But what she saw confirmed that she needed to top up her game if she wanted to play with the big boys.“How much does this bag cost?” Pharrell held onto the pink bag that was lottering around. The design was interesting and he wanted it for Mia.The lady was about to respond but Alessia came out from nowhere and yelled at him. Her eyes widen when she turned and discovered he was the one asking after the bag she had abandoned at the counter.“Why do you want to know the price of the bag? Can you afford it? Do you think it’s worth your status?” Amelia bombarded at once.“This bag is worth 6000 dollars. Do you think you can afford this?” She asked and then saw Mia burst from the other section of the wardrobe.“Mia, don’t tell me you are now dating him? Have you forgetten that he doesn’t have a penny? I hope you aren’t the one spending your money on him?” Alessia mocked before saying.Pharrell cleared his thrust then parted his lips, “I want to buy this bag. Mia, do you love it?” He asked.Mia lowered her head but raised them soon enough. “Yes, I want it.” She said, her voice growing softer.She was certainly not going to let this occasion pass her. Denying an expensive bag because of her friend? She had already rejected him, so Mia could have him.“What is going on here?” Alessia approached her supposed friend and asked more seriously.“Humm…” Mia started talking, “It’s just what you are seeing, Alessia. We are shopping.” She said, her voice low and intimidating.For a moment, the hall went silent. Mia was busily going through the bag while Alessia folded her hands and was glaring at her friend.[Host, the counter attack system has begun!]“You are shopping with this idiot? Do you think he can get you anything in this lucrative shop?” Alessia asked, trying to persuade her friend. “Have you forgotten that I broke up with him because he had nothing to offer? Are you willing to commit that same error, Mia?” Alessia stated, yet there was no response from Mia.She was staring at the bag until a deep and husky voice tempered with her peace. “Isn’t that the bag I asked you to deposit? What is this piece of rag doing with it? Can he even afford it?” Donald asked, raising his hand in the air.“I doubt so, hun. He can’t, I don’t know why Mia is wasting her time with him here. I don’t even know what he gave her.” Alessia placed her hands on her middle before responding.“The funniest thing is the fact that he keeps following me around. I have told him already that I no longer want to be in this f*cking relationship. He is surely using Mia to get to me.” Immediately she uttered this, Pharrell’s lips edged up in a brilliant smile. H
Donald was still unable to process what was going on. The scene was quite scary for him. He was the chief executive officer of a bank, but he would never get to buy a whole shop. How did a simple commoner like him get to gather lots of money? That’s the question that was running through his mind. “Are you sure he bought everything? You should check very kindly. Don’t allow this thing here dupe you.” Donald insisted.“Yes, Sir. I already checked everything. His card wired the 9000 dollars to our account.” The lady paused before continuing, “I’m sorry but I also included your luggage in the bills, since you had not yet paid for the stuff.” The sales lady struggled to speak.“Oh, that… don’t bother, let them have the things. I was only trying to prove a point to these people.” Pharrell said, his lips swelling up in smiles.Right behind Donald was Alessia who cupped her hands on her mouth. It was amazing to see him pay for quite an expensive shop. “You know, I thought you were just jock
“Woman, I don’t permit you to talk to me. I’m not part of them, so I won’t watch you use that tone on me.” Pharrell said pointedly.“To begin with, I’m called Nathalia.” She said before whirling around, “I won’t also advice you to call me a mother. Because I don’t look like the person who birth you.” She exclaimed bitterly.“Alright Nathalia, would you please allow me out of your issues, because I ain’t part of them. I’m no one’s brother. I only came here to have a good time.” Pharrell insisted.Nathalia felt hurt for talking to him making use of that tone. It didn’t cross her mind that Pharrell was on his own. Seeing him focusing on them, she lose patient and started yelling at him as if he was part of the show.“I’m sorry that I had to mix you with everything that was going on. Can you please put this at the back of your mind?” She assembled her hands together before demandingWith no response coming from Pharrell, she parted her lips and started talking again. “Okay, I do understan
Throughout the argument between Alessia, Donald and Pharrell, Mia took her leave. She knew it was going to be a difficult moment for her, should Alessia find out she was still there.Though she left the shop without telling anyone, she called another friend of hers and asked them to meet up in a restaurant, where they wined and dined. She was making sure that what she did wasn’t going to affect Alessia. After a round of talks, she finally left for her apartment.On reaching, Alessia was in the room and blow-drying her hair. Mia entered, removed her shoes. Still, she was unable to face her friend.“I searched for you but you weren’t around. What happened?” Alessia turned off the hair machine and asked.“I-I… I left with some friends.” Mia started stuttering, but did everything to arrange that.“And you, are you okay?” She faced her.“Sure, I’ll be fine.” Alessia replied coldly. Her voice was low and void of emotion.“Huh? You are always fine, is there a problem?” Mia insisted.“Well, t
“These plastics are just so heavy for me.” Pharrell whispered to himself, as he struggled to carry the plastics, “Is that how rich people suffer when they go shopping?” He struggled till he arrived in his room. He had seen his landlord and so settled his debt. He took a cold bath and tried some of the clothes he bought including the ones Nathalia got for him.“Wow, this one looks nice.” He said, as he glared at himself through the mirror.“They all look nice. I don’t know if I want to keep doing this. This is just the perfect lifestyle for me.” “I just wish the system is gonna keep sending me $10,000 every morning. If that’s the case, then I’m ready to reach the top.” He said,He checked his bank account and noticed there was still some money left with him. Quickly, an idea of what he could do with that popped in.“Let’s go to the spa. I have to discover what the feeling looks like.” He had never had the opportunity to be at a spa because it cost so much. He was just a delivery guy
“Hey handsome , I got this glass of wine for you. I’m sure it will go a long way to quench your taste.” The lady vividly smiled as she passed the glass to him.He smiled., but then managed to take it anyway. He was surprised because he found himself in a big spa. And from what he could retain was that the workers were supposed to be professional when dealing with their clients. Calling a stranger who just came in for services shouldn’t be called using those names.“Thank you.” He said. He took the glass and dropped it on the next table by his side.“When you get done with your drink, let me know so I can take care of you in the proper way.” She said, trying to seduce him.Pharrell’s face darkened as he was trying to understand what was going on. What did she mean by the words she just said? Is that how they communicated with their customers? His subconscious kept pondering.“I think I want someone else to do the services for me.” He said politely. Her brows furrowed when she heard him
“I think it was Tammy who triggered that. If he didn’t put his mouth into what doesn’t concern him then maybe the lady would have pardoned me. Now look at what he created.” Pharrell tapped his legs on the bamboo floor before disdainfully explaining himself.He didn’t like the fact that he was thrown out like a commoner just because of a slight mistake he made. How was he supposed to know that the other dude wasn’t referring to money? He pondered.“Since I was kicked out of the call, I think I should go to bed now.” He slowly woke up from his desk and started approaching his bed. He forcefully climbed on it and covered himself with the duvet. In the space of some minutes, he abruptly woke up when all he could see was the lady’s image.“I have to try another chance. I hope this time around, she would have put that at the back of her mind.” He mumbled as he took his phone, and joined back again.Everything was going on smoothly and they were even playing a game when he arrived. She had t
“Now?” Pharrell was amazed, “I mean, it’s late and I think you would love to have a nap now.” Pharrell pretentiously said. He was dying to have a conversation with her, but then something prompted him to play a smart game.“Hahaha…” she started laughing, then got back to her normal state. “You are right, this is the time I usually go to bed, but at least, it’s good for me to know how your voice sounds. So, should I give you a call?” Tana volunteered for the second time and he accepted.After his message was sent, she didn’t waste any further minutes to give him a call. He also replied as soon as an incoming call entered. The duo had a ten minute conversation, during which they both talked about their lives and the cities in which they live.Surprisingly, Tana and Pharell both shared the same city. They even attended the same university and were almost in the same camp.“Wow, instead of after tomorrow, I suggest we should meet tomorrow at the canteen. We can have breakfast together, an