Michael lay there on the bed with a heavy heart as he could not stop thinking about what had transpired between him and Eric. He heaved a sigh as he turned to face the other side of the room, not able to get his mind off the whole incident. His mind suddenly wandered off to the conversation he had with his mother and how she bailed on him when he needed her the most. “Fuck!” He grunted as he turned on the bed. His heart was heavy as he tried not to think of it again. He brought out his phone and scrolled through his contacts.“Emily!” He whispered as he thought of dialing the contact but retreated as he remembered that it was the middle of the night. “The hands on the clock are moving slower.” He thought as he placed the phone facing down, heaving a sigh. He closed his eyes, waiting for sleep to take over.*****Michael suddenly woke up, tilting his head around as he noticed that he was in a different place entirely. He suddenly remembered all that happened last night, and he scoffed,
“So, what's up with you?” Emily asked as they walked into her living room. Michael could not help but look around the room again as if he had not been there before. He heaved a heavy sigh, sitting on the couch before he slowly tilted his head to look at Emily before talking.“Everything is crumbling down on me. Everyone I know is turning their back on me. Including my family.” He said slowly, and she could not help but look away as different thoughts ran through her mind at that moment.“It's so pathetic. Wait, you still have not told me how you list the house. What is the real reason it was grabbed from you?” She asked, and Michael instantly looked away, trying to avoid her gaze. He knew he could not tell her the real reason he lost the house, as he knew it would sound ridiculous to the ears. “That's not what is important right now. The only thing on my mind right now is to start my job tomorrow and hopefully, at the end of the work, they should retain me. I will save and get myself
It was finally morning, the first day of the casual work. Michael could not take the excitement off his face as he stood up from the bed and walked into the bathroom to take his bath. He stood under the shower for a moment, trying to picture out how his day would go at the new place but not long after, his thoughts soon took another dimension as he suddenly remembered the call he made yesterday with Sonia. “Could she be serious about what she said to me?” He asked himself as he stopped the shower from running. He took a deep breath as he finally came out of the bathroom, heaving a sigh as he tried not to think about the discussion with her. His heart raced faster with the growing uncertainty about his new work. Just then, his phone began to buzz and he checked to see who was calling. He hissed after seeing that it was his mother who was calling. “Why is she calling me?” He asked himself as he chose to ignore the call. He took a deep breath, trying to calm his nerves, and suddenly, he
The drive down to Samantha's house was short and silent. Michael hurriedly got down from the car and walked to the door, ringing the doorbell multiple times. He looked through the window, but it looked like no one was home. He expressed frustration and dissatisfaction as he stamped his feet on the ground lightly, heaving a heavy sigh. “Calm down. They probably are still sleeping. Perhaps you should call them.” Emily said as she walked closer to him, and he shook his head, hesitating a first as he went back to the door, this time, vehemently knocking on it.“Samantha!” He yelled out loud and just then, Emily walked up to him to talk, but before she could talk, they heard a neighbor's voice, which grabbed their attention.“Are you so daft to see that the door is locked? They are not around. Now quit making a noise and get the hell out of there.” The neighbor said and Michael could not hold his anger anymore.“Yeah, mind your business loser!” He yelled as he scoffed, obviously frustrate
“I am just surprised and shocked as well.” Emily said in a low tone as she started the car and drove in the direction of the address.“Why?” He asked, tilting his head to face the road briefly and then back at her.“That's where I work.” She said and chuckled softly, while Michael gasped, his eyes went wide in shock as he could not believe his ears.“Wait! Are you being serious right now?” He asked, and she only nodded her head in agreement before talking.“Connor Empire right? That's where I work for real.” She said, and he only chuckled as he shook his head slowly, trying to think of what next to say.“How come you never met Samantha there for once.” He asked as his eyebrows narrowed, making him look curious.“I don't even know. Probably because I was always on the field and not in the office. It also depends on when she was employed. If she were employed recently, I would definitely not know about it. Today is actually the first time in three weeks that I would step a foot in that
“Are you being serious right now? You work here?” Samantha could not help but repeat her lines as she looked totally puzzled. Emily nodded her head gently as she continued to grin from ear to ear.“I was shocked to know that you work here too.” Emily added, and Samantha's face slowly transformed into a smile as she took a deep breath, before she talked.“Yes! I was just employed here recently.” She said, still not acknowledging the presence of her brother.“I can see someone decided to be the man in her marriage.” Michael said suddenly, and the conversation stalked as there was a total silence. Her face slowly transformed into a slight frown as she tilted her head to look at him.“You came for your wallet, right. Take it and leave here now.” She said as she stretched forth her hands with the wallet in it. Michael scoffed, smirking as he grabbed the wallet from her and looked inside. “I have to be sure that thieve you call a husband did not take anything from it.” He said as he slowly
“You totally forgot about your work!” Emily said suddenly as she approached Michael in the reception. He raised his head immediately, trying to see where Emily was coming from, and his eyes landed on her as she stood directly in front of him.“I was already late by the time I got here. There was no need of crying over spilled milk.” He said, taking a deep breath as he leaned forward and adjusting for Emily to sit.“So, what are you going to do now?” She asked as she heaved a sigh, sitting down on the chair beside Michael and tilting her head to give Michael a straight gaze.“I don't know. Bryan had asked me to come see him tomorrow. I might use that opportunity to talk to him about offering me a job here.” He said rapidly, gesturing with his hands.“That would be very nice if he could do that for you. But can he employ you and your sister at the same time?” She asked, narrowing her eyebrows to make her look extremely curious rather than surprised. Michael began to nod his head slightl
“You have been off since the beginning of the day. What is going on with you?” Bryan asked slowly as he walked to where Samantha was seated, halting just before her desk. She tilted her head slowly to give him a stern look, not uttering a single word in response to what he had just said.“Samantha you don't have to give me that silent treatment. I am your boss and above all I still want you to be mine.” He said and this time, Samantha made a scrunching face as she tried to think of what next to say but chuckled softly, waving her head away for a moment.“What's funny?” He could not help but ask, exhaling heavily as he tilted his head to the side.“You are funny, Bryan. You are funny!” She repeated her lines as she tried to arrange her thoughts in her head.“How am I funny?” He asked as he leaned forward, bending over to rest his hands on the desk.“You keep trying to convince yourself that you still have a chance with me. You are being delusional.” Samantha stated with all seriousness