The eviction notice hanging on her door caught Ruby's attention in the morning when she was about to go for work. She picked up the paper and saw that she had a month to move out.“Is she crazy? What the hell is this?” Ruby asked herself and angrily,she tore the paper. She was distracted by the sound of the landlady clearing her throat and obviously trying to avoid her.“Good thing you came just in time. What do you mean by having a month to leave?”“I'm very sorry Ruby,but that is what the new owner of the building wants. She wants you especially to be out of her building. I don't know what is going on between you two, but there's nothing I can do” the landlady said and Ruby wondered who her enemy was. But she just couldn't figure it out.“Who is the new owner? Give me her phone number now” she demanded. Suddenly,a car screeched to a halt in front of her, splashing water on her and she gasped as she looked at her soaked outfit. The driver's door swung open and Veronica got out of i
Ashley's gaze was fixed on Ruby as she walked closer to them. She has a frown that indicates she doesn't like what she has seen.“I asked you what you were doing?” She asked again,her tone firm.“She is just fixing my tie Ashley. You shouldn't read into it” Damian intervened before Ruby could talk. Ashley narrowed her eyes,her gaze still lingering on Ruby,“I'm not trying to be rude to her,but I'll appreciate it if you do your tie yourself. There was once a rumour about you two,I don't want to hear another one. Anyone could have seen you two and misinterpreted the situation”“I'm sorry ma’am” Ruby said, daring not to look at Ashley’s face. Ashley's expression softened slightly and she turned to Damian.“Why are you here by the way?”“Because I'm joining the meeting. I need to be updated about the plans for the 40th anniversary. I just came to check in you first”“Well,we are going for the meeting too” Damian said and began to walk towards the elevator.—--“We need to come up wit
Ruby decided to visit her sister Melissa after work.She wanted to be comforted with the presence of her sister and also be sure Veronica hasn't messed with them yet. Despite looking strong in front of Veronica, Ruby was deeply concerned about Veronica's threats and she knows very well that there is nothing she can't do. As she arrived at Melissa's house, Ruby was greeted with a warm smile and a questioning gaze from Melissa "Bad day at work?" Melissa asked when she noticed Ruby's exhausted expression.Ruby embraced her sister tightly, inhaling the familiar scent of her hair. "I've missed you so much," she said, her voice filled with emotion.Melissa playfully pushed Ruby away, teasing her“I feel lucky today that you are not here for Raymond” she said and they both laughed as Ruby entered, scanning the living room with her eyes."Any news about Raymond's father?" Ruby asked. She laid on her back on a couch and yawned.Melissa frowned, her expression wary. "Why would you ask me that?"
“She moved?” Veronica scoffed after her Secretary had told her Ruby had moved from her apartment “Where does she stay now?” She asked as she rested her back in her seat and folded her arms across her chest.“She moved to Skyview towers ma’am”“There's no way she could afford that place. Damian definitely paid for it” she muttered to herself “You can go” she said to her Secretary. She hated the fact that she couldn't make Ruby homeless but at the same time,a part of her was happy that she didn't move into Damian's house. That would have infuriated more.“I'll make sure to get you to kneel before me!” She said and clenched her fist —------ It has been weeks since Ruby moved into Skyview towers and the place was everything she has always wanted. Luckily for her,her neighbours were Frank and Wendy, and they have been nice to her since they came back from their honeymoon. The D-day for the Company's trip finally came. It was announced on the Company's website that there would be a bu
“To make the trip fun and competitive,we have a lot of games planned out for this trip” the anchor said and everyone clapped happily. “One of the things we will be doing first is the treasure hunt. Look around you,you will see there are differences in the tent, right” he said and gave everyone time to study the difference in the tent. The one with a ‘Number one’ tag was a camping bus that has a comfortable chair and table with lots of refreshments placed outside of it just like the camping bus set aside for the executives, while the one with a ‘Number Two’ tag was just a tent bigger than the rest and it also has a table and a chair outside but without refreshments. The number three was smaller and the hierarchy of the kept going down until it got to the last number which was a sleeping bag. “It will suck to get a sleeping bag” Esther said and Ruby nodded in agreement. “I can't imagine it” “Now,the number tag each group gets will be the tent you will be getting. Now divide you
“What team are you from?” Rita asked Esther as they lay on their bed. ”Research and Development team” “Oh. And you are the CEO'S Secretary” she said to Ruby and she nodded. Unlike the rest who are so chatty,Ruby wanted all of them to sleep as soon as possible so that she could sneak out,but it seemed like the darker the night became,the more energetic they were. She got out of bed when she couldn't wait for them anymore. “Are you going out?” Taylor asked her and everyone stared at her. “Yes…actually,it feels so stuffy in here so I'm just going to go for a walk for a few minutes,or hours…it depends “ she stuttered. “Yeah,you are right. Should we go together?” Vanessa asked and began to remove the bedsheet covering her body. “Wait!” Ruby screamed and startled everyone and that got her a questioning look from them all. “You are acting weird,” Rita said. “Actually…I like to walk alone” “Then we will be behind you and not interrupt you. You are a lady,and walking alone can
In the morning,the sunlight reflected through the bus window, casting a faint glow on Ruby's face. Her eyes slowly opened as she raised her hand to shield her face from it.“Can you close the windows?” She asked as she wiped her face but she got no reply,so she staggered out of bed to close the window entirely and also put down the curtains “That woke me up” she said to herself. She made her way to the mini fridge in the bus and took out a bottle of water. She felt so thirsty and gulped the water immediately. It was when she wanted to return back to bed that she saw Damian, whose hands were now placed on the side of the bed she stood up from.“Huh? What am I doing here?” She asked herself out of shock. Then the memories of how she struggled to go into Damian's bus the previous night despite how drunk she was flooded her mind.“Oh my goodness! I need to get out of here before anyone sees me” she said and began to grab her things in a hurry.“Are you just going to leave like that? W
As soon as they were told to start,the two teams began the search. At first the game was fair and the teams were both able to follow the red signs until Nathan and Veronica were lucky enough to be ahead of Damian and Ruby.“What are you doing?” Veronica asked cluelessly as she watched Nathan erase the red marks.“We might be ahead now,but they can meet up with us anytime soon,I need to make sure we win no matter what”“So lame” Veronica said and hissed “This was your plan all along? To erase the marks?”“Yes and we are going to win with the so called lame plan”“Do whatever you want. I don't expect you to be as desperate as I am. We have different goals” she said and continued following the marks which Nathan kept erasing as they passed by it. Ruby and Damian kept walking in the path the last mark they saw led them to and they were beginning to think something was wrong but none of them said anything about it and kept hoping they would find one soon. Until they got to a route wit