HANGOVERGrandma Anderson woke up from her deep sleep.She stretched lazily in her bed and sat up slowly.Glancing at the wall clock, she realized that it was already another morning.She heaved a sigh and bowed her head quietlyShe needed to prepare for the two meetings she had in the day.She picked up her phone and saw that she had received some new mail from Mr Brooks.She smiled, thinking her invitation had been honored.She read the message, and it stated that they could not honor the message on the day and time she had requested. ( Which was in the mid hours of that very day).She was utterly disappointed but calmed down, however, when they stated another day and time for the meeting, pending if she was cool with it.( the mid hours of the next day instead).Grandma dropped her phone and breathed heavily.She had to get ready to go meet her investors.She already knew the outcome of the meeting she was bound to attend, but she just had to be present.Then she remembered she co
TIME FOR A LAST REVIEWGrandma’s car drove in through the big gates of the factory.The driver parked in the lot and got down from the car.He came over to Grandma’s side of the car and opened the door for her.Grandma got down from the car with her handbag in her hand and her mobile phone in the other.She looked around the place.The workers were going about their daily work, and the wholesalers were busy.The n loud noises from the machines were heard in the compound.Grandma heaved a sigh.All the machines around were working perfectly except for a few of them which were in really bad shape.A smile landed on her lips but soon faded away after worry brushed over her soul.Very soon, this beautiful place full of life and hope was going to be dead silent.The workers were going to be in their houses and there would be no one around.The machines will rust away, and the whole place is going to be useless.Nothing could be made out of it.The suppliers who were coming with
THE MEETINGGrandma observed the guests who were just arriving, walking into the conference hall one after the other as they greeted each other and exchanged pleasantries.She heaved a sigh as she observed what was going on.She knew the investors might be thinking she would be there to bring to them some good news.She shook her head in pity for her own self.Then she checked her phone again to see if Louisa had replied to her message, but to her disappointment, there was no message.She breathed heavily in frustration.Although she knew Louisa would not be present at the meeting.She just wished she could speak with her before she went into the conference hall, at least for some few words of encouragement before she got in.She picked up her handbag beside her and go5 out of the car.Glancing at her wristwatch, she realized she had about ten minutes before the meeting started.She walked silently and hurriedly walked to the manager's office to spend the rest of the time there.A
REALLY PITIFUL FOR THEMGrandma raised up her head and looked at the man.She heard it right, and she knew that was exactly what he was going to say.The man looked around him.All the others around him nodded in agreement to what he was saying." We have worked with you for a long while, but I'm afraid and sorry to say this, but I think there is a misappropriation of funds somewhere in the company.If you can't rectify and correct that, it might have been okay, but to be running at a loss in the company, that is never okay.We run our businesses at a profit and can not afford to lose everything just because somebody somewhere is spending our money.I'm afraid I will have to pull out of the company"One other man said, and again, the rest nodded in affirmation with wicked smiles on their faces.The first man took out his briefcase and brought out a brown envelope." This is my withdrawal letter and the signing off of the contract I am pulling out of the company and expect to see m
THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE PULL OUTGrandma was shocked at what she saw over there.She saw her driver approaching from the crowd with a stack of envelopes in his hand. The driver wore a sad face. " What is going on over there?" Grandma asked the driver. She had seen what was going on, yet she wanted to understand if it was exactly what she was thinking.." The media men and women are here, and the people are having a talk with them.They are talking about what happened in the meeting.They are saying they have pulled out of the business, and that was the main reason they came around.". The driver answered Grandma shook her head in pity for herself.Then a thought struck her.If she stood there for a minute more, the media men might see her and might try to interrogate her too." Let's get out of here now."Grandma said to the driver and walked hurriedly back to the car.The driver quickened his steps and got into the car before her.It looked like it was already late as she had been
DON'T ALLOW HER INLouisa was in the kitchen trying to make a little breakfast for herself.She had forgotten about everything and was just focused on getting breakfast for herself so she could take some drugs to stop the headache that was threatening to break her head.After about twenty minutes, she was done with the food.She took the food and walked to the living room, hoping to watch some news while enjoying her meal.She put on the TV and set off to enjoy her meal.As she sat down, they were showing a cool movie that she got interested in at first glance.She was enjoying the movie and, at the same time, enjoying the food, when suddenly, the movie was paused.The breaking news opener was displayedShe thought about what could possibly happen that would cause them to pause the nice movie and talk about the news.The news screen came on, and she saw a group of people at a place that seemed familiar to her.She gasped as she realized where it was.The factory Reading the headline
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO TELL THEM. Louisa got into her car and drove onto the highway. Her next stop was Grandma’s mansion.She was planning to tell Grandma what was going on between her and Ethan, yet another part of her was telling her to keep things calm and work on it, maybe, just maybe, Ethan was going to reconsider his decisionAfter much contemplation, she settled for the latter idea and decided not to tell Grandma about it.She just wanted to talk to her and calm her down.Although she wanted to stay with her, she did not want to involve herself in any calamity that was bound to befall them, beginning with the closure of their most profitable factory.As she drove in the traffic, soliloquizing, her phone rang.She checked the phone screen and realized that it was from Mr. David.She looked at the phone screen and began contemplating whether or not she should pick up the call.Thinking about it, she knew that Mr. David was literally the main reason why he was hav
HAVE A NICE DAYGrandma and Louisa looked at each other in awe.“ Let them in and direct them to the conference room. I will be with them shortly” Grandma told the guard.The guard nodded and left the room.Grandma and Louisa looked at each other.“ What do you intend to tell them?” Louisa asked her.“ I have a pretty good idea which is going to shut them up for good.Let me go get something proper to wear, I will be back in two minutes.” Grandma said and stood up from her seat.Louisa watched her as she left the study.She was wondering what it was that Grandma was going to tell them that was going to make them keep quiet.From what she knew, they were obviously on the losing side, and they should be rather calm instead of being aggressive. She just shrugged and got her phone from her purse.Glancing at the screen, she realized that she had an unread message.Her heart skipped a beat.She heaved a heavy sigh and opened the message.It