"What all investors are looking forward to, is to raise funds. No one wants to-", James coughed into his handkerchief and continued from where he stopped."No one wants to lose money when he should be earning".He coughed a few more times and received sympathy from the other occupants of the table."Gentlemen, it's my cue to-", he coughed a few more times and stood to his feet."I should take my leave. My body isn't as strong as it used to be. A common cold can cause quite a scene". A few people laughed at his silly joke. James smiled as well and retraced his steps to the bathroom, he coughed a few more times into his handkerchief and inspected the once clean handkerchief when the cough had relieved him a little. Blood. It was expected. He always coughed out blood.He hurriedly retrieved his pills and swallowed them. When he felt composed enough, he made his way to the entrance and got into his ride."To the house, please". He breathed out loudly as soon as the familiar warmth of th
"We know what they buy, why not give it to them at a cheaper rate. Give their needs to them at a cheaper price with a high quality"."Hmmm. You think it will work?", Joseph stroked his chin and rose to his full height as he contemplated the advice one of the sales managers offered."It ought to yield positive results sir", another said.Joseph raised the paper that contained records of the target customer's patronage. They always had no issue with the customer but all of a sudden they had been questioning the quality and price of the goods.There is no doubt that some other company has been trying to win them over.He scanned the paper like he had not checked a couple of times before. They always bought from them, every single year, he was curious if this year would be different."Or we can ponder a few more minutes on it before returning to our busy schedules", he suggested.He sat back down and kept the records within his view like it would help in any way."Sir, Miss Angela Davis i
"And you are?", Mrs Benjamin asked in a condescending tone, she was irritated by the mere presence of the girl, to top it all, the girl wouldn't even show some respect. Angela shared nervous glances between the woman and Joseph. She didn't know how to introduce herself.She looked to Joseph for help but he had his eyes closed like one who was frustrated."Angela. I'm his girlfriend".Joseph's eyes shut open at once. Angela had ruined things altogether. He was hoping to send her out softly before throwing the other woman out with hurtful words. But now…Angela smiled and said more confidently, "He's my boyfriend".She had wanted to introduce herself as an entertainment reporter that she is, but changed her mind when she saw how Joseph's mood turned sour upon the arrival of the older woman. She took the woman to be one of those older women who clung to younger men for sex and wanted to help as much as she could.She smiled proudly at the woman, she had done Joseph a favor. The woman w
PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW, IT MEANS A LOT. THANK YOU FOR READING! ***"Love you too, muah!", Sophia said gaily, with her phone close to her ear.She hung up and abandoned her phone on the working desk as she turned to Angela with a cheerful smile, "That was my sweet Tea, he wants us to come over for a little get- together on Saturday", Sophia sang as she bobbed her head."Oh". A frown formed on Angela's face. She was in no mood to see Joseph again. She spent the whole of yesterday thinking of Joseph's mother and the beginning of a new day did nothing but to remind her of her scattered thoughts of yesterday.She faced her computer and continued to type away. How she wished she could tell Sophia that she couldn't come but she wouldn't want to disappoint her Tea as well. She had taken a liking to the older man but she didn't know how to face Joseph. His girlfriend. His fake girlfriend. How does a fake girlfriend even behave? She had no clue."Angela?""Angie?""Anggggg", Sophia shook her fr
Joseph's features warmed up when he got into Angela's humble abode. The place smelt and felt humble. Some might think the house small and stuffy but it was not particularly small and there was enough free space for even the fattest man to sit and move around without disrupting anything.To him, the house seemed to be abstract. In the sense that it neither denotes the financial status or gender of the owner of the house. He felt like he was in a painting. An abstract painting.Joseph smiled to himself, he had totally forgotten about the reason why he was here. He sat on a plush couch but stood up at once as he remembered that it was rude of him to sit before the owner of the house offered the permission to get comfortable."I beg your pardon. Your house is to be blamed. Its overwhelming". Angela laughed at his words, she was taken completely unaware when he got past the foyer before her and paid attention to the living room. She watched as his eyes twinkled in admiration and as he sat
Mrs Benjamin sang joyfully as she arranged her facials. Wednesday was just six days away but she was anticipating already. Joseph would be coming to share a meal and this time around, Angela would be coming as well. She squealed in delight. She would make the most of her son's time.As soon as she got home yesterday, she had wanted to tell her husband but decided to keep it a secret. She wanted him to feel as happy as she felt on meeting Angela, she wanted it to be a surprise. That alone was enough reason to keep quiet and wait for the blaggard Wednesday to come.Angela. That woman had definitely done something to her son. The son she knew too well doesn't pay so much attention to women. He treated women like trash, no matter how much he tried to act civil around them. He has no special treatment stashed away somewhere for women.Joseph has never had a girlfriend, the boy only slept with women for fun. Mrs Benjamin was sure of it, she kept a close eye on the boy from his teenage years
'Hustle never sleeps'. That had been Ashan's motto for a very long time. Ever since he lost his father to a gang fight and his mother left their hometown, he and his kid sister. Ashan only ventured into things that would yield positive results. Ashan came from a typical poor family and has lived a totally boring life. He never did fun things nor enjoyed his youthful age but spent all his time working hard to attain a satisfactory degree in order to earn a living.Yes! He is the breadwinner of the family. His mother and sister do a few odd jobs to support but he is responsible for their annual living expenses and he took great care of them. He got admitted to a prominent university on scholarship and came out in first class honors in the degree of Accounting. Even though things were very hard and challenging for him, he still made sure to get a masters degree and at the same time struggled to provide at least three square meals for his family.At that time, he was working for a very
PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW. THANK YOU FOR READING!"Phew! I've done a good job". Joseph wiped his hands dry as he self-appraised himself like he did all the cleaning alone. Omar, with a devilish smirk on his face, pushed Joseph to the freshly wiped surface intentionally. They had worked and prepared all that was needed for a little get together but Joseph tried to take all the glory for their hard work and he was only doing the next right action.Joseph produced a yelp as he fell towards the table he had just finished wiping and stained the glass with his prints in the process.Joseph turned to his friend and glared angrily as his nostrils flared in anger. He couldn't believe that his friend had made him soil the table he had spent what felt like a whole year to clean."The table won't clean itself", Omar shrugged his shoulders and walked away smugly.Joseph got to work and lamented bitterly as he wiped the table. He would get back at Omar when he least expected it, just as he did to him.