KISS THEN SPIT

“Hello”. I smiled up to that beautiful damsel who walked into the office. That was actually not the first time I would see someone that beautiful and to say the least, she smelt good. Before you get a crazy idea of the person behind this writing, here we go...

I am a sweet, free spirited woman with a heart of gold and when I see something smashing, I appreciate it. That for me is a strength because it helps mental wellness.

Before I drift too far as to why I am writing this story and if you are not too busy can you just make little time to read my story? Not that I seek attention, just for you learn from me - not a mistake made but a life lesson that left me sighing at every interval.

 A quick stroll back to how and when it all started as we already know where.  

It all started in January…

JANUARY

I was to pick a job in Finigal as a manager of a reputable company. Though it wasn’t within my scope of profession but you wouldn’t blame me to harshly because I needed to keep myself busy and that was the major rationale behind me agreeing to the job.

That day, I wasn’t in my office so I had to move to the reception to fill in for the front desk officer that was on a sick leave. I was on the system when Zill worked in as if she was an angel who was sent to inspect the office. Flawless was the word that described her. I offered her a seat right in front of me and then she sat gracefully. 

Though she had her natural beauty, but her well-applied-makeup was a plus. She introduced herself to me as a marketer for a company who offered the same service as mine; the difference that was to it centered around the fact that the company I worked for was just about four months into the business while hers as at that time clocked twenty eight years. That was legendary compared to where ours.

The first thing that came to my mind was - “why would a lady this classy and gorgeous settle for a job as a marker in a company that could hardly pay for her makeup. To cut the long story short, I agreed to patronize her on the aspect they directly offered that we didn’t. Aside the fact that her beauty is enough to melt the heart of a dammed rebel, she exuded so much life and jovial is another word I’d like to borrow.

Let me end January's ordeal by saying this, every other day she came to the office with her charming smile and I assured her we would contact her as soon as we have something for her.

FEBRUARY

 My usual practice was to attend to issues of high profile which made it seldom for me to see all the clients that walked in. But Zill was an exception because she was very warm and professional, aside that she was always ready to check whatever it was I needed her to check for me, even if I ended up not doing anything on it, she was always very cool and understanding. Her level of encouragement was all I needed to push through in my own field.

The Drama

I was on my way to an official assignment and then I ran into her. She was sitting with a bottle of soft drink; a potable fan to keep her makeup in place. It made me laugh so hard to see someone who is so used to fashion and to say she went with a rechargeable hand fan everywhere she went made me laugh. 

We exchanged greetings and then her smile became fearful. She looked over my shoulder to greet someone who she later told me was her boss. She explained to me that the man was going to fire her if she doesn’t do something. Why would your boss want to fire you for relaxing a bit before you continue with your work and then she said her boss would term it that that had been her usual practices so she begged me to act as if I was the one she was waiting for? Trust me I acted it so well she fell in love with my kind of person; at least I thought.

MARCH 

The motif of her visit to the office gradually changed from what it was meant for to what she wanted it to be. Let me emphasize the fact that I did not give her my full attention each time she came because I was always busy and she sometimes commended me on my diligence to work. Unlike before, she just walked into the office and came straight to where I was and then she sat to operate her phone and sometimes we engage in few dialogue.

HER TALES

At a point I became uncomfortable for the fact that she came to the office every day and then she opened up to me that her boss was fetish and he was trying to take her destiny but she did not allow it and that the boss was always offering her things to eat and whenever she refused, he would come down hard on her.

It was hard for you not to feel pity for a lady who is not only charming but lively at the same time. She gave a lot of instances of her boss who tried to lure her into taking things from him but then she said her mum already told her not to have anything to do with him. There and then I concluded in my heart that Zill was just using our office as a hideout but as long as her presence didn't affect me in any way, I allowed her and from then she just came and came till I had to go out whenever I knew she was coming.

APRIL

Things at this stage had start to metamorphose greatly. It was at the level whereby I felt used to seeing her around and then I pondered in my heart why would a lady be this beautiful and still would not be married. She used expensive things so I suppose but that was the least of what was my concern.

It got to a level that I had to attend to a client in her presence, which was a high level of dignity I accorded her and she was surprised by it but then I assured her that it was nothing. She became more relaxed and then decided to stretch hands of hospitality towards the staff.

MAY

That was when it all started, I mean the beginning to an ending drama. She came to my office looking down and immediately my heart went out to her. As a good friend, I asked what the matter was and then she told me that she was just been jilted by a guy she was dating. I asked her few questions which pointed it out that she was desperate and at the same time very choosy and indecisive.

What was my business anyways. I never knew what prompted me to say the next line- “can you marry the CEO of this company, you know he lives in the states and he is still at the moment, a single guy. Of course he is rich and handsome”

The response I got was shocking because she immediately jumped at it. From then on, we spoke everyday about the guy and that he would be coming home soon so they could both meet. I used a different method in match making her with the guy and immediately the guy in question showed interest without knowing the fact that I was deliberately calling his attention to the lady.

The ball was set to roll and trust me it was rolling well. Let me not forget to mention that before then, she never spoke to me freely because she was afraid of me, not knowing what was on my mind and all the while too, I wasn’t too formal with her. We spoke everyday and she became more nice to me. For the first time she offered to buy me lunch which i objected to. 

Not to long from then, she took me to the market and got stuff for me to make my hair. These were some of the things I told her

·         I know my CEO will love you

·         I see you taking over this company because I will soon be leaving

·         I know you are a good person but there are some things I can’t tell you at the moment

·         You are now our oga’s wife so we need to treat you well

·         As soon as you guys are in to yourselves, I will pull back

·         Please try and understand with me if I am distant from you as soon as you guys are intimate.

·         Just be yourself and all will be well

·         I guess you are the reason why I picked up this work in the first place

And sometimes whenever I said those things, she would counter me and swear on her life that she will never I repeat never misbehave to me as soon as she is intimate with the boss that she wasn’t that kind of person. At a point she took it too seriously with me for saying I would pull back and she assured me that she wasn’t going to misbehave. With the change in the tone of things, she became very free in the office and everyone knew her with me.

Let me not bore you with so many of my back and forth. June came and it was time for me to leave the job. I didn't witness the arrival of the boss but when I got the hint that he was around, I told Zill to block him in the office which she did.

She told me a lot but what I could say then was that the CEO loved her but wanted more immediately. She fed me with all the details and then I told her to be careful when she said the man wanted to have sex with her on their first night together.

Some weeks later, I got reports on things she kept from me. For me it wasn’t save for her to do so but since she got webbed by looks and money and thirst for power, I pulled back a little but still was calling to check up on her.

I started noticing the change in the way she talked to me rudely and offensively. At time she could get so defensive and ended up covering it with excuses. I did not want to read meaning to it too much so it won’t be termed that I was trying to monitor her. I deliberately have to leave some details out.

Just some weeks ago, I got a call from her and here was what she said to me rudely and in a commanding tone.

“hello Konm, how far. You remember I told you that day that I traveled with your boss to his hometown and then he took with him some laptops from the office to his home town, one of the laptops is pass worded and I got to know you were the one who pass worded it. Now I need you to crack your brain and tell me the password”

I suggested that they take the laptop to a place where they could repair it but this she said...

"You can't tell me that because it is not official for you to tell me to take the system, the CEO is not even aware so do you want me to be calling the CEO to do that knowing fully well that its not proper, so you can't tell me that".  

I was transfixed for only God knows till when. And then I summoned courage to respond calmly…

It’s no mincing words that she definitely felt she has the power and the confidence to do whatever she likes since she has express access to him, forgetting everything she said but who am I to get angry as she was only been human.

(“Hello”. I smiled up to this beautiful damsel that worked into the office. The air ceased immediately she strut in. That was actually not the first time I would see someone that beautiful and to say the less, she smelled good. Before you get a crazy idea of the person behind this writing, I am a sweet, free spirited woman with a heart of gold and when I see something smashing, I appreciate it. That for me is strength because it helps.)

I am learning every day and I am grateful for this experience…

The lecturer stood up to clap for Tammy after reading out her prose,  the class did same.