CHAPTER ONE

*Maria pov*

Exploring the dream land. I spranged up from the bed I slept, fetched my toothbrush and paste with a glass of water and brush my teeth.

I quickly dash into the shower room, get my bucket filled with water as I walk into the water basin.

Using the bathroom tumbler to dish the water and pour it on hair, I apply my shampoo, hair conditioner and turning on the soap dispenser as I began washing my hair thoroughly.

After washing my hair, I turn on the shower tap, caressing my body with the natural hand soap as the water from the shower tap flushes off the soap foams from my body.

I unhacked a towel from the towel ladder stand and dry my body which was dripping wet.

Later, I got some lotion from the lotion dispenser, applying it on the various part of my body then l retired to my room to get dress.

I got dressed in no time as my phone vibrate.

"Hello ma'am, good morning." Elvis greeted.

"Morning Elvis. How are you ? ." I asked

"Am very well. Please I wanna tell you that the cab isn't working. So, I won't be able to take you to work this morning." Elvis said.

When I heard this, I grew fidgety.

"what a bloody hell are you Elvis ?." I bawled.

"Sorry ma'am, please I only need part payment of my monthly salary to get the cab fix." Elvis demanded.

"Bastard, I will sack you soon. You think you can fool me with bloody lies." I yelled.

"Please ma'am, I can't lied to you. I mean every bit of my word. Elvis plead.

"Hey nigga, stop building castle in the air cause you won't succeed." I responded with an attempt to hang up the call.

"okay ma'am. Let me send you some screenshot of the cab in WhatsApp at the mechanic workshop." Elvis reply imposing composture in me.

"Better, endeavour to send with your account number dick head. So, I gonna pay in your salary" I echoed hanging up the conversation.

Moment later, he send some of the captions displaying the cab inaccuracy and some spare part to be replace. So, it might be able to perform it duties.

I was seriously confused whether to send the money or not. But I was seriously constrain by my faith that Elvis is telling the truth.

I dial his number and call him.

"Hello dude, check your phone have just send $20 US dollars into your account." I gabbled.

Hanging up the call. I went in search of a cab, cause l was already running late to work.

--Coryson Development Enterprise.--

"Hey Maria, good morning." Andy yelled few metres away.

I didn't wanna pay any attention. So, I keep walking very fast approaching the foyer.

Before I could realise, Andy tapped my shoulder and said " Come on damsel. Why acting very strange, hope all is well ?."

"yeah dude, someone got me upset." I reply smiling fictiously.

There was something eating me up. I'm late for work today and I will be query by our M.D.

This man is a very strict disciplinarian and does'nt cajole with handling bad attitudes in the enterprise.

"fuck you Elvis, you're responsible for this mess." I whispered to my self grewing more fidgety.

while approaching the human resource department to report myself present for the day activities.

I met Raymond who told me that the M.D has restricted me from involving myself in any activity related to the enterprise.

"Hi love." Raymond said.

"Hi sugar." I responded with a peck.

"How are you and how was your night going baby ?." Raymond inquired.

"Awesome baby, just that am not feeling too well." I said staring at him.

"Gosh!, what's that fucken hell disturbing cute pie ?." Raymond reply looking worried.

"Baby, I don't considered this conversation to be held later in the day. Can't you see am running late." I gabbled.

"Please baby don't be acting so fuzzy. Let me remind you, the M.D wanna see you as soon as possible." Raymond said.

Living Raymond, I went to see the M.D as was told. He was leafing through a magazine as could'nt detect my presence Immediately.

"Good morning sir." I said standing still with some expectations of being free from query.

"Maria you're on suspension for one month." He said as his eye blazed up with anger.

"oh no!, please sir it wasn't my fault." I grimaced.

"come on Maria, we all live by principles and ethics in this enterprise. All workers here must pocess the element of right attitude to work." He said as his eye lit up.

"yeah, I know, but sir I don't wanna embark on any suspension." I said faking a smile.

"Damn you. You don't tryna object my decision. Now leave my office." His eye sparkled with chagrin.

I wanna stay longer to plead, but I sense anger, the very moment he grab his telephone. I quickly made my way out of his office.

*Raymond pov*

The door creaked open as I ran into hitting Maria.

"Hey love, please am sorry. It wasn't intentional." I said as my eyes was brim with tears.

"piss-off Raymond." she yelled.

"oh! no, I didn't meant to hurt you. I gonna buy you a new shoe. Since the coalition has disfigured this one." I chuckled.

"Don't fucken talk to me okay ?." She bawled as her eye blurnt with anger.

I wasn't being myself through out work that very day. What have I done to deserved this.

This is totally strange cause the Maria I know never acted like this before. We have been dating for over a year now and such gruesome attitude had never manifested in her life.

"Hi bro, sup why are you like this." Andy grimaced.

"Gosh!, yeah its Maria. I don't know why she's acting strange this days. " I bawled.

"oh!, come on, what's actually the bone of contention.?" Andy required staring up the ceiling.

"I ran into an accident of smaching here shoes and that's all." I elucidated.

"oh! no, I can't believe this that your fiancee would just ignored you because of that. Anyways that's awful, just cheer up and see her after work today okay ?." Andy said beaming.

"yeah bro, l will. Thanks for your concern." I complimented with a lop sided grin.

My conscience was giving me some premonitions of this maybe a threat to break up. I can't stand a chance of loosing my baby..

After rounding up with my duties for the day. I had to go and see Maria just to ensure that all is well between the both of us.

"Hi love, how are you doing.?" I asked with a grimaced.

"yeah, am not good at all." she said as her eye blurnt with anger.

"Come on , why getting annoyed ?, what the hell is wrong ?." I inquired.

"Hmmm, the M.D has suspended me. I tried embelishing my excuses but he ended up paying deaf ears." she said as her facial expression tends to erupt like that of volcanic eruption.

"Sorry love, but l wanna ask you about this in the foyer. lf not that you flare up and made me feel devastated." I said staring into her eye.

"Yeah, am sorry about that. I was carried away by the tension of getting suspended." she said felling into my arms as I peck her hair passionately.

I was paralyzed with happiness as the spirit of guiltiness flee from me.

I wish I could help her get back to work, but our M.D is strict with his actions and furious.

We broke the hug as I stared at her passionately.

"yeah, that's remind me. why were on a different cab to work today ?." I said caressing her hair which rested on my shoulder.

"My driver fucken called me this morning and said the cab is running at fault." Maria said staring up the ceiling.

"Damn, so has he get the cab fixed ?."

"yeah, after requesting for part payment of his salary." Maria said beaming.

"oh! well, that's not bad at all. Afterward he was demanding for his salary to get the cab fixed not your." I said with a giggled.

"No, I wanna get a new cab man, but Elvis is such an accomplished one." Maria chuckled.

"Gosh!, why did you wanna hire a new cab man." I said with a lop sided grin.

"Just that, he's giving so much headache and sometimes he makes me flare up at him." she admist

"I don't see anything wrong with that. Just take it kindly with him." I consoled.

she widened her eyeball in amazement.

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