TWISTED FATE CONTINUES
533 Words
EPISODE EIGHT
Lina did everything to attract Allen's attention towards herself but Allen did not seem to have any interest. She tried every possible means a woman could adopt to attract a man but all efforts proved abortive. After awhile, she sought a way they could be communicating frequently, she succeeded in that but later noticed that if she did not call him, he would not call her but of course, she was contented with that, at least for the moment since she could call him anytime she wanted even though she knew that what she wanted in him was more than just mere phone friend. She wanted Allen as her love, the one she would spend the rest of her life with.
* * * * * Lina worked as a clerk in Veraton Manufacturing Industry. The industry was involved in the manufacture of small articles like match sticks, chewing gum, sweets, glue, pen, pencil etc. with the head office located at Shebshi. Prior to the day she would travel:
Lina's boss, Mr. Anayo sat in his well-furnished office, fully air-conditioned with a rotating office chair. On his table were lots of papers and files and on the right side of the table, a land phone was carefully placed. Mr. Anayo was a short, stout man with a protruded belly, very full of himself. He sat turning on his chair while a soft music played on a small radio which was hanging on the wall at the left side of the office. Just then, as if stung by an ant on the buttocks, he jerked quickly and picked the land phone, dialing a number, he spoke with all authority. "Lina, come to my office immediately." "Ok sir," Lina replied through the phone. In few seconds, she was in her boss' office.
"Sit down," he said. "Thank you sir," Lina responded sitting on the chair in front of his desk. "Erm.... Lina," he called.
"Yes sir," she responded a little bit nervous. "The secretary to the Director General of this industry is on maternity leave, the DG has asked that someone be sent with immediate effect to the head office to take the place of the secretary for the moment as there seems to be nobody to take that place at the head office, so I have decided to send you there. You will have to leave tomorrow being Saturday, so that you could settle in before Monday." "How long am I going to stay there Sir?" Lina asked with a shaky voice.
"Eleven months." Lina's heart sank, she swallowed hard, her countenance changed and she felt like shouting at her boss. "Eleven months!?" she said barely trying to restrain herself from shouting. "Sir that's too much, did you not say the secretary will only go on maternity leave which will only last for not more than three or four months?"
"Yes but there are other things to do which you will get to know when you arrive there."
Lina went out of the office very upset.
"Oh my God, how can this be? Allen for eleven months I won't set my eyes on you," she said to herself almost aloud breathing heavily.
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