When Love Returns

Chapter 1

Hello, have you found a perfect replacement; my driver is not coming in today? I’m sorry, No ma I am doing my best to find you one ma, it’s being a very herculean task seeing that your preference is a very special one ma, young ladies these days do not take driving as a profession and the ones that do did not meet up to your standard, I’m a bit stuck ma. My secretary replied over the phone. Fine, then come pick me up at home I have an 8:30 zoom meeting to catch up its almost 8:00 am, hurry, I don’t want to be late its important I’m present and on time too. Ma I’m sorry my car is broken and yet to be fixed as I speak right now I’m in a taxi heading to the office and I’m 2miutes away, why am I just getting to know about this now, jezz I going to be late and trust me I would have your head on a platter if you don’t make alternative provision for me to make it to the office in the next 20miutes kiss your job goodbye. Ma I can book a ride to get you to the office I promise I would drop you off at the close of work my car would be ready before that time. Wait hold on you want me to sit in a car with a man driving me to wok, are you sick or is something missing upstairs in your head? I’m sorry ma I know it’s a bad idea but think of it this way if you don’t sit in a car with a man to get you down here in the next 25minutes trust me you would be late for your meeting and what’s the worst that could happen you’d fire me and then your problems compounding, please ma I am pleading just this once I promise it wouldn’t happen again, please just try holding your breath at interval so you don’t get nauseous in the car. This is the best bet and probably the only option not to be late. Fine don’t border I would find a way to get down to the office myself, you’re so incompetent. The line goes dead. Rubbish, hello please come pick me up and take me to the office I’d double whatever it is you want it’s an emergency, sorry ma I’m already at the office sited for the meeting. What a day, this employee’s are trying to make me lose my mind this early. I would not give into their game, keep it together Jess. Order a ride let the driver come pick you up don’t speak or respond to him, it’s just a 20 minutes ride you can cope with that instead of being late.

Hello the address is number 20, just park outside I would join you shortly, what’s the colour of your car? Red. The response came from a man from the other side of the phone, I can see you, and I hung up to hop into the taxi. Please hurry up I’m running late. Sorry who are you and what are you doing? You just hopped into my car and start giving me orders for what? The driver said rudely, I didn’t quite get what he said due to my hearing problems so I assumed he asked for my destination, Get me to my destination in the next 15 minutes and I would double whatever I’m suppose to give to you, I said as I sank into the back sit trying not to feel nauseous or anxious in the car with him. His mood changed with a smile on his face he asked for my destination saying the rider’s app was not working properly on his phone. I handed him mine and left it with him I didn’t want close proximity as I was met with an offensive aroma or odor from the smell of his perfume or body cologne I didn’t border to find out, I just need to get to work, that was the only thing on my mind as I opened my laptop to put finishes on my reports.

We are here ma he said but I didn’t hear him as he touched me signaling at my office complex main gate I quickly closed my laptop and reached into my bag I brought out a bundle of 200 and threw it at him, opened the door and jetted into the office complex without looking back.

I am Mikel Smith the driver who jus drooped a lady off some40 minutes ago, she forgot her phone in my cab, I’m here to hand it over to her, please describe the lady you dropped off. After a vivid description he said that was his boss, I smiled for relieve and asked him to let her know that I am here to hand her the phone but he refused to make the call but rather told me fill in the visitors column form so I could go inside the complex to look for her so I could hand her the pone personally. I was kind of shocked. Ok fine I would complete the form so I did and headed straight to the office of the lady but I met with secretary or on the way in, who are you looking for she asked ? I’m Mikel smith I just dropped off your boss like an hour ago but she forgot her phone in my car can I hand it over to you so you could give it to her please I said, she looked shocked and scared so she insisted I completed a visitors form and told me that he earliest time I could see her was for an appointment was in two weeks time, two weeks? I don’t need an appointment neither do I want one I just need you to hand the phone to her or better still allow me go in to see her and hand it over to her myself. Fine id drop the phone on the table do whatever you want to do with it I said as I turned to leave, she rushed towards me begging that I should go back home with her boss’ phone and return with it in two weeks time or she would lose her job if the phone is found with her, she pleaded. Surprised and shocked I thought why everybody afraid of this little demon. Is she that mean and wicked to her staff? Why is everyone jittering at the sound of her name? Something is definitely off with this place and the curious cat in me needed answers and I needed them fast. I agreed to bring the phone back in two weeks time as I turned to leave with the phone I caught a sign of relieve on her face as I stepped out.

Where are you man? I have being waiting for you for over an hour now are you sure you’re still coming over or what? You wouldn’t believe what just happened to be right now I said to my friend over the phone, take a chill pill brah, I would be with you shortly I’m on my way as I walked out of the complex but I noticed the place was a bit too quiet and deserted for an office, there was not office vibe or life around the place the few persons I saw around where all young ladies and they were all walking around with their heads face down without speaking to each other, it was as if they had all calculated their steps and know how to walk with in the office space so as not to bump into each other. The place seem more like a robotic pre-planned or pre-organized factory where people are do only what they are told to without a free will. The air in the place was looming with fear, the people were walking seemed like they were walking on egg shells or better still on live mines waiting to explode the moment you open your mouth to speak or the moment you look up at the next person. Why are there only female employ’s, why are the people all afraid like there someone who keeps watch on them and the moment they speak they would die or be fired? This place seems mysterious and I need to find out what’s going on here in no time I think these people needs a savior. I would definitely get to the root of this issue in no distant time I assured myself as I walked to my car.