SAFE
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Chidera felt uneasy going home that day. Her friends left school earlier than her because she was busy with a class exercise she was determined to finish before going home. There were few students left in school by the time she was done with her exercise.
She was a year one student in high school- a fresher so she didn't know many people in the school. However, she had heard stories from her of new female students getting r***d by senior students so that explains why she had ignored a male senior calling her on her way out of the school. Instead, she quickened her pace.
Still, she felt uneasy not because there were few students left in school but because of the feeling of heaviness in her underwear. She had never felt like this before.
Anyway, she waved the woman that sold snacks by the school gate a hasty goodbye. She was a few meters away from the school when she heard someone calling her name. She turned around and saw the snacks woman beckoning her. She wondered what the woman could want from her as she walked back to the school gate.
"Sorry to bother you, dear" The woman started.
"Did you forget to wear your pad?"
"Pad? What pad?" Chidera was puzzled.
"I assume this is your first menstruation then"
"Menstruation?"
Chidera turned back to look at her blood-stained skirt. That was why she felt uneasy; her very first mensuration.
"Wait for me" The woman instructed as she began to pack her wares.
***
Halimat peeped into the glass door of the accounting department. She looked at her friend's desk to be sure she win on her seat. Seeing Stella seated so busily on her chair gave her some sort of relief.
She entered the office and ran stealthily to her friend's desk. Stella was shocked and pleased at the same time. Before she could utter her pleasantries, Halimat held her in a tight embrace.
"Thank God you are okay. Did he do anything to you?" Halimat asked worriedly after the embrace.
"Who?"
" I heard a guy's voice last night when I called. I thought you were kidn*pped"
"What? No!" Stella was amused.
"it was Strange Guy" She informed.
"You were at home with Strange Guy?!" Halimat shrieked attracting attention from other employees in the office.
"Shh!" Stella hushed.
"It's not what you think"
"Then what is..."Miss Stella Chukwu, the MD wants you in his office" An office messenger called from the door.
"What does Buttface want?" Halimat scoffed.
"I better go find out" Stella smirked as she left the office.
***
"You called for me, sir?" Stella inquired as she faced Richard.
"You see, uh... I want to discuss the new policies for auditing the accounts here at Trust" He commenced.
"But I'm quite busy right now with all this paperwork" He added as he gesticulated at the pile of unsorted files on the desk before him.
"Oh, it's okay. I can come back later" Stella offered.
"I don't think that will work out. How about we discuss it after work?"
"I should come back here later?"
"Don't bother. We should meet in a quieter place, don't you think?"
"What place is quieter than the good working atmosphere of your office... sir?"
"Well, a reserved restaurant, perhaps?"
Stella understood what he meant. There was no new policy for auditing or anything, it was a trick to get a date with her.
"I... I... uh... I need..." Stella stuttered.
"Don't get any ideas, Miss Chukwu. It's just work"
"Of course. Just work"
- Writer
