Chapter 48 Second day in office
"Is fine if you don’t want to see me,
I will just go," ben start walking
back to his car.
"Wait..wait… wait… I was just
kidding ok. Come and sit down."
"Miriam I don’t have time for jokes
now," he said with a long face.
"And why is that?"
"Can you imagine the kind of work
they ask me to do in the office at
my very first day of starting work?"
"No."
"They ask me to prepared an
invoice"
"So?"
"What do you mean by so? That
is the secretary job not mine."
"Then why don’t you give it to the
secretary to prepared for you."
"Yes! Ohh.. mine yes!, thank you
Miriam he hug her, what would
I do without you.?
"Nothing my dear, but for now I
need to breath."
"Oh.. sorry,.. ben release Miriam
from the tight hug.
"So you didn’t think all this while
to give it to the secretary?"
"No, I didn’t think towards that
direction thank you so much."
"You are welcome."
"By the way don’t you offer people something to drink whenever they
visit you? Ben ask Miriam.
"I only offer those who pre inform
me they are coming to visit.
"Hmm, I see then let me take you
out for a drink" ben offer.
"Are you asking me out for a date?
Miriam ask with a broad smile on her
face.
"Are we not dating already? Do I
have to date you every time I come
to see you.?
Miriam smile fads away.
"Am sorry" ben said seeing that
she is no longer smiling. Am just
joking whatsup with you?
"Don’t touch me, Miriam said with
a sad face.
"I said am sorry, can’t you forgive someone? Ok let’s go to the movies.
"Really?"
"Yes."
"Ok I will come with you, let’s go.
Miriam follow ben to see the movies,
she was so glad that at last
someone is treating her like a queen.
"I knew it, once you start making it
in life people start respecting you
she said within herself smiling that
she did well for herself.
But I need more, I need to be a
woman of great substance. Ben
promise to teach me how to make
money last time, I think is time to
ask him to fulfill his promise now
that he start working at the family
company. No let me wait a little,
is not yet time to push him into
doing things. He is still undergoing
the process of working there, seeing
he cannot even prepared an invoice
what can he do now? She laugh
within her.
"And what is making you laugh
alone when am here.!
"Nothing, just thinking about
something."
"I hope you are not thinking about
another man when am here.?
“Stop it ben, must you be joking
around all the time?"
“Am just saying, to be at the safer
side.” Ben said.
“Fine, am thinking about another
man.”
“Fine, am going, stay there and be
thinking about another man.
Ben left Miriam there standing at
the center of the movie gallery
smiling as ben walk away.
"Are you not coming inside? Ben ask
Miriam, "Stand there and be
smiling like a Christmas goat."
Miriam ran after ben and hug his
back.
"Leave me alone before people start
thinking you are my girlfriend" ben
said.
"Yes, he is my boyfriend Miriam
yell very loud that everyone in the
movies gallery turned to look at
them.
" Shhhh... Miriam stop it ben held
her mouth as she wants to shout
again.
"What is wrong with you Miriam?
We are in public, please stop."
"So what? What if we are in public,
or are you ashamed of me.?
"No, far be it that I will be ashamed
of you. You are the most important
person in my life. And nothing can
change that."
"Hmm, really? Miriam ask.
"Yes, really."
"Ok, let’s go inside then."
They both walk inside the movies
holding hands and people where
just looking at them and admiring
them.
*******
“Ben, tell your mother what you did
at the office yesterday. Mr. Jackson
said.
"I didn’t do anything, ben turn to his
mother.
"Why didn’t you summit your own
test."
"What test mom?" Ben ask.
"I gave you and ken a simple task
but what did you do?"
"But I was going to summit it today"
"Really? Do you think business is
a joke?
When you are ask to do something,
you do it."
"Am sorry dear, it will not happen
again, ben’s mom beg for her son.
"Talk to him, I will not take an
unserious person onboard ken is
even more serious than him."
Ben roll his eyes as he hears Kens
name.
"I will summit it today, ben said
looking between his mother and
father.
"Please dear, you heard him, he’s
going to do what you ask him to do
today."
"Talk to your son. Mr. Jackson warns.
"I will."
"Now leave my presence he ordered
ben.
Ben walk back to his room and start
getting ready for work.
"Hmmm, I didn’t know that this work
will be a hot zone for me I would
have stayed at home and let ken
continue this madness call work,
first day and am getting warnings
up and down.
"Ben.. his mother call while entering
his room.
"I know mom, please don’t lecture
me anymore, I will do as he says."
"Am not here to lecture you, but try
and go along with your brother at
the office, please work together
as one ok.
"Ok mom, but tell him to stay clear
off my part. He is too busybody.
"And what do you mean by that?"
"Why will he summit his own so
soon if he is not scheming for
something."
"Can you hear yourself? They gave
both of you something to do, the
other person summited his own
and you are here vomiting nonsense.
My friend go and do what you are
told to do and stop all this stupidly
of yours. She said angrily and walk
out of ben’s room closing the door
so hard after her.
Ben jack back at the sound of the
door.
"Wowww.. mom, take it easy, what
has come over all of you in this
house? Very little thing and you all
are going off in flames."
At the office ben took the invoice
to the secretary and ask her to
finish it in ten minutes.
"Ok sir, you will get it at your desk
in ten minutes."
"Good, I will keep you here when
I fire others, he said and walk away
coursing the other workers to turn
and looked at each other
shoulders.
"Hmm. You guys should get ready
for trump’s administration. They
all laugh.
"God.. I hate him, ken is more level
headed that this guy." One of the
workerssaid
"Really, as for me I don’t like any of
them, I prefer our current president,
I don’t like when children are running
companies. An elderly man amongst
them said.
"Papa, don’t worry you will not be
fired. Hahahahah they all laugh
again.
"And why are you all laughing, is
today charismas day. Mr. Jackson
ask as he walk inside.
"No sir, good morning sir, we are
sorry sir.
"Please go back to work and you;
pointing at the elderly man "come
with me."
"Ok sir", he followed him while
looking back at the rest.
"I hope am not been fired? He
whispered to the other.
"We don’t think so they whispers
back.
"I want you to take this letter to
Wendy group of companies, make
sure to hand it over to the president
himself.
"Ok sir, he took the letter and left.
Mr. George took the little and open it.
After reading he send the little to Gina ‘s office.
"So we need to get ready for the
merging of the two companies then.
Gina said
"So how is ken and you?"
"We are fine dad, everything is fine
for now."
"What do you mean for now?
Mr. George ask Gina.
"Emm. Nothing am fine really."
"Ok if you say so, just make sure
nothing goes wrong because this
is a huge event that is about to take
place and I don’t need any lose ends,
do you understand? Mr. George
ask Gina making sure she
understand what he meant.
"But dad, why can't you just go
straight to the point and make me
understand you, you are speaking
in riddle, is there something you
want to tell me dad?
"Come sit, Mr. George took his
sit beside Gina.
"You see you are my daughter, this
is my company that I build with
your mother, we work so hard to
build this company, your mother even
use all her life savings to help me
start this company, that is why I
regret not having her around, and
that is why I don’t want to remarry
because I will not be happy seeing
another woman enjoying what she
labor so hard for.
Gina wanted to cry seeing the
emotions in her dad’s face.
So you see, if this collaboration
happens, don’t joke with your own
ends if you know what I mean.
Don’t let the Jackson’s family trick
you out of your rights, it doesn’t matter
if am there or not."
"I understand you now father but
not to worry am not stupid."
"But when it comes to ken, i think you
always loss yourself, Mr. George said.
"You think so dad?"
"Well am not asking you not to love
him or support him, but I am only
asking you to be wise."
"Yes dad," she hug her father.
"Is ok dear I know you are a smart
girl."