He smiled awkwardly and greeted,Hi Sir, hi Mum, I’m sorry for arriving at the wrong moment. My name is Dean White; I was called here to be interviewed.Oswald cleared his throat, stretched his hand towards him and then said,I don’t know what you mean by a wrong moment but you are welcome.Dean White shook hands with him and when they were done, he turned to Elsie and stretched his hand towards her. But then, Oswald said to him,You are here, let’s get started, no need for all these handshakes.Dean and Elsie looked at each other with a surprise look and Elsie shrugged as she kept her hand beside her. She sighed and thought,Could it be that; he doesn’t want me shaking hands with another man? This one, I can’t say it’s my wishful thinking when he is right in front of me and happened in my eyes.Elsie shook off the thoughts and they started conversing,I need short answers from you when I ask a question.Okay mum.How do you see the hotel? Do you think there is something we missed whe
He finally left her hand after a gentle squeeze of it. Elsie blushed at that action and then cleared her throat before speaking,I think Dean is perfect for the job, he is easy going and could also see the little things we ignored after seeing. You are going to give him the job right?Oswald nodded his head and then with a sneaky smile on his face boasted,I know good things and good people at all times. Why would I choose someone unfitting of the position?Elsie shook her head slightly finding his action cute. She stood up and said to him,I guess we are done here and so I will take my leave.Oswald looked at the time on his wristwatch and said to her,It is already past lunch time, how about we get lunch before you leave?Elsie shook her head and was reject but he was already walking to the door. He opened it for her with a slight bow of his head. Elsie smiled inwardly but then, she still reminded herself,He is just acting polite, don’t get ahead of yourself.They walked to the res
The next morning, Elsie was at the work place, as she was uploading a file on the system, she saw the day’s date. And her fingers stilled, she smiled and said to herself,It’s his birthday in two days, I almost missed it.She took the telephone beside her arm and dialled a number, Ann came in a few seconds later and said to her,Miss Elsie, you called for me.Yes, I did, I need you to help me investigate someone. You must be as discrete as possible.Ann’s eyes wrinkled in confusion but she still nodded her head and responded,Okay Miss, who is it?Well, it’s Oswald.When she Ann’s expression turn into fear, she added,Don’t worry, we aren’t doing any bad thing to him, I want you to investigate his interest and hobbies.Ann was the more surprised and teased,If it is his interest and hobbies, I think his wife should be very much aware of this, even though you are divorced, you can’t tell me you don’t know anything about him.I know your intentions for saying and I won’t hold it against
Ford then muttered to Rod’s hearing,Don’t we do this just us every year? Why is there someone else this time? Who invited her here?Rod looked at the two people smiling in each other’s way and responded to him,I don’t think, she was invited but you can see the host right? He looks like he is on the moon. She found this place herself and decided to surprise him.Ford nodded his head in understanding and continued,Look at them, we seem invisible right now. Should we just excuse ourselves?Rod smiled and shook his head. Elsie removed the gift she had and presented it to Oswald. He looked at her and acted surprised. Oswald just stared at the gift wondering what could be in it. Rod saw his hesitation and prompted him,Sir, are you going to remove the cover of the gift or are you going to take it home?Elsie smiled and said to him,You should open it and see what I got for you.Oswald sighed with a smile and touched his forehead before he removed the wrapper of the gift. From the shape o
They drove into the house and saw Julian waiting for them with a big yawn on her face. when she saw Elsie alight the car, all the tiredness disappeared from her face replaced with a bright smile. Elsie walked to her with a smile on her face and they both hugged each other. Julian laughed out and said to her,I thought I wouldn’t meet you again. How have you been my darling?As you can see Grandma, I am doing great. I look strong don’t I?Yes, you do. Come, let’s get inside and talk.When they were walking inside, Oswald shouted behind them,Grandma, you seem to forget me every time I come here with Elsie. Why are you leaving me behind without a word when I am the one that brought here?You can help yourself with a drink or something, why are you being a bother? We will be right back, don’t disturb me.Oswald shook his head with a smile on his face and he thought to himself,I love to see them smile and laugh together. Them? Hmm, I think, she has joined the important people in my life
Aires heard her question and walked towards them, his eyebrows were raised and his jaw clenched, he answered to Elsie,I came earlier but you weren’t around so I decided to wait for you here. When you weren’t coming, I was becoming worried that you might be in trouble. Seeing that you came along with him, I am more worried, are you okay?He held her shoulders as he asked if she was okay. This action seemed to have irritated Oswald and so, he asked in a deep voice,Who did you say this guy is?Elsie ignored Oswald’s question and thought,Why must I answer to this question when you are about to be engaged? I don’t have to explain myself to you. I want to say this to you but I don’t want to spoil your birthday mood.Oswald looked in her way waiting for an explanation but nothing came through. He sighed and thought to himself,I guess, in her eyes, she doesn’t have to explain herself. After all, I am just her business partner nothing more.As if now noticing the presence of Oswald, Aires
It was in the middle of the night when they arrived at the house, but the lights were still bright on. Oswald got off the car and they were about to drive back but Oswald said to them,Now that you are here, why don’t you join me in my birthday celebration? My family is waiting inside.Aires was against the idea but he still looked at Elsie for her opinion, Elsie sighed and looked at Oswald, somehow, she saw in his eyes as if they were pleading for her to stay. Before she realized, she was out of the car and beside him, Oswald smiled at this and they walked inside together.In the hall, Tess was holding a tea cup that had no tea in it. She looked lifeless, as she stared at the door way. Hulda was waiting for him as well, she was sitting on a golden chair that had a cake on a table in front of it. when they both heard the steps coming from the door way, they both stood up.Oswald entered first and Tess smiled in his way and Hulda started walking towards him but her steps stilled on the
The next day, the wound on her face had disappeared as if it was there in the first place. Elsie had applied a little make up to hide it the more and she was successful. She went to the hotel to choose the decorations and she met Dean. She was asked to select among others the ones she thought was best and so, she choose some.Dean laughed out suddenly and she looked at him awkwardly and she didn’t find anything funny and so, she asked him,What is making you this happy? Have you won an award or been granted the wishes of your heart desire?Dean laughed the more but stopped when he realized he is the only one having fun. He cleared his throat and said to Elsie,I am sorry Miss Elsie but something happened before that is very similar to what you just did. There was no contrast anywhere, it made me reminisce what happened and I found it funny.Elsie sighed and nodded her head and with her hands folded on her chest demanded,Then I think, you are ready to tell this to me, or I might think