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CHAPTER EIGHT
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2023-10-09 23:53:00Thank goodness today is a Saturday!
This was Suhaira’s first thought as she woke up the next morning. She could not face her lying boss and colleague so soon. Would Mr Vance expect her to leave immediately or would he wait until the end of the month to fire her? Knowing him, he would choose the most painful, humiliating way of sacking her.
Suhaira pondered the situation. Amidst the detritus, one thing was clear: She needed to start earning an income soon! But first, she needed to talk. Taking a deep breath, she picked up Grace’s phone and dialled the only person that she knew she could trust;
“I need you to come over,” she said.
“I’ll be there in twenty minutes,” Zafeera replied.
“So,” Zafeera said, putting her hands on her hips and glaring at Suhaira when she had told her the whole story, once they wer
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“No way!” Zafeera looked at Suhaira with her jaw wide open. “Out of all the people in the world he is your new client!” Her brow furrowed. “Do you think it’s just a coincidence that David came to your firm or was it planned?” Suhaira stared at her. “That never occurred to me! What would he want with me after all this time? No, it has to be a coincidence.”For a moment, Suhaira considered the possibility. Maybe he was hoping he could mess up my life once again. Because he sure as hell isn’t interested in me; He proved that three years back. No way am I going to let him destroy me again. “So how does he look?”“Actually he looks really good,” Suhaira admitted reluctantly, embarrassed that she had even paid attention.“Better looking than Jack?” she asked slyly. Zafeera had been raving about Jack ever since she had caught a glimpse of him once at her office and was convinced Suhaira needed to stop being so cautious about relationships. She had been urging Suhaira to mingle and date for
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“Suhaira, you look gorgeous! But then, you always do.”“Thanks, David,” Suhaira replied, feigning nonchalance as she stepped into David’s Rolls Royce and settled on the leather seat. He had some soft music on the radio. Suhaira could not believe she was actually going through with this. Another meeting with David was the last thing she needed to cap off an already complicated week. But she had promised him, and she knew she had to put this chapter to bed. “All set?” he grinned as he shut the door behind her. As he did, another tantalising whiff of his fragrance dealt a blow to her forced calm. She put on a pair of sunglasses and looked ahead, avoiding his gaze. David had texted her the night before to say that he was taking her to a special place, but he wouldn’t tell her where. This was supposed to be a surprise but she had a very good idea where they were headed. Sure enough, they cruised down turned off at the Tanzania Wildlife Service signboard into the Dodoma National Park.
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