Chapter 2

Chapter 2

“What is happening? She panicked. She walked further into the crowd of people and what she saw was nothing she had anticipated. The once grumpy and rude receptionist was laying in the pool of her own blood. She gasped and took three steps back out of fright wondering what could have happened just within forty minutes of her departure to meet with her future supervisor.

“What the hell happened here?” She asked a nurse who was also covered in blood.

“Her ex husband happened” was her simple reply. Before anything else could take place, she was immediately rushed to the ER and the police took over by interrogating the remaining receptionist that was present at the moment. She just hopes that her internship wouldn’t get affected by this situation. Don’t get her wrong, she just has a lot to deal with and loads of debts to pay off. She really feels sorry for the grumpy receptionist. But, Why would her husband try to kill her? Nevertheless, she left the hospital and went to the nearest cafe to have her breakfast. While waiting for her order to arrive, she dialed her mother’s number and she immediately answered as if she was waiting for her call.

"Hello mom, how are you today?" She inquired sipping her coffee and chewing on her pancake all at the same time. She chatted for a few more minutes and when she was done, she left forgetting her student ID and some documents on the table. Hours later, she received a call from an unknown number and became instantly happy thinking it was her supervisor, and immediately answered with a cheerful voice.

"Yes Mrs. Ben" she started

"Umm.. Sorry but I am not Mrs Ben, I am Rose. The cafe attendant you visited earlier this morning" she heard the other person say

"Oh, I'm sorry I thought you were someone else" she apologised the once big smile on her face started withering away clumsily. "How can I help you miss Rose?" She asked

"First of all, I hope I am speaking with Emma Newton?" She verified first and with her affirmation she continued, "you forgot your ID card in the cafe and I have it with me here. Can you come over tommorow and get it? It would be nice"

"Thank you so much Rose! I totally forgot that I had it on me. I will come by tomorrow and collect it, thank you so much" she said and hung up. She thanked her stars for sending Rose to her if not she would have been so stranded without her student ID. Being at home and doing almost nothing, she became bored and decided to take a look at her apartment and surprisingly, it was up to her taste. When she was done, she prepared dinner and eat all by herself. Wasting no time in taking her bath, she prepared herself to sleep and in no time, she dosed off. What a day, totally wasted.

The next morning, she dragged her sleepy body off the comfortable bedding and made her way to the washroom to have her bath. When she was certain she was done, she went to the cafe and met with the attendant that called her the previous night and instantly, they became fast friends.

“Yesterday, Alex Lightwood made his gracious presence at my cafe. I was so excited to see him. Do you know, he even looks hotter in reality? He is every girl's dream. I wish some miracle could just happen and I would see myself as his girlfriend. Holy ship!” She blabbered on with dreamy eyes. The confused and nonchalant look Emma had on was what caught her attention and she halted her noise. “What? What is it?”

“Who is Alex Lightwood? And why are you so hyper active mentioning his name?” She asked

“What?” Rose whisper-yelled.

“What, what?” Emma continued offering her a box of chocolate which she accepted.

“You mean you don’t know who Alex Lightwood is?” She asked again and with Emma’s confirmation she sighed loudly. “Alex Lightwood is the youngest billionaire there ever is. The owner of the billionaire dollar company in the hole of Abuja and also, the hottest man on earth” she exaggerated with dreamy eyes.

“So what does that have to do with me and my ID card?” They have nothing to do with her card for now but later on, it would.

“Oh! About that, he was the one that found it, alongside this document that almost looks more like a resume to me. I wonder why you are carelessly keeping something so important anyhow. But that isn’t the case here, he told me to give you his card when you come for your belongings and here it is” she dipped her hands into her apron and fetched a golden beautifully designed card and handed it over to her. As she collected it, she scrunched up her nose and analyzed the piece of item in her hand. She couldn’t deny it, it was a good design.

“And why does he want to speak to me?” She asked, pocketing the card and arranging her items together.

“Well maybe, because you have… I don’t know! But, come on dude the whole Alex Lightwood wants you to contact him? I really can’t believe it even though we just met, I am so happy for you” she sincerely uttered smiling at her.

“Thank you so much Rose, I wouldn’t know what to do if I had lost this document”

“No worries, I got ya back”. They chatted for another few minutes and Emma decided to leave, she needed to let Rose go because the other assistant was hardly coping well. They bade farewell to each other and Emma left. She needed to go back home and wait for Mrs Ben’s call for the whole day. Without a job, her day was just as wasted as never before and for that she left suffocated and frustrated. Her ringing phone was what brought her back to planet earth and she quickly answered.

“Hello?” She asked. But the person on the other end refused to answer. “Mom?” She called again but the only thing she heard was sniffs. At that point, her mind started racing a marathon.

“Emma, your father is in the hospital and in dire need of surgery, we don’t have that money now.” She cried more. Even though she knew her father was sick the last time she saw him, she didn’t know it was critical and for that she felt useless. She doesn’t have a job yet, her father is in a critical condition and with no money to pay off his surgery. Can this day get any worse for her? She knew it would, so she kept her calm and tried persuading her wailing mother till she calmed down and promised to send the money for her father’s surgery. But, the question was, where is she going to get that kind of money from? Almost two million. She has no job and no goddamned saving, so how?

“But dear? How are you going to provide that kind of money? Has your internship been accepted?” Her mother asked. She closed her eyes knowing what she was going to say next was nothing close to the truth but nonetheless, said,

“Yes mom! I was just about to call and tell you that, but I see you beat me to it” she lied, chuckling lightly.

“Oh dear, I am so happy for you. When did it get accepted?” She asked further. What was she going to say now?

“This morning mom, I got a call from my supervisor and she told me that I can start working in two days, I am so happy mom” she continued her eyes brimming with unfortunate tears. She felt bad for lying but, she can’t tell her mother that her internship is still being processed in this situation, she would feel so helpless and that is the last thing she wants for her mother to go through when she knows she is the only one taking care of her father. That would be bothersome.

“All the best Emma, I knew you could do it. Am so proud of you” her mother said.

“Thank you so much mom, am hanging up now okay? Take care of yourself and dad, bye” when she ended the call, she slumped down onto the couch and sobbed till her heart felt numb and couldn’t cry anymore. Her phone beeped once more indicating a message and she snatched it from the couch she was sitting on. She opened it and saw the last thing she expected to see.

Her internship was not approved. She kept on staring at her phone screen as if the words there were not meant for her but for someone else. She knew her day would get worse but she didn’t expect it to unfold like this. She couldn’t believe all her hard work and dedication were worth nothing. She felt like screaming her lungs out or even breaking something but, after all, she was still going to buy them back because it is useful. She felt helpless. Remembering that Rose gave her a business card, she reached for her pocket and retrieved it instantly, glaring at her last hope.

“Now this is my last hope” she thought loudly. Punching in the numbers, she placed her phone on her ears and guess what?…..