Eve wiped the stray tears making their way to her cheeks as she staggered to her apartment. Anyone who saw her walking to her home that night needed not to be told that she was shattered.She made her way through the barely shut door and turned the lights on after getting inside. Eve flung her bag to the right and sank on the largest couch in her living room and a few minutes, her mind drifted to Henry's confession of being married which sparked in her a torrential overflow of tears.Eve stood up and staggered to the corner she flung her bag. She pulled out her cell phone. Olivia had bombarded her phone with calls already. Eve's fragile hands trembled as she dialed Olivia's number."Eve? Are you there? Where have you been?" came Olivia's voice on the phoneEve busted into tears and the phone slipped through her hands. It landed on the floor and she could hear Olivia say"What happened? I'll be there right away. Just hang on." Eve was seated on her red carpet with her back resting on
Eve's hands trembled and in a flash, she dropped to the floor on her knees. Hot tears were already streaming down her cheeks. Elsa ran to her side and wrapped her right arm around her."I'm so sorry Eve." Elsa sympathized and began wiping Eve’s tears.Eve nodded repeatedly as the thought of her fate dawned on her. From the letter Elsa handed to her, her boss had asked her to pick up her stuff and leave the office stating that she was sacked. Eve didn't read the second paragraph where it was stated how she'll be paid for the number of days she had worked so far."I just got fired." she cried out and Elsa hugged her tightly."It's okay Eve. Please don't cry" Elsa consoled her.Elsa helped Eve to rise to her feet. "Do you need anything?" Elsa stuttered.Eve swung her head from left to right and began taking a few steps backwards. She walked out of the office building without carrying anything except the bag she came with. She was consumed by shock."Watch where you are going, miss!" A c
After a warm bath, Eve sat before her large dressing mirror, her legs crossed while her hands worked on her hair. She had loosened her hair from the clutches of her ribbon that morning and had oiled it for it was glittering. She worked on her hair edges and dressed her hair down to her neck. Satisfied by what she had done, she began working on her face. Eve pouted her lips and smiled. The little make-up she had applied had transformed her face.She stood before her wardrobe for about two minutes with her eyes rolling up and down the furniture. She took out some clothes and dumped them on her bed. She found it strange that her outfits had suddenly become unattractive or maybe because she wanted to make heads turn that morning, especially Henry's head.It then dawned on Eve that she was having an interview not a date hence the need for her to be mindful of her appearance. Since fate had earned her an interview in Henry's company, she wasn't going to joke with it. She pulled out a red v
"Are they here?" Henry asked Stacy who just walked into his office. She was wiping the frame of her spectacles with a white handkerchief."Yes sir. Are you guys having the meeting here or should I direct them to the conference room?" replied Stacy."Show them in. We can have the meeting here in my office. It's going to be brief anyway.``He adjusted his necktie and pulled out a file from the cupboard attached to his table.Henry was expecting two of his high-ranking staff and a client for a meeting that morning. He stood up, picked up the closed files on his sofa and returned to his seat.Three men walked into Henry's office. They were smartly dressed and were carrying files in their hands. "Have a seat." Henry offered, pointing to the vacant sofa.Two of his staff sat on the sofa while the client sat on the stool opposite him. "Shall we begin?" demanded Henry after the men were settled."Yes sir." they chorused."I'll begin with our business client here. You have a proposal for me r
"Listen to me" Eve spat and pointed two fingers at him, shocking his two staff who were still in the room.In his mind, Henry kept praying that Eve doesn't speak about the one-night stand. He had hoped she wouldn't talk about it and maybe with the way things were going, he might have to swallow his pride and apologise to her to save his face."Such audacity." Henry heard one of his staff whisper to the other. He knew they were shocked at Eve's boldness."I wanted to be the bigger person. I wanted to shut the fuck up but you decided to act like a piece of shit by ruining my interview." continued Eve. It then dawned on Henry that cancelling Eve's interview was a bad idea. He signalled to the staff in his office to excuse them.The two men stood up and headed out. Henry knew the news of the drama ongoing in his office will soon spread around the various corners of the building like a wildfire.He crashed on his chair. "What do you want, Eve? You wanted to create a scene. Well, congratula
Jen was sitting by the edge of Olivia’s bed, watching her tie her long brown hair into a knot. ”I just can’t believe that all these happened to Eve in a week, damn I feel sorry for her.”Jen and Eve had been close friends for over two years now. Eve met Jen through Olivia and had since then considered Jen her friend. Jen works at the state museum and is always on tours collecting artefacts. She was in the Philippines a week ago and had just learnt about Eve’s ordeal through Olivia.Olivia pulled out plain trousers from her wardrobe. “Devin is a jerk.” She cursed and went for a red top.Jen sighed. “Sometimes I wonder what men want. I mean, who would cheat on a lady like Eve? Someone that beautiful, sexy and ambitious. Devin is a dick.” She said."The asshole cheated on his fiancee instead. They've been together for six years, I heard.""That's pathetic."“I’m certain that Eve will get this job.” Olivia confidently stated and grabbed her purse. Jen stood up and left the bedroom.“Ev
Eve stretched both her legs on the bed and rested her back on the wall. She looked up to the ceiling and wondered how she would have coped with the entire emotional trauma if her parents were in the city with her. Maybe she would have healed quickly, she thought, because she wasn’t going to let her parents find out about her state. She thought about her father and what kind of groceries he was purchasing at that moment. Ever since her mother fell ill, her father had been doing the best he could when her little sister was working. Eleanor, her seventeen-year-old sister works as a waitress in one of the restaurants across their street in Texas. She had just finished high school. Eve's elder brother Berry is a nuisance and she barely talks about him.Eve sighed and felt grateful that the conversation with her mother was a brief one. She was glad the woman didn’t ask about her relationship or more details about work. Being the breadwinner, she couldn’t bring herself to tell her mother t
"In just two hours, about fifteen women have joined Henry's virtual hate club?" Olivia gasped."Amazing right? I can't believe it. " Eve marvelled. She sighed and placed the laptop on her left."Henry or whatever he calls himself sure knows how to use his dick. Damn! Fifteen already?" commented Jen.Olivia sighed. "Not just fifteen. There might be other women out there who are scared to make a move.""With fifteen, I can take him down." Eve declared with her eyes fixed on the laptop.An hour later, Even saw Olivia and Jen off. She returned to her apartment feeling excited that Plan C worked. She sat by the edge of the bed, crossed her legs and mumbled."Time to meet the women."Even grabbed her laptop, placed it on her thighs and swung into action. She thanked the women for declaring their interest and didn't waste time informing them about the aim of the group.Eve told the women that she aimed to exert revenge on Henry stating that she was a victim like them. To hasten the process s