Wherever you saw Elizabeth, you would see Victoria. They were two peas in a pod from the first day they became friends.
Their relationship started from kindergarten to primary school all the way to middle and high school until university. Although they were opposite, they complimented each other well.Victoria is the extrovert between these two. She could get the attention of everyone without doing much and was extremely friendly.She was the complete opposite of Elizabeth which made their friendship interesting as they were able to understand one another and were always there for one another. People often wonder how they got along so well when their personalities differ but these girls have been able to fill each other's shortcomings and blend well with one another.They proved to everyone that friendship wasn't about liking the same things alone or being the same kind of people but the beauty of friendship was more about the different personalities and how they fit well in each other's world.While Victoria would spend her weekend partying or going around to see places, Elizabeth would rather be indoor reading or keeping herself away from the crowd.Elizabeth wasn't an extrovert but rather an introverted extrovert. It took her time to get comfortable with people which made people see her as proud but reality was, she wasn't.She wasn't really loved by many as they saw her as a perfectionist who was privileged to come from a well off family.She had the beauty and the brain and a supportive and wealthy family while Victoria on the other hand had just her mother alone to support her. Victoria's mother was good to go as she was able to provide the needs of Victoria and send her off to the very best school.Elizabeth and Victoria have never had an argument that got so bad they didn't want to speak to each other again. It never happened and they made their parents get close.Elizabeth had an older sister and older brother and they treated Victoria just the same way they treated Elizabeth. They had come to like Victoria the same way they loved their little sister.Elizabeth had no issue with it as she loved Victoria and wanted her friend to be happy. There was a time when Victoria's mother was short of money and couldn't find the completion of Victoria's school fees. It was Elizabeth who had asked her mother to help, which was how Victoria got a scholarship until graduation in high school.After high school, they moved forward to New York university to further more. Elizabeth has always wanted to be a nurse and she was given a four years degree program to study nursing and nursing science while Victoria was given a four years degree program to study Computer science.Before they graduated, they both planned to move to New York city to begin afresh and live independently and they did after graduating with honors.Now they stay together in the same apartment and work in one of the most prestigious hospitals and companies in New York following their dreams.Elizabeth has been running around in the hospital for the past one hour. An accident happened and there were over thirty people in the bus and they were all rushed into the hospital.After using the restroom, she washed and rinsed her hands before leaving the restroom. Just as she made her way up the stairs to the locker room, she was stopped by one of the head doctors."Miss Carson, could you please check on the patient in room 204 and give me the reports?" Doctor Dan requested.Elizabeth smiled, "Sure sir," She said.Pulling the door knob slowly, Elizabeth opened the door and walked in. In front of her was a man dressed in suit pants and white T-shirt. The T-shirt was folded to his elbow while he placed his phone on his ear and spoke aggressively.Elizabeth ignored him and went towards the patient to check on her. The man on the phone voice was starting to get loud which Elizabeth thought was unsuitable for the patient's condition."Sir...It would be good if you..." She was cut short when the man turned to look at her. Her heartbeat raced faster than normal as her eyes met his.It was as if everything was put in slow motion as she stared at the man. Her eyes on his forgetting what she was meant to do as her heart beat rapidly.She could bet on her life that she had never seen anyone as attractive as he was. Although he looked like he had been deprived of sleep and his hair was tousled, he looked so effortlessly handsome that he forgot how to breathe."Let me call you back." Those were the words she heard from the man that snapped her back to reality. She shivered slightly from his deep voice, sending an electric current down her spine.She blinked her eyes trying to recollect herself before she gulped the invisible lump in her throat."You were saying?" The man asked, raising his brows slightly at her."Oh...that..." Elizabeth stuttered.Elizabeth has always been a well collected person. Never had she been nervous or ever in a situation where she had to stutter. It wasn't her thing, she was a very comfortable person."Excuse you Nurse, how is her temperature?" The man asked.Elizabeth was confused. She wasn't sure she was hearing him well when she was as she couldn't help but love the way his voice sounded.After some seconds of collecting herself, she spoke. "It's better than before. I would advise her not to do anything stressful for the main time and allow the wound to heal.""Luckily it wasn't a deep cut or there might have been complications.""Thanks so much. I'm definitely going to sue that bitch!" He seethed.Elizabeth wasn't one to get curious about people but for a reason, her mouth moved before her head could think. "If you do not mind me asking, how did she obtain this injury?""Some girl I'm my school stabbed her," he said, clearly pissed."She should have told me she has been bullied but she didn't and I feel so bad for not noticing!" He groaned.His fist clenched. Elizabeth could tell he was angry about the whole situation."I mean I should have noticed the changes but I failed as an older brother and I feel so bad."Elizabeth inhaled and exhaled before walking closer to him."Humans are unpredictable sometimes. I mean why would they go that far to stab her knowing she could die?" Elizabeth asked rhetorically."Do not blame yourself. What would have happened would have and..." The man cuts her off."No!" He exclaimed, making her flinch a little."I'm sorry." He quickly apologized."My little sister does not deserve all of this. She is so kind and innocent. She wanted to speak to me a week ago but I was too busy to listen to her.""Just maybe if I had decided to listen to her, maybe if I had, this wouldn't have happened." His stomach churned as he remembered her pleading to speak to him but he had to go to the office because of the emergency meeting he called."She's fine now and I'm sure she wouldn't want you feeling this way.""I'm definitely going to ruin that school. As for those girls, I will make sure they face the law.""You just have to be there for your sister. I have to go now but be strong," she said to him."Wait..." He stopped her just as she reached the door."Thanks." He said.She smiled, "You are welcome.""When can she be discharged?" He asked."Later today, I will arrange for the discharge papers."As Elizabeth waited for the bus, a Red Chevrolet Silverado parked in front of her. She scrutinized the car before the tinted windows wound down revealing the man that had stolen her breath away in the hospital.She hiccuped."Get in, I will drop you," he offered.She looked into the car, her eyes searching for his sister as he had come to get her before she left."You didn't go home straight?" She asked."Yes, I had to get something first, come on, hop in," he said.She moved closer to the car and opened it, getting in. She looked at the back of the car to see his sister sleeping peacefully with his suit jacked covering her upper body."Thanks for today," he said to her."I didn't do much, you know. Thanks for driving me," she replied.They drove in silence until they reached her apartment. Just as she got down, she decided to take the bold move and ask his name."What's your name?""Mathew. Mathew Smith and yours?" He asked."Elizabeth Carson."Whenever Victoria was nervous, she tended to have sweaty palms. She was always feeling hot whenever she was nervous and has never been able to keep herself calm.It was hard for her to mask her feelings compared to Elizabeth who did perfectly well at masking her feelings.She inhaled and exhaled as she stood in front of the skyscraper building with 'SMITH TECHNOLOGIES' written boldly at the top of the building.Feeling too worried to move further, she took out her phone from her bag with shaky hands to dial her friend Elizabeth's number. She had spoken to her mother earlier today and her mother had assured her it would all be fine but she was still worried."Hey Bee, I'm nervous!" She spoke once Elizabeth answered her call."Hi Tori once again. Worry not, you will do just fine. It's always like that. We all get nervous on our first day at work." Elizabeth tells her."I know but I just don't know why I feel this way. I'm so worried and I'm worried because I feel something bad might hap
Most times, you just wish you listened to your hunch and prevented most situations, Victoria thought to herself as she stared at the wall mirror in the restroom.She inhaled and exhaled as she constantly looked at herself in the mirror wondering what she could have done to have prevented herself in the situation she had found herself in.After a while, she left the restroom, ready to go and see Mr Smith, the man she clashed with earlier today. "It's gonna be alright." She said to herself, forcing a smile to her face.Victoria inhaled and exhaled deeply as soon as she was in front of Me Smith's office. All her life, all she ever wished for was to work for Smith Technologies and most especially meet the brain behind Smith technologies.After the former president of Smith technologies passed away, his son took over but there was no image of his son. Many outstanding achievements were done by his son yet his face was never seen by anyone in the company and she wished she got to see him.S
It was as if the entire room was rotating in the eyes of Victoria. She was still comprehending what Mr Smith had just said to her. There was no way she heard right, she thought to herself, shaking her head furiously refusing to believe she heard him right.Her heart broke into a thousand pieces as she thought of the words over and over again. Did he indeed fire her? She asked herself, still in a state of shock. She thought in her head that she was dreaming but the face of Mr Smith remained unchanged. Her eyes filled with tears but she remained strong, fighting back the tears that threatened to fall. She was starting to panic again but she didn't want to show it and she was afraid it would only make her look stupid.She swallowed a painful lump in her throat, thinking of what to do next or how to begin. Working for Smith technologies had always been her dream and now she had lost the chances of showing what she is capable of before she could begin. Nothing hurts her more as she though
A grin formed on Elizabeth's face at her friend's words. Elizabeth knew it had always been Victoria's dream to meet the brain behind Smith technologies. Ever since Victoria knew I'd Smith Technologies, she has spoken non-stop about them that Elizabeth knew about the company and their mysterious CEO whose face wasn't known to the public. She knew he didn't attend any public gatherings which made people extremely curious to know this man.Not everyone who worked at Smith Technologies knew his face, only those who worked in the top floor and the people who held higher positions in the company.He was known as Mr Smith to many while his first name wasn't known. His details were kept private and no one dared reveal the little details they knew about him. Everyone adored a man whose face wasn't seen and rumours went about that the CEO was young and was between the age of twenty five to thirty but everyone could care less as they wanted to see his face and not his age."That's great Tori, I'
Victoria got up from her chair, ready to go meet Mr Smith after being told by Robin he asked for her presence. She wondered what he needed her for and worse, did he notice she came late? She thought to herself."Of course!" She muttered to herself. "He must have noticed you weren't there when he came in as he is still keeping close eyes on you.""Oh Lord help me." She prayed within her.As Victoria approached Mr Smith's office, her palm became sweaty. She wiped her sweaty hands on her skirt as she made advances towards his office. As she stood in front of his office, she took in deep breaths and exhaled before knocking on the door.She mentally prepares herself for the words he'd say to her. She expected to get some scolding from him about her attitude on her first day at work.Just as she stepped into the office after being told to by Mr Smith to come in, she was relieved to see Mr Lucky, Dylan and Rebecca in the office. While Mr Lucky was seated, Rebecca and Dylan stood beside him o
Elizabeth pushed the door back as she stepped into the restaurant. She has been craving crispy chicken since morning and thankfully, she closed early from work and decided to get it for herself."Good evening." She greeted the waiter with a smile on her face."Good evening." He replied with a smile too. Her eyes suddenly landed in the name tag hanging in his left chest. "Martinez. Nice." She complimented.The waiter noticed and smiled at her friendly gesture. "Thanks." He replied."What do you want?" The waiter asked."Can I get a spicy chicken sandwich?" She asked and he nodded his head."I would also like crispy chicken," Elizabeth said to the waiter attending to her."Okay ma'am. Are you eating it here or are you taking it away?" He asked her."I am taking them home." She replied.Just as she waited for her orders, her eyes saw something or rather someone making her heart skip in joy. Coming into the restaurant was Mathew and his younger sister. He stood behind her, guiding her int
Elizabeth woke up with a big smile on her face. She yawned and got off her bed preparing for the beautiful day ahead. She had found it hard to sleep last night as the thoughts of spending time with Mathew filled her thoughts. Elizabeth hummed a melodious song in her head as she blew her hair with the hand dryer. She stood in front of the mirror, admiring her face. She already knew what she was going to wear today as she had planned them last night.After applying body lotion on her body, she put on her underwear before wearing her favourite nude colour body hug dress that fitted her body perfectly.Feeling satisfied with herself, she left the house with high expectations for the day.Elizabeth came down from the Uber before paying the driver. She brought out her phone from her purse to look at the address again to know if it was the right one Mathew had sent to her. It was the address indeed and the Uber driver had inputted the address in his Google map before driving so he definite
Elizabeth smiled once she got Mirabel's attention. She had expected it to be hard before but now she could say it wouldn't. "Yes. The biggest boy group and girl group in the world. They are literally the most talked about. Asian artists are suddenly dominating, that's wow!" She said."I know right. Listening to them makes me happy even if I do not understand most of what they say. It's like I could relate to them and understand them. Whenever I'm bored or sad, I watch their music videos and I feel happy." She confessed."Well, don't we all?" Elizabeth said."I mean I so much love How you like that and permission to dance. I dance to them everytime I hear them." Elizabeth confessed."Me too! I enjoy them so much!" Mirabel added."I was never a fan of them until my best friend. My best friend literally forced me to listen to their songs and I fell in love with it. I would have to admit I am not really a huge fan of Kpop as much as her." Elizabeth tells Mirabel."That's really nice. I ho
Victoria's eyes widened as the folder in her hands fell on the ground. Her boss was kissing her for the second time and for a reason she didn't know of.Immediately, she got a hold of herself, she pushed him away from her not in a forceful way and she wiped her lips with the back of her palm. She glared at him."Tonight at eight, meet me at the hotel. Be there on time." He tells her before leaving his own office for her. Victoria staggered back a bit. It was after he left everything dawn on her."Did he just ask me to meet him in a hotel?" She felt insulted by that statement. "Does he think I am a hoe desperate? Oh my goodness? He wants to sleep with me because he thinks I would be comfortable with it?" She felt so insulted as she thought of the obvious reasons he had asked her to see him in a hotel.He was her boss yet she felt insulted. She couldn't believe the man she looked up to for years would think so low of her and it hurt her more because she actually felt her heart flutter u
"The launch date is set and everything is in order. Mr Marcos from Hightech will be available on that day." Rebecca informed Mr Smith."Okay." Mr Smith said. All the while Rebecca spoke, he looked at Victoria who looked at the folder in her hands in an attempt to avoid meeting Mr Smith's eyes. After his conversation with Elizabeth, he thought of many things he could do to make it up to Victoria. He had taken what Elizabeth suggested into consideration and now he had searched on the internet the best place to take a woman to."That's all for today." Rebecca informed him."Okay. You may leave." He tells them. They both turned to leave when Mr Smith stopped them."Not you Rebecca, you can leave. Victoria, wait behind." He told her. Victoria's heart skipped that very moment he asked her to wait. She had been avoiding him for days now and now she was going to be stuck in the same room with the man that hurt her feelings."Me." She pointed at herself wanting to be sure he had insisted she
If happiness was a person, then that would be Elizabeth. She had left work earlier than her supposed time as she had told her director of an emergency which she had to attend to.All through the day, aside from her little argument with Victoria, she had a good day. She had totally put the issue with Victor behind her as she didn't want to have a bad day. Every once in a while, she'd remember Victoria and sigh. She was expecting her best friend to be by her side today and help her out with her clothing and accessories but her best friend has decided to be so suspicious of her new found relationship. She gets baffled everytime she thinks about it.Victoria was always suspicious of her relationship in the past and truly they ended badly as Victoria predicted but she felt Mathew was going to be different. She threw the accessory on her hand on the bed as she groaned in frustration. "Don't do this Elizabeth. You are supposed to be happy. This is supposed to be your happy day. Get behind m
Victoria kicked her shoes off once she was back into her apartment. Tears filled her eyes all through her journey back. It hurts in her chest so much that she wondered why her stomach ached too.His words weren't supposed to have much effect on her yet it did. She had walked away from him and acted like what happened between them never happened.She walked into her room, praying Elizabeth wasn't awake yet as she didn't want to start explaining the situation to her. That night she had not been able to sleep as she tossed and turned on her bed."Oh my goodness!" Elizabeth exclaimed as she stared at her best friend looking like a mess in the morning. "Did you sleep at all? What happened to you? Your eyes are swollen." Elizabeth spoke as she walked towards her friend with concern on her face.She placed her hands on Victoria's eyes to see if she was sick or showed any sign of fever. She touched her forehead to feel her temperature."You seem fine Toria. What happened? You had a nightmare
"Yes." Mr Smith answered without hesitation."Hmm. I see. Do I know her? Who is she?" Landon asked. Mr Smith at that time decided to dig into his food. He wasn't going to talk about who had his feelings all messed up."Let's dig in. The food is almost cold." Mr Smith said dismissively, making Landon roll his eyes at him. "So are you down for my earlier suggestion?" Landon asked."What did you say again?" Mr Smith questioned as he couldn't remember what Landon had suggested they do."Let's go out. To a bar, club, anywhere. Just to get rid of the tension earlier today. The truth is, it's been a long time since I had any woman feel my..." He cleared his throat hoping his signs alone were enough to give the hint he wanted to show his friend.Mr Smith shook his head. "You are always horny. I thought you liked Victoria? Suddenly you want to jump on another?" Mr Smith brows raised in a questioning manner. When he doubted Landon's affection for Victoria, he knew he wasn't wrong and now Lando
Mr Smith said nothing as he looked into the eyes of his friend. He wondered why he had thought that he had feelings for him. He wanted to burst into another fit of laughter but decided against it. He decided to piss Landon off instead.His facial expression changed as he leaned closer to Landon making Landon wary. He grabbed Landon's hands on the table, making Landon's eyes widened."What...what are you doing?" Landon stuttered as he suddenly felt his mouth go dry.Mr Smith swallowed the lump in his throat. He was struggling not to laugh because Landon's facial expression was killing him. "How is it that you are just realising?" He had managed to say without laughing. He wanted to pee on himself just by looking at Landon.Landon removed his hands from Mr Smith's hold and kept it to himself. "Oh my goodness!" He gasped for air."You..." Landon pointed his index finger at himself and then at Mr Smith."You like me?" He asked, wanting to be sure he was hearing his friend well.Mr Smith n
Mr Smith shook his head. "She didn't have any phone call that I am aware of and besides we were fine so I do not understand anything." Mr Smith explained to his friend who didn't seem to believe him.Landon rubbed his eyes with his index and thumb finger. "Fuck!" He cursed as she sat back down on his seat. He had gotten up from his seat when he had offered to drive her back home."Her friend Rebecca told me she was in a bad mood today. Said it had something to do with a relationship. I do not know what to think but I feel she has feelings for another." Landon tells his friend."Rebecca?" Mr Smith questioned wanting to be sure it was the right name he had heard his friend say."Yes. She is a colleague with Victoria. She said Victoria's mood has been down all day and she said it has to do with Victoria's love life and she mistook me for the guy who was supposed to be the cause of her sad mood." He explained to his friend as he sighed deeply.He wanted to doubt that she had interest in s
Landon got up from his seat. "I will be back soon. I have to use the restroom." He informed Mr Smith and Victoria who nodded their heads in response.As soon as Landon left, it became awkward for both Mr Smith and Victoria. Both looked elsewhere except themselves. Mr Smith was tempted to speak to her, to clear the differences between them but he couldn't man up and do it. It was unlike him and he knew it.He was still angry with her that she had left in the middle of the night without letting him know. The waiter came to take their order. "Good evening, Sir, ma'am." He greeted them again respectively, placing their orders on the table. Both nodded their heads in acknowledgment. "You may go for now, we will call you when we need you again." Mr Smith tells him and the waiter nodded his head I'm understanding before leaving them."Victoria." Mr Smith finally called after gathering enough courage and setting his pride aside.He was going to be on good terms with her for the sake of his f
Victoria froze on spot as she seized her breath. The person she had been trying to avoid and also the person who had invaded her thoughts since yesterday was now standing behind her. Her heart began to beat faster than normal. Her palms become sweaty again. She swallowed an invisible lump in her throat as she suddenly felt her mouth go dry."It's okay. We just got here." Landon tells his friend.Mr Smith had not seen Victoria yet as she was backing him. He looked at her hair and shrugged before taking a seat. It was when he sat down that he noticed Victoria beside him. His eyes widened once he saw her, he could tell she was avoiding him as she refused to look his way to see who it was. He guessed his voice had given him away.Landon cleared his throat. He noticed that Victoria wasn't trying to look at Mr Smith and he thought it was because she was caught by surprise having to have dinner with her boss. He expected such a reaction from her but he didn't know why Mr Smith was shocked t