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 happen and damn if anything goes wrong, I won't be able to deal with it because..." Elizabeth cuts her off.Whenever Victoria panicked, she tended to speak faster than normal, more like she was ranting. Having known Victoria for a long time, Elizabeth knew just the right words to say to her to keep her calm."Breathe in Tori!" She spoke through the phone and Victoria did as told."Good." She replied once Victoria did as she instructed."Now repeat after me. I am extremely nervous but I will do just fine." Elizabeth tells Victoria"I am extremely nervous Bee but I'm definitely going to do alright." Victoria assured Elizabeth."That's my best friend. Now where is the girl who could take on anyone without worry?" She asked, making Victoria chuckle."Thanks Bee. That was relieving." She appreciated her friends help."I will do fine right?" She asked her friend again.Elizabeth chuckled. "Of course Tori, you will do just fine. Just take everything easy and ease yourself up," Elizabeth said to her friend with a beaming smile on her face and although Victoria couldn't see her, she knew Elizabeth was smiling at her.Victoria was engrossed in her conversation with her friend that she had not heard the horn of a car. Her pen fell on the floor and she bent down to pick her pen, just then, a loud screech made her fall to the ground in panic.Her eyes widened and her heartbeat raced faster than normal. She did not see the car coming but thankfully it stopped moving before it hit her.She froze on the spot as her heartbeat was not beating at a normal pace. The man driving the car came down from his car and walked towards her.Victoria could only see the well polished black leather shoe of the man but not his face.Coming closer to her, she felt shivers down her spine as his expensive cologne filled her nostrils."Are you daft?" The deep voice of the man snapped her back to reality and that was when she realised she was in front of a car."Are you daft?" The man asked again harshly.It was as if there was a bell in Victoria's head that rang out loud when the man repeated his statement.She raised her head up to meet his stern facial expression and tough eyes with a glare on her face.She wondered who he thought he was to ask her such a question in the manner he used on her."Are you..." She interrupted him harshly."I guess you do not know the meaning of manners. Neither have you ever used that word before or else you wouldn't be asking such silly questions!" She spat out.Her eyes still looked into the eyes of the man."Such audacity!" He chided."You were too busy with your phone that you had failed to realise I was horning for the past three minutes at you." He said, making sure to add the minutes had used to honk his car at her.Victoria scoffed, she couldn't believe he was defending himself when he should apologise to her. He was supposed to apologise to her for almost hitting her with his car and here he was lying to her face that he was honking at her.She laughed sarcastically. "You are such a man!" She chided."You almost hit me with your car and instead of apologizing for your reckless driving, you are defending yourself with such a ridiculous excuse. I am not daft and I definitely did not hear your horn or else I would have walked out of the way!" She exclaimed.Victoria was quite a temperamental lady. Although she is a carefree type and easily attracted people to her with her kind and bubbly nature, she could flare up at the littlest issue and could get angry over matters that weren't big.The man shoved both his hands in his pants pocket. He opened his mouth to say something but couldn't find anything to say and closed his mouth back.He looked at her one last time before shaking his head and leaving her to go back to his car. She had pissed him off but he just couldn't find the right words to use against her and decided to let the issue go as he didn't want to make a scene and he had something important to do."What a stupid man!" She complained as he drove off. She huffed, dust the invisible dirt on her skirts and walked towards the building.************"Welcome to Smiths Technologies Miss Perkins, we hope you understood what you are to do and hope you enjoy your stay while working here," Dylan spoke.When Victoria entered the company, Dylan was already waiting for her and had taken her to her department. He introduced her to the other workers and showed her around.He took her to the analysis room, which was the only place he hadn't shown her and showed her their new products and plannings.Victoria smiled. She was expecting harsh treatment or an unwelcoming attitude from one of the workers but so far no one was interested in doing that.They seemed to be focused on what they were doing which told her instinct they must be in the middle of a very high project.Just as they were about to leave, the door opened. Three men walked in and when the fourth man walked in, Victoria froze.Her eyes widened in shock as her heart began to beat faster than normal again."Good morning Mr Smith!" All the men in the analysis room except for Victoria greeted who was trying to hide her face from the man named Mr Smith."Oh my early morning luck!" She muttered.Mr Smith nodded his head in acknowledgement to them before following the lead of the three men that brought him in. Just as he was about to go further, his eyes met Victoria.The analysis room was cool enough yet beads of sweats formed on Victoria's forehead. She prayed and hoped the man wouldn't recognize her and walk past her but she knew it was impossible unless he had a very bad memory.Mr Smith cleared his throat, "Who is she?" He asked .Dylan answered, "She is the new member of our programming team, Victoria Perkins."Victoria swallowed the invisible lump in her throat as her eyes met Mr Smiths."Who hired her?" He asked.Victoria began to panic with fear. She had seen in movies how people lost their job for having a wrong start off with their boss and she didn't want to be a part of them."Mr Lucky did." Dylan replied.He was wondering why the question behind her employment was being asked. "Is there any problem sir?" Dylan asked.It has come to an end! Victoria said within her waiting for him to tell her she wasn't needed and she should leave.She was sure she would cry in front of them if that happened. It has always been her dream to work for Smith technologies ever since she was a sophomore. Their outstanding achievement has been recognized all over the world and the face of their C.E.O was unknown.She wondered what Mr Smith position was in the company and she wished she hadn't spoken rudely to him this morning."Yes there is a problem." Mr Smith said firmly. He removed his hands from his pants pocket as he stared at her.He felt the urge to laugh when he saw her legs shaking. He couldn't believe she was the one who had spoken to him this morning."I will have to interview her myself to know her capability because girls like her that talk too much always end up messing up their work."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
It was past seven in the night and Elizabeth wondered when Mathew was going to come back. Mirabel and her had gotten along at the early stage but things later got boring and awkward for the both of them that it felt as if she was forcing conversation which she hated.She had watched movies with Mirabel at some point but wasn't so interested in it as she wasn't a big fan of TV compared to Victoria. She checked her phone numerous times to see if she'd get any message from Victoria but she got none and she began to worry. Victoria had always texted her no matter what. She texted Victoria two hours ago but hasn't gotten a reply even when she could see Victoria was online.Heaving a sigh for the umpteenth time, she decided to ask Mirabel the question that has been in her mind since morning. "So Mirabel, when is your brother coming back?" She asked, trying not to sound curious.Mirabel looked at the wall clock. "I'm not sure. He doesn't come back home at a specific time. Most times he's ea