All Chapters of It was just ONCE: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

It was finally the annual party for Ellen's company where she works as a P. A to the old man CEO. As a member of the company, Ellen was of course invited to be there and she chose to go with her younger sister Amanda.Her father not liking her work place refused to allow her to go to the party in the first place. But her mother intervened on her behalf. So the father finally agreed to allow her to go which made Ellen really happy.Being rich and having everything, it was Ellen's father's dream for her to work at his firm as a CEO. But Ellen always refused because she wanted a working exposure before acclaiming her position as the CEO of her father's firm.Finally the night for the party finally came. Ellen made sure to look extremely beautiful. She wore a grey dress that perfected her curves.She styled her hair and made them curly loosed despite her sister Amanda asking her to have it tied.Ellen put on not so much make ups, she even wanted to go with her bare and natural face. With

As Ellen swang the door opened,and got to the elevator she bumped into Kelvin's cousin; Jeffery.Ellen recognized him last night's introductions, thankfully,he had no idea who she was as Ellen was at the back of the room when he was introduced. Ellen smacked into his chest and he stumbled back, staring at her. Ellen being grateful for the paint on her face because he might have recognized her as her father's daughter, and that was the last thing she needed. Jeffrey smirked at Ellen, clearly finding it funny that she was running out from Kelvin's hotel room."I saw you from afar"Jeffrey giggled. "My to be young CEO in there ? Jeffrey enquired. Ellen dropped her head believing that he couldn't make her out, and quickly nodded. Stepping past him , trying not to touch him. "Are you alright or do you need a lift home?"he said to Ellen, making her stop moving away from him. "what?! do you give any girl you come across a lift to where they're going to?. Ellen chuckled at him but he kept s

As Ellen got into her room she shut the door behind her, locking herself up in the room. When her little sister realized she had returned from the hospital, Amanda went knocking on her door expecting to hear a response of access to the room, but it wasn't so, all Amanda could hear was wailing from her sister's room;she tried opening the door but couldn't open. Amanda then started screaming Ellen's name to open the door and stop doing that to herself. The McArthur's family was a Christian one and so Amanda started admonishing her elder sister with some kinds words such as ,all hope wasn't lost, everything happens for a reason big sister ,she uttered. During the time of Amanda screaming to get her sister to come open the door, their mother had left to the hospital with the family's driver. On arrival, the doctor gave some drugs to Mrs McArthur instructing that her husband needs to be taking them because he was going to be discharged and he wasn't going to be under the supervision of th

On the night she was thrown out of their house by her father, she had one friend she was close to during her college days. When her friend ,Winnie saw how devastated Ellen looked when she got to the knock on her door,she immediately asked Ellen to come in. After offering her water and drink Winnie then asked "to what do I owe a visit at this moment without even a call?"Ellen had drank up to half of the water she was being offered;she was tearing and this pricked Winnie to care for her friend what could possibly make her cry, meanwhile she asked Ellen to try and take the drink since she hadn't touched it for like 50minutes she came in. Winnie managed to convince her friend and so she did take the drink. Ellen started talking", I need you to accommodate me in your house for something please ,as I look for a permanent place to lodge. Winnie said "are you okay? what happened to your family house? Ellen was quiet for a while,then chipped in she would tell her everything in the morning, sh

it was very late when Ellen was sacked from her friend's house. In the cub ,she was contemplating where to alight and so she was just looking out to find an orphanage home or a guesthouse, though the money on her wasn't enoughFortunately she spotted a guesthouse and asked the cub driver to alright her there. She got off from the taxi ,then asked the driver to wait for. She proceeded to the reception counter then found out if there was a room available; Ellen was lucky since there were just three rooms left unoccupied. She then asked for the price of the room per night and since the price range was within the money left on her she booked the room for three nights. Ellen left to get her luggage from the cub, with the help from the driver and the female receptionist she could get them into the room she paid. She was every hungry so order food from the guesthouse to be sent to her. After taking her shower,she heard a knock on her door ,she asked;"who's it please?. it was the Joyce,the