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Chapter 3
The day went by swiftly, to my excitement. From when I woke up till now, it was a minute past nine and I was supposed to be at work by eleven. As I sipped my fruit juice, I decided to go through my laptop to pass the time.
I went through the internet. Articles, mostly nerdy, scientific stuff, then I came across something.
It was an article which talked about a stone.This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.
Pfftt! Stone? What was I gonna do with that? I was about to scroll past it but then my hunch told me to read it through.
I always listened to my hunch.
It talked about soul containment. Two souls in a body? Awesome! If there was anything like that, I thought.
Then I saw something about China. Was the stone located in China?
I was officially intrigued!
I immediately wrote down important contents of the article. Something about this information pulled me closer.
If my bosses were going to give us an inventing assignment today, then I think I’m going to need this stone.
I didn’t know what it was about this information that fascinated me.
I scrolled past it, but before I did, I placed a tab on it. I was going to revisit it.
By the time I was done surfing through the internet, an hour had already passed.
I had to be in the office on time. I couldn’t afford to be seen as a tardy person in front of my bosses.
I immediately rushed to my room to get prepared. I had just an hour to the meeting. I could get dressed in twenty minutes and drive to work in thirty.
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Evelyn
“Good morning, Mrs Tobias” everyone, including me, chorused. Mrs Tobias was my boss and I had to show courtesy, because I respected her and I wanted to get promoted from my post.
Fuck! My thoughts were so transparent that I couldn’t even lie to myself.
I reluctantly got up this morning after my alarm went off. I lived alone so I had only myself to take care of.
I wanted to be punctual. I had to be punctual in order to get the promotion. I wanted Mrs Tobias to notice my punctuality and maybe my other promotional qualifications.
As Mrs Tobias walked in, I saw Elizabeth Monroe and her friend who’s name I didn’t know lingering behind Mrs Tobias
“I’ll help you with your hand bag. It looks heavy” I heard Elizabeth say to Mrs Tobias
What a sly bitch she is!
“Ass kissing isn’t going to get you the promotion, Lizzie” Mrs Tobias’s cynical voice rang through.
I heard chuckles from my colleagues. Elizabeth must feel humiliated now.
The thought of it, gave me immense satisfaction. My gaze met with Elizabeth’s and I smirked. Suck on that!
I sometimes wondered why I disliked Elizabeth Monroe so much. We’ve been working in the same space for five years but that bitch didn’t miss any chance to irritate me. She stepped on my toes every fucking time. I obviously didn’t have time for her miscreants, but she always made me notice her.
It was bothersome.
I didn’t know why our boss decided to make she and I run for a promotional exam. My work attitude was supposed to get me promoted by now. I was diligent and I was kind. I knew how to relate well with my co workers
I wasn’t cheeky and indisciplined like someone.
I and Elizabeth’s gaze met again. She seemed to be saying something about me to her friend.
I glared at her.
Holding my gaze, she made her way towards me, with her friend following her.
“I guess you couldn’t keep your eyes off me, nerd” her stupid voice rang through
I hated hearing her talk.
“What is it you want, Elizabeth”
I rolled my eyes. I obviously didn’t have time for her early morning drama. She was insufferable.
“You wanna know what I want?” She placed a cosmetic smile on her face. “I want you to step down. Let go of the promotional offer. It was mine in the first place”
My scornful gaze raked her through and through. She was totally delusional. Was she using?
I had to sound confident here. It was Elizabeth and her friend against me. Two against one, that meant I had two egos to crush!
I forced a laugh. I felt it was the best thing to do in this scenario
As fake as my laughter sounded, I still dragged it on and on
I could see Elizabeth’s expression. She was livid. Red and hot! Perfect.
“What?” I asked. “You’re already scared I’m going to get the promotion and you’re gonna be my subordinate?” I mocked
“Don’t get ahead of yourself, dimwit! I’m only saying this for your own benefit”
“My benefit?”
“Yes, sweetheart. I don’t want you to get irredeemably depressed after losing the promotion. I’m just trying to look out for you ” she said in fake concern.
I smiled. “Why don’t you focus on your self. Don’t be a goddamn hypocrite, Elizabeth. Look out for yourself because you’re gonna be needing it more than me”
“Excuse me?” Her voice went up.
At this moment, we had the attention of the entire staff. It was typical. Our colleagues usually looked forward to I and Elizabeth’s fights. It was a source of entertainment to them and a nuisance to our boss.
“I’m just saying that you’ll need to brace yourself up. You got no confidence in your self and that’s too bad. I won’t give up my promotion. Not to someone as undeserving as you” I fired at her.
She scoffed and began to fan herself with her hands.
“Do not jump the gun, Evelyn Thompson. You would be gob smacked when you see me get promoted. We don’t need nerds like you ”
“I’m a glorified nerd, thanks” I replied. “And do you mind shifting a bit? Your unwanted presence here is blocking the rays of sunlight ”
“Of course, I don’t mind, you reek!” She flung her hair like a six year old and walked out of my sight, with her friend following her
That was savage, Evelyn. I bet you burnt her. I hyped myself. I felt and would always feel hurt by the fact that she called me a nerd. It brought back my painful college memories.
I vowed never to let that bitch trample on me. I was going to get that promotion at all costs.