Unbreakable Bond

Chapter 7; Meetings and proposals.

*Ayesha*

*Abuja, Nigeria. *

*Indila--Love story*

ENGAGE ME, Y'ALL!

I silently prayed mom would call Fara to come home to help her do something so that she just leaves me alone, but I guess Allah said, ''No''.

''Here's your schedule'', Khadijah handed me the iPad after we exchanged pleasantries while Fara looked around mumbling something about a lot of changes been made since the last time she came.

''please could you shift this meeting till 2pm? I have to meet with Alli Khurana after lunch'', I told her referring to a meeting with a client that was fixed for after lunch.

''but--''

''it's a private meeting and please do everything in your power to shift every other thing out of the way'', Fara butted in, and I turned to her with a glare.

Khadijah went on to further brief me about her call to some clients I asked her to reach out to yesterday. 

''will you have coffee?'', I asked Fara after we had settled in my office.

''yes please, thank you'', she said looking up from the movie she was engrossed in on her phone immediately she sat.

''you know you'll have to leave that place when he arrives, ko?'', I questioned as I made two cups of coffee for both of us.

''hmmm'', she hummed and I glared at her but remained silent.

''thanks'', she murmured as I handed her cup to her while I sipped mine.

''I'm having a meeting now so please 100% composure'', I told her as I settled back behind the desk.

''urgh! I thought conference rooms are available?'', she questioned.

''it's just a briefing girl so...'', I pointed out, counting the seconds before Mahmud walks in.

Exactly five seconds later, one of the company's best architects walked in and my all-time most trusted worker after Khadijah. I award him with most of our projects and he never fails me.

''Assalam Alaykum, Ma'am'', he greeted as he walked in.

''wa alaykum salam, Mr. Aliyu'', I replied with a smile, my eyes momentarily darting to Fara who cuddled discreetly on the couch by the far end of the office.

''another day to remind you that Mahmud is fine, Ma'am'', he said lightly and we both chuckled.

''please, let me just stick to the official title, don't mind my dad for letting everyone normalize informal identity in this space'', I said dismissively.

''no problem.'',

''you may proceed'', I ordered and he dropped the file of the project he is working on in front of me.

''this is what I and Mr. Danbatta concluded on'', he started when I flipped the file open to meet a picture of a breathtaking duplex in view then the blueprint and floorplan was beneath it, ''and this is what we've been able to pull off so far'', he pointed to the pictures on the next page which showed maximum progress on the site.

''it's slowly coming up'', I mused flipping through all of the pictures and nodding impressively at his work.

Normally, I'd never let my employees show me pictures of a site I entrusted them on but because Mahmud has been tested multiple times and he proved himself at all times did I give him the privilege.