A Meeting

Chapter Three

Milo Anderson.

Everything is prep and ready for the meeting and I am happy that I was able to meet the deadline I hope my boss will be impressed with me though.

I knocked on Mr. Grant office door.
Come in. He said
I have the report if the summary ready for you sir. I said.
Put it on the table I hope I won't be having any problem with it. He said.

I could answer him because his phone  interrupted us and he waved me off.
I walked out of his office into the lobby to go and get my Mac book for the presentation in the conference room.
I met some of the board members in the room but not all of them and there is ten minutes before the set time and enough time for me to comport myself. I excused myself to use the restroom.

The boardroom is already filled up with all the expected staff and board members when I walked back in. My boss welcomed everyone and we got into the agenda of the meeting.
It is now my turn to present the source of funding for the summit.
I presented my plan on the big screen.
The accounting department have come up with a plan to get the finding we need for the summit without anyone being at a disadvantage. The business summit will hold for a week and we can swish in a fund raising event to help reduce the cost. I said confidently.
It sounds like a good idea but we don't have the time to plan a event like that with the time frame and plannings we have to do. One of the board members said.
It's not too late to start. Mr. Grant should get right on it. Someone else said.
I shared the estimated cost to arrange for such event to the board members, after deliberating some more the board came to a conclusion and the meeting ended.
My boss exchanged pleasantries and small talk with some of the board members before summoning me to his office.
Milo in my office now. Mr. Grant called me and I followed him to his office.
Explain this summary of accounts to me. He demanded
Sir.... I don't understand. I stuttered.
Which part do you not understand? Am I to teach you your job? Why isn't the account balance. He inquired.
No sir. I am very competent in my job and you know that sir, that is why you hired me. I and my team have being working on it for some time and have calculated it repeatedly but unfortunately we are getting the same result sir. The account is not balanced. I replied.
What is that suppose to mean? What are you suggesting? He asked.
I am sure there is some explanation for what happened sir but I don't have the answer. I worked with the information and number I receive sir. I answered.
I want you and your team in it and recalculate everything without leaving any stone unturned, I mean it and don't let me hire another person to do your job Miss Anderson. He warned.
Alright sir I said and I left his office.

Mr. Grant can be a difficult man sometimes, it is not hard to figure out what is going on here I guess he is in denial of some sort. Now I have to tell my team to reevaluate for the hundredth time, I am sure they would probably curse me within them because they can't say it out loud. I so frustrated right now.

I walked into the briefing room to see my team then I remembered we have a meeting this afternoon.
Thank you all for being here. I said as I walked in. We need to reevaluate our results on the summary of accounts one more time before an external investigator take over it. I know we have done this a lot of time and come up with same result but we have to do it one more time people. Now let's get on it. I finished.
Are you serious? So we are going to do this again? Fowler said. One if the accountants.
Fowler, do you want to keep your job? I asked. He remain silent.
That's what I thought. I said.
No matter how difficult our job is, it is one of the best job and competitive in this part of town so we have to do it.

I am so tired. I am so ready for the day to be over. I drove out of the office after giving the final result to my boss which was the same with the previous ones we did. I am sure I will get his feedback the following day.

I opened the door to my flat and went to my room to have a quick shower. I heard my phone ringing from the bathroom, I wonder who could be calling me, I finished up and looked at my phone to see my friend, Sophia call. I called back immediately.
Hey! What's up? She picked up before I could reply she said, come and open the door.
What? I asked confused.
I am at the door, come and open it. She cut off the call.
I went downstairs to the door and she is there.
Hi. I hugged her. Why didn't you inform me you were coming? I inquired.
Please what's with all the questions? I missed my best friend, can't I come see you again? She said.
Yeah, whatever. A warning would have been nice. She walked past me to the sofa. Sure make yourself feel at home. I said
Thank you. She replied.