The throne's keeper.

Chapter 9 - Similarities.

Khwezikazi.

It's my first day back at work and my first day in a new firm and my first formal day as Mrs Gumede.
This is odd, really odd.

I never thought that I'd have to work as hard as I did just to have my colleagues never adress me with my maiden surname, they will never know how much I put into this, just much how I've Sacrificed for this all for me to be seen as just another statistic of nepotism.

I give my blouse a little shake by my breast area and I take a look at the window of my beat up car and I lean back.

Sanele wanted me to take his Rolce Roys but I didng accept because this exactly what I am fighting against. I am already working against a lot as a woman in my field even getting this promotion was hard work and now I have to fight this ? , I don't want to prove these people righ. My face being in the tabloids is enough.

I walk towards the entrance and I push the button to the lift and I watch at the small screen as the numbers start to count down to the floors that the lift is passing past before I finally hop on and I ride it to the top floor of the building where I am supposed to be collecting all the materials for my new office just like they had said In the communication emails.

When I get to the top floor the doors open up an the busy atmosphere comes to view. Key boards clicking, left right and center and people rushing about pushing carts and of boxes of paper work. It's definitely busy but at the same time you can feel that this is the floor where you need to be at if you want to make it here, I am exactly where I need to be.

At the end of the room it's  line of offices that stretch across the whole floor while cubicles in be hive like shapes sit in front of the rooms. Young Woman dressed in one piece dresses and stilettos and man in tailored suites, who walk with so much pride of what they do. This was me, super hopeful and excited for my new career and now... now I'm not so sure, but I love what I do and I love how far I've come.

"Mrs Gumede, it's a pleasure to finally meet you. I'm Prescilla and I will be at your assistance for the day."
A blonde white lady in a creame one piece dress comes to stand infront of me with a gentle smile on her face and I smile at her too.

"Hy, im pleased to meet you too."
I tell her and she smiles at me again.

"If you will follow me."
She says she stretches her hands towards the direction of the offices as she leads me to what I'd assume is going to be my new office.

And like I had anticipated it's my shiny new office with my name on the glass wall and Senior associate written under it and I smile as I brush my finger over it.

We've made it Khwezi, we're finally here.

I walk into the office and the first thing I notice is the beautiful oak table and the magnificent view behind it.

"When you've settled in, you welcome to read through your case file that I've placed for you on your desk, advocate Nxumalo has gone ahead with the building of the case which you have been assigned to work with for the interim."

"So they trust me to work on this case alone ?"

"Their just trying to get know how you work. And working with advocate Nxumalo is to help you learn the ropes around here."

"Okay."
I accept... for now begins she also nods her head.

"If you need anything just press and hold the  number six in the telephone and it will connect to my desk directly and I can be able to help you with anything you need."
She says and I nod my head at her.

"Thank you."
I tell her and she smiles at me before she walks out.

I sit down on my chair and I give my new table a brush, just to get a feel of the wood as I take in this feeling.