"what did you expect little mermaid?"
"am getting late to go to work so where is my car Alex?"
Cynthia was getting impatient. She woke up only to find her car keys missing from the drawer in the living room and her car gone too. Alex and Alexis, were her aunt's children. Alexis loved the expensive life and denied her mother. She told people that her mother died after giving birth to her and that she had no relative and brother. She hated being poor and traded her body for the money she wanted badly.
"Sweety you are still here?", her aunt emerged from the kitchen.
"aunt my car just disappeared like that Alex and Alexis don't want to tell me where they are!!!."
She grabbed her handbag.
"mother you'll pay for bringing this rich girl here. Her car just went missing and she's blaming me for it."
"I am to work and when I get back I want to get my car in the parking."
"Sweety get going. I'll handle this."
"are you now saying that you'll buy her a new car?"
"I'll get going and tell Alexis to call me when she gets home."
She left. Alexis had turned up the previous night and her mother didn't bother to ask for her nor call her. She was Cynthia's concern then. She arrived at work late. Daniel had left a notice with Nikita to tell her not to go to her office before seeing him.
"what does he want?"
"you are late and he's the discipline master. Go and see him he's waiting for you."
"alright...I'll come back to you later."
Daniel had already seen her down stairs and was prepared for her. He tapped the table as he had his fixed his eyes on the table. She walked in.
"morning Mr. Daniel,"
"what's so good when you are late Cynthia?, what happened?"
he swung in his chair.
"am sorry but I had personal matters to attend to. Am really sorry."
"that doesn't answer my question Cynthia Duran. Where were you?"
"if you want me to tell you where I was then am sorry but I won't. I however promise you that it won't happen again Daniel."
"your promise is not enough and you know what, if you can't tell me then there's no use for you being here."
Cynthia widened her eyes. Daniel was dismissing her from work for not telling her where she was. She wasn't the type to plead nor beg.
"alright then...Goodday."
She headed back to the reception.
"that face says alot.. What happened?"
"what happened is that Daniel doesn't want me here. He has sucked me but it's Ok... We'll talk later."
"take care and all will be fine girlfriend. I'll drop by."
"sure...take care."
BEAUTY BRAND called for a meeting later in the evening at the advertising agency. They had made their decision and all that awaited was to begin working on the lotion. John went round looking for Cynthia and when he couldn't find her he just went to the boardroom hoping to find her there. She wasn't there. The meeting had begun already and he couldn't ask Daniel or Zarry.
"Mr John we didn't want to reveal our choice without your presence so we will do it now that you are here."
"sorry was caught up a bit", he forced a smile.
"Well then. We've chosen Cynthia. She is what we need for this lotion".
Zarry gazed over to Daniel. She knew what was to follow and tried to cover it up.
"Cynthia will be coming in the middle of the day. She wasn't feeling well so she's gone to the hospital."
The meeting was dismissed
