Cynthia Mathews..........hurled the files on to the Mahogany table and stepped back.....
''Whose cheap prank is this.....'' ? she demanded..while the staff were in the dark......trying to figure out what was actually going on.....
''Well i cannot wait the whole day .........'' she voiced her irritation again.......glaring at the red heart shaped Valentine card...with the words I LOVE YOU.........printed in bold on it.....
only then it came to light that someone had left a Valentine Card on their bossess....table...........inside a file..................
accounts clerk.......Ricky.........stood up and walked to Ms Mathews.......Err Madam.........in ten minutes ,,our client will be here.........he began to speak..........and even before he could finish his sentence........the door swung open and a tall well built man walked in ........'''.......There was no one at the reception so i found my own way here.....'' ...the stranger said and saw the Valentine card on the table......''mmmm...Love is in the air.......'' he said and picked up the card..........'.....such insolence thought Cynthia,.........'' I LOVE YOU.....".....he read out so loudly ....as the the staff seated there .......smiled and one of them giggled........Cynthia turned swiftly and stared at the staff who dared to laugh........Rina quickly mumbled an apology and looked down on her notebook...........and began fidgeting with her pen....
"Good Morning all........hope everyone had a good weekend.......''.....another familiar voice greeted....
" Good Morning sir......everyone greeted in unison...........Senior chief excecuitve ,Brian smith......unbuttoned his coat....and took his seat
coffee for everyone..please.....he ordered................the pantry staff shot off at once....
Today we will decide who will be managing all our charity booths........Brian Smith announced......and wellcomed the hot coffee.....
'' Cynthia.....i want you to.........''Brian Smith ....stopped .......as his eyes fell on the red Valentine Card......'''...love card in my meeting room..he enquired ... smiling..
''Love is definetly in the air......the stranger who had walked in earlier ...said...as he amused himself much to Cynthia's chagrin... below the ' The Bold I LOVE YOU.......Cynthia's name was printed.......''Cynthia my dear'''' are you in love........?.........why that is good news...Brian Smith said.........and Cynthia cringed at his words and wished the earth just open an swallow her......the Senior chief had known Cynthia since she was only ten.....and at times he just forgets...that he is in the office,,and all the staff knew chief was fond of Ms Mathews.....and had always treated her like his own grandchild......
Cynthia grabbed the card and dumped in in the trash can and straightened herself
''i have taken care of that........let's get on with our program.....shall we......Cynthia announced and everyone became serious........''
" now where was i......Smith cleared his throat...ah yes''.........Cynthia ....i want you to work with Charity Programmer.and advisor....Marcus Shane.......he is based in Singapore ........''..introduced Brian Smith...and pushed his files towards Shane,.and gestured Cynthia to sit beside Marcus Shane............Cynthia needed this project so... with a polite nod..........she sat beside Marcus Shane and went throuh the papers.....as Shane looked on............she was so beautiful.........slim........shoulder length hair......smart outfit...........but her tongue was like a viper........gosh he thought of that day when he had accidently knocked into her car....while trying to avoid....a cat and it's kittiens....trying to cross the road..''......and before he could come out of his car.........he could see her wild with anger and she was hurling insults ....hair flying all over her beautiful face,, 'You drunk or something.........you fool.........come out.......right now,,,i will smash your face........''.Marcus Shane .....was in a state of shock.......he had immediately deployed his young nephew to talk to her,,,she was like a wild cat .......''miss i am sorry ..my uncle was trying to avoid hitting a momma cat and her kitties.......
'cat ..''..what cat i don't see no cats...........don't lie that there is an uncle in that damn car...........she rushed forward and squeezed ronnie's ears.....the boy began to whine like a puppy..... Marcus was just getting out of the car when a car pulled over and grabbed the wild cat female away.......and Marcus knew in that instant he was smitten by this hornet........for a second he had just wanted to leap out of his car and silence her lips with his.....''
" Mr Shane.........how many days for your approval.........''........Marcus snapped out of his reverie..when he felt someone was talking to him...
Ms Mathews.....i have already approved........Shane replied......eyes travelling all over Cynthia...who crossed her arms over her chest....
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RomanceA SHORT LOVE STORY............CYNTHIA.......A HARSH NO NONSENSE CHARACTER.......WHO HAD NO TIME FOR LOVE AND ROMANCE ............MARCUS........FALLS HEAD OVER HEELS IN LOVE WITH CYNTHIA........RIGHT F...