Someday Soon. By Hassanab

Chapter Eight

Has i grabbed the door knob i did a silent prayer to the lord before pushing the door open, then waited for my uncle to come in immediately they sensed our presence the room went silent, you could even hear the sound of a pin drop due to how silent the room has become, so i held back all the feelings inside of me as I strode to the CEO' s chair, so i sat down on it, and i could see different kind of expressions on their faces, ranging from pure shock to dissatisfaction while others went with the normal confused look the only look that was showing glint of approval was the one that came from the person that matters the most, so I cleared my throat and choose my words carefully due to how tensed the room has become,  "I welcome you all to this meeting, I know that some of you have questions to ask,not to worry it will all be answered in due time, as of now let's go with the normal procedure and let's the reading begin, gesturing to the secretary to begin with the reading of the minutes".

After the reading of the minute, it was time for the topic of the day which was where I was to be introduced to the board members, my uncle Umar decided to the honour and started introducing me to my father's partner has they came and shook my hand one after the other offering their heartfelt  congratulations has they proceed back to their seat, after that it came to the part where they  voice out their concerns and I wasn't surprised when one of my father most trusted ally laid his concern about me not being totally dependable because of me being a bachelor and I could see several others nodding their heads in approval except for the few persons including unlce Nasir that weren't in support.
I smiled trying to hide the disdain I felt towards my paternal uncle knowing fully well that he is the mastermind behind this charade trying my best not to let the cat out of the bag when my eyes met with uncle nasir pleading with me not to blow my cover, so I decided to change my initial plan and go with the new one  just to abide by the plan.

I explained to them that "I will be getting hitched pretty soon and as a matter of fact that there presence are also required to grace my upcoming nuptial", I could see the grin appearing on their faces has they all seemed satisfied for now,  so I brought their attention to the ideas and expansion that I have for the company to bring it to greater heights has I show them using  the slide show has a trajectory to what I would do in the near bye future which gained a lot of applause and I could see relief creeping on their faces has a lot heaved a sigh of relief.

That was how the meeting came to an abrupt end when there was nothing left on the table to discuss so I dismiss the meeting and was quickly seconded by my favorite uncle.

As I stood up as a sign of respect to them has a lot of them where my father's colleague while a few of young ones  took after their parent's shares.

Uncle Umar came and gathered me in a hug displaying affections to others looking from outside would seem genuine, but didn't even sway me a bit.

So I put the remaining brief that I shared with the members during the meeting back into my briefcase has I vacated the room, and left for the elevator due to all the events that happened which had taken a toll on me, and even the office environment has began snuffing the breadth out of me.

As I honked alerting the security guard of my arrival so as to open the gate which he scampered to do so, after being successful I zoomed in and drove inside the garage and parked my car , exiting without my briefcase removing my dress coat and loosing my tie has I made my way to my wing throwing the coat on the sofa and removing my shoes also, has I entered the bathroom to shower in the hope of relieving the stress that i went through today.

I put on the robe has I came out of the bathroom it was the shrill cry of my phone that prompted me to pick up my phone , before I could pick the call it got disconnected, has I was about dialing the same number it was the notification of an incoming message that stopped me has I viewed the message after reading the message I decided to do the needful, so I put on a white kaftan with a cap perched on my head to match with it and decided to wear comfy palm sandal has I left for meena's house.