It's Wednesday evening and I'm just settling down from work. I will be leaving this suite tomorrow evening so I need to tell Liam in advance. It's been nearly three months and I can't believe I and Liam haven't been in touch. The last time I called he sounded so weak and was complaining of how busy he had been during this holiday. I guess being born into wealth requires a responsibility too, I just hope he's doing fine. I dialed his number and soon he picked
Liam: Hello Tamara, missing me?
Well, thank God he sounds better today than the last time and he even has the strength to tease me
Tamara: I see you're doing better today huh, the last time I called you sounded like a kidnapped victim
Liam: And what would you do if I was kidnapped?
Tamara: Your dad is too capable to let that happen
Liam: What a loser friend
Tamara: Still better than none
Liam: How has work been
Tamara: It's been great, it's a pity school is resuming again, the holiday just flew by like a rocket
Liam: When are you going back to school
Tamara: Next week but before that I will be traveling home tomorrow
Liam: Okay, I will come over tomorrow morning, is that ok?
Tamara: Yeah, come around 11am
Liam: Alright then
We spoke for a while before hanging up. I had to start arranging my things though I have been putting things in order for some time now, this hotel is indeed one in a million and I won't forget it.
The next day, Liam visited and I even prepared lunch for both of us after that he dropped me off at the airport where we parted ways. I spent my last summer weekend at home like I promised my mom and returned back to school the following Monday.
I resumed my studies and also went to work on Saturdays. On one of the Saturday, we were busy in the late hours of the afternoon when Mr. Mark called me out
Mark: Tamara can you lend me a few minutes of your time?
I looked up at him and replied
Tamara: Ok
He left and I followed him. In his office he asked me to help him gather some materials which turned out to be a review of our work during the week, while gathering them he explained that every department submits a weekly review to the vice president who will later summit them to the president and this is to ensure that we're putting an effort to achieve something every week. Our chit chat went on and then I heard him ask
Mark: Do you have a relationship with the vice?
Tamara: No
Mark: What about the president
I was short of words coz I don't know what to answer regarding the fact that Mr. Holland is a secret boss so I looked at him confused and then he chuckled and asked again
Mark: What's your relationship with Mr. Holland?
Hearing that I was a little relieved coz since he knows the name of the boss than she must know him as well so I asked
Tamara: You know the boss?
Mark: Most of the head staff knows him
Tamara: Oh, there's no relationship between us, it's just that he was the one who offered me this job.
Mark: He came looking for you?
Tamara: Yeah, he said someone referred me to him
Mark: Oh, I see but you do see him often
Tamara: No, I have only seen him once ever since he approached me for this job
Mark: Oh, it's alright but you might be seeing him often henceforth
Tamara: (surprised) how
Mark: I won't be submitting this review from now henceforth so who knows (he shrugged)
Tamara: Why will I be the one submitting the reviews?
Mark: I don't know, you might want to ask the vice. Take the reviews to the vice office
I looked at him confused, not understanding anything
Mark: (smiling) it's ok, go and report back
Tamara: Alright
I left the workers building to the executive building and soon I'm at the vice office. I knocked and heard "come in" before I opened the door and went in. Inside the office our vice Mr Josh was sitting in his desk and as soon as he spotted me he greeted
Josh: Hey Tamara, long time no see
Tamara: Good day vice
Josh: Good day, you're here with the reviews?
Tamara: Yes
Josh: Ok, come let me show you his office
Tamara: Who's office?
Josh: Our president, you will be submitting your reviews to him
I followed him out of the office to the elevator all while struggling to put my emotions in check. Am I really going to see Mr. Holland? The elevator opened and we stepped into a floor similar to the second floor just as we were entering through another angle. Now that I think about it, I realized that the elevator we took is different from the one I usually use. We stopped in front of a door and Josh knocked before opening it. He went in and I followed like a lost puppy and then inside the office I saw him, the almighty Holland guy that shows up once in a blue moon. The office is so cozy and refreshing but I couldn't admire it because there's something worth more admiring, even I myself can't believe I'm having these thoughts. I heard Josh which brought me back to live
Josh: So Tamara I present to you our unfriendly president Mr Vincent Holland
I looked at the Vincent Holland and he wasn't even paying attention to us, it's only now that he dropped the document he's holding and looked at me for awhile before saying
Vince: Why are you standing? Have a seat
I went to sit and Josh also took a seat on the sofa. But then Mr Holland said to him
Vince: You can go back to your office
Josh: What do you mean
Mr. Holland didn't reply and he said to me
Josh: Alright then Tamara, submit the review let's go
Tamara: Ok