Mr. Maxwell Blackwood and Anna headed back to the ladies room, walking side by side. Megan was beaming with smiles under the dim hallway lights; she couldn’t believe that this was really happening.Mr. Blackwood had taken her to a very expensive hotel that evening and ordered the best of their menu. Knowing fully well that Anna was stalking his social media handles, he made sure to take pictures of the dinner and put it online, the CEO’s main goal was to make Anna jealous.Megan on the other hand could not understand why he set up such a beautiful dinner but yet he barely spoke to her, he happened to be on his phone for most of the dinner. Maybe he had important work, she had thought to herself. Only if she knew that she was just being delusional, believing something that wasn’t there.As a matter of fact, Maxwell wasn’t accompanying her back to the room because he was sweet and romantic, or because he wanted to make sure that she was safe, the only r
After watching Megan fall asleep, I quietly left the room to get some air. It felt hot inside, even with the AC on and so I just had to step out. As I came out to the balcony, I took a deep breath in and let it out, just then I perceived the scent of cigar. I sniffed in again to be sure before looking down to the floor.There was someone seated downstairs by a dim-lit lamppost and it didn’t take me long to recognize him- Mr. Blackwood! I guess I wasn't the only one feeling this heat. Good thing he was outside, I could give him a piece of my heart while the heat within me was yet to die down.I hurried downstairs, taking the stairs as I feared using the elevator by this time; what if something went wrong? I might just be stuck there for the whole night.I got downstairs and quietly walked towards him, he had his back to me but he didn’t seem fazed by the sound of my foot as I approached, he remained still.“Do you have a heart? Are you even human?” I blurted the moment I was close to h
I woke up in the morning to find Megan sleeping very close to me, her arm was on my body. I gently raised her arm and got off the bed, letting it rest on the bed. Staring at her for a few seconds, I turned around and headed for the bathroom to brush my teeth.My first day in Botswana was not that bad, aside from the stress of the day and the drama of the evening, everything went smoothly. I had met this African lady who worked at one of the bars, she was nice to me. I had learnt that she was of both Nigeria and South African descent, and I think she inherited the best of both sides.Her name was Ugochi and even after several attempts at pronouncing it correctly, I still suck. She wouldn’t stop laughing each time I pronounced it, perhaps something to do with my accent. With them, the pronunciations were just deeper.For some reason, I was glad that MB had left me behind, else I would have never gone down to that bar nor met my new friend. I caused quite a stare last night, I had at lea
** ** Anna’s POV ** **“Aside from the fact that I have a little headache, the church service was one of the best things I have experienced in life.” Megan confessed the moment we stepped into the lodge.“Haha! I second that, it was a blast. Who knew African churches were such a vibe, I might just become religious if I stay here a few more weeks.” I laughed.“Wouldn’t even blame you,” Megan said and giggled. “And your friend is really cool, you sure are the best judge of characters.” She praised me, and I blushed.“You mean our friend, you seemed closer to her today than myself.” I joked.“Chill, we can share.” She said in a pleading tone and I laughed. This new found friendship between Megan and I seemed to change the game, we were bonding like we have been pals since forever.“Anyways, any update from Mr. Blackwood?” Megan queried.I pressed my lips together and waved my head. “Unfortunately no, I tried reaching him while we were in the Uber this morning but he didn’t take my call a
“Hi,” the man said with a smile as he turned to face me. “Oh, so sorry. I thought you were someone else,” I apologized immediately. “It is alright, you mistook me for Mr. Blackwood, so I guess you work with him, right?” I squinted my eyes before nodding. “Not quite, it is more like work for him,” I huffed. “Wait, so you know Mr. Blackwood?” I asked curiously. “Yes, as a matter of fact, I am part of the reason why he is here. You see I am the GM of the mining site for which he had come to Botswana.” “You mean the gate man?” I asked in genuine confusion He burst into laughter immediately. “No, I am the general manager, my name is Darky.” He introduced himself and offered a handshake. “Oh, I didn’t know there were two General managers,” I smiled and shook his hand. “I had only met the other one on Saturday, which is why I was confused when you said you were the GM.” He huffed and shook his head. “Yeah
I pulled back in shock, staring at her in disbelief with jaws slacked. She smiled at me with a questioning glare. “Relax, I don’t bite.” Her tipsy voice whispered. And with that, she went back to kissing me. If I thought Jimmy was a good kisser, Megan just made him feel like a learner. I was tempted to let it happen for a few seconds and then I stopped her, gently pushing her up to break the kiss. “Wait… please stop,” I said in a calm voice, trying not to hurt her feelings while struggling to catch my breath. “Why not?” she asked in a whisper, staring at me lovingly “You are drunk, Megan.” I muttered, looking at her with shock still written on my face. “So? That makes it even more fun,” she chuckled. I sighed and waved my head in disapproval. “I am sorry, we can't. It is not you, I just don’t do females,” I said, trying to put it in the nicest way I could think of at that moment. “Oh,” she muttered and then s
** ** Omniscient narrator ** ** There was fear in Megan’s eyes as Mr. Blackwood slowly walked towards her, faced down with his hands dug into his pockets. Maybe she hadn’t thought this through, because what if he feels offended with her actions and chooses to fire her? “Mr. Blackwood, I….” she tried to speak immediately. “No, Megan…” He cut her short, with one finger up signaling her to hush. “I will go first,” he said calmly. Megan paused and swallowed hard. That is it! She was losing her job, she realized she had messed up, she should have been in better control of her emotions. “So… I just wanted to say that I acknowledge my mistakes that led to the unfortunate incident that occurred between us and I apologize for hurting your feelings in that manner, it was never intentional.” Megan’s eyes widened in disbelief. an apology from Mr. Blackwood? That was almost as difficult as putting a cow through a needle, how was th
** ** Omniscient narrator ** ** “Never mind,” he finally uttered, clearly hesitant to say what he had in mind. This was both to Anna’s relief and disappointment. She had been eager to hear what he wanted to say but for some reason, she was also scared of hearing it. “Alright then,” She said with a bit of hesitation and reluctantly walked towards the door. She could feel his eyes on the back of her head as she walked away, she had grabbed the door handle when something crossed her mind. Anna immediately turned around and like she expected, Mr. Blackwood was staring at her. “MB… Can I ask you a question?” He creased his eyebrow. “MB? What is that?” he queried, genuinely confused with what she had just called him. “Oh, short for Maxwell Blackwood.” Anna replied with an enthusiastic smile. She had been waiting since forever to call him that. “Well I don’t like it.” He groaned, immediately expressing his disapproval.