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55. A COSTLY TRUTH
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THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 56. DEBT
Immediately, I followed him to his office and he walked to his table to bring out a brown envelope which he handed over to me. “There is a seminar for journalists at Pennsylvania this coming weekend and an invitation has been sent to us. Would you like to go in our stead? I am asking you this as the boss and not as a friend” he said to me and I stood there for a moment I knew about the yearly seminars but I never had the grace to attend one since only one employee could represent their company. I was too stunned to speak because I wasn’t expecting such an offer from him, it had never crossed my mind. As happy as I was, I also felt hesitant. I didn’t know if I should be happy with the offer or if I truly deserved it. “I don’t know what to say. There are other people who might be more qualified than me, so I don’t know if I should receive this or not” I told him truthfully He was taken aback by my response, I guess he didn’t think about such a situation when he wanted to offer me. H
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 57. DISCOVERY
PETAL’S POV Since I confirmed that I would be attending the conference at Pennsylvania, I was given two days break to prepare myself since they were necessary items required for the trip. After packing everything I needed, I decided to visit Vera’s grave before going to play with Pureza at the orphanage. On getting to her gravesite, I saw that it was untidy and overgrown with weed. It wasn’t like the others that were kept neat so I had to ask one of the workers there why it was so. “We only repair and keep the gravesite of those that paid their required money clean” she answered and a soft “ah” left my mouth “So how much do I pay and where do I pay to?” I asked and I was directed to the appropriate quarters. Immediately I paid, they cleared everything that was there and the place was sparkling clean in minutes. “I am very sorry for coming late. There is nothing I could have done since I didn’t know what happened. I had always felt bad for taking your position but that pushed me t
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 58. SCALING THROUGH
I had thought she would alight from the car to confront us but she only glared at me for a few seconds and the car moved forward. I dropped the food in my hand slowly as I lost my appetite but since I didn’t want to ruin the joyful experience for Stanley, I picked it up quickly and flashed a fake smile when he turned to me.“I didn’t do anything wrong. We are only out as friends” I told myself over and over throughout the time I was with him.That was what helped me enjoy the moment with him without putting what happened between me and his mother into consideration.“I want to try more. Recommend every delicious food and I will eat them all” he told me happily and giggled like a little child around me, making me slightly embarrassed but he was cute enough so I let it slide.We finished our food tour in a little over two hours and he took me home, watched me go in and was sure that I was safe before he left for his own house.****STANLEY’S POVI hated going home ever since I had my ow
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 59. CRUEL FATES
Tolu and I left the dinner early since I was afraid to taste anything at the venue due to the trauma of someone lacing my food or drink with something else. We went to the hotel’s restaurant itself and had another meal which I ate in peace since it was sure no one would do anything to that one.“Do you want me to show you around Pennsylvania? I grew up here” she suggested and I agreed immediately since I didn’t have anything doing.Seeing her order for a cab, I countered her and claimed that it would be too expensive but she only chuckled. Pulling out her black card, she remarked “Even if the cab takes me through the whole of this country, this card will not feel the money deducted from it” My jaw dropped. I didn’t know the amount in the account but for her to make such a statement then she would be filthily rich.“I see… I understand” those words dragged out of my mouth and she smiled at my expression“I got adopted into a rich family and they take care of me like their own child. W
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 60. APART
PETALS’ POVI came back from the conference and slept throughout the weekend. Tolu got me exhausted to the core on the last day because of the tour we went on but I enjoyed them all so I couldn’t even blame her. As soon as my plane landed, I called Stanley to inform him that I was back but I would be staying indoor till Monday because I needed a proper rest and he told me to take all the time I wanted.I resumed work on Monday to find something surprising on my desk. There were series of letters and gifts from people I didn’t know their names but with the contents, they were my office coworkers.“Thank you for helping Vera rest in peace” “Vera is so lucky for having a replacement like you”“I’ll cheer you on just like I did for Vera”“I couldn’t protect Vera, thank you for protecting her even in her death” and many more.As I scanned through the letters and gifts, tears fell down my eyes. Vera had people who loved her too, she just might not know. She had people who wanted to dig out
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 61. TO BLOOM
Upon placing a call through to Pamela, she told me that she was at home and I wondered if I was either at the wrong address or she had moved again and didn’t inform me.“What do you mean by you are at home? I am in front of your door and your landlady said that you haven’t come here in ages” I argued“I am always at home, I only come in late and leave early so it’s understandable” she defended and a cab brought her to the front of the house in minutes“You said you were at home though” I still countered when she dropped down from the taxi“I thought you called before coming so I told you I would be around, I didn’t know that you were already in front of my house” she explained“Well, it’s great to see you again. Are you going to stand there all day?” I asked, opening my arms for a hug and she rushed into it.We both hugged each other tightly as we giggled and ranted about how much we have missed each other.“Let’s go in. We have a lot to catch up on” she said and we both went into the
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 62. STANDING UP
We finished the glass of wine in our hands and ran around the sea shore while giggling and holding unto each other. We needed no other definition anymore, it was clear what we are to each other now and to be honest, I still couldn’t believe that I had opened my heart again for Stanley.I had sworn never to get involved with him anymore in my life but being the funny bitch life was, I just had to get paired with him again and since my pride won’t put food on my table, I had no choice but to carve in to the circumstances surrounding my situation.“Do you want to sleep here or go back home?” he asked me as we settled down on the sand“It wouldn’t be bad to listen to the gentle sound of the waves as the night passes” I answered with a chuckle and he took that as a yes.The wind was becoming colder so we had no choice but to go back to the cabin and rest up for the night.He dropped me at home the following morning and I quickly got dressed up and packed everything I wanted before the Chai
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 63. RECONCILIATIONS
As soon as Bea carried the box out of the office and headed to the storage room, one of the guys from the construction department saw her heading there and rushed forward to caution her that she shouldn’t visit the room for that moment since construction had started.On getting there, she was already in the room and dropped the box but her leg collided with one of the planks on the floor and others came crashing. Thankfully, his intervention was timely as he rushed to stop the falling planks.“Get out right now” he yelled at her but she was frozen with horror as she shut her eyes tightly, waiting for her doom to come.“Right now! Get out of the door” another round of yelling sounded through the room and this time around, she was sane enough to hear and rush out of the door.“What do I do? How do I help you?” she panicked as she watched him struggling with the heavy planks “Just push the bell by your left side” he groaned, the weight of the planks dawning on himBea fidgeted as she pu
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