Made - Episode 15

 

I sat at the entrance of the cyber cafe at the mains impatiently tapping my fingers on the wooden desk. I checked my watch. It was 10:am. Jared should be here by now. After being fired, one of my employees at the cyber cafe lost a very close relative and had to go home to help with the burial preparations.  Such a sad coincidence.  Instead of finding someone to hold the position while he was gone i decided to take up the task for myself to keep busy . Jared was supposed to report today but he was running late. I looked at my watch again then sighed resigning to the fact that i might be there longer than i had intended. 

Two weeks had passed since i was fired. 

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A week ago Philip had shown up at my doorstep. Having so much on my mind i had developed a jogging routine every morning before going to work to help me get a new perspective on everything that was going wrong in my life. I had opened the door as usual only to find Philip at the verge of knocking. Quite a sight he was. He was wearing blue sweatpants with a black sweatshirt and a towel strung around his neck. He was from the gym. Suits did not do him much justice

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. Though taken aback by the sight infront of me, i pretended not to acknowledge his presence walking past him then pausing a few meters away arms akimbo.  I hated his height sometimes. I had to look up at him even though i was mad at him to the brim.

"Please Daniella, i just need a few minutes of your time."

With that

kind of tone i was willing to give him a whole day. I almost felt pity for him though not in the sense that he needed it. I kept quite as if in thought then said, "okay."

"Can we talk inside?"

I didn't say anything.  I moved and opened the door wide ushering him in. We settled on opposite seats with a coffee table standing in between.  I rub my thighs waiting for him to begin with whatever he had to say. He was rubbing his palm against each other clearly at loss of where to begin.

"Am sorry Daniella for the way i reacted. Despite everything alleged i should not have done that."

Not wanting to let up easily, i kept quite searching through my mind on the best response to give.

"So what exactly are you sorry about," i retorted bluntly.

I noticed the flush of emotions across his face. Hurt maybe..i wouldn't know.

"Look Danny i came here to apologize. It seems it not being received as i thought." Dissapointment written all over his face, he stood and made for the door. 

"Phil...wait......ouch!" I hit my knee at the edge of coffee table freezing both our tracks.  I could hardly stay still. I clumsily hopped with one leg back to where i had perched before. You know that painfully sweet feeling test and how it goes on till it subsidises. I continued to rub my knees for a while, Philip who was now more calm had also resumed his previous position.

"Phil am sorry for my blunt words _its just that you treated me so poorly that day. I thought there were protocols which guides on what to do when such things happen... i just wanted to make you feel hurt the way i was am real sorry."

"I think i deserve it." He smiled revealing a beautiful set of deep dimples.

An uncormfortable silence fell between us.

"So i geuss you are going to proceed with the project without me."

"No!" Came an abrupt answer. 

What exactly was he saying. Though not much , this was a breakthrough into being more independent within a company that had done well to limit the horizon of his workers. 

"What do you mean? You know well i won't let you do something stupid after that stunt i pulled for you. " I said with finality.

"Hey.....relax....i just pushed the dates to next month to give me time to clear this mess."

"What about Mary _ your assistant," i inquired in a sarcastic tone. 

"You could have fooled me. Is that jealousy i hear on someone's tone?" 

"Jealous _ me _no_ of what really?

I instinctively jumped off my seat without minding the table. I started rearranging the books on the shelf in an alphabetic order, a pathetic attempt to disguise my emotions. I had a nack for such things.  I rememberd that day. How Philip had treated me not wanting to hear my side of the story. Anger kindled within me but i managed to control it. I turned to face him. My demeanour had changed. 

"Do you believe me now?"

He hesitated. 

"Does it matter? ....i mean am going to do all i can to have you reinstated.  Isn't it that all that matters?"

I looked at him not believing the load of nonesence that just came out of his mouth. It hit me like cold water in a winter morning. My integrity did not matter to him.  

"Phil let me get this straight.  You are here to apologize not because you believe me when i say i did not dot it but just because you want me back?"

"Danny how am i supposed to know if it came from your account or not? You are good at your job and you deserve a second chance."

Now i just want to hold his ears and peg them on the wire lines. Who needs a second chance when he did not mess up the first one in the first place?

I looked at him sizing him up at the same time. I calmly headed for the door opened it and remained in that position holding the door handle.

"Am a fool to have thought that you came here to tell me how wrong you were about me. Now it seems nothing will exonerate me not even the character i have always shown to you my boss _ i'd rather stay at home and focus on chanelling my energy somewhere else it can be appreciated. You can leave because we are done here."

I looked away. I could hear him stand up from his seat and the shuffle of his feet as he made for the door. When he came to where i was he paused. The smell of his masculinity filled my nostrils. 

"Danny i.....myself need you back there. Am sorry if........"

"Shhhh.." i said shaking my head then pointing at the open door. 

He sighed and with dropped sagging shoulders left. I banged the door behind and sank on the carpet face buried on my hands. What was i to do? I actually liked this guy.

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Hey boss i wont be able to make it to work. I had a little freak accident and had to check into a hospital.

   Jared

Attached was a photo of Jared's leg bloody lying in a hospital bed. I cursed, i had no option but to continue with this day's work.  It wasn't a hard one though. Printing, scanning, typing and helping others with whatever they desired that i could offer. The day was less busy. At about 2:00 pm only three people remained leaving twelve computers unoccupied.  One girl had headphones on downloading music on her ipod. Another one was zooming from one site to another. He had a hoodie on blocking me from seeing his face. A middle age woman was busy typing on the ms-word app. I sank deeper into my chair concentrating on the screen before me. It was just a matter of time before it got busy again. I opened my facebook account then looked at my timeline. I had already pulled down the job taker post. I got off my timeline and got into checking other people's stories. Nothing interesting. I scrolled down again. There it was. An updated profile of Caleb, his wife and twin boys.This is just great. My heart sped up while i held my breath. I scrolled down a few post then sped back up.

Read " Imagine Mountains " by the same author ( DORSILA ANYANGO )

. Wow! It just drove me to the point that my day was ruined. I bit the tip of my thumb in anger. I thought of the time and emotions i had wasted on this guy and the painful memories he had left me to deal with. For a moment i wished i never met him, known him or have anything to do with him. Calm down Dorsila...its just a picture..Who are you to tell me its just a picture!! Yeah right like you dont care about what he did to me. I dont care what you say inner me but i think i deserve to be angry for this....It's soo unfair.

I looked at the picture unable to scroll up or down.

"Excuse me."

I stopped gazing at the screen, looked up only to find all the three customers lined up to pay their bill. The girl with the headphone came first, then the lady who was typing wanting her work printef. After finishing with her the hooded guy who had been looking away turned. 

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