Sad thing episode 10

SAD THING ?
By Christabel Nwoko
Episode 10

It was so magical to see Camila and Stephen discussing like two friends, they asked each other questions that would enable them know more about one another other. When Camila was done cleaning, Stephen requested she sits with him.
"No I can't, I'm working, it's against the company's rules, I can't sit with clients, I don't want to lose my job, it's so important to me right now" Camila said politely.
But Stephen insisted.
"I assure you, that you won't lose your job just because you sat down with me, I already told the manager that you are my friend, so I'm someone you know now" Stephen entered but still Camila refused .
"How would you know? That woman is not nice at all, I don't want trouble please" Camila said.

There was a silence for while and then suddenly, Stephen broke the silence
"What is your qualification?" Stephen said at once.
"I'm a graduate, I majored in Computer science, why do you ask?" Camila responded
Stephen stared at Camila for while as she wondered why a graduate would end up as a janitor and then he asked
"Would you like to work at Shela Petroleum?"
Camila was shocked that she didn't know what to say but when she was able to put few words together, she asked
"Why?, That's too much, why would you do that for me?,.I'm like a total stranger to you"
"Camila, you are not a stranger, I know few things about you, and that means you are my friend now, and friends help each other, you are a graduate and I think you deserve a better job" Stephen replied and Camila nodded
"Thank you so much, yes I would love that alot, that would be great" She replied.

"Today is Friday.......you can resume on Monday" Stephen said
"Really? Just like that? You are kidding right?" Camila said at once.
"No I'm not, with the gold card, the men you would meet at the security post on Monday, would bring you directly to my office, you still have my gold card right?" Stephen said and Camila looked away.
"Oh I knew it, you did something to my card" Stephen said in smiles and he reached out to his suit pocket and he brought out another gold card.
"Here, I will be expecting you on Monday" Stephen said still in smiles as he handed another gold card to Camila.

"Thank you sir" Camila said faintly.
"Call me Stephen, not sir" Stephen corrected and then Camila smiled. Stephen stared at her speechlessly, it was obvious that he loved her smile. With in, he admitted that she was beautiful.
"I would love to have your phone number so i can call you" Stephen finally requested and Camila nodded in acceptance. Stephen then gave his phone to her, so she could type in her number.
Camila was typing in her number when Stephen's aunt walked back in to the scene. Then Camila politely dismissed herself after she had handed Stephen's phone back to him.

Soon after, Stephen and his aunt left but all through that day, Stephen's thought were on Camila
It was obvious that he was so into her.
"There is something special about her" Stephen had thought.

On the other hand, Camila had a busy day but when ever she remembers the new job that Stephen offered her, a quick smile would fill her face.
"God knows that I have been working hard to pay off the mortgage in my house, heaven knows how much I needed this new job, with this new job at Shela Petroleum, I will not only be able to pay off the mortgage, I will also be able to take care of my son and myself, it's high time my son returns to me, I want to be part of his life, Vivian had done enough for me and I deeply appreciate all she had done for me and my son, even though her intentions seems unpure, but nevertheless I appreciate all her effort"Camila thought.

At the close of work, Camila quickly unbuttoned and changed from her work clothes, immediately she stepped out side and took a deep breath of fresh air, her phone rang. She had thought the caller was her son, maybe he took Vivian's phone to call her as he normally do, but when she brought out her phone from her bag, she saw an unsaved number.
She received the call and then she discovered that the caller was no one else but Stephen. Camila's heart skipped beats as she took the call.
"Camila I just want to know how your day went, are you still working?" Stephen had said at the other end of the phone.
Camila told him that she was heading home.
They conversed for a while, they spoke about the new job and Stephen promised to explain the terms of her employment when she resumes on Monday and then they finally hanged up.

When Camila got home, her thought went to Stephen's aunt and she wondered why the woman seemed familiar. But her thoughts slowly went to other things like her fears
"I hope my past won't hurt me, what will happen if Mr Stephen finds out that I was once a drug addict, it would be so embarrassing, he might even send me away, because a reputable company like Shela Petroleum won't want to have an employee like me who is not just inexperienced but has history with hard drugs" Camila told herself, her beautiful face was filled with tears. She always gets emotional when ever she remembers her past addiction to hard drugs and then suddenly she swear a little prayer.
"Lord I don't want to experience sadness anymore, lately you have brought good things into my life, my son now calls me mother and a man who I had thought was heartless and arrogant, had offered me a job in his company, Lord God, please let these good things be permanent and let SAD THINGS disappear from my life permanently"
Camila felt a lot better after she prayed and she then went into the kitchen to fix dinner for herself as always.

Inside a huge mansion, Stephen was in smile, his sudden likeness for Camila had made him curious. No lady had made him feel that way. And ever since they path crossed, he seemed like he was drawn to Camila.
Stephen was undoubtedly a great man in every aspect.
But only this woman named Camila had threw his money back at him, she threw his gold card away without thinking twice, and before that, he was not the kind of man that apologized when he is wrong, but he found him self saying "sorry" to Camila.
Stephen was intrigued by her.
"Why I'm so drawn to Camila? Who is she?" Stephen said to himself.

At this moment, his cell phone rang and he was brought out from his thoughts. He answered the phone at once.
"Boss, I got the information you wanted. Her name is Camila Stephens Bassey, she is 32 years old, she was born in the United State, she's also a graduate, majoring in computer science, She was born into a wealthy family but immediately her parents died, she became bankrupt, her only asset, is the house where she lives but the house was mortgaged and the mortgage bank would take over the property soon" the informant entered
"Oh I see....pay off her debts, do it right now" Stephen ordered
"Yes, sir. I'm currently running more research on her to find out more information about her"
"The information I received are enough for now, thank you and good night" Stephen said at once and hanged up.

The next day, Stephen was sighted at the International Airport at the arrival section of the Airport.
Stephen was so excited to see his mother as he hugged her so tightly.
"Mom, you are welcome, I missed you alot, how was your flight?" Stephen asked as he held his mother so tightly in a warm embrace.
"It was nice son" Stephen's mother replied with smiles as they disengaged from the hug. "Where is my elder sister?" Stephen's mother asked looking everywhere
"Oh she is at home, I went to the office today, I had a lot to take care of, so I couldn't go back home to pick aunt, I came directly from the office"Stephen replied.

"That's okay but where is Camila?" Stephen's mother asked at once.
"I don't understand" Stephen said and then it occurred to him that his aunt had already told his mother about Camila.
'oh I see, some people had been discussing about me behind my back, that's unfair, aunt is going to pay for this" Stephen said in smiles
His Mother smiled as well.
"What do you expect us to do? We want grand children, and getting a wife is the first step, My sister told me about Camila, how you were in smiles when you conversed with her at the restaurant" Stephen's mother said.
"Mom stop it!" Stephen said half shyly.

End Of Episode 10
To Be Continued