Sad thing episode 11

SAD THING ?
By Christabel Nwoko
Episode 11- Second to last Episode

On Monday morning, Camila was at Vivian's house to see her son as always. Little Nnamdi ran into his mother's arms immediately he sighted his mother.
"How are you doing today my son?" Camila have asked in a playful tone.
"I'm fine, mommy, good morning Mommy" Nnamdi replied in smiles.
"Have you had breakfast?" Camila asked
"Yes...... mommy you look so beautiful today" Nnamdi had added and Camila had blushed.
"Thank you son" Camila had said in smiles

"Here I packed you some lunch!" Camila said and Nnamdi smiled.
"I always get hungry at school during lunchtime, no matter how much I eat in morning, I still get very hungry after the long break....this is the first time I'm going to have lunch at school, I won't be hungry today" Nnamdi revealed
And Camila felt bad for her little son.
"Son, I thought you always had lunch with you, what happened" Camila asked curiously
"Aunty Vivian always forget to pack my lunch, she is always in a hurry in the morning and she would only make breakfast before leaving for the gym" Nnamdi explained.
No one can replace a mother, no matter how hard they try. A good mother is thoughtful, caring and irreplaceable. Camila had just realized that his son needed her.

"where is Vivian? You mean she had left to the gym already but it's only 6:45am" Camila finally said
" mom when are we going to live together? " Nnamdi cut in
"Very soon my son, I love you so much and I know aunty Vivian loves you too in her own way, we should be thankful that she raised you, and you have turned out to be a fine young boy"
Camila replied and hugged her son tightly.
The school bus finally arrived and Camila waved her son goodbye.

As Nnamdi left for school, Camila hurriedly left for the Shela Petroleum group, it's head office was located at the mainland of the city and Camila had the golden card to lead her way. In two hours, Camila who was stucked in traffic for an hour, finally arrived at her destination, she walked into the huge green building with a massive gate and pressed the bell button that was by the side of the gate.
In no time, a Gallant security man, came to the gate.
"Hello, good morning ma" The security man said politely
"Good morning sir, please I'm here to see your boss, Mr Stephen Bode" Camila said softly.

"Ok, do you have an appointment with him?" The security man asked and Camila nodded and said "yes".
"Any proof?" The security man asked again.
And then Camila remembered what Stephen had told her at the restaurant."with the gold card, the security man you would meet at the security post would send you directly to my office" Stephen's words echoed in Camila's ears, she immediately reach out to the gold card in her hand bag and she hold it up, "here, I have his gold card" Camila replied and the security man nodded and asked
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"What's your name?"
"Camila Bassey" she replied.
"Ok, please hold on, let me confirm" The security man said.
In few seconds, Camila had walked in to the fine building.
"This way leads to the elevator, take the elevator to the first floor, Mr Stephen's office is at right" another security man told Camila.
In few minutes, Camila had walked in to Stephen's office and the young man was so excited to see her even though he pretended like he was not.
"You are welcome, how are you? I hope no troubles" Stephen said and Camila Replied politely.

"Here is your employment letter, one of the staff would take you to your office, you are welcome to Shela Petroleum group" Stephen continued
"Thank you sir" Camila said nervously
"Not again!... Call me Stephen" Stephen said smiling.
"But you are my boss now, I have to Accord you some respect" Camila explained
"But no one is here, we are alone, you are my friend, feel free to call me by my name whenever we are alone" Stephen said as he smiled mischievously.

Later that same day, Camila was introduced to everyone in the company.
"This is our new Business analyst, her name is Miss Camila Bassey" Stephen introduced her to everyone and she was warmly welcomed.
"Apart from being our New business Analyst, Miss Camila is my friend, make sure you treat her respectfully and nicely" Stephen added and Camila smiled with in.
She wondered why Stephen was being so nice towards her.
"Mr. Stephen has changed my life, I can't believe I got a job at Shela Petroleum, even when I don't have any experience and my salary is 700 hundred thousand naira this is too much, Lord God thank you" Camila thought in smiles

Few days after, Camila got the alert of 500 hundred thousand naira on her cellphone, when she found out that the money was via Shela Petroleum group, she ran into Stephen's office.
"Sir" She said immediately she walked in to the office and Stephen said "correct yourself, no one is here"
"Hmmmm.. Steve" Camila said in smiles.
"Better, I'm a young man oh, I'm only 37 and everybody wants to kill me with respect, I might permit other people but not you" Stephen said in a playful tone and Camila laughed so hard.

After the playful chat, Camila went straight to the point
"Steve, half a million was transferred into my account via the company's account" Camila revealed
"Oh that, I instructed the Accountant to send part of your salary into your account, you might need to get something for yourself, you know!" Stephen responded and Camila was so surprised.
"Sir... Sorry Steve, don't you think it's too early, I just started working here, few days back" Camila entered
"No it's not too early, please take care of your needs and by the end of the month you would get the 250 balance" Stephen said smiling.
"Thank you so much, I appreciate everything you do for me, God will bless you" Camila prayed and Stephen was impressed."She is not a free loader, she has integrity, I like this girl alot" Stephen had thought as soon as Camila left his office.

Camila returned to her office with excitement and gratitude to God.
"With this money, I can start paying off the mortgage, oh thank you God" Camila had thought.
Camila called the mortgage bank to let them know that she was ready to start her repayment. But then she got the news that left her speechless.
"Your debt is cleared off, Mr Stephen Bode Cleared all you owe" Camila listened in disbelief.

Camila immediately headed back to Stephen's office, Stephen was with some staffs but he dismissed them immediately he sighted Camila.
"When you are done, send the report to my PA" he said and when those workers left, he ordered Camila to take a sit.
"Sir... I mean Steve, you have done so much for me, I'm so grateful, I just called the mortgage. Bank,.... life happened and mortgaged my house...... I can't believe you paid off everything I owe, thank you" Camila said in tears. Stephen walked closer to her and offer her a handkerchief.
"It's okay Camila, you don't even have to thank me, we are friends right? And friends always help each other" Stephen said calmly and Camila smiled through her tears.

One day, it was a weekend, Camila visited Vivian and she told her how much things had changed for her good.
"I got a job at Shela Petroleum and the pay is good" Camila announced without revealing much details and Vivian congratulated her. "Wow that's a good news, I'm happy for you" Vivian said, for the first time she looked really happy.

"Vivian I know you have done so much for me and I appreciate you a whole lot, Thank you for all you did for my son, but I want to plead for your forgiveness, if I have in any way wronged you, please forgive me, I can't forget how you stood by me, when my marriage with Emmanuel crashed, or when I slumped at the entrance of my house, you saved my life, if not for God.... and for you, I don't think I would have been alive today" Camila said in tears and Vivian walked closer and hugged her.

Would she finally release Nnamdi to his mother?

End Of Episode 11
To Be Continued