In the office.
Lupe had arrived earlier than her colleagues. She was to have an interview with the Minister of Energy and Mining. It was already public knowledge of the oil and gas mining crisis.
From missing funds to missing of hundreds of thousands gallons of oil from the mine to over priced oil and gas. This was going to be juicier because oil and gas is among the major source of revenue in Country D.
She bit her lips in contempt as she thought of the interview. She loathed the corruption topics and abhorred the corrupted leaders.
As she was going through the questions she wanted to ask, her colleagues started arriving one by one. They were not surprised to find her in office because every time her show of interview, Get Real With Lupe, was to be aired, she would get in the office early.
"Someone is early today," her assistant said as she pulled a chair to seat next to Lupe.
"Good morning to you to," Lupe said nonchalantly.
"I confirmed with the Minister. He will be coming," her assistant said jovially.
She knew what was coming and she couldn't wait to see the Minister grilled with Lupe's questions. She had bills and debts to pay and yet because of this specific leader, the tax rate was raised.
"Stupid leaders!" She thought.
"Have you decided to take on Sir Young Xander?" she asked coming back to her senses.
"No,"
"But why? If you can be able to have an interview with him, do you know the effect it will have on you and the company?"
"I don't care," Lupe said as she shrugged her shoulders concentrating on her laptop.
"Lupe, can I ask you something?"
"Sure, ask away,"
Clearing her throat, "do you have anything against Young Xander?"
This time, Lupe turned to look at her assistant. She had an innocent face.
"Why do you ask?" Lupe asked as she tuned her concentration back to the laptop.
"I don't know. Maybe because you have never delayed a task," she said elliptically.
There was a deafening silence between them...
Someone knocked at her door.
"Lupe," it was her boss.
"Yes Sir,"
"I've you heard the latest news?" Her boss Enrique asked as he sat on the chair on the opposite side of her desk.
Lupe looked at him confused.
"What do you mean?" she asked sincerely.
"The Xander Inc is producing a life changing software and they want to launch it,"
Immediately Lupe heard Xander Inc, she rolled her eyes. However, this got the attention of her assistant who was smiling from ear to ear.
She was going to be among the few assistants who would meet Young Xander. She could only giggle as she thought of her future résumé.
"Good for them. What has that got to do with me?" Lupe's tone was quite indifferent.
"They want to do an interview." Enrique said looking at her intently.
"Hmm not a bad idea. There are so many journalists in the company who could..."
"Then specifically said they want The Queen of Interview to interview them" Enrique said sounding as if he had hit a jacthought.
To think of the many weeks he had asked Lupe to look for Young Xander and she didn't even move a finger. Now the tables had turned. It was Young Xander who was looking for her.
"Why would he do that? What does Young Xander know?" Lupe thought.
"It couldn't be it. He is just a business man who wants the best of the best," she sighed but her facial expression, betrayed her.