"Just say yes"Rose whined
Rose has been pestering my life since I came to work and it is taking a toll on my mental health.
"Go away"I said trying to shoo her away
"Not until you say yes"she said with folded arms
"Don't you have work to do"I asked her while going through the research I had done on Mr Yong and so far I seemed to be getting somwhere.
"I'm my own boss,I can come in anytime I want"
"That isn't a good work ethic"I said with a frown
Rose owned a flower shop downtown,a lot of people came from far and wide to buy flowers from Rose because of how fresh it was.
"And staying up all night is bad sleeping ethics Vio"she countered
I groaned
"Go away Rose, what do you want from me"
"You already know what I want so why don't you save yourself the trouble and say yes already" she said with a sinster smile
"I hate you"I bluttered out
She feigned hurt
"I love you too sweetheart"she said and laughed
"Miss Santiago, Mr Yong is in the conference waiting for you" my secretary, Genna informed me
"Thanks, I'll be there in a second"I told Genna and she left.
"You are not leaving until you say yes"Rosa stubbornly argued
"Why are you being stubborn about this. I don't even like to dance"I lied through my teeth
"Tell that to bottom feeders"Rosa scoffed
"You should say yes, you have a meeting you wouldn't want to miss" Rosa was trying to manipulate me and I let her after all I needed the deal and I couldn't just forfeit it because my stubborn friend here wants me to dance.
"Fine fine fine, I'll check it out. Now please move out of the way I have a meeting with the biggest deal in this country"
I walked briskly into the conference room putting on my big girl pants and a confident expression on my face.
"Good morning Mr Yong. It's nice to see you and your board of directors"
"It's my pleasure to be here"Mr Yong said with a smile and a Chinese accent dripping from his tone.
"Well let's get down to business"I said and started explaining my proposal to them in details, putting what I've found on the internet into my proposal.
I WAS GOING TO GET THIS DEAL and deep down I knew I would.
We spent hours talking on how convenient the deal I brought to the table was. It was actually easy convincing them which was surprising because Mr Yong was known for rejecting deals that other companies would grab without a second thought.
".............with this put in place our competition will be nowhere near us"
A round of applause echoed through out the room and I smiled
"I'll send my manager to get the papers so we can seal the deal as soon as possible"
Violet Santiago. You just bagged the biggest fish in the ocean.
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After suffering from Rose's consistent disturbance I finally decided to check out the dance academy. Begrudgingly. That is why I was currently standing in front of MADAM MOZZARELLA DANCE STUDIO contemplating if I should go in or just stay outside and stare at the sign for an hour or two and then tell Rose I didn't want to join. I entered with a sigh and the bell at the door chimed. I was already here so why not go inside.
"How are you"I heard a voice say and I turned to find the owner of the alluring female voice.
"You must be Violet, your friend Rose told me you would be us joining today"
I smiled not knowing how exactly to respond to her.
"Today we'll be practicing salsa and you'll be dancing with a partner"
I nodded to show her that I understood what she was saying. Maybe I did,maybe I didn't.
"A male or female partner"I asked
"A male partner"the woman smiled with a mischievous gleam in her eyes.
"He's one of the best we have and I'm sure you'll like him too. He's really handsome too"
That was somewhat weird. I never asked if he was handsome or not. Truth be told I didn't care but why did I get this feeling that Rose and this woman had planned something I wouldn't like one bit.
The woman assessed me.
"You're dressed to corporately but not to worry. There's a dressing room straight down by your left" She handed clothes over to me
"Wear anyone you like and join us as soon as you can. We have a long evening ahead of us"
A long evening of killing my feet by dancing. I sighed. What's the worse that could happen
I gave her a tight lipped smile and did as she said. Soon I was out of the dressing room clad with a pink top and a pink leggings. I didn't like Pink at all but it was the only color available so I had no other choice.
"Your partner should be here any minute now"the woman said while glancing at the door.
"I'll wait" she nodded and smiled.
I watched the woman teach other students. My mind wandered to all the work I would have been able to finish if I hadn't agreed to come here. Sitting for too long,I decided to stand up and stretch my legs.
"He's here"the woman announced, singing her words
Like every sensible person I turned to face the door and I was met with the shocker of my life. The shocker of the century and yeah, things just a whole lot worse.