Benjamin walked his way towards the men's washrooms. He was the gardener in Leon enterprises. He was whistling soundly when an idea struck him. -While he was here alone and feeling deprived, he could just smoke a cigar.
He pulled out the cigar and lighter .He stood for a while and lit his cigar. He remembered something. A sinister smile crossed his face. He cat walked and stopped, pushing out his hip and pretending to be clutching a handbag.
"Hey Ben, how the roses doing?You water em well?" He mocked.
Anger flared inside him threatening to burn his existence. If he had his way ,He did not say what he could do. He really hated madam Prime.
All of a sudden, he heard heels behind him. He suddenly dipped the cigar in his pocket. He tried to put it off with his fingers and his eyes turned red. He felt he could scream out or explode.
"What you doing standing o'er there?"
"Oh,no madam prime!" He sighed.
"Well, am just thinking "he mumbled
"About what Ben, during work time, i hear those roses are doing badly off!"?
He did not say a word. He simply walked into the loo. He let the heels pass him before he pulled out the cigar, it had badly burnt his finger and punched a hole in his coat pocket. But he badly wanted a puff. He hated everybody. He hated the flowers.
Ben's wife texted. " The caretaker is here, what do i say of the rent?" He looked at his cigar as if it could bite and thought, "stupid woman!" He spat in the sink."Them cleaners will clean that !"
He decided to walk back to his job without a care in the world. He thought about his life sometimes. He had a heavy drink out on Saturday night. He had staggered home. It was a good thing his wife did not complain much about him. She had come to know what to expect of him.
But mostly he wondered why she decided to stick like a leech.She said she loved him. But what is love if she left comfort and luxury to be beside him. He knew he had promised her a bungalow near the beach but he knew it was a mean lie. He almost laughed off again.
Madam prime walked to the counter. Lisa was at the reception. "Hello lisa!"
Lisa was a bit asleep.She dreamt of mr Right riding an aston martin and proposing to her near the tower of Paris.If dreams were horses, hers were cars and places.
She felt someone tap her and almost screamed,She was shocked to see madam prime.She quickly stood up ,straightened her dress ,and an awkward silence overwhelmed"such a nice nap you had!" Madam prime finally said and walked away. She sadly wondered at the kinds of people they hired these days.
She found Leon busily writing at his desk.
"Its almost noon, let your secretary do that, you can get something to eat!"
"No mum, i just feel better doing this."
Leon smiled looking up to his ma.
"Have a seat mum !".
They talked about Leon's dad. He had gone for an overseas business meeting.
He had left a note asking them to remember donating to the annual charity giveaway to help curb cancer.
Leon said he would look directly to it.
They talked about the vacation.
" i think i want to expand , open more branches !" Leon said.Mum gave him the go ahead and she took out a hamburger and some juice from her handbag. "Well,all talk on an empty stomach ends in a fight !" And they laughed together.
"There, they are.you can see a perfect family !" Lisa and sarah said while peeping .They actually admired the Rohas.
" i can see how you look at him,!" Lisa said nudging Sarah
"Oh , who would not want to look at him -Leon,so !" She inhaled closing her eyes, and a bunch of keys fell from her hands . She quickly picked it up.And they quickly scurried away
Why do you think Benjamin acts the way he does?