After eating to my satisfaction, I excused myself from the office but not without thanking my host for the meal...
I trailed my suitcase behind me and off I went in search of my new accommodation .... As I walked to the other small building located at the end of the compound, I wondered if my mom was worried about me
Did she make it back here safely?
Is she eating well? "Those were the possible questions my mom would be asking herself right now if she was really worried about me
I huffed as I took the elevator upstairs, as soon as I got to the allocated door, I opened it and saw paradise in the room..
It was magically designed to the brim.. it had everything, a swimming pool.. a bar, a veranda, name it all. I wondered how everything had fitted into the apartment
As I walked in with my mouth agape, I wondered if the other participants stayed in a room like this cos looking at the whole arrangement this was definitely just for executives...
"Do you like it?" I heard someone whisper into my ear, breathing softly on my neck
I turned to see the manager who had treated me to a meal..
"I don't think I should stay here" I responded instead..
You have to . It's the only space available for you"she said as she walked to the other side of the room and tried to pull off her clothes...
"Would you mind helping me with the zipper? "She asked as she found it difficult to unzip her dress
Nervously l walked up to her with my eyes closed, I undid her zip and stepped out of the room ..
As soon as I got out, I gasped for air... I couldn't imagine myself falling for my manager... The head eating monster
As I wandered off looking around, I came across two ladies who I was grouped with, as much as I tried to ignore them, they still tried to talk to me
"Hey.. " one of them said..
Hi? "I said
I'm Mandy and this is Tanya" she said referring to her friend beside her...
Nice to meet you guys"I said with a smile on my face..
Thanks for today" Tanya finally spoke Huh" I asked feigning ignorance
The sudden contest caught us off guard, we couldn't have done it without you"Mandy said
Oh come on guys, we're a team alright?..we did it together"I said as I tapped them each of them on their shoulders...
As I tried to continue my walk, their sudden question stopped me from moving an inch further
"Where do you stay? Maybe we could come to your room and try out some design sample for the upcoming contest this week"Tanya said
Upcoming contest?!" I shouted
Haven't you seen the schedule?!" Mandy asked..
I followed them to the hostel and I saw the schedule pasted on the notice board...the contest was scheduled this Friday..
I read it out .
"Good day our honorable participants in this year's annual internship programme.. your schedule starts on Friday, come up with the five best design idea for a classroom and an orphanage, to be presented in the main hall by 3pm...
Why don't we stay in your room, mine is pretty messy...I have a dirty roommate"I lied
I didn't want them to know that I was staying in the executive...it would seem like I was given special treatment..
What about the two guys that were in our group?"I asked curiously
Jason and Gary?"...we all planned to meet at the cafeteria this evening" Tanya answered
As we all headed to the cafeteria, I got a call from Juliana,my boss
Hey Julie"I said
How many times do I have to tell you to stop calling me that, call me by my first name like normal people do"she stated
I'm not a normal person, Julie and you know that"I said with a smirk on my face
You alright over there?"she asked instead
Awwn..my boss is so worried about me"I teased her....
You know what, forget I asked" she said and hanged up..she was definitely gonna call me back.."I thought she couldn't go a day without calling her favorite employee
We are here.."Mandy announced as I looked away from my phone to see the two guys already sitting down waving at us to come..
I saw Tanya waving back happily with traces of blushes on her face, I wondered who she had a crush on between the two good looking guys..
We each ordered a cup of coffee and got down to business, this genre of design was pretty complicated cos kids were a nut job ..
I felt it was just to test our ability to adjust the environment to blend with any messy condition we might find ourselves in as designers..
While I flipped through some pieces of magazines, Jason surfed the internet, Mandy and Tanya searched through the company's designs in order to get some ideas while Gary read out the rule book so that we could make sure we were following the rules...
As I looked at how each and everyone of them worked..they weren't so bad after all"I thought as I chuckled and continued what I was doing..
We all left to our respective rooms,when the cafeteria announced that it was closing..
I had waited for them to go into their rooms before heading to mine...
"Rough for you on your first day?" She asked as soon as I came in, I was thrown off balance
Why was she being so casual with me?"I thought as I smiled at her and headed to my own side of the room..
My clothes were already arranged neatly in the wardrobe and I found out that my own side of the room was designed to my taste..with the colors; blue, black and Ash blending together... Then I remembered what she said while we were in her office,
"Everything have already been designed to your taste"she had as it was still fresh in my memory
"How did she know my taste?..
As I looked over at the strange woman who was now sitting on her bed with a copy of the company's magazine on her hands and a fruit bowl beside her, I know it might sound crazy but I still wondered if she was stalking me...